MasternofnSciencenZool
ogy
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREnANDnSYLLAB
USn2019-20nADMISSIONSnONWARDS
(UNDERnMAHATMAnGANDHInUNIVERSITYnPGCSSnREGULATIONSn2019)
BOARDnOFnSTUDIESnINnZOOLOGYn(
PG)nMAHATMAnGANDHInUNIVERSIT
Y
2019
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREn&nSYLLABUSnPGCSS2019-nMSCnZOOLOGY-
nPagenNo.1
,THEnBOARDnOFnSTUDIESnINnZOOLOGYn(PG)
Chairperson:Dr.nR.SunilnKumar,nAssociatenProf.,nCatholicatenCollege,nPathanamthitta
Members:
1. Dr.nGiginK.nJoseph,nAsst.nProf.,nNirmalanCollege,nMuvattupuzha
2. Dr.nC.P.nAnithanDevi,nAsst.nProf.,nN.S.S.nHindunCollege,nChanganassery
3. Dr.nRoynGeorge,nK.nAsst.nProf.,nSt.nThomasnCollege,nKozhencherry
4. Dr.nShillynElizabethnDavid,nAsst.nProf.,nMathomanCollege,nTiruvalla
5. Mrs.nElizabethnV.Mathew,nAsst.nProf.,nU.C.nCollege,nAluva
6. Dr.nRema,nL.P.,nAsso.nProf.,nMaharajasnCollege,nErnakulam
7. Dr.nPrakasan,nK.nAsst.nProf.,nMaharajasnCollege,nErnakulam
8. Shri.nP.PraveennKumarn n Asst.nProf.,nGovt.nCollegenfornWomen,nThiruvananthapuram.
9. Dr.nBinitha,nR.N.nAsst.nProf.,nM.A.nCollege,nKothamangalam
10. Shri.nSreeRenjithkumar,nAsso.nProf.,nGovt.VictorianCollege,nPalakkad
.
.
.
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREn&nSYLLABUSnPGCSS2019-nMSCnZOOLOGY-
nPagenNo.2
, Acknowledgement
We,nthenBoardnofnStudiesn(PG),nZoology,nMahatmanGandhinUniversity,nKottayamnarenextr
emelynhappyntonintroducenthenrevisednsyllabusnofnPostnGraduatenProgrammenundernCredit
nSemesternSystemn–n2019n(PG-CSS-2019).
WenwishntonexpressnournsincerengratitudentonDr.nSabunThomas,nVicenChancellornofnM.Gn
Universitynfornhisnsupportnandnmotivationnfornthenprocessnofnsyllabusnrevision.n Wenarent
hankfulntonthenSyndicatenofnM.GnUniversitynforntheirnvaluablensuggestionsnandnencourage
mentnandncontinuousnfollownupnduringnthentenurenofnsyllabusnrevision.
WenarengreatlynindebtedntonSri.nPraveennKumarnV.S,nSyndicatenmembernandnConvenernof
n SyllabusnRevisionnCommitteenfornthenpropernguidancenandnsupportnthroughoutnthenperiod
nofnsyllabusnrevision.n WenalsonexpressnournsincerenthanksntonDr.nAjinCnPanicker,nSyndic
atenmemberninnchargenofnZoologynsyllabusnrevisionnworkshop.n Wenthanknthenadministrati
venstaffnofnM.G.nUniversitynforntheirnsupportnfornconductingnthenfivendaynworkshopnandnf
orntheirnhelpninnarrangingnthenmeetingsnofnBoardnofnStudiesn(PG),nZoologynatnM.GnUnive
rsity.
WenwouldnlikentonexpressnournsincerengratitudentonDr.nA.PnThomas,nDirector,nAdvancedn
CentrenofnEnvironmentalnStudiesnandnSustainablenDevelopmentn(ACESSD),nM.GnUniversit
ynandnDr.nA.nBijunKumar,nDean,nFacultynofnSciencesnandnProfessor,nAquaticnBiologynand
nFisheries,nKeralanUniversitynfornparticipatingninnthenworkshopnasnresourcenpersonnandnthe
irncriticalnsuggestionsntowardsnthenimprovementnofnthentextnofnnewnsyllabus.n Specialngrati
tudenisncalledntonPrincipalnandnteachingnstaffnofnthenDepartmentnofnZoology,nBaseliusnCol
lege,nKottayamnfornprovidingnfacilitiesntonconductnthenworkshopninnthencollegenandnmaken
itninnangrandnsuccess.n Ournthanksnarenalsonduentonallnteachers,nresearchnscholarsnandnstu
dentsnofnaffiliatedncolleges,nwhonhavenparticipatedninnthensyllabusnrevisionnworkshop,nand
ntheirnvaluablencommentsnandnsuggestionsnarengratefullynacknowledged.
