
About the Course
The B.Sc. Zoology Major is an undergraduate program designed to provide students with a strong foundation in the Fundamental Principles of Zoology along with Practical Laboratory Skills. The course follows the guidelines of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University and is structured under the NEP-2020 framework. The program is divided into six semesters.








Course Details
Syllabus
Course Outcome
Teaching and Examination Scheme
Semester I
- DSC-1 TH: Life and Diversity of Animals-Nonchordates (Protozoa to Annelida)
- DSC-1 PR: Life and Diversity of Animals-Nonchordates (Protozoa to Annelida)
- DSC-2 TH: Environmental Biology
- DSC-2 PR: Environmental Biology
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- GE/OE-2: Refer GE/OE Basket
- VSC: Vermicomposting
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- AEC: English Compulsory
- VEC: Environmental Science
- IKS: Vedic Mathematics
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Semester II
- DSC-3 TH: Life and Diversity of Animals-Nonchordates (Arthropoda to Hemichordata)
- DSC-3 PR: Life and Diversity of Animals-Nonchordates (Arthropoda to Hemichordata)
- DSC-4 TH: Cell Biology
- DSC-4 PR: Cell Biology
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- GE/OE-4: Refer GE/OE Basket
- VSC: Culture of Indian major Carps
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- AEC: Marathi Compulsory
- VEC: Constitution of India
- IKS: Indian Astronomy
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Semester III
- DSC-5 TH: Life and Diversity of Animals- Chordates (Protochordata to Amphibia)
- DSC-5 PR: Life and Diversity of Animals- Chordates (Protochordata to Amphibia)
- DSC-6 TH: Genetics
- DSC-6 PR: Genetics
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- Minor 2 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
- Minor 2 PR: (Refer Minor Basket)
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- VSC: Refer VSC Basket
- AEC: Second Language
- FP: Field Project
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Semester IV
- DSC-7 TH: Life and Diversity of Animals- Chordates (Reptilia to Mammalia)
- DSC-7 PR: Life and Diversity of Animals- Chordates (Reptilia to Mammalia)
- DSC-8 TH: Developmental Biology
- DSC-8 PR: Developmental Biology
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- Minor 4 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
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- AEC: English Compulsory
- CEP: Community Service
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Semester V
- DSC-9 TH: General Mammalian Physiology I
- DSC-9 PR: General Mammalian Physiology I
- DSC-10 TH: Applied Zoology
- DSC-10 PR: Applied Zoology
- DSC-11 TH: Evolutionary Biology
- DSC-11 PR: Evolutionary Biology
- DSE TH: Elective 1
- DSE PR: Elective 1
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- Minor-6 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
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- CEP: Community Service
Semester VI
- DSC-12 TH: General Mammalian Physiology II
- DSC-12 PR: General Mammalian Physiology II
- DSC-13 TH: Parasitology
- DSC-13 PR: Parasitology
- DSC-14 TH: Molecular Biology
- DSC-14 PR: Molecular Biology
- DSE TH: Elective 2
- DSE PR: Elective 2
- Minor-7 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
- Minor-7 PR: (Refer Minor Basket)
- VSC: Refer VSC Basket
- OJT: Internship (Related to DSC)
Baskets
- Annexure I- Credit Structure
- Annexure III- Basket of Open Electives (OE)
- Annexure IV- Basket of Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)
- Annexure V- Basket of Co-Curricular Courses (CC)
- Annexure VI- AEC Basket Second Language
- Annexure VII- OJT FP CEP Assessment Guidelines
- Annexure VIII_Scheme & Curriculum
- Annexure IX Compulsory English-SEM I (BAE1T01)
- ANNEXURE I_Credit Structure
- ANNEXURE II_Basket of Minor Courses
- ANNEXURE III_Basket of Open Electives (OE)
- ANNEXURE IV_Basket of Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)
- ANNEXURE V_Basket of Co-curricular Courses (CC)
- ANNEXURE VI_ AEC Basket_Second Language_III Sem
- ANNEXURE VII_OJT-FP-CEP_Assessment Guidelines
- ANNEXURE VIII_Scheme & Curriculum
- ANNEXURE IX_Compulsory English_Semester IV