DBT Star College Scheme Zoology 2015-2020
Department of Zoology
Department of Zoology List of Projects (2015-2020)
List of Projects 2015-16
| S. No. | Topic of the project |
|---|---|
| 1 | To study biodiversity in pond water. |
| 2 | Collection of mosquito larvae in KMV college campus in various months of the year. |
| 3 | To study biodiversity of vertebrates in KMV campus. |
| 5 | To study the factors that influences the colour and size of yolk of chickens egg. |
| 6 | To study inheritance of diseases. |
| 7 | To study different mosquitoes and their larvae in kmv college and nearby areas, Jalandhar. |
List of Projects 2016-17
| INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS | ||
| Sr.no | Title | |
| 1) | Study to assess the water quality and fishery at Kali Bein, Jalandhar. | |
| 2) | To study flora, fauna and water quality of Harike wetland. | |
| 3) | Comparative study of protein content from vegetarian and non-vegetarian sources. | |
| DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS | ||
| Sr.no | Title | |
| 1. | To collect and identify mosquito larva in and around KMV campus. | |
| 2. | Identification & study of life cycles of pests of pulses and grains. | |
| 3. | To study the influence of gender and age on BMI & BMR of staff members (Teaching & Non-teaching) of KMV college. | |
| 4. | Isolation of DNA from insect samples using phenol – chloroform method and its quantification using spectrophotometer. | |
| 5. | To set up protozoan culture using different water resources. | |
| 6. | To study insect biodiversity in and around KMV campus. | |
| 7. | Survey of different phenotypic traits ( e.g free & fused ear lobes; eye color; hair form etc. among the students of KMV college. | |
| 8. | To collect different types of feathers and their identification. | |
List of Projects 2017-18
| INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS | |
|---|---|
| S.No. | Title |
| 1) | To study the Zooplanktons & Phytoplanktons in pond water of Botanical garden. (Zoology & Botany). |
| 2) | Maintenaince & functioning of Vermicompositing unit of KMV campus. (Zoology & Botany). |
| 3) | Protein estimation by Bradford Method. |
| 4) | Plant Genomic DNA Extraction. |
| 5) | Tryphan Blue Exclusion test of cell viability. |
| 6) | Estimation of Protein by Lowry’s Method .. |
| DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS | |
| S.No. | Title |
| 1) | To study the insect biodiversity of KMV campus. |
| 2) | To study the repellant properties of Azadirachta indica (Neem leaves) on stored grains. |
| 3) | To study the correlation between obesity and BMI/BMR. |
| 4) | To study the correlation between feeding habits and shape of beaks in birds. |
| 5) | To study the inheritance of various phenotypic traits of students of KMV Campus. |
List of Projects 2018-19
| S.No. | Title |
|---|---|
| 1) | To demonstrate the food preference experiment on lepidopteran insect (using Artificial and Natural diets). |
| 2) | To study the life cycle of Sitophilus/ Tribolium. |
| 3) | To maintain the culture of Lepidopteron insect. |
| 4) | To study the effect of insecticide on larval form of lepidopteran insect |
| 5) | To prepare the Protozoan Culture from pond water. |
| 6) | To identify and stain the Bacterial Culture from curd. |
| 7) | Visit to fish farm and morphometric study of fishes. |
| 8) | Water quality assessment by using different parameters (Zoology & Chemistry). |
| 9) | Estimation of LC50 of mercuric chloride on fish (BOD, COD, pH, etc). |
