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PG & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment:

PG & Research Department of Zoology, 1951

2. Name of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,

Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc):

B.Sc. Advanced Zoology & Biotechnology

M.Sc. Zoology

M.Phil . Zoology

Ph.D. Zoology

Certificate course Clinical Laboratory Technology

Diploma course Clinical Laboratory Technology

Advanced Diploma Clinical Laboratory Technology

3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved:

Allied Botany (Dept of Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology,

Allied Chemistry (Dept of Chemistry),

Allied Biostatistics (Dept of Mathematics

4. Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System: Semester/CBCS

Semester with Choice Based Credit System

5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:

S.No Courses / Programmes Other Departments

1 Allied Courses

Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology,

Chemistry,

Mathematics

2 Non-Major Electives

All UG Departments

3 Diploma and Certificate

Programmes

All Departments offering these

Programmes

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6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate

Professors/ Assistant Professors):

Designation Sanctioned Filled

Aided Self finance Aided Self finance

Associate Professor 03 - 03 -

Assistant Professor 08 02 08 02

7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization

(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D/M.Phil., etc.):

S.No Name of the

Faculty Member Qualification Designation Specialization

Years of

Experience

No. of

Ph.Ds

Guided

1 Dr. M. Asrar

Sheriff M.Sc., M.Phil.,

Ph.D.

Associate

Professor

& Head

Aquaculture

20 -

2 Dr. A. Jawahar

Ali

M.Sc., M.Sc

(Envt),M.Ed.,

M.Phil.,M.Phil

(Edn) Ph.D

Associate

Professor

Aquaculture and

Aquatic

Toxicology

17 4

3 Dr. Mohammed

Ibrahim Naveed M.Sc., Ph.D

Assistant

Professor

Environmental

Sciences,

Aquaculture &

Oligochaetology

19 -

4 Dr. Abdus

Saboor M.Sc., Ph.D.

Associate

Professor

Copepodology,

Aquaculture 18 1

5 Dr. A. Hyder Ali M.Sc., M.Phil.,

Ph.D.

Assistant

Professor Aquaculture

17

-

6 A.K. Sultan

Mohideen M.Sc., M.Phil.,

PGDMLT., DCA

Assistant

Professor

Aquaculture,

Spider Biology and

Bioinformatics

14

-

7 Dr. M. Abdul

Kadhar

M.Sc., M.Phil.,

Ph.D. Assistant

Professor Aquaculture 14 -

8 Dr. Mohammed

Saquib Naveed

M.Sc., Ph.D Assistant

Professor Marine Biology 8 -

9 Dr. Mehraj

Uddin War

M.Sc.,Ph.D Assistant

Professor Fish Nutrition 5 -

10 A. Athaullah M.Sc., SET Assistant

Professor

Immunology &

Nanoscience 3 -

11 Dr.M.Jamal

Mohamed

M.Sc., B.L.I.S.,

D.I.P.C., PGDCA

Ph.D

Assistant

Professor

Environmental

Biology and

Aquaculture

8 -


Self Finance

S.No

Name of the

Faculty

Member

Qualification Designation Specialization Years of

Experience

1 N. Md.

Azmathullah M.Sc.

Assistant

Professor Aquaculture 4

2 M. Saiyad

Musthafa M.Sc., M.Phil.

Assistant

Professor

Aquaculture &

Aquatic

Toxicology

4

8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty-programme-wise

information:

B.Sc - 7%, M.Sc - 6%,

9. Programme-wise Student-Teacher Ratio:

S.No Programme Student – Teacher

Ratio

1 B.Sc 1:12

2 M.Sc 1:3

3 M.Phil. 1:1

4 Ph.D. 1:1

10. Number of academic support (technical) and administrative staff:

Category of

Staff

Sanctioned Filled

Aided Self finance Aided Self finance

Lab Assistant

(technical) 3 2 2 4

Administrative

Assistant - 1 - 1


11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from (a) national (b)

International funding agencies and (c) Total grants received. Mention

names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise:

Principal

Investigator

National /

Internatio

nal

Name of the

Project

Funding

Agency

Ongoing /

Completed

& Period

Grants

Received

in Rs.

Dr. K. Altaff

National

1. Technology for

production of

indigeneous live feed

and formulated feed

for sustainable

rearing of

developmental stages

of Gold fish

(Carassius aruatus)

and Koi carp

(Cryprinus carpio)

UGC

Ongoing

(2012-

2015)

11,00,800

/-

National

2. Diversity and

taxonomy of phyto

and zooplankton of

freshwater bodies of

Chennai, Tamilnadu

with reference to

ecosystem attributes

UGC

Ongoing

(2014-

2016)

Continge

ncy

Amount

Rs.

