Zoology

           

1. Name of Department: Zoology

2. Year of Establishment: 1962

3. Introduction: The Department of Zoology was established with the establishment of the College in 1962. The Department runs U.G. Ph.D. Courses and a proposal for P.G. program has been submitted to PAH Solapur University, Solapur. It also conducts a Certificate Course in ‘Vermitechnology and Tissue Culture’ for the students.
4. Teaching Staff:

Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Nature of Appointment	Designation	Qualifications	Teaching Experience
1.	Dr K R Rao	M. Sc., Ph. D., D.I.T.	Associate Professor & Head	Environmental Biology, Animal Physiology	33
2.	Dr. R. V. Hippargi	M. Sc. Ph. D. SET, NET,GATE	Associate Professor	Cell biology	24
3.	Dr. S. R. Aland	M. Sc. Ph. D.	Assistant Professor	Entomology	09
4.	Dr. S. P. Nawale	M.Sc.,Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Animal Physiology	08
5.	Dr. (Mrs.) M. O. Mulajkar .	M.Sc.,Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	Animal Physiology	08

 

5. Non-teaching Staff: NA

Sr. No.	Name of Staff	Designation	Qualifications	Date of Joining the College
1	Mr.K.P.Chavan	Laboratory Attendant	SSC	1.7.1993
2	Mr. H.G. Kale	Laboratory Attendant	SSC	1.9.2004

   

6. Facilities: Laboratories: 02

Museum: 01

7. Courses Offered:

B.Sc. in Zoology CBCS Pattern Research Centre for Doctoral Work Certificate Course in ‘Vermitechnology & Tissue Culture’

8. Result Analysis (B.Sc.): Last Five Years

 

Class	Academic Year	Number of Students Appeared for Examinations	Passing Percentage
B.Sc.-III	2015-16	33	90.99
B.Sc.-III	2016-17	24	90.99
B.Sc.-III	2017-18	31	83.33
B.Sc.-III	2018-19	33	85.29
B.Sc.-III	2019-20	29

 

9. Meritorious Students (BA): Last Five Years

 

Sr. No.	Year	Name of Students	Percentage
1.	2015-16	Miss. Abilasha Doke	94.16
2.	2016-17	Mr Bhandar Abhishekh	93.83
3.	2017-18	Mr.Pathan F. Yusuf	87.41
4.	2018-19	Mr .Kartik Adke	92.82
5.	2019-20	Ms. Sheetal Ankam	90.5

 

10. Result Analysis: Last Five Years

Class	Academic Year	Number of Students Appeared for Examinations	Passing Percentage
NA

 

11. Meritorious Students: Last Five Years

Sr. No.	Year	Name of Students	Percentage
NA

     

12. Research by Faculty:

Name of Faculty	Books/Chapters Published	Minor Research Projects	SIM Writing	Paper Presentations	Ph.D. Guidance
Prof. K.R.Rao	06	02		15	-11 Awarded -2 submitted
Prof. R.V.Hippargi	02	03		15	-3 ongoing

 

13. Papers Published by Faculty: Total

Sr.No.	Name of Faculty	Number of Papers Published
1.	Dr. K. R. Rao	85
2.	Dr. R. V. Hippargi	25
3.	Dr. S. R. Aland	74
4.	Dr. S. P. Nawale	13
5.	Dr. (Mrs.) M. O. Mulajkar	13

 

14. Activities of Department: Last Five Years

Sr. No.	Name of Activity	Date of Activity	Funding Agency	Beneficiaries
1.	Workshop on Revised Syllabus: B.Sc.-III Zoology Practical	10-01-2016	PAH Solapur University, Solapur	Teachers and Students
2.	Wildlife Photo Exhibition on Occasion  ‘World Photography Day’	19-08-2017	Institute	Teachers and Students
3.	Wildlife Photo Exhibition at NSS Camp, Wagdary Village, Solapur	30-12-2017	Institute	Teachers and Students
4.	Skill Based Seminar-cum-Workshop “Techniques in Molecular Biology and Zoology”	6-1-2018	UGC-CPE	Teachers and Students
5.	Skill Based Seminar-cum-Workshop “ Advanced  Techniques in Zoology”	12 -2-2018	PAH Solapur University, Solapur	Teachers and Students
6.	Seminar-cum-Workshop on” B.Sc.-III Revised CBCS Syllabus”	2 -2-2019	PAH Solapur University, Solapur	Teachers and Students
7.	Seminar-cum-Workshop on “Revised CBCS B.Sc.-I Syllabus w.e.f. 2019-20”	15-2-2020	PAH Solapur University, Solapur	Teachers and Students

