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what are the career options after zoology honours bsc


Sayan ghosh 9th May, 2020
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Pompi Bhadra 9th May, 2020

Hello Aspirant!

Being a Zoology (Hons.) graduate, I would try to share with you the knowledge I have gained yet about the career opportunities you can get after pursuing this course.
Zoology in itself is a very vast subject dealing with various major aspects of Biology like Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Wildlife Science, Biochemistry, Ecology, Cell Biology, Applied Zoology, Immunology, Parasitology, Animal Taxonomy,Genetics, Evolution, Developmental Biology, Bioinstrumentation, Biostatistics, Endocrinology,Animal Physiology etc. You'll cover the basics of all these sub-groups during your bachelor's. Infact, present day specialization courses like Fishery, Sericulture, Apiculture and others are all derived from this mainstream subject. So, apart from Zoology, you can do specialization (M.Sc.) in any of them and the other Life Science subjects from a recognized college or university after getting your degree. During your M.Sc., you can also apply for fellowship programmes like PMRF etc. and gain the experience of working under renowned scientists along with certain fellowship amount based on your project abstract.

You can also sit for the most sought after IIT-JAM entrance exam to get admission in M.Sc. Biotechnology in IITs and get ample of opportunities for research.


Completion of your undergraduate course followed by post graduation will open up a wide range of career opportunities for you in different sectors. If you work hard in your MSc then you will also be able to clear CSIR - NET (LS) or NET (JRF) or you can also clear GATE (Evolution or Ecology/Life Science) or UGC NET (Environmental Science), which will make you eligible for Lecturership, may provide you research fellowship or even assure a post in government institutes as a professor. Teaching in state government schools or KVs is also an option for you after doing M.Sc., followed by B.Ed. or vice versa.

If you don't want to continue your higher education after completing your B.Sc. in Zoology, you can also sit for various competitive exams of Civil Services, Banking, Railways etc. If you have interest in business, you can also go for your own small-scale Apiculture, Sericulture or Fishery unit, employing the knowledge you have gained. MBA can also be done.

You can also appear in exams conducted by ZSI (Zoological Survey of India) or IFS (Indian Forest Service) or state level forestry exams for getting a government job in this field.

It is one of the most preferred courses of NEET aspirants. So, if you are also a NEET aspirant, you can join this course to remain in constant touch with Biology-the subject with highest weightage in that exam.


Try to keep your graduation % above 60 in order to keep all your options open for the future days.

Don't hesitate to ask in the comment section if you have any more queries.

I hope this answer will be helpful.

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27th Aug, 2021
what should be the reason of mba after bsc
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