St. Mary's College (Autonomous)
Thrissur
Departments/Zoology
Overview
Vision
To kindle the light of knowledge to attain self-realization through Zoological science
Mission
We mould young women as citizens with moral and social values by guiding them towards academic, professional and entrepreneurial excellence.
To sensitize women for conservation and protection of biodiversity.
To acquire basic knowledge and skills in Zoology to develop Research aptitude and discover self-employment.
To train to evolve oneself adaptively according to the changing demands of society
History of the Department
The college started functioning with degree courses and intermediate for Science and History in 1946. In 1961 B. Sc. course in Zoology was introduced. In 1967 this course was shifted to Vimala college and pre- degree courses continued existence. The department started complementary course in Zoology in 1993 when Botany main was introduced. An Add-on course on fish farming was sanctioned in 2007 and functioned till 2013 with Certificate, Diploma and Advanced diploma course. A MOOC Course Applied and Economic Zoology is offered in SWAYAM Platform since May 2020
Programme (Courses offered)
Major Programmes
- UG Complementary Course In Zoology
- Certificate Course-Entrepreneurial Zoology
- Value added Course-Butterfly gardening
Collaboration/ Linkages
MoU
|
Sl. No |
Name of the Institution |
Purpose |
Date |
|
1 |
Zoological Park and Museum, Thrissur |
Bio-diversity conservation |
2016 |
|
2 |
Little Flower college, Guruvayoor |
Research |
2020 |
|
3 |
Carmel college, Mala |
Faculty support and Training |
2016 |
Linkages
|
Sl. No |
Name of the Institution |
Purpose |
Date |
|
1 |
CEC,EMMRC Calicut |
Faculty support for MOOC Development |
2018-20 |
|
2 |
KKTM College, Pullut |
Faculty support for MOOC Development |
2020 |
|
3 |
St.Thomas UP School, Koonamoochi |
Faculty support and Training |
2016 |
|
4 |
HRCLPS Nadathara St.Raphael's CGHS Ollur |
Project |
2016 |
|
5 |
Holy Family CGHSS,Chembookavu |
Project |
2016 |
|
6 |
St.Teresa's UP School, Manalur |
Project |
2016 |
|
7 |
Mother Arts and Science College |
Project |
2016 |
|
8 |
St.Paul's Public School Kuriachira |
Project |
2016 |
|
9 |
St.Mary's Convent UPS, Chiyaram |
Project |
2016 |
|
10 |
Devamatha Public School, Thrissur |
Project |
2016 |
|
11 |
Govt. LPS Ammadam |
Project |
2016 |
|
12 |
St.Anne's Convent Girls High School, West Fort, Thrissur Sacred Heart Convent Girl's High School, Thrissur |
Project |
2016 |
|
13 |
RSR VHSS Velur |
Project |
2016 |
|
14 |
St.Thomas HSS Mayannur |
Project |
2016 |
Research
Seminar / Workshop/ Conference Conducted
|
Sl.No |
Title |
Level |
Date |
|
1 |
Three-day National Seminar on Ecotechnologies and Evergreen Revolution |
National |
4 & 6/3/2009 |
|
2 |
Aquaria 2009-ornanamental fish culture |
College |
30/11/09,1/12/09 |
|
3 |
State level Seminar on Economics of aquatic biodiversity |
State |
22/12/2010 |
|
4 |
Nanobiotech |
National |
11-12 /8/ 2011 |
|
5 |
National Seminar on Know the Plants, Grow the Plants |
National |
27-28/11/ 2014 |
|
6 |
Habitat restoration and butterfly conservation |
National |
7 & 8/2/2017 |
Projects
|
Sl.No |
Title |
Organising/ Funding Agency |
Month & Year of Award |
Amount Sanctioned |
Duration |
Linkage/Collaboration |
|
1 |
A home for tender wings – indigenous butterfly conservation programme |
Science popularization project -Kerala State council for science
technology and environment |
July, 2016 |
1.8 lakhs |
1 year |
25 Institutions |
Event Calendar
|
Event Title |
Type |
Details |
Event Date |
|
World Environment Day celebration |
Selfie Contest |
|
05/06/2022 |
|
World Environment day celebration- selfie with Nature contest |
Environment related activities |
|
05/06/2021 |
|
World Nature conservation Day-One-minute Video making competition |
Environment related activities |
|
28/07/2020 |
|
Launching of Massive open online Course on Applied and Economic
Zoology in the SWAYAM portal |
MOOC Course |
|
17/05/2020 |
|
Aquarium Manufacture |
Entrepreneurship development program |
Athira Radhakrishnan -Alumnae |
18/12/2019 |
|
Ornamental and food fish sale in Monsoon Fest |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
26/07/2019 |
|
Establishment -Samridhi food fish culture unit |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
Jan02019 |
|
Fish breeding experiments |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
22/2/19 |
|
Innovative ideas in Aquarium setting- Competition |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
06/03/2019 |
|
Talk - Biodiversity of Wetlands |
Entrepreneurship development program |
Dr E A Jayson former scientist at KFRI |
20/02/2019 |
|
|
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
06/03/2019 |
|
Ornamental fish Exhibition and Sale |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
19/12/2018 |
|
Interactive onsite learning workshop on high density fish farming |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
16/11/2018 |
|
Intercollegiate mobile documentary competition |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
12/07/2018 |
|
Workshop on Breeding of fishes for Aquacuture |
Entrepreneurship development program |
Dr. Moncey Vincent (Asst. Professor Sacred Heart College, Thevara) |
11/07/2018 |
|
