Zoology - Department - Regular Stream

Department Of Zoology

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Zoology

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BRIEF HISTORY

The Department of Zoology was carved out of the then existing "Natural Science Department" in the year 1966 when B.Sc. Zoology Major Course was started. In the year 1991 affiliation for M.Sc. Zoology was secured under the self-financing stream of the Madura College (Evening) from Madurai Kamaraj University. The crowning glory came in 1994 when the Department was recognized as a Centre for Research in Zoology by the Madurai Kamaraj University. Our former faculty Dr. K. G. Sivaramakrishnan served as a co-ordinator to study the aquatic insects profile from headwaters to tail end of the Kaveri river basin sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change executed through Madras Science Foundation soon after completion of the prestigious Ganga Project during 1989-1992. The department has collaborated with Prof. Madhav Gadgil, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore to inventory, monitor and conserve the biodiversity and prepare biodiversity register in villages of southern states of India during 1994-1996. Two of our former faculty, Dr. K. G. Sivaramakrishnan and Dr. K. Venkataraman were assigned to study the post-scenario of Bopal tragedy on depletion of fauna of aquatic insects on three major lakes of Bopal. One of our former faculties, Dr. N. Murugan has received the Swedish Grant on Water flea (fish-feed culture).

Vision

The Department, being a centre of excellence in teaching and research in zoology, envisions to foster, critical thinking and learning process, science education, highest values of life, infuse ethical values, holistic development of student for their welfare and society at the central point and stride towards sustainable future.

Mission

To impart holistic knowledge on Zoology to the students.
To disseminate the information on advancement in Zoology to enrich the students meeting the global competence through academic excellence.
To provide specialized skills to the students to excel in their careers and also to serve society.
To infuse ethics, values, and responsibility to the students for the conservation of fauna, thereby creating sustainable environment.
To develop an attitude among the students towards applications for the welfare of the mankind, thereby promoting Eco protection.
To inculcate awareness on the issues on local environmental problems, job demand through field visits and discussions.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Name of Programme	Year of Affiliation
B.Sc. (Aided)	1966
Ph.D. (Aided)	1994

CLUB/ASSOCIATION

Name of the club: SYMBIONTS (AIDED STREAM)

Objectives :

To explore and promote the hidden talents in the students' community.

Activities:

(Brief the activities being carried out under the club in general)

The following competitions namely, Essay writing (Tamil & English), Speech (Tamil & English), Quiz, Drawing, Art from Waste, Rangoli, Photo exhibition, Photography etc are conducting by the department for the students every year.

FUTURE PLAN:

Reintroduce the Post Graduate course in Zoology.
Establish an aquarium for ornamental fishes.
Setting up an Animal House.
Conduct a certificate Courses in Aquaculture and Agricultural Entomology.
To submit new Research Project proposals on expertise available with the faculty members to various national and international funding agencies.
To develop an interdisciplinary research laboratory.
Scaling Up R&D through Institutional and Industry Collaborative Research.
Consultancy on different areas of specialization by staff members.
To develop a natural history museum for freshwater fishes and aquatic macroinvertebrates.

PEO-PSO-CLO

Programme Educational Objectives (PEO-B.Sc. Zoology)

After successful completion of the programme, the graduates will

PEO1	New generation of Zoologists, capable of excelling in careers of choosing.
PEO2	Pursue post graduation or other professional education for professional development.
PEO3	Apply knowledge towards innovation and creativity in problem solving.
PEO4	Deal with the complex issues of the biodiversity in particular and biosphere at large.
PEO5	Communicate effectively and will demonstrate professional excellence while working with diverse team to exhibit leadership qualities and lifelong learning to contribute societal and environmental needs.
PEO6	Successful entrepreneur in the field of applied Zoology or other related disciplines.

