ZOOLOGY

ABOUT DEPARTMENT

The Department of Zoology at R.Jhunjhunwala College, Ghatkopar, Mumbai was established in 1963 and the postgraduate courses were introduced in 1967. The department offers undergraduate (B.Sc) course in Zoology with Environmental Science (EVS) as an Applied Component. The B.Sc course includes topics on Classical Zoology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Wildlife, Applied Zoology to name a few. The students can pursue postgraduate (M.Sc) courses with specialization in Animal Physiology and Oceanography. The PG syllabus also includes a course in Biotechnology.

These courses are aimed to make the student competent to achieve their goals in the field of research, entrepreneurship and various competitive exams.

The department also offers Ph.D course in Zoology. The department has been endowed with prestigious Star Status in 2018 by DBT. The department organises various curricular and co-curricular activities for the students throughout the year under the aegis of ‘’DBT-ZOO-FEST” to enhance their skills.

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Mrs. Sanika Gupte

CONTACT DETAILS

ADDRESS:

Department of Zoology,
1st Floor, Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College,
Opposite Ghatkopar Railway Station,
Ghatkopar West, Mumbai 400086, Maharashtra, INDIA.

EMAIL-ID:

zoology@rjcollege.edu.in
rjcollege@rjcollege.edu.in

NOTICES

FACULTY

Name of the Teacher	Designation
Sanika Gupte	Head & Associate Professor
Dr. Bindu Achary	Assistant Professor
Dr. Janhavi Bhagwat	Assistant Professor
Dr. Geeta Joshi	Assistant Professor
Deepak Poojary	Assistant Professor
Sushma Singh	Assistant Professor
Bhagirath Mishra	Assistant Professor

More Details

INFRASTRUCTURE

Library

Apart from the Central Library on the third floor there is also a Departmental Library on the first floor. The Departmental Library has more than 500 books and on an annual basis new books are purchased on recommendations by students and teachers.

Computer Lab

There are about 7 computers in the department for the use of PG students and staffs. The UG students can avail the facility with prior permission of the authority.

Internet Connection

Jio Leased Line connection (50 Mbps)

Facilities

All the labs are equipped with projectors and LED forICT learning. There is a Central instrument facility with various equipments ranging from analytical balance to Foureir transform infrared spectrophotometer.

There is fish museum with more than 100 preserved specimens.The general museum has a display of specimens ranging from non-chordates to chordates and vertebrates. Most of the specimen has QR coding for e-learning purpose. There are also slide cabinets with many biological specimens for study purposes.