50,000/-

National

3. Restoration

Assessment of Adyar

Creek and Estuary

using Invertebrate

Dynamics.

Adyar

Poonga

Trust,

Govt. of

Tamilnadu

Completed

(2009-2012)

4,99,400/

-

National

4. A Value Chain on

Murrel Production in

Tamilnadu and

Orissa.

NAIP-

ICAR,

Govt. of

India

Completed

(2008-2012)

26,89,000

/-

Total Grants Received

43,39,200

/-


12. Departmental Projects funded by DST-FIST, DBT, ICSSR, etc,: total

grants received:

DST-FIST 2013 Rs. 29,45,056/-

UGC XII Plan Autonomous Grant 2013 Rs. 5,50,000/-

UGC XII Plan National Workshop on Live feed Culture 2014 Rs. 1,45,000/-

UGC XII Plan Grant 2015 Rs. 55,000/-

Total Rs. 36, 95,056/-

13. Research facility/Centre with

State recognition : University of Madras

National recognition : DST - FIST

International recognition : Nil

14. Publications:

S.No Publication Details 2010- 2011

To

2014-2015

1 Number of papers published in peer

reviewed journals

(national/international) 168

2 Chapters in books, Editing books: 25

3 Books with ISBN numbers with

details of publishers 12

4

Number listed in International

Database (for eg., Web of science,

Scopus, Humanities International

Complete, Dare Database –

International Social Sciences

Directory, EBSCO host etc

22

5 Citation Index – range / average

Dept. Total: 334

Range: 4 to 226

Average: 37.11

6 SNIP

3.767

7 SJR 3.567


8 Impact factor – range / average

Dept. Total: 16.9753

Range: 0.294 to 4.86

Average: 2.425

9 h-index

Dept. Total: 21

15. Details of patents and income generated: Nil

16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil

17. Faculty recharging strategies:

Faculty Recharging Strategies No. of Faculty Participated

Orientation course 5

Refresher course 5

Seminar / Conference / Workshop 100

FDP --

18. Student Projects:

S.No. Details 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

1

Percentage of in-

house projects

(M.Sc & M.Phil)

100 100 100 100 100

2

Percentage of

projects in

collaboration with

industries /

institutes

- - - - -

19. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by the faculty member / doctoral fellows / students:


Dr. K. Altaff

UGC Emeritus Professor (2014)

Environmental Award by Loyola College, Chennai (2012)

Eminent Educationist Award by International Institute of Education and

Management, New Delhi (2011).

Dr. M. Asrar Sheriff

Editor, The Scitech Journal (2011)

Editorial Advisory Member, International Journal of Zoology Research

(2013)

Editorial Board Member, Global Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences

(2013)

Reviewer, International Journal of Life Science & Medical Research

Reviewer, Greener Journals (www.gjournals.org)

Book Reviewer, Tata McGraw Hill Publishers, India

Co-ordinator, National Science Fair, (OMEIAT 2014)

Member, Royal Society of Biotechnology & Biosciences, India

Member, Advisory Board, Ascend Orb Academy, India

Paper awarded top 10 publications for 2011 – Advanced Biotech Journal

Dr. A. Jawahar Ali

Distinguished Alumni Award by Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli

(2015)

Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Naveed

Listed in the Directory of Aquatic Oligochaetologists of the World.

Biography included in 31st edition of Who's Who in the World 2014


Dr. Abdus Saboor

Examiner, University of Guyana, South America.

Panel Chair, Conference on ‘Implementing Research for Future India’,

Feb. 2015, Chennai (Organized by Association for Science &

Technology Growth & BioLim Biosolutions).

Co-Chairperson, International Conference on Vector borne Diseases –

Combat & Control, Jan. 2014, JBAS College for Women, Chennai

(Sponsored by ICMR, S.I.E.Trust).

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Biological & Information Sciences

(ISSN: 2320-1290, ©2013 BioLim Publishers), 2013.

Member, Board of Science, BioLim Publishers, 2013

Reviewer, International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research,

Print ISSN: 2313-0393, Online ISSN: 2312-6477 © Pak Publishing Group

(2014).

Reviewer, Proceedings of the First International Conference on

Sustainable Development, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of

Guyana, South America, Aug. 12 – 14, (2013).

Reviewer, Indian Journal of Science and Technology Print ISSN: 0974-

6846, Online ISSN: 0974-5645 © Indian Society for Education and

Environment (2013).

Reviewer, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

(ISSN: 0025-3146, World Cat OCLC No.: 1756689, NAAS Impact factor:

4.5), 2013.