One day University Level Seminar Wetlands For Sustainable Urban
Future- |
Entrepreneurship development program |
Swapana Johny, Assistant professor Little Flower College, Sindhu N V, Assistant professor Vimala college |
12/02/2018 |
|
Intercollegiate Poster Competition KSCSTE sponsored and
Ornamental Fish Exhibition and Sale- |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
10/02/2018 |
|
Talk on wetland birds |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
07/02/2018 |
|
World Wetland Day Celebration- 2018 Aquarium setting Competition
KSCSTE sponsored |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
20/02/2018 |
|
Exhibition and Environmental Conservation Class at St Pauls Public
School CBSE |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
02/02/2018 |
|
Interactive session on clean sorting of solid waste |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
12/02/2017 |
|
Book release -Chirakazhakinu Oru Malarveedu on Butterfly Gardening
KSCSTE sponsored |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
03/08/2017 |
|
Book release - Flutters |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
01/08/2017 |
|
Establishment of Butterfly Garden in State Museum and Zoo |
Community Extension |
|
31/07/2017 |
|
Best Butterfly Garden Award Contest |
Community Extension |
|
2017-2018 |
|
World Environment Day Celebration- 2017 Intercollegiate Photography Competition KSCSTE sponsored |
Entrepreneurship development program |
|
19/06/2017 |
|
St. Mary’s CUPS School |
Extension class |
|
05/06/2017 |
|
Sacred Heart School |
Extension class |
|
05/06/2017 |
|
Extension class on water for life St. Mary’s Square Outreach program
-St. Mary’s school, chiyaram |
Extension class |
|
11/04/2017 |
|
Conservation of butterflies-Exhibition-IXth ward anganwadi of Kolazhy
panchayath |
Exihibition |
|
11/02/2017 |
|
Talk on Wetlands For Disaster Risk Reduction |
Environment related program |
C.P Shaji, Former Principal Investigator, Kerala Biodiversity Board |
02/02/2017 |
|
National seminar on Habitat restoration and butterfly conservation- |
Environment related program |
Dr. A. Kowsigan IAS, Hon. Dist. Collector, Thrissur, Balakrishnan
Vallapil, Dr.K.R.Sasidharan, Scientist, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree
Breeding, Coimbatore, Rakesh G. Vadhyar, Botanical Survey of India,
Coimbatore, Dr.Sr. Sinjumol, Centre for Molecular Systematics, Trichirapilli,
TN, St. Joseph’s College, Dr. George Mathew, (Ex) Emeritus Scientist, K F R
I, Soumya KC, Research Fellow, Entomology Dept, KFRI |
07/02/2017-08/02/2017 |
|
Exhibition Butterfly Conservation- Kolazhy Grama panchayath and
Department of Social work, |
Environment related program |
|
20/01/2017 |
|
Exhibition at St. Annes School, West Fort |
Environment related program |
|
08/12/2016 |
|
Exhibition at Carmel College, Mala |
Environment related program |
|
07/12/2016 |
|
Book on butterfly gardening Shalabodhyana Nirmaanathinu Oru Maargaekha
released |
Environment related program |
|
|
|
Indigenous Butterfly conservation awareness programme Inter-collegiate
& interschool competitions |
Environment related program |
|
2016-2017 |
|
Training programme on butterfly gardening |
Environment related program |
|
11/01/2016 |
|
Butterfly plants exhibition |
Environment related program |
|
31/10/2016-01/11/2016 |
|
Shalabolsavam competitions |
Environment related program |
|
|
|
Logo release |
Environment related program |
Smt Jaya IAS, Director of Collegiate Education |
24/10/2016 |
|
Oath taking |
Environment related program |
|
25/10/2016 |
|
Watch and observe butterfly in your garden’ |
butterfly plants were distributed to 30 schools |
|
2016-2017 |
|
Inauguration of ‘A home for the Tender wings- Indigenous Butterfly
Conservation and Habitat Preservation’ Science Popularization Programme of
KSCSTE |
Environment related program |
|
04/08/2016 |
|
Versification competition |
Environment related program |
|
17/06/2016 |
|
Intercollegiate photography competition on Nature At St. Mary’s |
Environment related program |
|
17/06/2016 |
|
Extension class Illegal trade on Wildife |
Environment related program |
|
17/06/2016 |
|
Intercollegiate power point presentation competition on the theme
Fight Against Illegal Trafficking of Wild Animals |
Environment related program |
|
17/06/2016 |
|
World Environment Day Celebrations -2016-Screening of short film on
illegal trade of wild animals |
Environment related program |
|
03/06/2016 |
|
Wetland fishes of Kerala |
Environment related program |
|
|
|
Invited talk -Wetland Biodiversity |
Environment related program |
Dr. Jain J Therattil-a life member of World Wild Life Federation
(Assistant Professor in zoology, St. Aloysius College, Thrissur) |
|
|
Invited talk -Regional Wetlands of Thrissur with emphasis on Kol
wetlands |
Environment related program |
Smt. Swapna Johny (HOD of Zoology Department, L. F. College,
Guruvayoor) |
|
|
My land my own pride- Power point presentation competitions |
World wild life day celebration |
|
03/03/2016 |
|
Create home for Tender wings documentary release |
Environment related program |
|
26/02/2016 |
|
Intercollegiate PowerPoint Presentation Competition on Soil
conservation, sponsored by KSCSTE |
Environment related program |
|
26/06/2015 |
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