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Department of Zoology organized an intradepartmental laboratory visit on 17th August, 2023, for the PhD scholars and M.Sc. students for make students aware about the instruments present in the University. In this visit students learnt the working and applications of all the sophisticated instruments present in the various departments of Sciences like Department of Zoology, Botany, Environmental sciences, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Physics, Home Science. Students were very enthusiastic  in the working of PCR Machine and its uses in molecular techniques,   CO2 incubator for cell culture, Spectrophotometer, Cold centrifuge machine, Gel doc system in research lab; Fibre plus for fibre estimation in food items, Kel Plus for protein estimation in home science Department. Rain water and Gauge system and PM 1 particulate sampler, Air sampler were very useful instruments of Environmental Science Department to detect air quality. Students were very happy by observing direct application of these instruments in daily life. In physics Department   thermal vacuum Evaporation system was very useful and amazing. In conclusion it was very fruitful visit for the students. Students came to know about the use of various apparatus which they can use in their research purposes.

 

In the wildlife week, the Department of Zoology organized an educational trip on 7th October 2023, for students to Nahargarh Biological Park, Kukas and enriched their knowledge about faunal as well as floral diversity. The visit to the park was an enlightening effort to make the students learn in the lap of Mother Nature. The students of BSc and MSc were able to visualize different fauna and their behavioural interactions. The park is an abode for tiger, lions, leopards, wolves, fox, jackals, hyenas, black bear, spotted deer, black buck, sambhar deer, Indian gazelle, hog deer, emu, alligators, crocodiles, porcupines, wild boar, langurs and a cascade of butterflies which included plain tiger, lemon pansy, common rose, lime, blue pansy, peacock pansy, common jejebel, white orange tip, pioneer, oriental glass jewel, common yellow, indian palm bob and rounded pierrot. The park also contained numerous species of birds which included rufoustreepie, peacock, kingfisher, tailor bird, babbler, bee eaters, indian roller, parakeet, pigeon, laughing dove, red wattled lapwing, drongo, robin, bulbul, and humming bird etc. The students were also enlightened by the NGO-RAKSHA about the importance of venomous and non-venomous snakes.  The trip was an effort to make students aware about wildlife rehabilitation and its protection. Students understood the importance of forest conservation and the role of community in preserving them.

 

 

A guest lecture was organized by Department of Zoology on 22nd February, 2023. Lecture was delivered by eminent ethnologist Prof. Reena Mathur for the UG and PG students. As it is a part of their syllabus, students were keen interested in this lecture. Prof. Reena Mathur told about the work of renowned scientists in the field of animal behavior. She told that study of animal behavior is known as ethology. Ethology has concepts of it, which are universally true and applied to all organisms. She explained the subject in such an interested way which students enjoyed a lot and they learned the concepts during the lecture itself. Overall it was a learning with fun classroom. And students benefitted with it.

 

 

DATE OF VISIT- 27 July 2023

 

VISITORS- Prof. Priyanka Mathur, Dr. Anju Sharma, Students pursuing Ph.D., Masters and B Sc Honors in Zoology

 

An Educational visit to the 'Entrepreneurship and Career Hub - Incubation Center' at Rajasthan University was organized by the Department of Zoology, IIS (deemed to be University) on 27 July 2023. A total of 23 students pursuing Masters, Honors, and Ph.D. courses were privileged to gain knowledge from such exposure. The students were escorted by Prof. Priyanka Mathur and Dr. Anju Sharma.

Professor P.J. John, Co-ordinator of ECH-Incubation Centre, guided the students about start-ups and the process of building an idea into a successful career. He briefed them about the overarching vision and objectives of the incubation center, how it helps innovative ideas grow into profitable business models, and the kind of mentorship and guidance it provides to student entrepreneurs. The funding schemes provided by the government and facilitated by the university, such as UNITE and SPICE, were explained to students, as well as light was shed on the important topic of ‘Women Entrepreneurship’.

Faculty members of the center familiarized students with various labs, such as the Bio lab, plant tissue culture lab, setup lab, microbiology lab, and core lab. Highly advanced machinery with great accuracy, such as a spectrophotometer used to measure the intensity of light (number of photons), and a Vacuum rotary evaporator used to remove solvents from samples like plant extracts, was demonstrated.

In addition to that, equipment like High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, Thermal Cycler,RT-PCR,COD digester, Gas chromatography, Vacuum mixer homogenizer, and Plant growth chamber were also introduced. The lab was equipped with advanced tools for cellular-level studies, including a digital cell counter, flow cytometer, and light microscope with 4k resolution.

The center was also equipped with a well-furnished office area to fulfill the basic workspace needs of the entrepreneurs. A unique feature was the scale-up lab, where researchers/inventors can work on accomplishing pilot projects.

Students were encouraged to pursue careers as entrepreneurs by highlighting various successful startups initiated by students at the university level, such as recycling of E-waste and reselling the chemicals to the industry, and the development of an antibacterial clothing line using block printing, etc.

