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DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Dr. N.R.Giri
(M.Sc, Ph.D)
Head
Department of Zoology
Mahant Jamanadas Maharaj College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Karanjali, Tal-Peth, Dist-Nashik PIN- 422 208,
Maharashtra state.

Science (Zoology)

  • 1.Scope and Importance
  • 2.Faculty Members
  • 3.Classwise Result
  • 4.Department Activity
  • 5.Attend course Orientation/ Refresher/IDC
  • 6.Research Publication
  • 7.Patent
  • 8.Paper
  • 9.Courses Taught
  • 14.Devices / Lab. Instruments

Zoology - Importance and Scope

Zoology is the scientific study of animals, encompassing a wide range of topics related to their biology, behavior, physiology, evolution, ecology, and classification. It is an important and diverse field with a significant scope. Below are some key aspects that highlight the importance and scope of zoology:

  • Understanding Biodiversity: Zoology helps us understand the vast diversity of animal species and their roles in various ecosystems.
  • Conservation Biology: It plays a crucial role in conservation efforts to protect endangered species and preserve natural habitats.
  • Disease Research: Zoologists contribute to the study of diseases, especially zoonotic diseases that affect both animals and humans.
  • Evolutionary Biology: Zoology is key to understanding evolutionary processes and how different species have adapted to their environments over time.
  • Behavior and Physiology: It studies animal behavior and physiological processes, helping us understand their survival strategies and adaptations.
  • Ecological Research: Zoologists study how animals interact with their environments and other species, providing insight into ecological balance.
  • Agriculture and Pest Control: Zoology plays a role in managing pest species and improving agricultural practices by understanding animal behaviors and pest control methods.
  • Animal Welfare: It advocates for better treatment and understanding of animals in captivity, agriculture, and the wild.
  • Education and Outreach: Zoologists contribute to educating the public about animals, their importance, and how to protect them.
  • Career Opportunities: The field of zoology offers numerous career paths, including roles in research, conservation, wildlife management, and education.

Faculty Members

  1. Dr. Giri N.R (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
  2. Dr. Wankhedkar P.T. (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
  3. Mr. Gangurde S.M (S.S.C), Lab Attendant

Conference Papers Presented

Sr. No. Title of the Paper Conference Name Organised By Date
1 “Changes In Seasonal Patterns and Their Effect On Lepidoptera Insects from Dhule (Khandesh) Region” One Day National E-Conference on Environmental Problems and Their Mitigation Strategies to Achieve Sustainable Development Department of Zoology in collaboration with JES College Jalana and S.P. College Bhoom 27 April 2022
2 Impunity Of Leopardoptery Pest On Cotton Plant (Gossypium Herbaceum) From Taloda Region, Maharashtra State. One Day Multidisciplinary International e-Conference on “Sustainable Development Goals: Key Issues, Opportunities and Challenges in Environment, Agriculture, Population, Resources, Economy and Social Sciences” Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Shri Shivaji Law College, Kandhar, Dist. Nanded, (M.S) India In collaboration with Global Foundation 20th August 2022
3 STUDY OF FISH BIODIVERSITY FROM BANPADA DAM AT SURGANA TAHSIL, DISTRICT NASHIK. One Day Multidisciplinary International e-Conference on “Modern Research In Science, Social Science And Languages” Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Bharat Mahavidyalaya, Jeur (C.Rly) 12th August 2022, Day- Friday
4 Prevalence Of Anemia Among ANC Women From Tribal Region Maharashtra. One Day Multidisciplinary International e-Conference on “Modern Research In Science, Social Science And Languages” Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Bharat Mahavidyalaya, Jeur (C.Rly) 12th August 2022, Day- Friday
5 Chronic and Acute Disease Among Tribal Region From Maharashtra State of India One Day Multidisciplinary International e-Conference on Recent Interdisciplinary Studies in Agriculture, Forestry and Allied Sciences Savitribai Phule Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Satara, Department of Geography & Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) In collaboration with Pangaea Geographical Association, India Wednesday, 30th November 2022

Student Results

Sr. No Year Registered Students (FY B.Sc) Appear Students Pass Res. % Registered Students (SY B.Sc) Appear Students Pass Res. %
1 2018-19 84 70 66 94.28% 55 41 35 63.63%
2 2019-20 90 87 87 98.00% 60 52 52 95.00%
3 2020-21 67 60 60 84.12% 47 40 40 92.47%
4 2021-22 55 48 48 87.00% 20 16 16 92.57%
5 2022-23 49 47 47 100.00% 32 27 27 100.00%
6 2023-24 130 88 78 88.63% 38 36 27 75.00%

Courses Attended

Sr. No Course University Where Attended Date From Date To
1 Short Term FDP (Online Mode) 10 Days Duration UGC- Human Resource Development Center, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Conducted by M.V.P. Samaj’s K.R.T. Arts, B.H. Commerce and A.M. Science (K.T.H.M.) College Nashik 21-05-2020 30-05-2020
2 FDP (Online Mode) One Week UGC-Human Resource Development Center Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore (M.P) 21-06-2021 26-06-2021
3 Refresher Course Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College University of Delhi in collaboration with Department of Zoology, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching 15-12-2021 29-12-2021
4 IDC RC Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College University of Delhi in collaboration with Progressive Education Society’s Modern Law College Pune Maharashtra 27-10-2022 10-11-2022

