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INTRODUCTION
The Department of Zoology focuses on the holistic
development of an individual attained through academic
excellence, professional competence, personal
interpersonal and societal skills. They study of
zoology provides an excellent plank to launch, in this
direction. The faculty nurtures its students to reach
their goals, through creative and empathetic involvement
in society. The delinking or pre degree courses from
colleges, abolition of quota system for degree holders
in medical seats, entrance exams for professional
courses, mushrooming of self-financing streams and
globalization has necessitated the reshaping of the
department so as to develop right attitudes and proper
skills in students, and enlighten the relevance of
zoology in the society at large.
HISTORY
Since its inspection in
1967, Zoology as a subsidiary subject for the UG course
in Botany, the department has made large strides. It now
conducts UG course in Zoology (Regular stream since
1979) and PG course in Biotechnology (self financing
stream since 2002). Prof. Sebastian Joseph led the
department in its infancy stages, along with his
colleague, Prof. P.C. Joseph. The UG course was started
under the Kerala University, but later was affiliated to
the Mahatma Gandhi University. This course also has a
new Biochemistry as its subsidiary option, which is
rare. Earlier, the Department had seven faculty and
three lab assistants, but was whittled down to five
teachers and two non teaching due to delinking of the
pre degree courses. With the advent of B.A. Psychology
course in the college in 1993 with Physiology as
subsidiary option, our faculty members began to teach
it, along with the other subsidiary option, for B.Sc.
Botany. Rev. Fr. P. G. James CMI, who was a faculty
member in this department expired on 24th
February 2001 while he was the principle of the
college. He served the college as Principal and Manager
during his tenure in this department. Mr. M.J. Antonoy,
non teaching staff also expired on 10th
January, 2009. He had worked as specimen collector and
taxidermist in this department. May their souls rest in
peace.
MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY
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