Facilities

Facilities...

Library

The department is enriched with a very rich library which also has a rich collection of some rare books. Our library staff strive to provide sincere support to the faculty, students and research scholars of not only this department but from other academic centres as well.

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Instrumentation

Department laboratories are equipped with highly sophisticated instruments. Our students, researchers are happy to take the full advantage of it.

Sl.No.	Name of the Instrument	Company make	Model no.	Funding agency	Used in a working day
1.	Gel documentation system	BIORAD	XRS	UGC-SAP	2-3 hours/day
2.	Cold centrifuge	HERMLE	Z323 K	DST-FIST	10-12 hours/day.
3.	Cold centrifuge	EPPENDORF	5810 R	UGC-SAP	10-12 hours/day.
4.	Centrifuge	EPPENDORF	5702	UGC-SAP	1-2 hours/day.
5.	Spectrophotometer	CECIL	CE 4002	DST-FIST	6-8 hours/ day.
6.	Spectrophotometer	SHIMADZU	UV-1700	DST-FIST	6-8 hours /day.
7.	Fluorescence Microscope	OLYMPUS	BX 51	UGC-SAP	8-10 hours/day.
8.	Photo-Microscope	ZEISS	Axiostar plus	DST-FIST	8-10 hours/day.
9.	Binocular Microscope	ZEISS	Stemi 2000-C	DST-FIST	8-10 hours/day.
10.	Thermal Cycler	APPLIED BIOSYSTEM	2720	DST-FIST	12-14 hours/day.
11.	Ultra freezer (-800 C)	THERMO	FORMA -86C ULT FREEZER	DST-FIST	24 hours/day.
12.	Elisa Reader	THERMO	MULTISKAN EX	DST-FIST	1-2 hours/day.
13.	Balance ( fine)	METTLER	AL 104	UGC-SAP	1-2 hours/day.
14.	Balance METTLER	METTLER	AL 54	UGC-SAP	0.5-1 hour/ day.
15.	pH meter	SARTORIUS		UGC-SAP	1-2 hours/day.
16.	Ice Maker	SIMAG		UGC-SAP	24 hours/day.
17.	MilliQ Water Purifier System	SARTORIUS	ARIUM	UGC-SAP	24 hours/day.
18.	Inverted Microscope	ZEISS

Museum

The Zoology department at the University College of Science, Technology and Agricuture at Ballygunge Circular Road campus, Kolkata, is the proud owner of a heritage zoological museum with more than 5000 well preserved specimens of common as well as rare species of vertebrate and invertebrate fauna kept in excellent condition. There are also fine models of animal systems to render anatomical training to the student of Zoology.

The department has a rich heritage of eminent taxonomists and parasitologists and the privilege of being one of the finest collections of inventorized zoological specimens in India if not the world. This museum has acted as the nodal resource center for a lot of the under-graduate and post-graduate colleges and institutes as well as participated in outreach programs meant for school and high children to enhance awareness about our rich biodiversity. Exposure to preserved specimens introduces the post graduate student of Zoology towards specialization in bioprospecting as well as the sheer appreciation of evolution of body forms.

A new state-of-the-art museum where a digital catalogue is maintained and animal displays according to phylogeny are exhibited, is being currently developed. Each phylogenetic tree shall have at least one typical and one atypical animal with detailed morphological and anatomical description and if possible, movie of how it behaves in its natural ecosystem. This museum shall have internet connectivity so latest information and cutting edge research may be brought to the students of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, parasitology, immunology and evolution.

Specimen Catalogue to be uploaded shortly