Dr. N.R. Giri - Paper Publications

Sr. No. Title of the Paper Name of the Authors Name of Journal, Vol. (No.) Year of Publication ISBN/ISSN Number
1 Haemoglobin Concentration Among Adolescent Age Group In Tribal Region Of Karanjali Giri.N.R JETIR, Vol-08, Oct 2021, Issue-10 2021 ISSN-2349-5162
2 Different Patterns And Ecological Status Of Butterflies Around Dhule District From North Maharashtra Giri.N.R IJRAR, Vol-08, Dec 2021, E-ISSN 2348-1269, P-ISSN 2349-5138, Issue-4 2021
3 Different Patterns And Ecological Status Of Moths Around Nashik District From Sahyadri Region (Savalghat) Maharashtra. Giri.N.R (IJCRT), Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2022 2022 ISSN-2320-2882
4 Effect Of Climatic Conditions On The Variety Of Terrestrial Snails (Gastropoda: Mollusca) In Maharashtra's Karanjali Region Giri.N.R IJARM, Vol-09, Issue-1, January 2022 2022 ISSN-2393-8870
5 Importance Of Environmental Conditions On Diversity Of Bivalve (Gastropoda: Mollusca) In Karanjali. Giri.N.R JETIR, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2022 2022 ISSN-2349-5162
6 Prevalence of Anemia Among Pregnant Women from Karanjali Village Maharashtra Giri.N.R International Journal of Early Childhood, Special Education Vol 14, Spl Issue 01 2022 ISSN-1308-5581
7 The Toxicity Analysis of Cartap Hydrochloride on Cerastus Moussonianus. Giri.N.R IJAR, Vol.2 Issue-13, May 2022 2022 ISSN-2347-7075
8 The Consequence of Chemical Use on Cerastus Moussonianus Hatchability Giri.N.R IJAR, Vol.3 No.2, Sept-Oct 2022 2022 ISSN-2347-7075
9 Adverse Consequence of Dipteran Insects (Mosquitoes) and Their Effects on the Human Population in Karanjali Village Giri.N.R JETIR, Vol-09 Issue-12, December 2022 2022 ISSN-2349-5162
10 Economical, Biological and Ecological Importance of Arthropoda from Tribal Region (Karanjali) of Maharashtra Giri.N.R IJCRT, Vol-11, 5 May 2023 2023 ISSN-2320-2882
11 Necessary Steps to Be Undertaken for Young-Adult Health Giri.N.R IJCRT, Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2023 2023 ISSN-2320-2882

Dr. P.T. Wankhedkar - Paper Publications

Sr. No. Title of the Paper Name of the Authors Name of Journal, Vol. (No.) Year of Publication ISBN/ISSN Number
1 Cartap Hydrochloride and Imidacloprid efficacy on food consumption of Cerastus moussonianus. Smita S. Bhavsar, Prakash T. Wankhedkar, Nisar G. Patel, Hasim M. Shaikh and Niranjan R. Giri Ajanta, Vol. VIII, Issue – I, January-March, p61-67 2019 ISSN 2277-5730
2 The toxicity analysis of Cartap Hydrochloride on Cerastus moussonianus Prakash Tanaji Wankhedkar, Niranjan Ramesh Giri, Vikram Raghunath Kakulte International Journal of Advance and Applied Research (IJAAR), Vol. 2 Issue-13, p18-25 2022 ISSN – 2347-7075
3 Different patterns and ecological status of moths around Nashik District from Sahyadri region (Savalghat) Maharashtra Niranjan Ramesh Giri and Prakash Tanaji Wankhedkar International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, Volume 10, Issue 1, p620-628 2022 ISSN-2320-2882
4 Prevalence of Anemia among pregnant women from Karanjali Village, Maharashtra Niranjan Ramesh Giri, Prakash Tanaji Wankhedkar and Vikram Raghunath Kakulte International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JECSE), Vol 14, Spl Issue 01, p379-383 2022 ISSN:1308-5581
5 Effect of climatic conditions on the variety of terrestrial snails (Gastropoda: Mollusca) in Maharashtra's Karanjali region Niranjan Ramesh Giri and Prakash Tanaji Wankhedkar International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research, 9(1): p68-73 2022 ISSN: 2393-8870
6 The consequence of chemical use on Cerastus moussonianus hatchability Prakash Tanaji Wankhedkar, Niranjan Ramesh Giri and Shaikh Hasim Mohammed Isak International Journal of Advance and Applied Research, Vol. 3, Issue-2, Pp 159-163 2022 ISSN: 2347-7075
7 The toxicity analysis of Cartap Hydrochloride on Cerastus moussonianus Prakash Tanaji Wankhedkar, Niranjan Ramesh Giri and Vikram Raghunath Kakulte International Journal of Advance and Applied Research, Vol. 2, Issue-13, Pp 18-25 2022 ISSN: 2347-7075
8 Evaluation of toxicity of Imidacloprid and Cartap Hydrochloride against Cerastus moussonianus Wankhedkar, P.T.; Patel, N.G. and Magare, S.R. Indian Stream Research Journal, Vol.1, Issue VI, Pp 222-223 2011 ISSN-2230-7850
9 Effect of malathion on Biochemical alterations in Corcyra cephalonica Mohammad Ismail Ansari, Nisar G. Patel and Prakash T. Wankhedkar J. Nat. Prod. Plant Resour., 3(1): 74-77 2013 ISSN-2231-3184
10 Prevalence of heterozygous β-thalassemia major patients of North Maharashtra Mohammad Ismail Ansari, Nisar G. Patel and Prakash T. Wankhedkar Ind. J. Sci. Vol. 3, Number 7, p70-72 2013 ISSN- 2319-7730