ChairmannandnMembersnB
oardnofnStudiesninnZoologyn(P
G)
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREn&nSYLLABUSnPGCSS2019-nMSCnZOOLOGY-
nPagenNo.3
, TablenofnContents
Sl.No. Particulars PagenNumbers
1. M.nSc.nZoologynProgrammenandnitsnstructu 5n-7
re
2. FirstnSemesterncourses 8-22
3. SecondnSemesterncourses 23-36
4. ThirdnSemesterncourses 37-50
5. FourthnSemesterncourses 51-95
6. ModelnQuestionnPapers 96-106
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREn&nSYLLABUSnPGCSS2019-nMSCnZOOLOGY-
nPagenNo.4
ogy
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREnANDnSYLLAB
USn2019-20nADMISSIONSnONWARDS
(UNDERnMAHATMAnGANDHInUNIVERSITYnPGCSSnREGULATIONSn2019)
BOARDnOFnSTUDIESnINnZOOLOGYn(
PG)nMAHATMAnGANDHInUNIVERSIT
Y
2019
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREn&nSYLLABUSnPGCSS2019-nMSCnZOOLOGY-
nPagenNo.1
,THEnBOARDnOFnSTUDIESnINnZOOLOGYn(PG)
Chairperson:Dr.nR.SunilnKumar,nAssociatenProf.,nCatholicatenCollege,nPathanamthitta
Members:
1. Dr.nGiginK.nJoseph,nAsst.nProf.,nNirmalanCollege,nMuvattupuzha
2. Dr.nC.P.nAnithanDevi,nAsst.nProf.,nN.S.S.nHindunCollege,nChanganassery
3. Dr.nRoynGeorge,nK.nAsst.nProf.,nSt.nThomasnCollege,nKozhencherry
4. Dr.nShillynElizabethnDavid,nAsst.nProf.,nMathomanCollege,nTiruvalla
5. Mrs.nElizabethnV.Mathew,nAsst.nProf.,nU.C.nCollege,nAluva
6. Dr.nRema,nL.P.,nAsso.nProf.,nMaharajasnCollege,nErnakulam
7. Dr.nPrakasan,nK.nAsst.nProf.,nMaharajasnCollege,nErnakulam
8. Shri.nP.PraveennKumarn n Asst.nProf.,nGovt.nCollegenfornWomen,nThiruvananthapuram.
9. Dr.nBinitha,nR.N.nAsst.nProf.,nM.A.nCollege,nKothamangalam
10. Shri.nSreeRenjithkumar,nAsso.nProf.,nGovt.VictorianCollege,nPalakkad
.
.
.
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREn&nSYLLABUSnPGCSS2019-nMSCnZOOLOGY-
nPagenNo.2
, Acknowledgement
We,nthenBoardnofnStudiesn(PG),nZoology,nMahatmanGandhinUniversity,nKottayamnarenextr
emelynhappyntonintroducenthenrevisednsyllabusnofnPostnGraduatenProgrammenundernCredit
nSemesternSystemn–n2019n(PG-CSS-2019).
WenwishntonexpressnournsincerengratitudentonDr.nSabunThomas,nVicenChancellornofnM.Gn
Universitynfornhisnsupportnandnmotivationnfornthenprocessnofnsyllabusnrevision.n Wenarent
hankfulntonthenSyndicatenofnM.GnUniversitynforntheirnvaluablensuggestionsnandnencourage
mentnandncontinuousnfollownupnduringnthentenurenofnsyllabusnrevision.
WenarengreatlynindebtedntonSri.nPraveennKumarnV.S,nSyndicatenmembernandnConvenernof
n SyllabusnRevisionnCommitteenfornthenpropernguidancenandnsupportnthroughoutnthenperiod
nofnsyllabusnrevision.n WenalsonexpressnournsincerenthanksntonDr.nAjinCnPanicker,nSyndic
atenmemberninnchargenofnZoologynsyllabusnrevisionnworkshop.n Wenthanknthenadministrati
venstaffnofnM.G.nUniversitynforntheirnsupportnfornconductingnthenfivendaynworkshopnandnf
orntheirnhelpninnarrangingnthenmeetingsnofnBoardnofnStudiesn(PG),nZoologynatnM.GnUnive
rsity.
WenwouldnlikentonexpressnournsincerengratitudentonDr.nA.PnThomas,nDirector,nAdvancedn
CentrenofnEnvironmentalnStudiesnandnSustainablenDevelopmentn(ACESSD),nM.GnUniversit
ynandnDr.nA.nBijunKumar,nDean,nFacultynofnSciencesnandnProfessor,nAquaticnBiologynand
nFisheries,nKeralanUniversitynfornparticipatingninnthenworkshopnasnresourcenpersonnandnthe
irncriticalnsuggestionsntowardsnthenimprovementnofnthentextnofnnewnsyllabus.n Specialngrati
tudenisncalledntonPrincipalnandnteachingnstaffnofnthenDepartmentnofnZoology,nBaseliusnCol
lege,nKottayamnfornprovidingnfacilitiesntonconductnthenworkshopninnthencollegenandnmaken
itninnangrandnsuccess.n Ournthanksnarenalsonduentonallnteachers,nresearchnscholarsnandnstu
dentsnofnaffiliatedncolleges,nwhonhavenparticipatedninnthensyllabusnrevisionnworkshop,nand
ntheirnvaluablencommentsnandnsuggestionsnarengratefullynacknowledged.
ChairmannandnMembersnB
oardnofnStudiesninnZoologyn(P
G)
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREn&nSYLLABUSnPGCSS2019-nMSCnZOOLOGY-
nPagenNo.3
, TablenofnContents
Sl.No. Particulars PagenNumbers
1. M.nSc.nZoologynProgrammenandnitsnstructu 5n-7
re
2. FirstnSemesterncourses 8-22
3. SecondnSemesterncourses 23-36
4. ThirdnSemesterncourses 37-50
5. FourthnSemesterncourses 51-95
6. ModelnQuestionnPapers 96-106
PROGRAMnSTRUCTUREn&nSYLLABUSnPGCSS2019-nMSCnZOOLOGY-
nPagenNo.4