Zoology
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At a Glance
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Government Graduate College Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi · est. 1948
The Department of Zoology gives students a firm grounding in the animal sciences, pairing classroom teaching with steady laboratory and field work so that living systems are understood in practice, not only on paper. The programme builds from the essentials — cells and animal diversity — through physiology, genetics, ecology and molecular biology, and on into applied areas such as fisheries, wildlife and biotechnology.
Vision: A recognised centre for quality teaching and research in zoology: producing capable graduates who combine sound scientific knowledge with practical skill and a clear sense of ethical responsibility, ready to work on real problems in animal science, public health and environmental conservation.
Mission: Provide sound undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the zoological sciences; build a culture of research, inquiry and scientific curiosity; develop practical and analytical skill through laboratory and field-based work; promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources; and prepare graduates for education, research, public health, wildlife conservation, environmental management, and biotechnology.
The Faculty
Dr Tanvir Ahmad Abbas Khichi
Professor of Zoology (Principal) · Ph.D. Zoology
Dr Abdul Rauf
Professor of Zoology, Head of Department (Dean of Sciences) · Ph.D. Zoology
Mr Abdur Rehman
Associate Professor of Zoology · M.Sc. Zoology
Dr Ellahi Bakhsh
Associate Professor of Biology · Ph.D. Biochemistry
Dr Darima Habib
Assistant Professor of Biology · Ph.D.
Mr Ishfaq Hussain
Assistant Professor of Biology · Ph.D. (in progress)
Mrs Saima Hassan
Lecturer in Biology · M.Sc.
Admissions · Session 2026
BS Zoology
Why Study Zoology Here
Core facilities include a Dissection Laboratory, Microscopy Laboratory, Animal House, and a Zoological Museum of preserved vertebrate and invertebrate specimens. Research strengths span Animal Taxonomy, Wildlife Biology, Parasitology, Entomology, and Fisheries & Aquaculture, with regular field trips to national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and research institutions. An Associate Degree exit is available after 2 years. The Zoology Society runs seminars, workshops, quizzes, science exhibitions, and conservation/awareness campaigns including World Wildlife Day and World Environment Day events.
Curriculum
Scheme of Studies — BS Zoology
The University of the Punjab course scheme for this programme. Courses are allotted to each semester by the department. Filter or search below.
Choose a semester (or another filter) above to view the courses for that semester.
| Sem | Code | Course Title | Scheme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHEM-101 | Chemistry-I (Physical Chemistry) | Old |
| 1 | CHEM-102 | Chemistry Lab-I (Physical Chemistry) | Old |
| 1 | ELEC-S1-1 | English-I (Language in Use) ENG -111 | Old |
| 1 | ELEC-S1-2 | Computer (Introduction and Applications) COMP -111 | Old |
| 1 | ELEC-S1-3 | Botany-I(Plant Diversity) BOT -101 | Old |
| 1 | ELEC-S1-4 | Botany Lab-I (Plant Diversity) BOT -102 | Old |
| 1 | ELEC-S1-5 | Zoology -I (Invertebrate Diversity ZOOL -101 | Old |
| 1 | ELEC-S1-6 | Zoology Lab-I (Invertebrate Diversity) ZOOL -102 | Old |
| 1 | GCCE-101 | Civics and Community Engagement | New |
| 1 | GENG-101 | Functional English | New |
| 1 | GISL-101 / GETH-101 | Islamic Studies / Ethics (for Non-Muslims) | New |
| 1 | HQ-001N | Fehm-e-Quran | New |
| 1 | ISE-111 | Islamiat / Ethics ISE | Old |
| 1 | NZ-116 | Environmental Biology (NS) | New |
| 1 | NZ-117 | Lab. Environmental Biology (NS) | New |
| 1 | ZOOL-101 | Animal Diversity-I | New |
| 1 | ZOOL-102 | Lab. Animal Diversity-I | New |
| 1 | ZOOL-103 | Cell Biology | New |
| 1 | ZOOL-104 | Lab. Cell Biology | New |
| 2 | APED-111 | Introduction to Health and Physical Education (AH) | New |
| 2 | BOT-103 | Botany-II (Plant Systematic Anatomy & Development Theory) | Old |
| 2 | BOT-104 | Botany Lab-II (Plant Systematic Anatomy & Development Theory) | Old |
| 2 | ELEC-S2-1 | Pak Studies PST -111 | Old |
| 2 | ELEC-S2-2 | English-II (Academic Reading and Writing) ENG -112 | Old |
| 2 | ELEC-S2-3 | Zoology -II (Chordate Diversity) ZOOL -103 | Old |
| 2 | ELEC-S2-4 | Zoology Lab-II (Chordate Diversity) ZOOL -104 | Old |
| 2 | ELEC-S2-5 | Chemistry-II (Inorganic Chemistry) CHEM -103 | Old |
| 2 | ELEC-S2-6 | Chemistry Lab-II (Inorganic Chemistry) CHEM -104 | Old |
| 2 | GENT-101 | Entrepreneurship | New |
| 2 | GICP-101 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan | New |