| 10) | Effect of diet (Veg or non-veg) on particular age group. |
| 11) | Effect of exercise on blood pressure and pulse rates. |
| 12) | Culture maintenance of stored grain pests |
| 13) | Fingerprinting analysis (Dermatoglyphics) for hereditary traits and identification of genetic diseases. |
| 14) | Prevalence of diabetes in different areas and age groups and its relation to physical activity. |
| 15) | To study incidence of hypertension in different age groups and its relation to age, sex and heredity. |
| 16) | DNA extraction from different animal tissues. |
| 17) | To study antibacterial activity of Neem extract (Zoology, Biotecnology & Chemistry). |
| 18) | Isolation of E.Coli from Fresh and pasteurized milk. |
| 19) | Determination of sanitary status of different surfaces of Mess and Canteen (Zoology & Microbiology). |
| 20) | To conduct the BMI test for whole college campus students. |
| 21) | To test proteins from saliva and urine sample. |
List of Project in 2019-2020
| S.No. | Title |
|---|---|
| 1) | Study of life cycle of insect pests Callosobruchus maculates and Sitophilus oryza. |
| 2) | Study of diabetes in different areas (Rural/ Urban) and age groups. |
| 3) | To study the effect of sound on blood pressure. |
| 4) | To study the effect of ageing on flexibility. |
| 5) | To study morphometric characteristics and meristic count of fish Catla catla. |
| 6) | To study blood group inheritance in families of your classmates. |
| 7) | To study various kinds of mimicry adaptations in Kingdom Animalia. |
| 8) | Identification of fresh water planktons. |
| 9) | To study the adulterants in food (honey, milk). |
| 10) | Classifying different phyla in your locality. |
| 11) | Effect of different antibiotics and plant extracts on acne microbes. |
| 12) | To check mobility of DNA at different pH and temperature. |
| 13) | Isolation of PHA producing bacteria from soil and water. |
| 14) | To study the water quality of samples collected from different localities. |
| 15) | Review on childhood food addiction and obesity. |
| 16) | Review on personalized medicine concept. |
List of Books Purchased in 2015-2020 & List of Books Purchased in 2015-2016
| Sr.no | Name of the Book | Author Name | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cell Biology | CB Powar | 01 |
| 2. | Cell and Molecular Biology | De Robertis | 01 |
| 3. | Developmental Biology by | Gilbert | 01 |
| 4. | Ecology by | Odum | 01 |
| 5. | Human Biology by | Daniel D. Chiras | 01 |
| 6. | Immunology – Essentials of Immunology | Roitt | 01 |
| 7. | Medical Physiology | Guyton | 01 |
| 8. | Parasitology by | Chatterjee | 01 |
| 9. | Stickberger’s Evolution | Stickberger | 01 |
| 10. | Genetics | Daniell. Hartl Maryellen | 01 |
| 11. | Medical Zoology | R C Sobti | 10 |
| 12. | Inquiry into life | Mader | 01 |
| 13. | Immunology and microbiology | Mandeep Kaur | 01 |
| 14. | Biology | Marcus Barbor | 01 |
| 15. | Human Biology | Mader | 01 |
| 16. | Advances in Microbiology | Neha Charan | 01 |
| 17. | Laboratory manual for biotechnology | Ashish S. Verma ,Surajit Das , Anchal Singh | 01 |
| 18. | Cell and molecular biology | PK Gupta | 01 |
| 19. | Ecology and environment | PD Sharma | 01 |
| 20. | Genetics numerical problems | VK Khanna | 01 |
| 21. | Biotechniques theory and practical | SVS Rana | 01 |
| 22. | Cell biology | Singh &Tomar | 01 |
| 23. | Recent advances in zoo and wild animals health and management | Arora ,Shrivastav et.al | 01 |
| 24. | Advanced practical zoology | PS Verma& PC Shrivastava | 01 |
| 25. | Animal behavior | Reena Mathur | 01 |
| 26. | Genetics | B.D Singh | 01 |
| 27. | A Textbook Of Microbiology | Ananthanarayan&Paniker’s | 01 |
List of Books Purchased in 2016-2017
| Sr.no | Name of the Book | Author Name | Qty |
| 1. | Inquiry into life | Mader | 01 |
| 2. | Immunology and microbiology | Mandeep Kaur | 01 |
| 3. | Biology | Marcus Barbor | 01 |
| 4. | Human Biology | Mader | 01 |
| 5 | Advances in Microbiology | Neha Charan | 01 |
| 6. | Textbook of microbiology 9th edition | Arti Kapil | 01 |
| 7. | Laboratory manual for biotechnology | Ashish S. Verma | 01 |
| 8 | Cell and molecular biology | PK Gupta | 01 |
| 9 | Ecology and environment | PD Sharma | 01 |
| 10 | Genetics numerical problems | VK Sharma | 01 |
| 11 | Biotechniques theory and practical | SVS Sharma | 01 |
| 12 | Cell biology | Singh &tomar | 01 |
| 13 | Recent advances in zoo and wild animals health and management | BM Arora | 01 |
| 14 | Advanced practical zoology | PS Verma | 01 |
| 15 | Animal behavior | Reena Mathur | 01 |
| 16 | Genetics | B.D Singh | 01 |
List of Books Purchased in 2017-2018
| Sr.no | Name of the Book | Author Name | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Invertebrates Structure and Function 2/E | Barrington | 01 |
| 2. | The cell – Molecular approach 7/E | Cooper | 01 |
| 3 | Vertebrate comparative anatomy & Evolution 6/E | Kardong | 01 |
| 4 | Lehninger Principles Of Biochemistry 7/E | Nelson | 01 |
| 8 | Principles Of Genetics 8TH ED | Snusted, Gardner | 01 |
| 6 | Animal Behaviour Evolutionary Approach | Alcock | 01 |
| 7. | Ecology | Odum | 01 |
| 8. | An Introduction to Embryology 5/E | Balinsky | 01 |
| 9 | Principle of Systematic Zoology 2/E | Mayer | 01 |
List of Books Purchased in 2018-2019
| S.No. | Name of the Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Invertebrate structure & Functions | Barrington |
| 2. | Cell & Molecular biology | Karp (2005) |
| 3. | Essentials of Cell & Molecular biology | Derobetis (1987) |
| 4. | Molecular Cell Biology | Darnell Lodish&Baltimore(2004) |
| 5. | Vertebrate Comparative Anatomy & Evolution | Kardong |
| 6. | Economic Zoology | Shukla &Upadhay |
| 7. | Fish & Fisheries of India | Jhingram (1991) |
| 8. | Evolutionary Biology | Minkoff |
| 9. | Books of Indian birds | Salim Ali |
| 10. | Fish & Wildlife Principles Of Zoology & Ecology | Burton |
| 11. | Environment Laws Of Wild Life | Trivedi Singh |
| 12. | Hand Book Of National Parks, Century & Biospheres Reserve In India | Negi |
| 13. | Principles Of Biochemistry | Lehninger Nelson Cox |
| 14. | Genetics ; A Conceptual Approach 6/E | Benjamin Pierce |
| 15. | Principles Of Genetics | Gardner |
| 16. | Text Book Of Animal Husbandry | Banerjee |
| 17. | An Introduction To Animal Behaviour 6/E | Manning |
| 18. | Molecular ClonningA Lab Manual | Sambrook |
| 19. | Genetics ; A Molecular Approach | Brown |
| 20. | Immunology | Kuby Owen |
| 21. | Essential Immunology | Roitt’s Delves |
| 22. | Ecology And Environment Science | H.R.Singh |
| 23. | Ecology | P.D.Sharma |
| 24. | Organic Evolution | Veerbala Rastogi |
| 25. | Organic Evolution | Mohan Arora |
| 26. | Ecology | Odum |
| 27. | Biophysical Chemistry; Principles & Techniques | Upadyay |
| 28. | Spectroscopy | Pavia |
| 29. | Development Biology | Muller |
| 30. | Chordate Embryology | P.S Verma |
| 31. | Principles Of Techniques Of Mole Cular Biology | Wilson Walker |
| 32. | Harper Biochemistry | Murray |
