Department of Zoology

Introduction

The Department of Zoology was established by the Dnyanopasak Shikshan Mandal’s Arts, Commerce and Science College Jintur in 1992. It offers program such as B. Sc. The Department is one of the best for its teaching and research activities. The Department of Zoology is the prime department of the college. The alumni of the department are holding the higher position.The employment response is more then 75%. Dr. I. M. Shaikh is Head of the Department and Prof. Dr. B. G. Thakare is working as Associate Professor.

Objectives of Zoology Department

• To motivate students for higher education
• To generate scientific attitude.
• To liberate students mind from superstition and blind faith.
• Toencourage students for community work such as hygiene and health.
• To provide higher education in Zoology to rural, backward & tribal students.
• To motivate students for ecofriendly research.
• To reflect the current and emerging trends in Zoology
• To make enable students for NET and SET examination.
• To promote interaction between students and Zoological survey.

Course offered by the Department

B. Sc. F.Y., B. Sc. S.Y. and B. Sc. T. Y is the part of the course and student has to select Zoology as a one of the optional out of three optional.

Faculty Members

Name	Qualification	Designation	Specialization	No. of Years of Experience	No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years
Dr. I.M.Shaikh	M.Sc., M.Ed., Ph. D.	Associate Professor	Zoology	27	Nil
Professor Dr.B.G.Thakare	M.Sc., Ph.D.	Professor	Zoology	27	Nil

Contribution of the faculty in College and University

Sr. No.	Name of the Faculty	Contribution in working committees
01	Dr. I. M. Shaikh	College Committees Head of the Department Member of Library Member of admission committee Member of time table Member of Stage committee Blood Donation Camp Coordinator of Environmental Studies Anand Nagri Committee member Env. Awareness Committee. Campus Dev. Committee. Nature club member Teach. Learn. & Eva. Comm. Inno. Comm. Member NSS Adv. Comm. Member Campus Beautification Comm. Member Coordinator of Sci. Forum. Organizer of Blood Don. Camp. Member of Indian Sci. Congress Life member of MICCIA
		University Committees Members of Board of Studies SRTMU Nanded. Paper setter University, Exam. Paper Asses. / Moderation Subject Expert for Interview Ext. Exam.forPract. Of B. Sc. & M. Sc.
02	Professor Dr. B. G. Thakare	College Committees Coordinator Health Centre Member of Alumni Member of Annu. Gath. Cult. Programme Member of Env. Studies Member of Blood Donate camp Member of College Beauti. Campus Member of Env. Studies Committee Member of Nature Club Member of Stage Committee Member of Competative Exam. Coordinator of Edu. Tour Life Memb. Of Indian Sci. Congress Life Memb. Of IAAB Hyderabad
		Universities Committees Worked as a flying squad member Paper Setter Uni. Examination. Paper assessment & Moderation Subject Expert For Teacher Sel. Comm. Ext. Exam. For Uni. Practical. Exam. Life member of MICCIA

Research Activities

A) Total Publication

Sr. No.	Name of The Faculty	Total Publication
01	Dr. I. M. Shaikh	11
02	Professor Dr. B. G. Thakare	34

B) Paper published in Journal / Proceedings

Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Paper in Journal		Paper in Proceeding
		National	International	State	National	International
01	Dr. I. M Shaikh	01	07	01	01	01
02	ProfessorDr. B. G. Thakare	11	23	02	05	11
	Total	14	30	03	06	12

C) Paper presented & Attended conference/ Seminar/ Workshop

Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Paper Presented			Attended
		State	National	International	State	National	International
01	Dr. I.M. Shaikh	01	01	01	05	15	02
02	ProfessorDr. B. G. Thakare	02	04	02	10	34	05

Book Published

Book Published	National	International
Dr. I. M. Shaikh	01	01
Prof. Dr. B. G. Thakare	02	00
Chapter in Books	02	00

Academic and other membership/ Participation

Dr. I. M. Shaikh

1. Life Membership of Indian Science Congress
2. Ex.B.O.S. member in Zoologyof SRTMUNanded.
3. Ex. NSS Programme Officer.
4. Counselor of Goat farming For Unemployed Educated Youth

Prof. Dr. B.G. Thakare

1. B.O.S. in Applied Zoology, SRTMU Nanded.
2. Chairman and BOS Zoology (Vermiculture Technology) Certificate Course, D.S.M. College, Jintur, Dist. Parbhani.
3. UGC Research Project completed: 01
4. Ph. D. Research students ongoing: 03
5. M. Phil. Degree awarded students: 02
6. Organizer One Day National Seminar On Research Methodology on 5/10/2021.
7. Life MemberIndian Science Congress Association
8. Life Member of Indian Association of Aquatic Biology, Hyderabad.
9. Life Member of Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce Industrial and Agriculture

Teaching Methods Adopted by the faculty

• Interaction
• PPT Presentation
• Use Charts
• Models and Demonstration
• Online/Offline