Patents

Australian Design Patent Grant

Sr. No. Title of the Patent Application No. Date
1 Insulin Injecting device 202215235 25/10/2022
2 Heart attack preventing device 202216726 15/11/2022 (Published on 21/02/2023)

Indian Design Patent Grant

Sr. No. Title of the Patent Application No. Publication Date
1 Honey adulteration testing device 357713-001 29/04/2022
2 Device to identify content in mixture 362144-001 30/12/2022
3 Bird nest monitoring device 368750-001 23/12/2022
4 IOT enabled device for monitoring Oxygen and Blood pressure in Human body 363890-001 23/09/2022
5 Electrocardiogram detecting vest 373525-001 23/01/2023
6 Robotic device for pest control in farm 367370-001 20/01/2023
7 Glass to identify the quantity of sugar and calorie in food 367697-001
8 Insulin Injector Device 374252-001
9 Device to detect hemostatic function in animals 375714-001
10 Device to identify type of poison in blood 378216-001 30/01/2023
11 Vermicompost Device for Domestic Use 368440-001

Indian Design Patent Accepted

Sr. No. Title of the Patent Application No. Date
1 Device to identify animal stress 375031-001 03/12/2022
2 Device to detect drug resistance 375715-001 16/12/2022

Indian Utility Patent Published

Sr. No. Title of the Patent Application No. Filing Date
1 AI based early-stage detection and prevention of mental deterioration and incurable brain disease using image processing in health care management 202241024831 27/04/2022
2 System to assess and identify the casualty of the wound tissue using Artificial Intelligence 202221069895 30/12/2022

Indian Patents

Sr. No. Name of the Patent Design No Date
1 SOLAR POWERED INSECT DRING CHAMBER 362826-001 20/04/2022
2 IOT ENABLED DEVICE FOR MONITORING OXYGEN AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN HUMAN BODY 363890-001 07/05/2022

Departmental Activities

Sr. No Title Date Level
1 Workshop on Birds and Butterfly 22/09/2021 College
2 Webinar on Fish Cultivation & Production 12/01/2022 College
3 Workshop on Snake Diversity 16/09/2022 College
4 Visit to Vermicomposting Unit at Gavanpada Village 27/04/2022 College
5 Online Webinar on “Morphology and Life Cycle of Silkmoth Bombyx Mori” 09/02/2022 College
6 Organization of an International Conference on “Current Updates in Science, Social Science and Humanities” 08/10/2022 International Level

Courses Taught for F.Y.B.Sc

Class Name Course Name Course Code Course Type Level
F.Y.B.Sc Sem I, Animal Diversity I (Paper I) Z0-111 Compulsory UG
F.Y.B.Sc Sem I, Ecology (Paper II) Z0-112 Compulsory UG
F.Y.B.Sc Practical Paper Z0-113 Compulsory UG
F.Y.B.Sc Sem II, Animal Diversity II (Paper I) Z0-121 Compulsory UG
F.Y.B.Sc Sem II, Cell Biology (Paper II) Z0-122 Compulsory UG
F.Y.B.Sc Practical Paper Z0-123 Compulsory UG

Courses Taught for S.Y.B.Sc

Class Name Course Name Course Code Course Type Level
S.Y.B.Sc Sem III, Animal Diversity III (Paper I) Z0-321 Compulsory UG
S.Y.B.Sc Sem III, Applied Zoology – I (Paper II) Z0-232 Compulsory UG
S.Y.B.Sc Practical Paper Z0-233 Compulsory UG
S.Y.B.Sc Sem IV, Animal Diversity IV (Paper II) Z0-141 Compulsory UG
S.Y.B.Sc Sem II, Applied Zoology (Paper II) Z0-142 Compulsory UG
S.Y.B.Sc Practical Paper Z0-143 Compulsory UG

Equipment Inventory

Sr.No. Name of Equipment Quantity Funded by
1 Honey Extractor 1 Self/BCUD
2 Autoclave 1 Self/BCUD
3 Oven 1 Self/BCUD
4 Dissecting Microscope 3 Self/BCUD
5 Compound Microscope 10 Self/BCUD
6 Binocular Microscope 1 Self/BCUD
7 Light Microscope 3 Self/BCUD
8 Charts and Model 1 Self