Departmental Profile

NOWGONG COLLEGE  ::  Department of Zoology

Name of the Head of the Department:   Dr. (Mrs.) Biva Goswami

Address:   Department of Zoology, Nowgong College Nagaon, Assam

Phone:   +919435063822

Contact email:   bivagoswami15@gmail.com

Number of Staff in Department:   6         Staff Details        View Profiles

Total Intake Capacity:   195         Details of Course Offered

About the Salient Achievements of the Department:   A talk on “Hormones in the Environment Concerns for Human Life and Wild Life” was organized on 4th Feb.2006 where Prof. S. R. Milligan, Head, Endocrinology Reproduction Research Group, King`s College, London University, U. K. was the chief speaker. Large number of students, teachers and dignitaries attended the deliberations. Classroom seminars, debating competitions etc. are regularly organized by the Department for the benefit of the students.

Details of Externally Funded Research/Infrastructure Projects:

Name Funding Agency Project Duration Total Fund Received Status

Efficiency of indigenous Puntius, Chanda and Colisa sps. In the control of mosquito larvae UGC 1 Year 50,000/- completed
Biochemical estimation of Eri silk worm, in relation to Castor plant UGC 1 Year 50,000/- Completed
Wild Silk Moths: Genetic diversity based on Morpho-molecular markers in North-Eastern Region of India, India DST 3 years 32,00,000/- Applied

Other Activities (e.g., National/International Conferences, Symposia, Seminar, etc. organized during the last 10 years):   A two day workshop was organized on Reeling and Spinning of Vanya Silk (Eri and Muga) in collaboration with Central Eri and Muga Research and Training Institute, Lahdoigarh, Jorhat, Assam, on 29 and 30th November, 2011. Students, Faculty Members and beneficiaries from nearby villages have participated the workshop.

Staff Details

Number of Professor :   0
Number of Associate Professor :   3
Number of Assistant Professor :   2
Number of Lecturer :   0
Number of other teaching staff :   1
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Course Details

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Intake Capacity

HS 2 Years 120
UG 3 Years 75

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Name	Funding Agency	Project Duration	Total Fund Received	Status
Efficiency of indigenous Puntius, Chanda and Colisa sps. In the control of mosquito larvae	UGC	1 Year	50,000/-	completed
Biochemical estimation of Eri silk worm, in relation to Castor plant	UGC	1 Year	50,000/-	Completed
Wild Silk Moths: Genetic diversity based on Morpho-molecular markers in North-Eastern Region of India, India	DST	3 years	32,00,000/-	Applied