 

15. Consultancy: Free consultancy is carried out by the faculty of the Department in the following areas:
16. Species identification
17. Rescue & Rehabilitation of Animals

16. Social and Extension Work of Faculty:

• Census and Survey of Endangered Great Indian Bustard .
• Organization of Wildlife Exhibitions at NSS Camps, Schools & Colleges
• Students actively participated in Blood Donation Camps
• Our staff member-Dr S P Nawale contributed as NSS programme Officer
• R.V.Hippargi contributed on Advisory Body for Conservation of GIB; Forest Dept., Government of Maharashtra
• Our staff supports student for NET/SET/GATE/IIT-JAM/MPSC/UPSC exams.
• Students are encouraged to participate in AIDS Awareness Rally, Environmental Conservation; Wildlife Week Activities, Seminars and Conferences, Field Surveys and Cultural and Sports activities

 

17. Students’ Achievements: Last Five Years

 

Sr.No.	Name of Students	Achievement
1	Miss Abhilasha Atul Doke (University Gold Medalist)	U G C-NET -J R F and Lectureship –in life sciences- All India 67 th rank (2016-17)
2	Miss Shrtuti S. Kalshetti	Published research article in International Journal of Scientific research in Science and Technology (SJIF 5.327) Vol.4, Issues 5 , M/A 2018 Entitled “In-silico characterization of PvDBP involved in malaria- Published in Int. J  Sci. Res. In SciTech. 4(5)”  (17-18)
3	Miss. Kiran Kharatmal	U G C - NET -J R F and Lectureship  (2018-19)
4	Mr. Kartik K. Adake (University Gold Medalist)	Intra Collegiate Photography Competition ( Second prize); Intra collegiate quiz competition First prize,; National Level Billboard Poster Making Competition at WIT First prize; Inter district quiz competition at VG Shivdare College First prize, Intra collegiate Quiz Competition  HNCC ; Intra -collegiate Quiz Competition  on IYPT , Qualified in IIT JAM  ( Joint Admission test for M Sc )  exam 2019 (2018-19)
5	Ms. Pooja Katkar	First prize at college and university level   AVISHKAR-2018  Best Actress: Youth Festival, Solapur University, Solapur (2018-19) Best Female Student of WCAS   (2018-19)
6	Mr. Manikanta Boga	First prize: First prize at college quiz zoology , Third Prize: Intra collegiate Photography Competition
7	Mr. Kiran Rathod	First Prize: Intra collegiate Quiz Competition  , First Prize: Inter district quiz competition at VG Shivdare College  , Consolation Prize :Inter collegiate quiz competition: Vasundhara Kirloskar  , Third Prize: Quiz Competition, Youth Festival, Solapur University, Solapur
8	Ms. Neha Shriram	First Prize: Intra collegiate Quiz Competition on IYPT   , Qualified in IIT JAM  ( Joint Admission test for M Sc ) exam 2019
9	Ms. Aiman Shaikh	First Prize: Intra collegiate, Competition on IYPT
10	Miss. Mayuri Rajerndra Bakle	Participated in Prerana- college level research festival – Selected for university level research festival, Participated in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards , Participated in Advanced techniques for Basic sciences -2020), Participated in Avishkar-2019 university  level research festival – Sant  Damaji College , Mangalweda,, Snake identification and conservation – workshop- Nature conservation circle  Solapur , Forest department , Solapur , All India blood Donation Camp -2019
11	Miss. Shital Ankam-	IYPT -2019 , ADP-Voice processing placement
12	Mr . Sameer Chandanshive –	Qualified IIT –JAM Exam, Tools and techniques in cytogenetics and genome organization
13	Miss Uzma Mulla	Snake identification and conservation – workshop- Nature conservation circle  Solapur , Forest department , Solapur,, Participated in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards ,, Wildlife photography completion Dept Zoology  WCAS , Received Al- Hussaini Award , Represented Univ. –Captain Ashwamedh Krida Mahostav , Player of the tournament – in basketball –Inter university , Represented Inter west zone Basket Ball Tournament – Gwalior  ,
14	Miss Aishwarya Dindory P	Participated in Avishkar-2019 university  level research festival – Sant  Damaji College , Mangalweda