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSO-B.Sc. Zoology)

At the end of the programme, the students will be able to

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES		Graduate Attributes
PSO1	Demonstrate a basic, systematic and coherent understanding on different learning areas and applications of Zoology like Invertebrates, Chordates, Cell biology, Biochemistry, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Animal Physiology, Evolution, Microbiology, Immunology, Biotechnology, Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, Animal farming, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Forensic Science, Vermiculture, Applied Entomology, Medical Zoology, Ornamental fish culture, Molecular Biology, Applied Zoology and its linkages with related disciplinary areas of science such as chemistry and botany.	Knowledge in core competency
PSO2	State the animal diversity including the knowledge on unique characters, scientific classification and evolutionary relationships among major groups of animals.	Knowledge in core competency Modern tool usage
PSO3	Analyze the relationships between structure and functions at different levels of biological organization (e.g., molecules, genes, genome, cells, tissues, organs, organisms, species and populations etc.). With this knowledge they can identify specific examples of the physiological adaptations, development, reproduction and behaviour of different forms of life.	Problem Analysis
PSO4	Review the biological, chemical, and physical features of habitats (e.g., terrestrial, freshwater and marine) that animals inhabits and analyze the animal's interaction with the habitats that lead lifelong learning and contribution to sustainable environment.	Life-long learning Design and development of solutions for complex problems
PSO5	Knowledge on basic and industrial importance of microbes and animals. With this knowledge they can identify specific examples for pathogens, diseases, and medical and industrial applications of Zoology.	Design and development of solutions for complex problems
PSO6	Integrate the knowledge on applied or economic Zoology such as Apiculture, sericulture, poultry, Animal farming, aquaculture, microbiology, biotechnology, medical lab technology, horticulture, agriculture and medicine for their career opportunities.	Individual and team work Modern tool usage
PSO7	Awareness and expose on the avenues of Zoology in the society and to equip students with skills and knowledge to excel in their future careers.	Communication
PSO8	Exhibit leadership qualities pertaining to societal and environmental needs, gender equity, professional ethics which cater the needs to become responsible citizens.	Environment and Sustainability Ethics

Syllabus

UG Syllabus

2017 REGULATIONS

S.NO	COURSE TITLE	COURSE CODE	MAJOR / ANCILLARY / ELECTIVE / SBE / NME / PRACTICAL	SYLLABUS
SEMESTER I
1.	TAMIL - I/ HINDI-I/ SANSKRIT-I	18U1TLA1/ 17U1HLA1/ 17U1SLA1	PART I	View Syllabus
2.	ENGLISH - I	17U1NEN1	PART II	View Syllabus
3.	LIFE AND DIVERSITY OF INVERTEBRATES	17U1ZMC1	MAJOR	View Syllabus
4.	APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY	17U1ZSM1	SBE	View Syllabus
5.	ALGAE BRYOPHYTES AND PTERIDOPHYTES	17U1BAC1	ANCILLARY	View Syllabus
6.	ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	17U1EVS1		View Syllabus
SEMESTER II
7.	TAMIL-II/ HINDI-II/ SANSKRIT-II	18U2TLA2/ 17U2SLA2/ 17U2HLA2	PART I	View Syllabus
8.	ENGLISH-II	17U2NEN2	PART II	View Syllabus
9.	LIFE AND DIVERSITY OF VERTEBRATES	17U2ZMC2	MAJOR	View Syllabus
10.	MAJOR PRACTICAL - I	17U2ZMP1	PRACTICAL	View Syllabus
11.	MEDICAL ZOOLOGY	17U2ZSM2	SBE	View Syllabus
12.	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY	17U2BAC2	ANCILLARY	View Syllabus
13.	ANC. BOTANY PRACTICAL - I	17U2BAP1	PRACTICAL	View Syllabus
14.	VALUE EDUCATION	17U2VEN1		View Syllabus
15.	PART - V (NCC,NSS,P.ED.,AEEP)	18U2NCC1/ 18U2NSS1/ 18U2PED1/ 18U2AEE1	PART V	View Syllabus
SEMESTER III
16.	TAMIL-III/ HINDI-III/ SANSKRIT-III	18U3TLA3/ 17U3HLA3/ 17U3SLA3	PART I	View Syllabus
17.	ENGLISH - III	17U3NEN3	PART II	View Syllabus
18.	BIOCHEMISTRY BIOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES	17U3ZMC3	MAJOR	View Syllabus
19.	PLANT ANATOMY	17U3BAC3	ANCILLAY	View Syllabus
20.	ANC. CHEMISTRY - I	17U3CAC1	ANCILLARY	View Syllabus
21.	HORTICULTURE	17U3BSA1	SBE	View Syllabus
22.	NON-MAJOR PAPER	17U3.NM1	NME	View Syllabus
SEMESTER IV
23.	TAMIL-IV/ HINDI-IV/ SANSKRIT-IV	18U4TLA4/ 17U4SLA4/ 17U4HLA4	PART I	View Syllabus
24.	ENGLISH-IV	17U4NEN4	PART II	View Syllabus
25.	CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	17U4ZMC4	MAJOR	View Syllabus
26.	MAJOR PRACTICAL - II	17U4ZMP2	PRACTICAL	View Syllabus
27.	ORNAMENTAL FISH CULTURE	17U4ZSM3	SBE	View Syllabus
28.	GYMNOSPERMS AND ANGIOSPERMS	17U4BAC4	ANCILLARY	View Syllabus
29.	ANC. BOTANY PRACTICAL -II	17U4BAP2	PRACTICAL	View Syllabus
30.	ANC. CHEMISTRY - II	17U4CAC2	ANCILLARY	View Syllabus
31.	ANC. CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL - I	17U4CAP1	PRACTICAL	View Syllabus
32.	NON-MAJOR PAPER	17U4.NM2	NME	View Syllabus
33.	PART - V (NCC,NSS,P.ED.,AEEP)	18U4NCC2/ 18U4NSS2/ 18U4PED2/ 18U4AEE2	PART V	View Syllabus
SEMESTER V
34.	GENETICS	17U5ZMC5	MAJOR	View Syllabus
35.	BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY	17U5ZMC6	MAJOR	View Syllabus
36.	ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR	17U5ZMC7	MAJOR	View Syllabus
37.	DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION	17U5ZME1	ELECTIVE	View Syllabus
38.	ANC. CHEMISTRY - III	17U5CAC3	ANCILLARY	View Syllabus
39.	APPLIED CHEMISTRY	17U5CSA2	SBE	View Syllabus
SEMESTER VI
40.	MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNONOLOGY	17U6ZMC8	MAJOR	View Syllabus
41.	BIOPHYSICS,BIOSTATISTICS AND BIOINFORMATICS	17U6ZME2	ELECTIVE	View Syllabus
42.	BIOTECHNOLOGY	17U6ZME3	ELECTIVE	View Syllabus
43.	PRACTICAL - III	17U6ZMP3	PRACTICAL	View Syllabus
44.	PRACTICAL - IV	17U6ZMP4	PRACTICAL	View Syllabus
45.	FORENSTIC SCIENCE	17U6ZSM4	SBE	View Syllabus
46.	ANC. CHEMISTRY - IV	17U6CAC4	ANCILLARY	View Syllabus
47.	ANC. PRACTICAL - II	17U6CAP2	PRACTICAL	View Syllabus

