Zoology is the study of Animal Life forms ranging from Microscopic Protozoans to large terrestrial and Marine Mammals.It includes studies at Cell and Molecular level to Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Evolution and Applied Zoology.

Zoology is one of the earliest branches of Scientific inquiry dating back to pre-historic period when humans started using animals and animal products as food and for other needs.

Systemic inquiry of Animal life was started by Greeks notably Aristotle and Hippocratus who gave inscriptive details of Animals.Ancient Romans like Pliny complied, Historia naturalis a compilation of life forms. Many other civilizations including Indus valley, Egytians, Chinese developed objective description of Animal life.

The era of Modern Zoology began with development of system of nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus, comprehensive natural history by Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, Comparative anatomy by Georges Cuvier, Cell theory by Schleidon and Schwann, Concepts of Genetics by Mendel, Evolution by Darwin. Modern technological developments like Electron microscopy, Mass spectroscopy, Gene and Protein Seqeuncing has revolutionerized the character of Zoological enquiry in Scope and Depth.

Department of Zoology

Department of Zoology was established in 1984 as part of the B.Sc Biology programme. Currently We have B.Sc(Biology) and M.Sc(Zoology).