| 33. | Animal Behaviour | V.K.Aggarwal |
| 34. | Animal Behaviour | M.P.Arora |
| 35. | Animal Behaviour | Reena Mathur |
| 36. | Genetics | B.D.Singh |
List of Books Purchased in 2019-2020
| S.No. | Name of the Book | Author | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Principles of Systematic Zoology | Ernst Mayr | 1 |
| 2. | Animal Physiology | Hill | 1 |
| 3. | Evolution 4/E | Douglas Futuyma | 1 |
| 4. | Genetics | Veer Bala Rastogi | 1 |
| 5. | Theory and Practice of Animal Taxonomy 8/E | V.C. Kapo | 6 |
| 6. | BeeKeeping in India | G.K. Ghosh | 1 |
| 7. | Sericulture | P. Venkat Anarasaiah | 1 |
| 8. | Ecology and Environmental Science | H.R. Singh | 5 |
| 9. | Animal Behaviour | Reena Mathur | 5 |
| 10. | Animal Ecology | Veer Bala Rastogi | 3 |
| 11. | Organic Evolution | Chaudhury | 1 |
| 12. | Insect collection and identification Techniques for the field and Laboratory 2/E | Timothy Gibb | 1 |
| 13. | Insect molecular genetics 4/E | Hoy | 1 |
| 14. | The Biology of Cancer 2/E | Weinberg | 1 |
| 15. | Beckers World of the Cell 9/E | Hardin Bertoni | 1 |
| 16. | Development Biology | Gilbert | 1 |
| 17. | Ecology of Invertebrate Disease | Ann Hajek David | 1 |
| 18. | Concept of Genetics | Klug | 1 |
| 19. | Human Biochemistry | Litwack | 1 |
| 20. | Immunology 2/E | Hannagan | 1 |
| 21. | A Text Book of Environmental Science | Vidya Thakur | 1 |
| 22. | Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | M N Rao | 1 |
| 23. | Comparative anatomy of Vertebrates 2/E | R K Saxena | 1 |
| 24. | Principles of Biochemistry | M S Batra | 1 |
| 25. | Economic Zoology | Shukla Upadhyay | 5 |
| 26. | Organic Evolution (Evolutionary Biology) 13/E | Rastogi | 5 |
| 27. | Zoology and Environmental Science | H.R. Singh | 3 |
| 28. | Analysis A Practical Mannual | R.S. Dahiya | 2 |
| 29. | Dispensing Pharmaceutical Pharmacy a Practical Mannual | SanmathiB.S | 2 |
| 30. | Theory and Practice of Chromatographic Techniques | Sanjay barri | 2 |
| 31. | Drug disposition and Pharmacokinetics 3/E | Curry | 1 |
| 32. | The chemistry of organic medical products | Jenion | 1 |
| 33. | Pharmaceutical basic Principles and formulation | Tripathi | 1 |
| 34. | Pharmacology a companion Hand Book with Illustration | Ravi Shankar | 1 |
| 35. | The Principle of Heterocyclic Chemistry | Alan R Katri | 5 |
| 36. | Pharmacology and Toxicology for 2nd year Diploma in Pharmacy 3/E | RajeV.N | 1 |
| 37. | Fundamentalism of Pharmacology | Dr. K.G, Bothara | 1 |
| 38. | Human anatomy and Physiology -1 | Deepa S Mandlik | 20 |
| 39. | A Practical book of Pharmaceutical -1 | Dr. A.A Hajela | 5 |
| 40. | Practical Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Siddiqui,A.A | 4 |
| 41. | Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry -III | Dr. K.G Bothara | 1 |
| 42. | Physical Pharmacy; and instrumental methods of analyasis | Akhter | 1 |
| 43. | Principle of Genetics 8/E | Gardner, Snusted | 1 |
| 44. | Karps Cell Biology Global ED 8/E | Karp, G | 1 |
| 45. | Principle of Genetics 7/E | Snusted | 1 |
| 46. | Prescotts Microbiology, 10/E | Willy Sharwood | 1 |
List of Equipment’s (2015-20)
| S. No. | Item Purchased | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | BOD Incubator | 01 |
| 2. | Centrifuge | 01 |
| 3. | Swingout Rotor for centrifuge | 01 |
| 4. | Hot Air Oven | 01 |
| 5. | Rotary Microtome | 01 |
| 6. | Black Rexine Charts | 25 |
| 7. | Compound Microscope Sup Optics | 30 |
| 8. | Micropipette Fixed vol | 05 |
| 9. | Micropipette Variable vol | 05 |