Placement of Alumni

Sr. No.	Name	Position Held
01	Mr. WataneBaliram	Principal, J.V.Jin.
02	Mr. Adhe S. B.	Teacher
03	Mr. Gunjawale Mohan	High Teacher
04	Mr. Kabra Sunil	Min. Water Project
05	Mr. KoteJivan	Lect. In Sr. College
06	Ku. Gajbhare S.Y.	Lect. In Poly. Tech.
07	Ku. RathodPriya	Lect. Poly. Tech.
08	Ku. BhandariDhanna	Lect. In Sr. College
09	Mr. Dukre Manik	API Shengaon
10	Ku. Mutkule Mandakini	Lect. In Sr. College
11	Mr. Latkar Sachin	Teacher
12	Ku. Kaldatea Kalpana	Ph. D.
13	Ku. Sangekar Sarika	Lect. In Sr. College
14	Ku. SonuleManju	Teacher
15	Mr. Tate Gajanan	Teacher
16	Ku. Salve Priya	Forest Officer
17	Ku. Algunde Shital	Lect. In Sr. College
18	Ku. Bharshnkar Mayuri	Teacher
19	Ku. Fulzalke Ashwini	Lect. In Ploy. Tech.
20	Ku.Deshpande Pragati	M. Sc
21	Mr. Kadam Bharat	Jr. Lect.
22	Mr. DakeMukund	Teacher
23	Mr. ShaikhAmanullha	M. Sc.
24	Mr. GhugeYeshwant	M. Sc.
25	Mr. Chinchole Deepak	M. Sc.
26	Mr. DinkarPwar	M. Sc.
27	Ku. KhadseVaishali	M. Sc.
28	Ku. UbaleManisha	M. Sc.
29	Mr. YeramwarSushant	High-Court Adv.
30	Mr. AndhaleSambhaji	Police Dept.
31	Mr. Kshirsagar Prasad	Forest Dept.
32	Mr. MirzaAamair Beg	Polytech. Guard
33	Mr. AdabeGajanan	Lecturer
34	Ku. PopalghatMegha	TeacherEng. Sch.
35	Mr. TyadePrashant G.	Coaching Classes
36	Mr. RathodAkash	Teacher Eng. Sch.
37	Ku. GajreSarika	M. Sc.
38	Mr. GhugeAkanksh	M. Sc.
39	Ku. KajaleUsha	M. Sc.
40	Mr. ShaikhIrshad	M. Sc.
41	Ku. JinturkarMadhubala	M. Sc.
42	Ku. KambleAshwini	M. Sc.
43	Ku. PotphadeGajanan P.	M. Sc.
44	Ku. VindeDisha	M. Sc.
45	Ku. JadhavShubhangi D.	M. Sc.
46	Ku. JogwadkarPravin S	M. Sc.
47	Ku. MaskeDeepali L.	CHB
48	Ku. More Pooja N.	Bank
49	Ku. ChordiyaKomal R.	M. Sc.
50	Ku. TamkanatAkmal	M. Sc.
51	Mr. SurvaseKrushnaVasant	Industry Job.
52	Ku. ThiteShivani R	M. Sc.
53	Ku. Kamble Nikita Gautam	M. Sc.
54	Ku. KhandarePoojaLimbaji	M. Sc.
55	Mr. Kshirsagar Sham Prakash	Govt. Job
56	Ku. PaithaneAkanksha Ganesh	M. Sc.
57	Ku. WanareAshwiniMadhukar	M. Sc.
58	Ku. WanarePoojaMadhukar	M. Sc.
59	Mr. BhaleraoShridharPrabhakar	DMLT
60	Ku. KshirsagarShubhangi Ramesh	M. Sc.
61	Ku. Sable SunitaTukaram	M. Sc.
62	Ku. Ekkar Mina Tukaram	M. Sc.
63	Mr.ThorwatSagarRamkishan	Govt. Service
64	Ku. KalyaniSnehaEshwarappa	M. Sc.
65	Ku. RathkarJayashri	M. Sc.
66	Ku. Hake Meera D.	M. Sc.

Facilities in the Department

• Infrastructure: The Laboratory with required facilities
• Computer system with Internet connectivity.
• List of major equipment’s:

  Sr. No.	Name of equipment	Quantity
  01	MicrotomeMachine BTM-9	01
  02	Centrifuge Machine 3500 RPM	01
  03	Chemical Weight Balance	01
  04	Calorimeter 5 filter	01
  05	Sedgwick Rafter Cell	01
  06	Gunti Soil Testing Kit	01
  07	B. P. Apparatus	01
  08	Haemometer	02
  09	Haemocytometer	02
  10	Psycrometer	01
  11	Dissecting Microscope	02
  12	Compound Microscope	10
  13	Blood group detection set	02
  14	Westergrain Apparatus	03
  15	Wintrob Apparatus	01
  16	Weight Box	01
  17	Dissection Box	02

SWOC analysis of the department

Strength

• Both teacher are completed Ph.D.
• Consistently good academic result of subject and strength of the student.
• Dr. I.M. Shaikhis Ex. NSS program officer.
• Jintur is tribal area famous about wild life animal.
• Maximum natural resources of apiculture, sericulture and aquaculture.

Weaknesses

• No separate store room, no animal house.
• Less laboratory space for continues increasing strength of student.
• No separate department (along with fishery science).
• No research laboratory and research center.

Opportunities

• To motivate the students for survey of biodiversity of aquatic and terrestrial fauna
• Maximum forest area, variety of wild and domestic animals for knowledge
• Easily available self-employment in the field of aquaculture, goat farming, poultry farming etc
• Almost all students can apply for PG & higher education

Challenges

• Decreasing awareness of the subject in society.
• Lack of practical knowledge of student at 12thsciencelevel.
• Unable to understand the concept and basic thing.
• Unawareness of students about environments.
• Economically and socially students are backwards

Future Plans

• Establish research laboratory;
• Tostart P.G. Department;
• To construct Animal house.