Reviewer, Agricultural Science Research Journal (ISSN-L: 2026-6073,

©2012 International Research Journals), 2012.

Co-ordinator, National Science Fair, (OMEIAT 2014)

Dr. A. Hyder Ali

Second prize for Oral Presentation in UGC sponsored National Seminar

on “Application of Nanotechnology in Current Agricultural Practices”,

Zakir Hussain College, Illayangudi, Sivagangai District, 9th

&

10th

February 2011.


Mr. A. K. Sultan Mohideen

Awarded as Best Participant in the Refresher Course IBOAS 2010

conducted by TANUVAS University, Chennai (Sponsored by DBT,

Govt. of India)

Dr. Mehraj Uddin War

SRF ICAR National level (2009-2012)

20. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/international) with details of outstanding

participants, if any:

S.No. Title of the Seminar Sponsoring

Agency Date Organizing Secretary

1 Seminar & Workshop

on New Vistas in Life

Sciences

UGC

24th and

25th

February

2015

Dr. Abdus Saboor,

Dr. Hyder Ali & MrSultan

Mohideen

2 National Workshop

on Live Feed Culture

for Aqua-Hatcheries

UGC

15th to 19

th

September

2014

Dr. K. Altaff

3

Regional Seminar &

Workshop on

Emerging Trends in

Life Sciences

UGC

Autonomous

Grant

5th

February,

2014

Dr. Abdus Saboor,

Dr. Hyder Ali & Mr.

Sultan Mohideen

4 National Science Fair

(NSF-14) For

Schools and Colleges.

Science &

Technology

Dept., Govt. of

TN & Govt. of

India

8th - 9

th

January,

2014

Dr.M. Asrar Sheriff, Dr.

Abdus Saboor,

(Co-ordinators)

5 The New FOCUS –

Intra College Level

Exhibition.

The New

College

Diamond

Jubilee

Celebrations

Committee.

11th – 13th

November,

2013

6

National Science Fair

for Schools and

Colleges. One day

Workshop for

Science Teachers.

The New

College and

OMIEAT

7th

September,

2013.

7 Workshop on live

feed and formulated

feed for murrels.

ICAR-NAIP

29th-30th

March,

2012

Dr. K. Altaff


21. Student profile course-wise

Name

of

the

Course

Completed in

2011

Completed in

2012

Completed in

2013

Completed in

2014

Completed in

2015

R S Pass

%

R S Pass

%

R S Pass

%

R S Pass

%

R S Pass %

B.Sc 46 43 60 42 38 53 40 38 33 42 39 67 51 48 50

M.Sc 17 15 80 19 18 100 14 13 88 12 10 100 14 10 89

M.Phil 5 5 100 2 2 60 3 3 67 3 3 100 2 2 Results

awaited

R – Application Received S – Selected

22. Diversity of students

Name of

the

Course

Year % of

students

from the

college

% of

students

from the

state

% of

students

from the

other states

% of

students

from other

countries

B.A

2010-2011 - 95% 5% Nil

2011-2012 - 97.5% 2.5% Nil

2012-2013 - 95% 2.5% 2.5%

2013-2014 - 100% Nil Nil

2014-2015 - 94% 06% Nil

M.A

2010-2011 13% 100% Nil Nil

2011-2012 100% 100% Nil Nil

2012-2013 39% 92% 8% Nil

2013-2014 56% 89% 11% Nil

2014-2015 50% 100% Nil Nil

M.Phil

2010-2011 60% 100% Nil Nil

2011-2012 67% 100% Nil Nil

2012-2013 100% 100% Nil Nil

2013-2014 50% 100% Nil Nil

2014-2015 100% 100% Nil Nil

Ph.D

2010-2011 67% 100% Nil Nil

2011-2012 50% 100% Nil Nil

2012-2013 50% 100% Nil Nil

2013-2014 100% 100% Nil Nil

2014-2015 Nil 100% Nil Nil


23. How many students have cleared Civil services, Defense Services,

NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations?

Defense Services - 1

SLET - 1

Competitive Exams - 5

24. Student Progression

Student

Progression

Percentage against Enrolled

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

UG to PG 13% 100% 39% 56% 50%

PG to M.Phil. 60% 67% 100% 50% 100%

PG to Ph.D. 67% 50% 50% 100% Nil

25. Diversity of Staff (%)

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same parent university 69

From other universities within the state 23

From other universities from other states 08

26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc., and D.Litt. during

the assessment period

S.No.

Name of the Faculty

Member

Month & Year

1 Dr. M. Asrar Sheriff June 2013

2 Dr. A. Hyder December 2014

3 Dr. M. Abdul Kadhar October 2013

4 Dr. Mehraj Uddin War April 2012

27. Present details about infrastructural facilities

(a) Library (No. of Books) : 3100

(b) Internet facilities for staff and students : 12 Computers

(c) Total number of class rooms : 02

(d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 01

(e) Students laboratories : 04 (Labs cum Class rooms)

(f) Research laboratories : 05


28. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development

of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology: Nil

29. Does the department obtain feedback from

a) Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If

yes how does the department utilize it?

Yes. Inputs from faculty are incorporated in the restructuring of the

curriculum once in three years

b) Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-

evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same?

Yes. Feedback is obtained from students on assessment of staff for

teaching and other aspects yearly and the staff are informed about the

students’ needs / expectations.

c) Alumni and Employers on the programmes and what is the

response of the department to the same?

Yes. Alumni and Employers are members on the BoS for

curriculum restructuring. Their inputs on curriculum and employability are

included to meet the requirements of the industry.

30. List the distinguished alumni of the department

S.No. Name of Alumnus Position and Place

1

Dr. K. S. Saleem

Senior Scientist,

National Institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda,

USA

2

Dr. Mansoor M. Ahmed

Cancer Biologist,

National Institute of Health (NIH), Rockville,

USA

3

Dr. K. S. Radha

Asst. Professor, Dept. of Applied Physiology,

Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki University, Japan

4

Dr. G. Dharani

Scientist B, National Institute of Ocean

Technology (NIOT), Chennai

5

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Ismail

Director,

Ecoscience Research Foundation, Chennai

6

Dr. S. Sait Shahul Hameed

Member, DBT Task Force

& Head, Dept of Biotechnology, CAH College,

Melvisharam, TN

7

Dr. D. Jalaluddin Shariff

Professor & Dean, BITS Pilani,

Dubai, UAE

8 Justice R. Subbiah Judge, Madras High Court


9

Dr. Sai Vijayadevan

Director,

Huclin Research Limited, Chennai

10

Mr. R. Srinivasan

CEO,

Poseidon Biotech, Chennai

11 Mr. Basheer Ahamed IAS

12 Mr.Siva Shanmuga Raja IAS

13 Dr. Mohammed Rela Liver Speacialist, London

31. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures/

workshops/ seminar) with external experts.

Year No. of Special Lectures

No. of Seminars /

Workshops /

Conferences

2010-2011

3

1. Mr. K. Ramachandran, IA &AS,

Executive Director, BHEL.

2. Dr. S. Rajarajan, Head, Dept of Microbiology

& Biotechnology, Presidency College.

3. Mr. P. Michael Vetha Siromani, IAS,

Director,

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth

Development Deemed University

-

2011-2012

6

1. Dr. M. Sakthivel, President, Aquaculture

Foundation of India.

2. Dr. V. Sundararaj, Chairman, Consortium

Advisory Committee, ICAR-NAIP Sub Project.

3. Mr. Rathnamraj Singham,

Spirulina Cultivation & Livelihood Program.

4. Dr. N. Munusamy,

Professor of Zoology, University of Madras.

5. Dr. A. R. Thirunavukkarasu, Principal

Scientist & Head, Fish Culture Division,

Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture,

Chennai.

6. Dr. M. A. Haniffa, Director & Principal

Investigator, ICAR-NAIP Sub Project.

1

Workshop on Live feed

& formulated feed for

Murrels:


2012-2013

7

1. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Ismail, Director,

Ecoscience Research Research Foundation

2. Mr. B. Vijayaraghavan, IAS, Chairman,

Chennai Snake Park Trust.

3. Mr. S. R. Ganesh, Research Scientist,

Chennai Snake Park Trust.

4. Dr. G. Anbuganapathi, Director,

Sidha Yoga Pharma & Fmr. Principal,

Kandasamy Nadar College.

5. Dr. G. Mohammed Hussain-uz-Zaman,

Head, PG & Research Dept of Biotechnology,

Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi.

6. D. M. Arumugam,

Head, Dept of Zoology, University of Madras.

7. Dr. A. G. Ponniah, Director,


Chennai.

-

2013-2014

2

1. Dr. K.S. Saleem,

Sr. Scientist,

National Institute Of Mental Health, USA.

2. Dr. T. Sekar, IFS,

Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests,

Chennai.

1

1. Regional Seminar &

Workshop on Emerging

Trends in Life Sciences:


2014-2015

8

1. Dr. K.K. Sharma,

Fmr. Vice Chancellor,

MDS University, Ajmer

2. Dr. M. Kailasam,

Principal Scientist, Fish Culture Division,


Chennai.

3. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Ismail, Director,

Ecoscience Research Research Foundation.

4. Dr. Altaff, Former Principal,

The New College.

5. Dr. N. Munusamy,

Professor of Zoology, University of Madras.

6. Dr. M. Palanivel Rajan,

Assistant Professor, Wildlife Science,

Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences

University.

7. Dr. Ms. K. Brinda,

Assistant Professor, Animal Biotehnology,

Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences

University.

8. Dr. M. Kaleemur Rahman,

Director, Millenium Exports.

2

1. National Workshop

on Live Feed Culture

for Aqua-Hatcheries.

2. Seminar &

Workshop on New

Vistas in Life Sciences:

32. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different

programmes

• Conventional ‘Talk & Chalk Method’

• Power point Presentation

• Use of Overhead Transparencies & Slide projections

• Class Seminars

• Experiential Learning


• Group Discussions

• Field Trips and Educational Tours.

33. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are

constantly met and learning outcomes monitored?

• Feedback obtained from students about the curriculum

• Inputs from subject experts and university nominees through BoS

Meetings

• Inputs from departmental faculty, alumni and potential employers

for curriculum revision

• Examination results – CIA, End Semester monitored

34. Highlight the participation of faculty and students in extension

activities:

Faculty Participation in extension activities:

S.No. Name of the Faculty

Member

Extension

Activity

(Staff-in-charge)

Period

1

Dr A. Jawahar Ali

Coaching for IAS,

NET &

Competitive

exams

Sponsored by TN

Wakf Board &

SEED trust

2011-13

2 A.K. Sultan Mohideen

Educational

Counsellor, Tamil

Nadu Haj Services

Society

Educational

Counselling

Centre, Chennai.

2011-15

3 Dr. Mehraj Uddin War

Fish Farmers

Training

programmes

2011 - 2 days

2012 - 2days

Student Participation in extension activities:

Name of the Extension

Activity

No. of students participated

2010-

11

2011-

12

2012-

13

2013-

14

2014-

15

NCC 1 7 Nil 3 10

NSS 8 7 3 6 11


35. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department:

Students encouraged to participate in Intra-class and Intercollegiate

Competitions

Students participate in Quiz Competition, Debate, Paper Presentation,

Posters and Models

Students participate in Awareness Programmes on Environment,

Pollution, Coastal Cleanup, Nature & Wildlife Conservation

Dr A. Jawahar Ali served as Resource person to train School teachers on

Preparation of Science (Biology) Projects held at Unity Public School,

Chennai, Razia Mat. School, Chennai, SIET Hr Sec School Chennai,

Vaniyambadi and Ambur sponsored by OMEIAT.

36. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by

other agencies. Give details: No

37. Detail any five strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges

(SWOC) of the department:

Strengths

Established Teaching and Research Department offering vertical

progression for students (UG to PhD)

Diverse specialization of faculty (Aquaculture, Environmental

Sciences, Bioremediation, Nanotoxicology, Oligochaetology,

Bioinformatics, etc.)

Good laboratory and infrastructure facilities for basic and cutting

edge research in Molecular Biology, Genomics and Disease

Diagnosis.

Focus on employability through UGC Career Oriented

Programmes in Clinical Laboratory Technology (Certificate,

Diploma and Advanced Diploma)

Funded Projects, Research Papers and Publications, International

visits, Expertise as Resource Persons, Authors, Editors, Reviewers

etc. attest to the faculty academic and research quality.

Weakness

Input caliber of students low academically

General trend - Low turnout for research programmes

Research Infrastructure needs to be upgraded

Class room and lab infrastructure to be modernized

Lack of student exchange programmes and collaborations


Opportunities

Enhance research and consultancy by faculty

Sign MoUs with industries

Inter institutional faculty academic exchange programme (National

and International)

Scope for students in newly emerging fields like E-Learning, Life

Science KPOs, Clinical Data Management, Bioremediation, Nano-

Sciences etc.

Students’ Short term Projects in collaboration with R&D

Organizations in Life Sciences

Challenges

To attract more students for various programmes

To motivate students to take up research

To organize national and international conferences / workshops

To apply for national / international Patents

To acquire grants for Research Projects, Foreign Travel,

Infrastructure Development.

38. Future Plans of the Department

To gain recognition as Centre of Excellence

To sign MoUs with foreign universities and R&D institutions

To conduct international conferences and workshops

To focus on training students for competitive exams like CSIR-

NET, SLET, ICMR, UPSC, DBT, GATE etc.

To establish Culture units for Live-feed, Ornamental Fish,

Vermicomposting and Biogas.

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