The Department of Zoology of Burdwan Raj College was established in 1958 that was previously a Department of Biological Sciences since 1947. It is one of the premier and distinguished departments of the College and ranks high among the departments under the University of Burdwan.

Every year, admission of a young batch of students belonging to diverse social, financial, geographical background are our strength.

We have a vibrant and outstanding department equipped with modern IT-facilities, having plenty of classrooms with facility of teaching using audio-visual medium, a well-organized museum, a fully equipped practical classroom and above all a group of dynamic, energetic faculty and spirited instructors and non-teaching staffs.

As per the syllabus, numerous visits to the Zoological Parks and Sanctuaries have increased the ideas of the students. Students’ seminars are regularly organized. Internal assessments are held to let the students prepare for their future.

In the coming years, we plan to focus to train our students in such way so as to develop their competence in the present situation. We give appropriate opportunities to the best of our capacity to attract the best talent of our nearby region. We heartily welcome all the future students who are interested to make career in Zoology to consider joining our department.

Our department strives to remain as a pioneering College serving Burdwan and neighbouring regions as well as the rest of the state in the pursuit of excellence in teaching and innovations aided by the quality and experienced members of the faculty.

Our goals are:

• To promote a greater number of students of Zoology to higher education and research in the national and international premier institutes.
• In line with the scope of new CBCS/NEP syllabi prescribed by UGC and the University of Burdwan, to encourage learners to find suitable opportunities so that they become economically self-dependent. This is the thrust area of our department.

• Instruments: We have adequate number of different kinds of instruments to cope with the current syllabi for hands-on training of students.
• Projector: Our classroom has a provision for connecting a projector with a laptop essentially converting a regular classroom into a smart classroom.
• Departmental library: We have a very rich departmental library from which students are immensely benefited.

The distinctiveness of the Department of Zoology lies in:

• Museum: Our department has a museum having numerous zoological specimens some of which are rarely found.
• Career counselling: Students, especially those who are in their final years, are regularly provided with career counselling services by members of the faculty.
• Young energetic faculty: Our department has one of the best mentor-mentee ratios in our college. The young and energetic members of the faculty mentor the students that suit the needs of the students.

Over the past several decades, this department has produced several world-class alumni justifying reputation. We have an extensive list of alumni who have qualified in the various prestigious national level exams including CSIR-NET, GATE, SET, even at UG level exams such as JAM, BHU entrance test etc. and have settled down in various esteemed national and international institutes and universities. A number of our students have also cleared civil services examinations and management entrance tests.

This Department also holds the unique distinction of producing university rank holders uninterruptedly ever since its inception. A high percentage of our students get placement through SSC, MSC, NET, SET and other establishments both in private and public sectors. Most of the rank holders of the University of Burdwan both at the UG and PG levels hail from this Department.

Our teachers have published papers in peer reviewed journals including edited volumes, got a UGC Minor Research Project and was involved in UNICEF sponsored project works.