M.Sc. Zoology is a postgraduate course in the study of animal behaviour, structure and classification. A candidate has to be a B.Sc. graduate in Medical and Allied Medical Sciences/ Biosciences/ Life sciences with minimum 50% marks in aggregate from a recognised university in order to be eligible for this course.

Top Institutes offering M.Sc. Zoology are:

Loyola College, Chennai

Christ University, Bangalore

Ramjas College, New Delhi

Hans Raj College, New Delhi

M.Sc. Zoology is a two-year program and is divided into four semesters. The mode of admission for this course is mostly through an Entrance Examination or on merit marks in the qualifying examination followed by a personal interview. The average tuition fee for the entire course ranges between INR 21,000 to 1.5 Lacs

M.Sc. Zoology: Eligibility

The candidate must have passed 10+2 from a recognised school or board in India.

The candidate must have passed B.sc/B.sc (Hons) Zoology with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognised university.

Candidates who have passed B.sc/ B.A in Medical and Allied Medical Sciences/ Biosciences/ Life sciences with minimum 50% marks in aggregate from a recognised university are also eligible to apply.

Some of the Entrance Exams for M.Sc. Zoology are as follows:

PUET: Department of Zoology of Pune University conducts an entrance exam for M.Sc. Zoology. The Exam is conducted in the month of June and the application forms are available online and offline from the month of April and May.

DUET: Delhi University Entrance exam for Zoology is conducted in the month of June. The application forms are available in the month of April

M.Sc. Zoology: Syllabus and Course Description

The syllabus for the Entrance Exam can be described in the following table:

Core Courses

Biosystematics, Structure and Functions of Invertebrates

Tools and Techniques in Biology

Animal Physiology and Ethology

Genetics and Evolution

Structure and Function of Vertebrates

Environmental Biology

Elective Courses

Biology of Parasitism

Chronobiology

Proteins- Structure, Functions and Evolution

Structure and Function of Genes

Animal Behaviour

Comparative Endocrine Physiology

M.Sc. Zoology course is aimed at imparting knowledge on the animal kingdom, animal behaviour, classification and their interaction with the environment.

The course delivery method for this course includes seminars, lectures and workshops. In the last semester, the students also has to submit a research thesis and this forms an integral part of the syllabus for the course.

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Kindly mention the name of the college or university where you want to take admission for Masters of Science in Zoology. Different colleges or universities have different fee structure. While private colleges have high fee,government colleges have reasonable fee structure. The course fee generally varies from 21,000 INR to 1.5 Lacs INR.

Some of the colleges offering this course are:

Jamia Milia Islamia,New Delhi,

Miranda House,the University of Delhi

Madras Christian College,Chemnai

St.Xaviers College,Kolkata

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