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B.Sc. Zoology
Annamalai University
Duration: Three Years
Eligibility: A pass in higher Secondary Examination with Biology and Chemistry subjects/ Three year Diploma holder/ Two year Diploma in Teacher Education or an equivalent Examinations
FIRST YEAR
PART - I: TAMIL Poetry and Grammar
(OR) PART - I: HINDI Prose and Drama
(OR) PART - I: FRENCH Prose - I, Poetry - I and Translation
PART - II ENGLISH Prose and Composition
PART - III (GROUP-A : MAIN )
Animal Diversity-I (Invertebrata)
Practical - I
PART - III ( GROUP-B : ANCILLARY)
Botany
Practical
SECOND YEAR
PART - I: TAMIL Prose and Drama History of Tamil Literature
(OR) PART - I: HINDI Poetry and Grammar Non-detailed Texts
(OR) PART - I: FRENCH Prose - II, Translation and Grammar Poetry - II, Drama, Comprehension and Composition
PART - II ENGLISH Poetry and Drama
PART - III (GROUP-A : MAIN )
Animal Diversity-II (Chordata)
Practical - II
PART - III (GROUP-B: ANCILLARY )
Chemistry
Practical
THIRD YEAR - PART - III (GROUP-A :MAIN )
1. Animal Physiology
2. Cell Biology
3. Genetics
4. Developmental Biology
5. Ecology and evolution
Practical - III (Covering Courses 1 & 2)
Practical - IV : (Covering Courses 3, 4 & 5)
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B.Sc Zoology
Madurai Kamaraj University
Course Duration
3 Years (Non
Eligibility:
Higher Secondary (+2) Pass with Zoology or Biology or any other
examination
First Year
1 Invertebrata
2.Paper II :Chordata
3.Practical I:Invertebrata & Chordata
4 ANCILLARY 1 Botany Plant Diversity
Second Year
1.Paper III : Cell Biology and Genetics
2.Paper IV :Biochemistry and Physiology
3.Practical II : Cell Biology, Genetics,Biochemistry and Physiology
4 ANCILLARY 2 Botany and chemistry
Final Year
1.Paper V Immunology and Microbiology
2.Paper VI Ecology and Evolution
3.Paper VII Developmental Biology and Molecular Biology
4.Paper VIII Biotechnology
5.Practical III Immunology,Microbiology,Ecology and Evolution Chemistry
ANCILLARY 3 Chemistry

B. Sc. Zoology
Periar University
Eligibility:-  +2 Pass with Mathematics/ Physics/ Chemistry / Biology/ Biotechnology/Computer Science/ or its equivalent
Duration:- 3 Years
First Year - Foundation
1 Tamil-1 or Telugu – I or Kannada – I or Urdu – I or Hindi – I or Arabic – I or Malayalam – I or French –I or Sanskrit – I
2 English -
3 Invertebrate
4 Allied : Chemistry
5 Practical – I Major Practical
6 Practical – II Allied Practical
Second Year  - Foundation
1 Tamil – II or Telugu – II or Kannada –II or Urdu – II or Hindi – II or Arabic – II or Malayalam – II or French –II or Sanskrit – II
2 English - II 1
3 Chordata
4 Allied Botany
5 Practical – II (Major Practical)
6 Practical – II (Allied) 21.12.2010 Tue AN
Final Year
1 Cell Biology and Genetics
2 Biochemistry and Animal Physiology
3 Development Biology and Immunology
4 Environmental Science and Evolution
5 Medical Laboratory Techniques
6 Application Oriented Subject (AOS) Sericulture
7 Practical – III (Major)
8 Practical – IV (Major)

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BSc Zoology 
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 Minimum Duration: 3 Years  Maximum Duration: 6 Years
 Minimum Age: No bar   Maximum Age: No bar
 Eligibility:10+2 in Science or equivalent
BSc (Major)in Zoology
 Programme Structure
 For BSc (Major) in Zoology, Elective Courses worth 48 credits in Life Sciences [LSE-01 to LSE-08(L) worth 32 credits] and a package of courses [LSE-09, 10, 11(L) worth 16 credits] should be completed.