2020 REGULATIONS

S.NO	COURSE TITLE	COURSE CODE	MAJOR / ANCILLARY / ELECTIVE / SBE / NME / PRACTICAL	SYLLABUS
SEMESTER I
1	Tamil–I/Sanskrit–I/Hindi–I	20U1TLA1/ 20U1HLA1/ 20U1SLA1	Part–I : Lang–I	View Syllabus
2	English –I	20U1NEN1	Part–II : English –I	View Syllabus
3	Value Education & Professional Ethics	20U1VEN1	VE & PE	View Syllabus
4	Ancillary Chemistry-I	20U1CAC1	Part III: Allied –I	View Syllabus
5	Ancillary Chemistry Practical	20U1CAP1	Allied Allied Practical	View Syllabus
6	Invertebrata-I	20U1ZMC1	Major Core –1	View Syllabus
7	Invertebrata-II	20U1ZMC2	Major Core– 2	View Syllabus
8	Major Practical - I	20U1ZMP1	Major Core Practical	View Syllabus
SEMESTER II
9	Tamil–II/Sanskrit–II/Hindi–II	20U2TLA2/ 20U1HLA2/ 20U1SLA2	Part – I : Lang–II	View Syllabus
10	English II	20U2NEN2	Part – II : English –I	View Syllabus
11	Environment & Gender studies	20U2EVS1	Part - IV	View Syllabus
12	Ancillary Chemistry -II	20U2CAC2	Part III: Allied –I	View Syllabus
13	Ancillary Chemistry Practical	20U2CAP2	Allied Practical	View Syllabus
14	Chordata-I	20U2ZMC3	Major Core –3	View Syllabus
15	Chordata-II	20U2ZMC4	Major Core– 4	View Syllabus
16	Major Practical-II	20U1ZMP2	Major Core Practical	View Syllabus
17	Extension Activity (AEEP)	-	-	View Syllabus
SEMESTER III
18	Tamil/Hindi/Sanskrit-III	20U3T/H/SLA3	Part I: Language – III	View Syllabus
19	English-III	20U3 NEN3	Part II: English – III	View Syllabus
20	Cell Biology & Biochemistry	20U3ZMC5	Major Core –5	View Syllabus
21	Major Practical-III	20U3ZMP3	Major Core Practical	View Syllabus
22	Applied Entomology	20U3ZSM1	Skill Based Elective (SBE - I)	View Syllabus
23	Ancillary Botany-I	20U3BAC1	Part III: Allied – I	View Syllabus
24	Ancillary Botany Practical	20U4BAP1	Allied Practical	View Syllabus
25	Non-Major Elective	20U3NM1	Non Major Elective1	View Syllabus
SEMESTER IV
26	Tamil/Hindi/Sanskrit-IV	20U4T/H/SLA4	Part I: Language – IV	View Syllabus
27	English-IV	20U4 NEN4	Part II: English – IV	View Syllabus
28	Developmental Biology	20U4ZMC6	Major Core –6	View Syllabus
29	Major Practical-II	20U4ZMP2	Major Core Practical	View Syllabus
30	Medical Zoology	20U4ZSM2	Skill Based Elective (SBE - II)	View Syllabus
31	Ancillary Botany -II	20U4BAC2	Part III: Allied – II	View Syllabus
32	Ancillary Botany Practical	20U4 BAP2	Allied Practical	View Syllabus
33	Non-Major Elective	20U4NM2	Non Major Elective2	View Syllabus
SEMESTER V
34	Genetics	20U5ZMC7	Major Core 7	View Syllabus
35	Animal Physiology	20U5ZMC8	Major Core 8	View Syllabus
36	Evolution	20U5ZMC9	Major Core 9	View Syllabus
37	Major Practical-III	20U5ZMP3	Major Core Practical	View Syllabus
38	Major Practical-IV	20U5ZMP4	Major Core Practical	View Syllabus
39	Ornamental fish culture	20U5ZSM3	Skill Based Elective (SBE - III)	View Syllabus
40	Biodiversity & Conservation Biology	20U5ZME1	Major Elective I	View Syllabus
41	Forensic Science	20U5ZME2	Major Elective II	View Syllabus
SEMESTER VI
42	Microbiology & Immunology	20U6ZMC10	Major Core 10	View Syllabus
43	Biotechnology	20U6ZMC11	Major Core 11	View Syllabus
44	Ecology	20U6ZMC12	Major Core 12	View Syllabus
45	Major Practical-III	20U6ZMP3	Major Core Practical	View Syllabus
46	Major Practical-IV	20U6ZMP4	Major Core Practical	View Syllabus
47	Vermiculture	20U6ZSM4	Skill Based Elective (SBE - IV)	View Syllabus
48	Biophysics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics	20U6ZME3	Major Elective III	View Syllabus
49	Animal Farming	20U6ZME4	Major Elective IV	View Syllabus