 

18. Student Support and Progression: Last Five Years

Year	No of student going for P.G. Programme	Number of Students/Qualifying NET/SET/GATE
2015-16	13	Miss. Abhilasha Doke-NET Mr Rahul Rathod- NET
2016-17	06
2017-18	7	Miss. Kiran Kharatmal –NET, GATE, SET(2018-19)
2018-19	11	Miss. Neha Sriram: IIT JAM Mr. Kartik Adke: IIT JAM
2019-20	10	Mr. Sameer Chandanshive- IIT JAM

 

19. Campus Placement and Recruitment: Last Five Years

Sr. No.	Name of the student	Name of the firm/company/industry
1.	Mr Abhishek Bhandari	Infosys  Bangaloru   (2016-17)
2.	Mr Amit Shinde	Infosys  Bangaloru   (2016-17)
3.	Miss. Raisa Phatan	Dhepe skin city , Solapur(2016-17)
3	Miss. Minal Madugundi	Dhepe skin city , Solapur(2016-17)
4.	Miss.Pendkar V.S.	Infosys  Bangaloru   (2017-18)
5	Mr Kiran Rathod	Infosys  Bangaloru  (2018-19)
6.	Mr Manikanta Boga	Infosys  Bangaloru  (2018-19)
7.	Mr Kartik Adake	Infosys  Bangaloru  (2018-19)
8	Miss Nikita Mahindraka	Infosys  Bangaloru  (2018-19)
9	Miss Neha Shriram	TCS (2018-19)
10	Miss. Sheetal Ankam	ADP-Process assistant  (2019-2020)

 

20. SWOC Analysis:

Strengths	Ø  Fully Qualified and Dedicated staff Ø  Diverse areas of Specializations Ø  Well furnished Laboratories Ø  Recognized Research Center Ø  Outstanding Research Outcome Ø  Excellent Student Progression
Weaknesses	Ø  Scope for Formal Consultancy Ø  Providing More Chances of Campus Placements Ø  Fewer Students Participating in Summer & Ø  Winter Training Programmes Ø  To Raise Fund for R & D Work
Opportunities	Ø  Scope for Interdisciplinary Research Ø  Encouraging Students to Opt for MOOCs Ø  Promoting Students for Competitive Examinations Ø  Enhancing Options for COCs
Challenges	Ø  Students from Economically Poor background Ø  Networking with Alumni Ø  Integrating Teaching and Research

 

21. Future Plans:

Ø  To Initiate PG Programme in Zoology Ø  To Start Certificate Course on Applied Zoology Ø  To Apply for Financial Assistance for R & D Work Ø  To Develop Department as a Center of Research on Biodiversity and Conservation Ø  To Organize National Level Conferences and Training Programmes

Snapshots of Departmental Activities & Achievements 1) Certificate course in ‘Vermitechnology’ 2) Visit to ‘Hedgewar Blood Bank, Solapur’ 3) Student participation in Quiz Competition on Environmental Conservation: 4) Student achievement in NET-SET Examination: 5) Study Tour to NRCP, Solapur: 5) Annual wildlife Photo Exhibition on the occasion of Wildlife Week: 6) Organization of Seminar on Revised Syllabus: 7) Field visit to aquatic and forest ecosystem: 7) Academic excellence of students: