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The Post-graduate course (M.Sc) in Zoology was started in 1961 with late (Dr.) A.P. Mathew assuming charge as the Head of the Department Dr.Antony Nadakal, Prof. K. P. Sebastian, Prof. Sophy Joseph, Prof. Lalitha Thomas, Dr. P.V. George and Prof. Varghese Cherian served as Heads in the succeeding years.&nbsp;<br> </font></p> <p align="center"><img border="1" src="images/Zoology-lab-1.jpg" align="center" width="400" height="150"><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#F8F8F8"> <p align="justify"><font face="Arial" size="2">The Research Division of the Department was started in 1961 under the stewardship of late (Dr.) A.P. Mathew and Late (Dr.) Antony Nadakal. The Department was recognized as a research centre by the University of Kerala in 1961. Since then, a number of major and minor research projects were undertaken in the Department. The University Grants Commission has recognized the Department as a Centre for conducting research work for teachers under the Faculty Improvement programme. At present there are four approved research guides offering guidance to research leading to Ph.D. So far, 15 Ph.Ds have been produced from the Research Division of this Department.<font color="#336699"><br> &nbsp;</font></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#000080"> <p align="right"><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><a href="zoologyresearch.html" style="color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Research Activities</a></font></b></td> </tr> <center> <tr> <td width="54%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Courses offered&nbsp;</b></font> </td> <td width="46%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E6EEF7" colspan="2"> <ul> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">B.Sc. (Three Year Course)</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">M.Sc. (Two year Course)</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Research leading to Ph.D</font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="54%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> <b><font face="Arial" size="2"> Faculty</font></b></td> <td width="46%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7"> <font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699"> <div align="left"><font color="#336699" size="2" face="Arial">Mr. Johnson George, M.Sc, B.Ed </font></div></td> <td width="46%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7"><span class="style4">Tel: 2543111 </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7"> <div align="left"><font color="#336699" size="2" face="Arial">Mr. P. I. Paul MSc, MPhil, BEd (On deputation - FDP) </font></div></td> <td width="46%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7"><span class="style4">Tel: 9387803381, 2545238 </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7"><span class="style4">Mr. V.S. Josekumar M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D (Reader)</span></td> <td width="46%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7"><div align="left"><font color="#336699" size="2" face="Arial">Mrs. Nisha Thomas M.Sc,B.Ed.</font> </div></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7"><div align="left" class="style4">Dr. (Mrs) Manju K.G. M.Sc, Ph.D</div></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7"><div align="left" class="style4"> Dr. Ms. Pushpa Geetha S., MSc, PhD (FDP Sub. Lecturer)</div></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7"><div align="left" class="style4">Ms. Sheema S.H. MSc, BEd, MPhil (Guest Faculty)</div></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#E6EEF7">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Major Achievements of The Department</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#F8F8F8"> <blockquote> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><font color="#336699">University Ranks&nbsp;</font></b></font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">3rd and 4th Ranks  M.Sc. 2001</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">3rd Rank  M.Sc.  2003</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">I Rank B.Sc. Zool. 2000</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">II Rank B.Sc. Zool. 2002</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial">III Rank M.Sc. Zoology - 2005</font> </li> </ul> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><font color="#336699">Other Achievements&nbsp;</font></b></font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Our students won the Padmanabha Iyer memorial prize for Quiz competition  2003</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Our former P.G. students Mr. Bijulal T. R., secured 18th rank in the IFS Examination (2004)</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Mr. Balagopal, another former student got placement as commissioned officer in Defence Forces in 2003</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Miss Smitha Mathew, a former student got selected for the covetable Post Doctoral Fellowship, National Institute of Health, U.S.A during 2004</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Release of Biospectrum, the quarterly publication from the Department of Zoology in January, 2005</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">UGC-JRF/NET  One student, Miss. Meera George, got selected for UGC JRF while she was studying for her M.Sc. Degree Final Semester in 2003. Seven more students from our Department qualified for UGC JRF/NET during the past five years.