Invited lecture on “Ocean Biodiversity”

An invited lecture was organized for students of the department on the 8th of June 2021.

The session was handled by Ms. Anju R, Research Scholar, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) Cochin. She is also an alumni of the Department of Zoology, Nirmalagiri College.

Thank you Anju for such a lively and informative talk!!

Viral Zoonoses

An invited lecture on “Viral Zoonoses” was delivered by Dr. Jobin Jose Kattoor, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Animal Disease Diagnosis Laboratory, Division of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University.

More than 75 students and alumni of the Department participated in the webinar. Dr. Ousephachan KV, Principal Nirmalagiri College and Dr. Jimly C Jacob (HoD, Zoology) were present during the meeting.

Thank you Dr. Jobin for the lively and informative session.

The lecture was organized by Dept. of Zoology and Kerala government Veterinary Officers Association (Kannur Unit) to commemorate the World Zoonoses day (July 6th).

Campus recruitment

Congrats E T Sarath (B.Sc. Zoology 2021 batch), for being selected to the South Indian Bank as Probationary Clerk.

Sarath is one among the 11 students recruited to SIB from Nirmalagiri College. Congrats Sarath and all dear students of NGC! best wishes for your bright career ahead!!

Congrats Deepu Joseph Sir, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Nirmalagiri College, for co-ordinating the campus recruitment drive.

Courses Offered in the Department

Bachelor of Science in Zoology

  • With complementary Chemistry and Botany. Sanctioned strength of the course is 32.

Master of Science in Zoology

  • Sanctioned strength – 12.

Research leading to PhD

Elective course in Apiculture

  • This course is meant for the fifth semester students of the college. Thirty five students can join the course.

Webinar Series 2021

Department of Zoology is organising a series of talks during the odd semester. First talk on “future after zoology” was held on 27-07-2021. Expert educationalist Mr. Kiran, delivered the lecture.

On 28-07-2021 at 7.30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) we will have a talk on “Viral Zoonoses”, by Dr. Jobin Jose Kattoor, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University.

More talks will be announced as soon as we have confirmation from the speakers.