| 10. | Binocular Microscope | 03 |
| 11. | Sphygmomanometer mercury Diamond Make | 05 |
| 12. | Sphygmomanometer Digital | 02 |
| 13. | Stethoscope sup | 05 |
| 14. | Haemoglobinometer | 10 |
| 15. | Haemocytometer | 15 |
| 16. | Magnus System | 01 |
| 17. | Multimedia Projector | 01 |
| 18. | Projector Screen 52”x 70” with tripod stand | 01 |
| 19. | Computer Intel Dual core | 01 |
| 20. | Chromatography jar | 05 |
| 21. | Autoclave Vertical double wall size= 12”x 20” | 01 |
| 22. | Transilluminator | 01 |
| 23. | Vortex Mixer | 01 |
| 24. | Mini Submarine Electrophoresis Unit | 01 |
List of Equipment (2018-19)
| Sr.No | Name of the Equipment | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student Microscope Model: MED star senior(Labovision) | 10 |
| 2 | Binocular microscope, Model :Coax 10 B(Labovision) | 4 |
| 3 | Compound Microscope, Magnus monocular microscope MLX-M with LED light source | 10 |
| 4 | Binocular Microscope, Magnus Binocular microscope model MLXi plus with UPS 60 min battery backup | 01 |
| 5 | Stereomicroscope magnus MS24 with option for micro image projection system with projector & screen | 01 |
| 6 | Stereo Zoom Binocular Microscope with Dual LED Illumination, Getner OPZ PL(LED) Opto Zoom | 03 |
| 7 | Trinocular Microscope Getner Microvision XLT | 02 |
| 8 | Medical Microscope with built in graduator Coaxial mechanical stage GETNER KF-4A | 10 |
| 9. | Trinocular Compound Microscope model :DG sense view star(Labovision) | 02 |
| 10 | Microprocessor PH-MV-TEMP meter :S-906 | 01 |
| 11. | Digital Spectrophotometer S-921 | 01 |
| 12. | ACZET Make Automatic external Calibration Balance with capacity 610 g & readability 0.01g CY612 | 01 |
| 13 | Incubator orbital Shaker with universal Tray OS2 CAT No. 116736GB | 01 |
| 14 | Student microscope | 02 |
| 15 | Digital pH meter with electrode (Toshniwal make) | 01 |
List Extended Practical’s (2015-20) & List of Extended Practical’s 2015-16
| S. No. | List of Extended practicals |
|---|---|
| 1. | Demonstration of microscope , its parts, uses &care. |
| 2. | To study stages in life cycle of plasmodium. |
| 3. | To study animal adaptations in animals seen in KMV college campus. |
| 4. | To study scales and fins in fishes. |
| 5. | To identify and study poisonous and non poisonoussnakes . |
| 6. | Comparative study of skeleton of vertebrates. |
| 7. | To study bar bodies (heterochromatin materials). |
| 8. | To study the process of incubation in chick egg and further development of its embryo. |
| 9. | To study differential leucocyte count of human blood. |
| 10. | Demonstration of microscope , its parts, uses &care. |
| 11. | To study haematocrit or Packed cell volume. |
List of Extended Practical’s 2016-17
| S. No. | List of Extended practical’s |
|---|---|
| 1. | To study beaks and claws in birds. |
| 2. | To study various stages of human foetus. |
3. | To study process of artificial incubation in chick egg and further study its early embryonic development. |
4. | Assessment of Water quality parameters water samples from different water sources |
5. | Analysis of water samples from different sources in city by using different physicochemical parameters. |
| 6. | Recording of blood pressure at rest and after exercise. |
| 7. | To demonstrate the process of sterilization using autoclave. |
| 8. | To prepare Preparation and study of cell division mitosis and meiosis. |
| 9. | Histopathological studies of fish visceral organs. |
| 10. | Demonstration of Agarose gel electrophoresis. |