Faculty Details

Aided Stream

Name	Designation	Date of Join	Area of Specialization	Profile
Dr.L.D.Devasree	Associate Professor & Head (i/c)	20.02.2008	Fish Immunology	Profile
Dr.R.Eswaran	Associate Professor	20.02.2008	Entomology, Ecology	Profile
Dr.B.Latha	Associate Professor			Profile
Dr.C.Selva Kumar	Assistant Professor	02.03.2018	Aquatic Entomology	Profile Vidwan Profile Google Scholar Link
Dr.P.Siva Kumar	Assistant Professor	01-02-2021	Integrated Fish Taxonomy	Vidwan Profile

AD-HOC FACULTIES
Name	Designation	Area of Specialization	Profile
Prof.P.Sumathi	Assistant Professor

Research Activities

Research Guides

S.No.	Name & Designation	Area of Specialization	E-mail Id	Date of Recognition
1	Dr.S.Dinakaran (Associate Professor)	Aquatic Entomology	[email protected] [email protected]	7/7/2006
2	Dr.L.D.Devasree (Assistant Professor)	Fish Immunology	[email protected] [email protected]	7/31/2013
3	Dr.R.Eswaran (Assistant Professor)	Entomology, Ecology	[email protected] [email protected]	4/3/2013
4	Dr.P.Sivakumar (Assistant Professor)	Integrated Fish taxonomy, stream/river ecology	[email protected] [email protected]	10/3/2010

Research Projects

S.No.	Title of the project	Name of the PI	Sanctioned Amount (Rs.)	Funding Agency	Year of Award	Duration
1	Morphological and molecular systematics of (insect : Ephemeroptera) mayflies of the Eastern Ghats	Dr. C. Selvakumar	3,766,480	Ministry of Environment, Forest &Climate Change	2019	3 Years
2	Integrative taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of two cyprinid lineages, endemic to the Western Ghats of peninsular India and assessment of their trophic relationships with special reference to larval aquatic insects	Dr. P. Sivakumar Dr. C. Selvakumar	3,870,172	DST-SERB	2021	3 Years
3	"Evolutionary and ecological drivers in structuring genes and communities of mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) in ""sky islands"" of the southern Western Ghats, a tropical biodiversity hotspot - implications for conservation"	Dr. C. Selvakumar	4,312,059	DST-SERB	-	-