| 2 | GQR-101 | Quantitative Reasoning (I) | New |
| 2 | HQ-002N | Fehm-e-Quran | New |
| 2 | MATH-111 | Elementary Mathematics-I (Algebra) | Old |
| 2 | ZOOL-105 | Animal Diversity-II | New |
| 2 | ZOOL-106 | Lab. Animal Diversity-II | New |
| 2 | ZOOL-107 | Biological Techniques | New |
| 2 | ZOOL-108 | Lab. Biological Techniques | New |
| 3 | CHEM-201 | Chemistry-III (Organic Chemistry) | Old |
| 3 | CHEM-202 | Chemistry Lab-III (Organic Chemistry) | Old |
| 3 | ELEC-S3-1 | Botany-III (Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution) BOT -201 | Old |
| 3 | ELEC-S3-2 | Botany Lab-III (Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution) BOT -202 | Old |
| 3 | ELEC-S3-3 | Zoology -III (Biochemistry) ZOOL -201 | Old |
| 3 | ELEC-S3-4 | Zoology Lab-III (Biochemistry) ZOOL -202 | Old |
| 3 | ENG-211 | English-III (Communication Skills) | Old |
| 3 | GENG-201 | Expository Writing | New |
| 3 | GICT-201 | Applications of Information and Communication Technologies | New |
| 3 | GPST-201 | Pakistan Studies. | New |
| 3 | HQ-003 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 3 | MATH-211 | Elementary Mathematics-II (Calculus) | Old |
| 3 | ZOOL-201 | Animal Diversity-III | New |
| 3 | ZOOL-202 | Lab. Animal Diversity-III | New |
| 3 | ZOOL-203 | Animal Form & Function–I | New |
| 3 | ZOOL-204 | Lab. Animal Form & Function–I | New |
| 3 | ZOOL-205 | Economic Zoology | New |
| 3 | ZOOL-206 | Lab. Economic Zoology | New |
| 4 | BOT-203 | Botany-IV (Plant Physiology and Ecology) | Old |
| 4 | BOT-204 | Botany Lab-IV (Plant Physiology and Ecology) | Old |
| 4 | CHEM-203 | Chemistry-IV (General Chemistry) | Old |
| 4 | CHEM-204 | Chemistry Lab-IV (General Chemistry) | Old |
| 4 | ELEC-S4-1 | General Elective (Social Sciences) | New |
| 4 | ENG-212 | English-IV (English for Practical Aims) | Old |
| 4 | GQR-201 | Quantitative Reasoning (II) | New |
| 4 | HQ-004 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 4 | SOC-211 | Introduction to Sociology | Old |
| 4 | ZOOL-203 | Zoology -IV (Physiology) | Old |
| 4 | ZOOL-204 | Zoology Lab-IV (Physiology) | Old |
| 4 | ZOOL-207 | Ecology | New |
| 4 | ZOOL-208 | Ecology (Lab) | New |
| 4 | ZOOL-209 | Animal Form And Function–II | New |
| 4 | ZOOL-210 | Animal Form And Function–II (Lab) | New |
| 4 | ZOOL-211 | Animal Behavior | New |
| 4 | ZOOL-212 | Animal Behavior (Lab) | New |
| 4 | ZOOL-213 | Biochemistry-I | New |
| 4 | ZOOL-214 | Biochemistry-I (Lab) | New |
| 5 | HQ-005 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-301 | Cell and Molecular Biology-II | Old |
| 5 | ZOOL-301 | Entomology | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-302 | Cell and Molecular Biology-II Lab | Old |
| 5 | ZOOL-302 | Lab. Entomology | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-303 | Biochemistry-II | Old |
| 5 | ZOOL-303 | Environmental Biology | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-304 | Biochemistry-II Lab | Old |
| 5 | ZOOL-304 | Lab. Environmental Biology | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-305 | Animal Physiology-II | Old |
| 5 | ZOOL-305 | Biochemistry-II | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-306 | Animal Physiology-II Lab | Old |
| 5 | ZOOL-306 | Lab. Biochemistry-II | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-307 | Biostatistics | Old |
| 5 | ZOOL-307 | Physiology-I | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-308 | Evolution | Old |
| 5 | ZOOL-308 | Lab. Physiology-I | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-309 | Evolution Lab | Old |
| 5 | ZOOL-309 | Genetics-I | New |
| 5 | ZOOL-310 | Lab. Genetics-I | New |
| 6 | HQ-006 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-310 | Molecular Genetics-II | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-311 | Molecular Genetics-II Lab | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-311 | General Microbiology | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-312 | Analysis of Development | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-312 | Lab. General Microbiology | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-313 | Analysis of Development Lab | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-313 | Research Methodology | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-314 | Wildlife | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-314 | Developmental Biology | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-315 | Wildlife Lab | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-315 | Lab. Developmental Biology | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-316 | Environmental Biology | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-316 | Genetics-II | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-317 | Environmental Biology Lab | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-317 | Lab. Genetics-II | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-318 | Animal Behaviour | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-318 | Wildlife | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-319 | Animal Behaviour Lab | Old |
