Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Protista, Porifera and CnidariaUnit 2: Platyhelminthes, Nematoda and AnnelidaUnit 3: Arthropoda, Mollusca and Echinodermata
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: ParasitologyUnit 5: Economic Zoology
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 5 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 25 topics
01Unit 1: Protista, Porifera and Cnidaria
5 topics+
- General characters and classification of Protozoa
- Locomotion and reproduction in Paramecium and Euglena
- Porifera: canal system and skeleton
- Cnidaria: polymorphism, Obelia, coral reefs
- Ctenophora: general features
02Unit 2: Platyhelminthes, Nematoda and Annelida
5 topics+
- Platyhelminthes: general characters, flame cells
- Nematoda: pseudocoelom and general features
- Annelida: metamerism and coelom
- Type study of earthworm (Pheretima)
- Excretion in annelids (nephridia)
03Unit 3: Arthropoda, Mollusca and Echinodermata
5 topics+
- Arthropoda: classification, cockroach, mouthparts of insects
- Crustacean larvae and metamorphosis in insects
- Mollusca: torsion, Pila, pearl formation
- Echinodermata: water vascular system and larval forms
- Affinities of minor phyla (outline)
04Unit 4: Parasitology
5 topics+
- Host-parasite relationship
- Plasmodium, Entamoeba, Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Giardia
- Fasciola, Taenia, Ascaris, Ancylostoma, Wuchereria
- Pathogenicity, diagnosis and control
- Vectors of human diseases
05Unit 5: Economic Zoology
5 topics+
- Apiculture: species, colony, bee keeping, products
- Sericulture: silkworm species, rearing, silk reeling
- Lac culture: lac insect, host plants, products
- Vermiculture and its uses
- Insect pests of crops and their control (outline)
About this course
You will be able to
- Classify non-chordates up to class level with examples
- Describe the general characters and type study features of major non-chordate phyla
- Explain the life cycle, pathogenicity and control of important parasitic protozoans and helminths
- Describe the methods and products of apiculture, sericulture and lac culture
- Identify common non-chordate specimens by their key characters
Who it is for
- B.Sc Zoology students of Semester 5 (UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus)
- Students preparing for M.Sc entrance and competitive exams with zoology
What you need
- B.Sc Zoology Semesters 1-4
- Basic knowledge of animal classification from Class 11
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus for B.Sc Zoology, Semester 5. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and question pattern.
Are specimens and slides covered here?
This theory paper covers classification and biology; specimens and slides are studied in the Animal Diversity Lab.
Is there a test after the course?
Yes. Unit-wise multiple-choice tests and a final exam paper are included for semester exam practice.