Research Publications

S.No.	Title of paper	Name of the author/s	Name of Journal	Year of publication	ISSN number	Link to website of the Journal	Link to article/paper/abstract of the article	Is it listed in UGC Care list/Scopus/Web of Science/other, mention
1	Overview of Indian Hyrtanellini (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae), with new species and records from related regions	Martynov, A.V., Selvakumar, C., Subramanian, K.A., Sivaramakrishnan, K.G., Vasanth, M., Sinha, B. & Jacobus, L.M.	Zootaxa	2021	1175-5334	View	View	View
2	Overview of Indian and Nepali representatives of the Cincticostella nigra (Uéno, 1928) complex (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae), with discussion about Cincticostella Allen, 1971 species complexes	Martynov, A.V., Selvakumar, C., Palatov, D.M., Subramanian, K.A., Sivaramakrishnan, K.G., Vasanth, M. & Jacobus, L.M.	ZooKeys	2021	1313-2970	View	View	View
3	Contribution to the study of Epeorus Eaton, 1881 (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) from India	Vasanth, M., Selvakumar, C., Subramanian, K.A., Sivaramakrishnan, K.G., & Sinha, B.	Zootaxa	2021	1175-5334	View	View	View
4	Distributional ecology of snails (Gastropoda: Mollusca) in seasonal ponds of Tamil Nadu, South India	Rekha K., Anbalagan S., & Dinakaran, S.	Acta Ecologica Sinica	2021	1872-2032	View	View	View
5	Three new species of Atalophlebiinae (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) of India, with a new record of the genus Megaglena Peters and Edmunds, 1970	Vasanth, M., Subramanian, K.A., Selvakumar, C., Kubendran, T. & Sivaramakrishnan, K.G.	Zootaxa	2021	1175-5334	View	View	View
6	Nomenclature of Schismatorhynchus nukta (SYKES, 1839) (CYPRINIFORMES: CYPRINIDAE)	Reguananth, R ., Sivakumar,P. & Arunachalam,M	Journal of Interdisciplinary Cycle Research	2020	0022-1945	View	View	View
7	Resurrection of Systomus delicious Mcclelland (1839) (Cyprinidae: Cypriniformes) from Assam, India.	Reguananth, R. & Sivakumar, P.	The International journal of analytical and experimental modal analysis	2020	0886-9367	View	View	View
8	New record of the genus Baetiella Uéno, 1931 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) from India with description of a new species and new records for five species	Vasanth, M., Selvakumar, C., Subramanian, K.A., Sivaramakrishnan, K.G. & Sinha, B.	Zootaxa	2020	1175-5334	View	View	View
9	A new black fly species of Simulium (Nevermannia) (Simuliidae: Diptera) from the Southern Eastern Ghats, India.	Anbalagan S., Rekha K., Vijayan S., Balachandran C., Dinakaran S. & Krishnan, M.	Zootaxa	2020	1175-5334	View	View	View
10	A new species of Notacanthurus Tshernova, 1974 (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) from India	Vasanth, M., Selvakumar, C., Subramanian, K.A., Sivaramakrishnan, K.G. & Sinha, B.	Zootaxa	2020	1175-5334	View	View	View
11	Review of the Cincticostella insolta (Allen, 1971) complex (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae), with description of three new species from northern India and Nepal.	Martynov, A.V., Selvakumar, C., Subramanian, K.A., Sivaramakrishnan, K.G., Chandra, K., Palatov, D.M., Sinha, B. & Jacobus, L.M.	Zootaxa	2019	1175-5334	View	View	View
12	A new species of Simulium (Simulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae), with keys to S. striatum species-group from India	Anbalagan S., Vijayan S., Balachandran C., & Dinakaran, S.	Journal of Threatened Taxa	2019	0974-7907	View	View	View
13	A new mayfly species of Choroterpes (Euthraulus) (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from South India	Rekha, K., Anbalagan, S., Dinakaran, S., Balachandran, C. & Krishnan, M.	Zootaxa	2019	1175-5334	View	View	View
14	A new black fly species of the subgenus Gomphostilbia (Simulium: Simuliidae: Diptera) from India	Vijayan S., Anbalagan S., Rekha K., Dinakaran S. & Krishnan, M.	Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology	2019	1226-8615	View	View	View
15	A new record of the family Isonychiidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from the Western Ghats, India with a description of new species.	Vasanth, M., Selvakumar, C., Subramanian, K.A., Babu, R. & Sivaramakrishnan, K. G.	Zootaxa	2019	1175-5334	View	View	View
16	Composition and trophic categorization of aquatic insects and biomonitoring potential of selected hill streams of Western Ghats, India.	Kubendran, T., Murali-Krishnan, S., Selvakumar, C., Sidhu, A.K. & Nair, A.	International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences	2018	2320-5199	View	View	View
17	Inventory of teloganodid mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Teloganodidae) from southern India with records of endemic taxa.	Selvakumar, C., Kubendran, T., Chandra, K. & Sivaramakrishnan, K.G.	Journal of Threatened Taxa	2018	0974-7907	View	View	View
18	A new record of monogeneric family Vietnamellidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from India.	Selvakumar, C., Sinha, B., Vasanth, M., Subramanian, K.A. & Sivaramakrishnan, K.G.	Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology	2018	1226-8615	View	View	View
19	Inventory of prong-gilled mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) of India with records of endemic taxa.	Selvakumar, C., Chandra, K. & Sivaramakrishnan, K.G.	Journal of Threatened Taxa	2018	0974-7907	View	View	View
20	Two new black fly species of Simulium (Simulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from South India	Anbalagan, S., Vijayan, S., Balachandran, C., Dinakaran, S. & Krishnan, M.	Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology	2018	1226-8615	View	View	View