| 6 | ZOOL-319 | Lab. Wildlife | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-320 | Physiology-II | New |
| 6 | ZOOL-321 | Lab. Physiology-II | New |
| 7 | HQ-007 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-401 | Principle of Systematics | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-401 | Fieldwork / Intership | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-402 | Lab. Principles of Systematics | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-402 | Analysis of Development | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-403 | Palaeontology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-403 | Lab. Analysis of Development | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-404 | Lab. Palaeontology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-404 | Principles of Systematics | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-405 | Economic Zoology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-405 | Lab. Principles of Systematics | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-406 | Lab. Economic Zoology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-406 | Principles of Paleontology | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-407 | Lab. Principles of Paleontology | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-408 | Molecular Biology | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-409 | Lab. Molecular Biology | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-410 | Industrial Biotechnology | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-411 | Entomology (Morphology, Physiology of Insects) | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-411 | Lab. Industrial Biotechnology | New |
| 7 | ZOOL-412 | Lab. Entomology (Morphology, Physiology of Insects) | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-413 | Medical Entomology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-414 | Lab Medical Entomology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-415 | General Microbiology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-416 | Lab. General Microbiology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-417 | Applied Microbiology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-418 | Lab. Applied Microbiology | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-421 | Techniques in Fisheries Research | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-422 | Lab. Techniques in Fisheries Research | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-423 | Environmental Biology of Fishes | Old |
| 7 | ZOOL-424 | Lab. Environmental Biology of Fishes | Old |
| 8 | HQ-008 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 8 | ZOOL- | Lab. Applied Fisheries | New |
| 8 | ZOOL-407 | Biological Techniques | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-408 | Lab. Biological Techniques | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-409 | Zoogeography | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-410 | Lab. Zoogeography | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-412 | Capstone Project | New |
| 8 | ZOOL-413 | Bioinformatics | New |
| 8 | ZOOL-414 | Lab. Bioinformatics | New |
| 8 | ZOOL-415 | Applied Fisheries | New |
| 8 | ZOOL-417 | Evolution | New |
| 8 | ZOOL-418 | Lab. Evolution | New |
| 8 | ZOOL-419 | Zoogeography | New |
| 8 | ZOOL-420 | Lab. Zoogeography | New |
| 8 | ZOOL-425 | Integrated Pest Management | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-426 | Lab. Integrated Pest Management | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-427 | Classification of Insects | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-428 | Lab. Classification of Insects | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-429 | Bacteriology | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-430 | Lab. Bacteriology | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-431 | Environmental Microbiology | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-432 | Lab. Environmental Microbiology | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-433 | Advances in Aquaculture -I | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-434 | Lab. Advances in Aquaculture -I | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-435 | Advances in Aquaculture -II | Old |
| 8 | ZOOL-436 | Lab. Advances in Aquaculture -II | Old |
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