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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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
Embryology Slides and ModelsWater AnalysisSoil AnalysisPopulation and Community ExercisesAnimal Behaviour Exercises
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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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 · 19 topics
01Embryology Slides and Models
4 topics+
- Frog: cleavage, blastula, gastrula, neurula, tadpole
- Chick embryo: 18, 24, 48 and 72 hours
- Types of placenta (models / charts)
- Extra-embryonic membranes of chick
02Water Analysis
4 topics+
- Dissolved oxygen by Winkler's method
- Free carbon dioxide
- pH and alkalinity
- Turbidity and temperature
03Soil Analysis
4 topics+
- Soil pH and moisture
- Organic matter / carbon
- Extraction of soil fauna with a Berlese funnel
- Soil texture
04Population and Community Exercises
3 topics+
- Quadrat method: density, frequency, abundance
- Lincoln index (capture-mark-recapture)
- Species diversity index (simple)
05Animal Behaviour Exercises
4 topics+
- Phototaxis and geotaxis in Drosophila / earthworm
- Choice chamber experiments (humidity, light)
- Trail following in ants
- Observation of social behaviour
About this course
You will be able to
- Identify embryological slides and models of frog and chick development stages
- Estimate dissolved oxygen, free carbon dioxide, pH and alkalinity of a water sample
- Analyse soil for pH, moisture, organic matter and soil fauna
- Estimate animal population density by quadrat and capture-recapture methods
- Conduct simple animal behaviour experiments on taxes and choice
Who it is for
- B.Sc Zoology students of Semester 6 (UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus)
- Students preparing for the university practical exam and viva
What you need
- Studying the Semester 6 theory papers on developmental biology and ecology
- Practical record notebook
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 6. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and question pattern.
Is field work included?
Yes. Water and soil samples and quadrat studies are taken from the campus or a nearby pond with the trainer.
How are the practicals marked?
The trainer watches each experiment and marks it on a rubric; the viva questions here prepare you for the university practical exam.