Book Publications

S.No.	Name of the teacher	Title of the book	Year of publication	ISBN/ISSN number of the proceeding	Name of the publisher
1	Dr. S. Dinakaran	Trends in Biotechnology	2020	9788194472407 and 81944-7240-7	L Ordine NUOVO publication
2	Dr. C. Selvakumar	Handbook on Morphological and Molecular identification of Southern Indian mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)	2019	978-81-8171-528-9	Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata

Chapters published in edited volumes

S.No.	Name of the teacher	Title of the book	Year of publication	ISBN/ISSN number of the proceeding	Name of the publisher
1	Dr. C. Selvakumar	Insecta: Ephemeroptera	Faunal diversity of Biogeographic Zones of India: Western Ghats	sdval="2020" 2020	978-81-8171-566-1	Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata
2	Dr. C. Selvakumar	Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) of India	Indian Insects: Diversity and Science	sdval="2019" 2019	978-0-3671-8413-1	CRC Press (Taylor & Francis group)
3	Dr. C. Selvakumar	Inventory of Small Minnow Mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) of the Western Ghats with Records of Endemic Taxa	Research Trends in Environmental Science Volume 2	sdval="2018" 2018	978-93-5335-062-8	AkiNik Publications, Delhi

Events Organized

AIDED STREAM

S. No.	Date	Title of the Programme	Sponsored by
1	24.01.2018	Biodiversity at its cross roads	UGC – Autonomy Grant
2	12.02.2018	Darwin Day Celebration	-
3	27.10.2018	Extension Activity Programme (Workshop on Vermiculture)	-
4	23.01.2019	Human-Animal Coexistence	UGC – Autonomy Grant
5	27.09.2019	Global Strike meeting	-
6	09.01.2020	Extension Activity Programme (Field visit to Fish Seed Centre, Vaigai Dam & Department of Silk Development, Office of the Inspector of Silk, Technical Service Centre, Veerapandi, Theni)	-
7	25.01.2020	Guest lecture Programme (Enemies of China & Insect Vampires)	UGC – Autonomy Grant
8	31.01.2020	Conservation - Task Ahead 2020	UGC – Autonomy Grant
9	23.03.2022	Guest Lecture – Forensic Science	The Madura College
10	25.05.2022	Extension Activity Programme (Field visit to Mandapam Regional Centre of CMFRI, Marine Fisheries Post, Mandapam, Rameshwaran)	-
11	23.06.2022	Extension Activity Programme (Field visit to Museum of Sacred Heart College, Shenbaganur, Kodaikanal)	-
12	21.11.2022	Guest Lecture – Forensic Science	The Madura College
13	03.03.2023	Wildlife week celebration	The Madura College
14	20.03.2023	Extension Activity Programme (Hands on training for Vermiculture)	-
15	23.03.2023	Extension Activity Programme (Field visit to Museum of Sacred Heart College, Shenbaganur, Kodaikanal)	-