List of Extended Practical’s 2017-18
| S.No. | List of Extended practical’s |
| 1. | To study the phototropic behavior of insects (Tribolium) |
| 2. | To study the modifications of antennae. |
| 3. | To study the Cephalic and Thoracic appendages of Prawn. |
| 4. | To study the food preference in insects. |
| 5. | Study of different types of fish scales. |
| 6. | To study the spicules of Herdmania. |
| 7. | To study different types of mammalian placenta. |
| 8. | To demonstrate sterlisation techniques. |
| 9. | To set up and perform agarose gel electrophoresis. |
| 10. | To analyse the blood group of man. |
| 11. | To study the compound microscope, its parts, working, functions & care. |
List of Extended Practical’s 2018-19
| S. No. | List of Extended Practical’s |
|---|---|
| 1. | To determine the total RBC count in human blood using hemocytometer |
| 2. | To determine the DLC (Morphology of blood cells) in Human Blood. |
| 3. | To determine the PCV (Packed Cell Volume) in human blood. |
| 4. | To conduct the trypan blue test with animal cell culture |
| 5. | To prepare solutions with different Molarity, Normality &ph. |
| 6. | Demonstration of diffusion and osmosis. |
| 7. | To study Salivary glands of cockroach. |
| 8. | To study of spicules of Herdmania. |
| 9. | To study nests of sparrow, weaver bird, pigeon, crow, peahen etc. |
| 10. | To study different types of fish scales. |
| 11. | Demonstration of dominant epistasis through beads. |
| 12. | Comparison of variance of student Height & Weight of B.Sc. III students. Also plot a histogram to demonstrate variations in height of students. |
| 13. | Preparation of permanent slides of mouth parts of different insects. |
| 14. | Study of DHC (Differential Haemocyte Count) in lepidopteran larvae. |
| 15. | To perform paper chromatography using spinach leaves. |
| 16. | To demonstrate hypotonicity & hypertonicity. |
| 17. | Demonstration of Native & SDS PAGE (Poly Acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis). |
| 18. | Demonstration of working of Refrigerated Centrifuge, Autoclave & Electrophoresis units. |
List of Extended Practical’s 2019-20
| S.No. | List of Extended Practical’s |
| 1. | Analysis of urine for different clinical parameters (proteins, bile salts, Ketone bodies etc.). |
| 2. | Demonstration of W.B.C count. |
| 3. | To compare blood smear of frog with that of mammal. |
| 4. | To study mimicry in nature. |
| 5. | Extraction of DNA with household items to see it with naked eyes. |
| 6. | Preparation of Normal, molar and percent solutions. |
| 7. | Prepare buffer solution with different pH. |
| 8. | Identification and study of cancer cells-slides/photomicrographs. |
| 9. | To study inheritance of Haemophilia in Royal family of England. |
| 10. | To draw pedigree of your family showing inheritance of any character. |
| 11. | Demonstration of Nanodrop Spectrophotometer. |
| 12. | Demonstration of Thermal Cycler and Gel documentation system. |
| 13. | Hands on training of pipetting. |
| 14. | Maintenance and calibration of pH instrument. |
| 15. | Assignment on role of stem cells in leukemia, neuro degenerative diseases. |
| 16. | Assignment on advancement in saliva and urine (Non invasive samples) based diagnostics. |
| 17. | Assignment on application of proteomics and metabolomics. |
| 18. | Assignment on early onset of diabetes in school students due to junk food. |
| 19. | Assignment on high fat salt and sugar diet. |
| 20. | Assignment on stool transplantation. |