</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Two candidates from this Department were awarded Ph.D from Kerala University</font></li> </ul> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Personal Achievements of Faculty&nbsp;</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="194" colspan="2" bgcolor="#F5F5F5"> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;Mr. T.V George  Member. Board of Studies in Zoology (Pass)</font></li> </ul> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Extension Activities&nbsp;</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#F5F5F5" colspan="2"> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Dr. K. Vijayakumaran Nair Served as Co-ordinator of Distance Education study Centre under University of Kerala</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Mr. P.I. Paul associates with Kerala Lteracy Mission.&nbsp;</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Students undertake biodiversity studies of the neighbouring areas.</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" size="2">Students also undertook solid waste treatment and management in the adjacent public markets.&nbsp;</font></li> </ul> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial">Former Members of the Teaching Staff </font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#F5F5F5" colspan="2"><p><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Dr. A.P. Mathew<br> Dr. Antony M. Nadakal<br> Prof. M.I. Thomas<br> Prof. K.P. Sabastian<br> Dr. K.O. John<br> </font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Prof.P.T.Philip<br> </font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Prof.P.Baby<br> Prof. Sophy Joseph<br> Prof Ninan Thomas<br> Prof. Lalitha Thomas<br> </font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Dr.Eugene Mary<br> </font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Dr.P.V.George<br> </font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Dr.M.V.John<br> </font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Prof.K.Skariah<br> </font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Prof. Dr. Thomas Panicker<br> </font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Prof.C.T.Varghese<br> </font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#336699">Prof.Varghese Cherian <br> Dr. A.K. Cicilikutty<br> Dr. Sunny Augustine, M.Sc, Ph.D </font><br> <span class="style4">Dr. K. Vijayakumaran Nair, M.Sc., Ph.D (Reader) vijayakumarnairk@yahoo.co.in</span> ,<span class="style4">Tel: 2728620 </span></p> </td> </tr> </center> <center> </center> <center> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#000080">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <br></TD> <TD valign="top" align="center"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><map name="FPMap0"> <area href="index.html" shape="rect" coords="23, 173, 61, 185"> <area href="teachingstaff.html" shape="rect" coords="23, 4, 53, 13"> <area href="pta.html" shape="rect" coords="23, 20, 131, 31"> <area href="campusnews.html" shape="rect" coords="22, 38, 96, 53"> <area href="announcements.html" shape="rect" coords="23, 60, 103, 69"> <area href="photogallery.html" shape="rect" coords="22, 78, 95, 90"> <area href="amicos.html" shape="rect" coords="22, 98, 63, 108"> <area href="contactus.html" shape="rect" coords="22, 116, 81, 129"> <area href="feedback.html" shape="rect" coords="23, 135, 77, 146"> <area href="comingup.html" shape="rect" coords="23, 153, 83, 167"></map><IMG SRC="images/academic_10.jpg" width=200 height=452 ALT="" usemap="#FPMap0" border="0"></font></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN=2> <font face="Arial" size="2"><map name="FPMap2"> <area href="vission&amp;mision.html" shape="rect" coords="31, 4, 107, 19"> <area href="overview.html" shape="rect" coords="125, 7, 196, 18"> <area href="objectives.html" shape="rect" coords="213, 6, 267, 18"> <area href="voiceofmic.html" shape="rect" coords="280, 7, 350, 18"> <area href="naac.html" shape="rect" coords="363, 7, 430, 18"> <area href="prospectus.html" shape="rect" coords="446, 5, 538, 19"> <area href="futureprojects.html" shape="rect" coords="554, 6, 627, 19"> <area href="contactus.html" shape="rect" coords="643, 6, 702, 18"></map><IMG SRC="images/academic_11.jpg" width=778 height=26 ALT="" border="0" usemap="#FPMap2"></font></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN=2> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <IMG SRC="images/chemistry_09.jpg" WIDTH=778 HEIGHT=29 ALT=""></font></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> </BODY> </HTML>