Placement

Year	Name of the student placed	Program graduated from	Name of the employer	Pay package at appointment
2021-22	S. Kaviya (2019ZBC014)	B.Sc. Zoology	Technical Assistant Rehabath Co-operative House Building Society Ltd., Coimbatore	-
2021-22	M. Abirami (2019ZBC001)	B.Sc Zoology	Technical Assistant Rehabath Co-operative House Building Society Ltd., Coimbatore	-
2021-22	S. Sikkandar Meeran (2019ZBC031)	B.Sc. Zoology	Technical Assistant Rehabath Co-operative House Building Society Ltd., Coimbatore	-
2021-22	M. Karthick Raja (2019ZBC012)	B.Sc. Zoology	Technical Assistant Rehabath Co-operative House Building Society Ltd., Coimbatore	-
2021-22	K.V.Nivethasri (2019ZBC024)	B.Sc. Zoology	Assistant Admin Executive Rehabath Co-operative House Building Society Ltd., Coimbatore	-
2021-22	Karthickraja Muthuvel (2019ZBC012)	B.Sc Zoology	Justdial	-
2019-20	T. Balaji Pandian (2017ZBC006)	B.Sc Zoology	Neeyamo Enterprises, Ilanthaikulam, Madurai	Rs.9,500 per month
2019-20	K. S. Iswariya (2017ZBC012)	B.Sc Zoology	ClariTrics India Private Limited Consultant, Chennai	Rs.8,500 per month
2019-20	R. Janani (2017ZBC013)	B.Sc Zoology	Visionary Rem Infotech (India) Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore	Rs.18,000 per month
2019-20	C. Marimuthu (2017ZBC023)	B.Sc Zoology	GVK EMRI-108, Chennai	Rs.15,000 per month
2019-20	A. Sivapratha (2017ZBC039)	B.Sc Zoology	NTT DATA Information Processing Services Private Limited	Rs.14,395 per month
2019-20	G. Sivaranjani (2017ZBC040)	B.Sc Zoology	Solartis Technology Services Private Limited, Chennai	Rs.8,000 per month
2018-19	K Poornima Devi (2016ZBC029)	B.Sc Zoology	GPM solutions	-
2018-19	M Shanmuga Priya (2016ZBC038)	B.Sc Zoology	Quess Delivering Growth (Axis bank)	Rs.1,28,208 per annum
2018-19	M. Arunkumar (2016ZBC003)	B.Sc Zoology	Hero Fincorp, Dindigul.	Rs.15,000 per month
2018-19	K. Poornimadevi (2016ZBC029)	B.Sc Zoology	GBM. Solutions, Thirunagar, Madurai.	Rs.6,500 per month
2018-19	M. Shanmugapriya (2016ZBC038)	B.Sc Zoology	Quess Corp Limited	Rs.10,684 per month
2017-18	M Sangeetha (2015ZBC037)	B.Sc Zoology	HDB financial services	-
2017-18	C Vijayaprabakaran (2015ZBC049)	B.Sc Zoology	GVK-EMRI	-
2017-18	A Yuvarani (2015ZBC050)	B.Sc Zoology	GVK-EMRI	-
2017-18	R Bhuvaneswari (2015ZBC006)	B.Sc Zoology	Alien Global Services, Madurai - 14	Rs.20,000 per month
2017-18	K Rrizwana Parveen (2015ZBC036)	B.Sc Zoology	Alien Global Services, Madurai - 14	Rs.20,000 per month
2017-18	C Vijayaprabakaran (2015ZBC049)	B.Sc Zoology	GVK EMRI – Tripur	Rs.15,000 per month
2017-18	A Yuvarani (2015ZBC050)	B.Sc Zoology	GVK EMRI - Namakkal	Rs.15,000 per month

SALIENT FEATURES

The department is enhanced with rare collection of animal specimens in the museum along with collections of stuffed bird, well equipped laboratories and library.
The department has qualified, experienced and highly motivated teachers involving themselves in teaching, research and extension activities.
Our department faculty members have described about 60 new species of mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, blackflies, cladocera and freshwater fishes.
Our department was the first in The Madura College recognized as the research centre by the Madurai Kamaraj University during 1994.
The department has been received a total of about 1.45 crores as a research grant from various funding agencies such as UGC, DST, CSIR, MoEF&CC etc.
Currently, we have two major research projects around 80 lakhs sponsored by DST-SERB, Government of India.
Our department has Centre for Research in Aquatic Entomology and well equipped Molecular Systematics Laboratory.
We have been maintaining the gene bank of caddisflies, mayflies and freshwater fishes.
We celebrate national and international important days to inculcate awareness on issues of concern among the students on the particular day of importance.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Himalayan Aquafarm, Thittai, Thanjavur-613003 to train faculty and students on latest technologies and tools of aquaculture.
Our former faculty, Dr. K. G. Sivaramakrishnan has received Dr. Radhakrishnan Award for College teachers 1991-92 by Government of Tamilnadu and Fulbright fellowship in the year 1994-95.