 

This visit provided the students with immense knowledge about various high-tech research machines, their applications, methods of sample analysis, and result prediction, etc. The department also assured students of the opportunity to conduct their research work in these labs in the future. In conclusion, this successful educational exposure visit achieved its objective of providing new and beneficial learning experiences.

 

The orientation session of Post Graduate students was held on 11th August, 2023 in Department of Zoology at 10.30 a.m. in Room No. A604. The Head of the Department, Dr. Lata Shahani, welcomed the new students. Dr. Shahani provided a brief introduction about all the faculty members. During the session, students received information on various important aspects, including Curriculum, Timetable, Library Facilities and e-Resources. Students were informed about the rules and guidelines to be followed both in the library and on campus. Specific rules and good laboratory practices were also discussed. Students received information about academic aspects such as Credit Templates, Examination Scheme and Question Paper Patterns. An interactive session with M. Sc final students was also organized during which senior students conducted fun filled activities for the fresher students. The session concluded by sharing a feedback link with the students, allowing them to provide their thoughts and suggestions about the orientation program.

Overall, this orientation session seems to have provided Post Graduate students with a well-rounded introduction to the department, its resources, academic expectations, and future career prospects.

 

Department of Zoology organized an Orientation programme for B.Sc. (P) and B.Sc. (H) Semester I students on 9th  August, 2023.

The students and all staff members gathered at D-301 (1:45 pm). Head (Department of Zoology) Dr. Lata Shahani first welcomed all the students and then introduced all the faculty members of the department.

A small PPT presentation covering the time-table, credit-template, scheme of examination, paper titles, do’s and dont’s achievers of department was shown to the students.

Students actively participated in the activities organized by B.Sc. (H) Semester V students. A small quiz containing questions related to Zoology as well as general questions were asked. Dumb shared and a song was also sung by Prachi (B.Sc. (H) Semester V) student.

The students of semester I then sung two group songs and all students at the end filled the feedback form circulated to them. 

 

SEM

Date

Day

Time

Paper code

Paper title

Teacher

B.Sc. I SEM

28/09/2023

Thursday

1:45 -2:00 pm

CZol-101

Animal Diversity

Anju Sharma/Dr. Neelu

B.Sc. (H) I SEM

16/09/3023

Saturday

12:15-1:00 pm

CZOL111

Diversity and Evolution of Non Chordates I

Dr.Priyanka Mathur

B.Sc. (H) I SEM

21/09/2023

Thursday

1:45 -3:00 pm

CZOL112

Practical

Dr.Priyanka Mathur

B.Sc. (H) I SEM

30/09/2023

Saturday

1:00-1:45 pm

CZOL113

Perspectives in Ecology

Dr. Anju sharma

B.Sc. (H) I SEM

27/9/23

Wednesday

1:45-3:15 pm

CZOL114

Practical

Dr Keerti Sharma

B.Sc.(H) III SEM

20/09/23

Wednesday

1:45 -2:30 pm

ZOL 311

Animal Diversity IV

Dr.Priyanka Mathur

B.Sc.(H) III SEM

22/09/23

Friday

1:45 -2:30 pm

ZOL 312

Animal Diversity V

Dr.Priyanka Mathur

B.Sc.(H) III SEM

18/9/23

Tuesday

12:15-1:00 pm

ZOL 313

Biological tools & techniques

Dr.Neelu Rajawat

B.Sc.(H) III SEM

05/10/23

Friday

12:15-1:00 pm

ZOL314

Seminar

Dr.Neelu Rajawat

B.Sc.(H) III SEM

30/9/23

Saturday

10:30-11:15 AM

ZOL 315

Practical

Dr.Neelu Rajawat

B.Sc. III SEM

12/09/2023

Tuesday

10:30-11:15 AM

ZOL-301

Animal Diversity III

Dr. Anju sharma

B.Sc. III SEM

22/009/2023

Saturday

10:30-11:15 AM

ZOL -302

Biochemistry

Dr Keerti Sharma

B.Sc. V SEM

11/09/2023

Monday

1:00-1:45 pm

ZOL-501

Biotechnology and Immunology

Dr. Lata Shahani /Dr.Neelu Rajawat

B.Sc. V SEM

15/09/2023

Friday

1:00-1:45   pm

ZOL-502

Microbiology

Dr.Geeta Pandey

B.Sc. (H) SEM  V

15/09/2023

Friday

1:00-1:45 pm

Zol-511

Biotechnology and Its Applications

Dr. Lata Shahani

B.Sc. (H) SEM  V

18/09/2023

Monday

12:15-1:00 pm

ZOL-512

Immunology

Dr. Keerti Sharma

B.Sc. (H) SEM  V

20/09/2023

Wednesday

12:15-1:00 pm

ZOL-513

Microbiology

Dr.Geeta Pandey

 

B.Sc. (H) SEM  V

25/09/2023

Monday

1:00-1:45 pm

ZOL-514

Project

Dr.Geeta Pandey

 

 

 

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