subject: Career In Zoology [print this page] Colleges and courses in India have been growing with the corresponding variations in the interests of the students in different subjects and fields. The demand of many teachers and professors in different new fields is also increasing, due to educational preferences of students shifting from traditional subjects to professional courses. A range of new courses are getting introduced in the colleges of India and at the same speed, it is attracting more of admission in the new courses. There are subjects evolving out of one main field as the present arena focuses on specialisation and so are the specialised courses gaining its popularity. Like medicine, is a field, which has a number of sub-fields and gives numerous options to students, who want to build their career in the field of medicine.
Students with medical in their high school are not necessarily required to become a doctor. There are many other and different professions they can opt for. One such different professional study is Zoology, which is mainly opted by students who possesses a lot of interest in animals and love to know about their developments with time. Zoology is the study of the development, behaviour, habits of the animals. The people involved in this profession are made to study the species of different animals not only in Zoos, but also in their natural habitats, i.e. forests. The students applying for the career in Zoology need to be very courageous and should not have any place for fear and scary behaviour in their lives. They are also supposed to study the diseases, which harm the growth of animals. They are also referred as animal scientists. Zoologists are said to make a great difference to the growth of the animal life and in the conservation of the wild life in the country.
There are many colleges in India, which provide zoology courses. Colleges have graduation as well as post graduate courses in zoology, which are aimed to make students professionals in the field of zoology. Following are different careers, which a student can choose, after doing a course in zoology:
Wildlife protectors
Teachers or professors in universities
Researchers working in the forests or in the zoos
Working as a conservationist for the conservation of different species
Working in the zoo and training the animals according to the environment
Guides or wildlife educators, who work in forests or different wildlife sanctuaries and introduce the common man with the wildlife around
All the above mentioned professions need education and which are provided by the colleges or institutes providing courses in zoology. Different college in India, which provide courses in zoology, are:
Jiwaji University, Gwalior
B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, University of Mumbai
Presidency College, university of Calcutta
Government Science College, University of Bangalore
St. Xavier's Institute of Education, University of Mumbai
St. Thomas College , Calicut University
Hindu College, University of Delhi
Hans Raj college, University of Delhi
Loyalla College Madras University
Fergusson College, University of Pune
There are many other colleges in India, which provide courses in zoology. Almost all the science colleges in India provide undergraduate courses in zoology to its students. The duties and the work responsibilities of a zoologist are very different and the students need to be very courageous and outgoing. They need to possess immense love for animals and should groom them with utmost care and love. Students applying for zoology need to have good knowledge in subjects like biology, chemistry and mathematics. The career scope of the students in zoology is also vast due to the need of conservation and management of the wild life in India.
