The department of Zoology Arya Vidyapeeth College is one of the most reputed departments of North East India. It caters to the majority of students of NE India and is a class apart

1. YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT
1962
COMPILATION by
DR. CHHANDASHREE BHUYAN
HoD Zoology, A.V. College

2.  THE PRIME OBJECTIVE :To guide and prepare the youths of
the region and outside the region in such a manner that they are
able to get ample scope after the completion of their three-year
degree course.
 THE MISSION: To prepare each and every student of the
department to compete at the National and International level in
their parent as well as the elite subjects so that they fully
organise themselves to serve the Nation and the society in
future.

3.  GENESIS: 1962
 MAJOR:1965
 FIRST CLASS PENETRATED IN 1974
 8 FIRST CLASS FIRSTS
 LAST FIRST CLASS FIRST OF NON-SEMESTER
WAS FROM AVC,2011
 PRESENTLY THE SEMESTER SYSTEM PREVAILS

4.  Space in the Department:3432sq.ft
 Students have excelled in all fields, academic as well as in other
fields
 The Department maintains a rich collection of local and exotic
fauna in an effort to develop a Diversity Museum
 Extension activities with other Institutes
 Recently : MoU with Aaranyak ( March, 2022)
 Ongoing WWF Echo program core participants on Green
Entrepreneurs

5. Classroom I
Classroom II
Classroom III
Museum and
Instrumentation
Classroom V
Classroom IV
Herpetology
Research Lab
Utility
Room Faculty Room
Advance
Instrumentation
Room
GUIDE MAP TO THE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

9.  4 PROJECTS COMPLETED BY DR.SAIBAL SENGUPTA OUR
EX-FACULTY
1. SURVEY OF SERPETOFAUNA OF KAMRUP DISTRICT OF
ASSAM(ASTEC , RS.89,000/-)
2. STUDY OF AMPHIBIAN DIVERSITY OF NAMERI NATIONAL PARK
AND PAKHUI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY(ATREE , RS.67000/-)
3. STUDY OF THE AMPHIBIAN DIVERSITY OF DIBRU SAIKHOWA
NATIONAL PARK(DST, RS.6,21,696/-)
4. STUDY OF THE AMPHIBIAN FAUNA OF ASSAM(MoEF, RS.10,25,880/-)

10. • SATYA HALOI : since 2009
•MANJU DAS : since2014

11.  The Departmental Library has a stock of nearly 911
books issued regularly to the Honours students. There
are 48 e-books
 The Department has a Research Laboratory. This
laboratory has grown as a center of Herpetology and
maintains a database of Amphibians and Reptiles of
Assam
 Faculties are involved in regular research and are
publishing in National and International research arenas

12.  Various Seminars and Popular Talks are held in
the Department on a regular basis
 The Departmental brings out a magazine
‘Aryazoon’
 The Department has a rich Alumni .
 The nodal department of Biotech hub and
Bioinformatics is Zoology .

13.  5 Classroom-cum-Labs
 1 Instrumentation room
 1 Advance instrumentation room
 1 Girls’ washroom
 1 Boys’ washroom
 1 Reading room
 1 Faculty room with cabins
 1 Utility room
 2 Teachers’ washroom
 Informative corridors and classrooms

14.  Strength
 Efficient faculties
 Library equipped with syllabus, text books and reference books
 e- library and physical library
 Energetic and co-operative students
 Rich human resource
 Advanced instruments
 Weakness
 Lack of separate class rooms and labs for Honours students
 Laboratory instrument space
 Opportunities
 Department is capable to undertake interdisciplinary and PG courses
 More MoUs can help the department to gain more strength
 Capable of skill development courses
 Challenges
 Projects under the Herpetology lab

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18. STUDENT PROGRESSION REPORT

19. GRADUATION
WITH
ZOOLOGY AS HONOURS
MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMS
PHD PROGRAM
THE EDUCATION
FLOW
MASTERS IN ZOOLOGY
Masters in Life Sciences/allied Sciences
Masters in Business Administration
Masters in Technological Sciences

20. UNIVERSITIES OUR STUDENTS
REACHED FOR HIGHER STUDIES
MASTER DEGREE

21. UNIVERSITIES OUR STUDENTS
REACHED FOR HIGHER STUDIES
Ph.D PROGRAM

22. Academic Placements
Corporate placements Others
Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, Assam
Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam
Assam Don Bosco University,Sonapur, Assam
Silapathar Science College, Dhemaji, Assam
DKD College, Dergaon, Assam
Biswanath College, Tezpur
Bangalore City University
LG Electronics,
2gether Coworking
SBI
ICICI Bank LTD
Byju's
Akash Insitute
Ajitaaksh Ventures Pvt Ltd
Embassy of Belgium, New Delhi
Directorate of Forensic Science, Home Department, Govt.
of Assam
Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Ministry
of Food Procesing Industries, Guwahati
Wild Life Institute of India
ASTEC
Assam Police

23. SIXTH SEMESTER NARGIS ZANNAT
RECEPIENT OF GOLD MEDAL IN INDO-NEPAL
TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP 2022
SILVER(District level) , BRONZE (2019)
THAILAND , BRONZE (2020)

24. FIRST PRIZE IN ALL
ASSAM
CELEBRATION OF
WORLD
ENVIRONMENT DAY
2021

25. Dr. Chhandashree Bhuyan
 Honorary Consultant, RUSA Assam https://rusa.assam.gov.in/about-
us/detail/key-officials-34
 PMU member Yuva Aarohan (Flagship Program of Assam, 2020)
 Expert in panel under DST funded Project of NECTAR
Dr. Sharmishtha Paul
 Expertise execution in State Level National Children’s Science organized by
NCSC
 Expertise provided in framing of People’s Bio- diversity Register organized by
ASTEC 2019 and 2020
All teachers are presently working on the making of video classes on practicals
for rural Assam for a NECTAR sponsored DST project where our laboratory
has been granted the due permission by authorities

26.  Living Planet
 Focus
 Aryazoon
 List of Alumni on the occasion of Golden Jubilee
 Book of Abstracts of the National Seminar 2009
 Proceedings of the National Seminar
 Daily thoughts on white board

27. GLIMPSES OF
PUBLICATIONS

28. PUBLICATIONS AND PROFILE

29.  All the publications are compiled in a spiral
bounded book form for future reference
 Both academic and non-academic publications of
the present teachers are compiled

30.  Class Representatives(CR)in Honours: Introduced in 2015,this
has enabled the smooth functioning of the classroom
management in academics as well as extra-curricular fields.
 Knowledge halls and theme walls
 Note-making Sessions: After course completion we have
introduced a system of note making in collective groups with
the supervision of a Faculty member. Here students bring their
own books, take out library books and question papers.This
was introduced in 2015 and the results are tremendous.
 Induction to the new Department

31.  Official WhatsApp group: All the Major Semesters
have an official WhatsApp group from 2015 which
enables the HoD to be in contact with the students 24x7.
This is the example of optimal and positive use of
technology and social networking.
 Aprons in Practical Classes: From the Session 2016-17
onwards ,it has been made mandatory for the students
to wear aprons for safety and cleanliness.
 F.A Box Keeping in view of the new syllabus.

32.  Daily Thoughts: A white board has been placed in the corridor
where we have the heaviest foot-fall to elucidate on daily
thoughts for the anguish young minds. This is maintained by
the senior most Major batch.
 A designated name for the Freshmen Social and Parting: The
name ZOORYAN has been officially announced for marking
the cultural events which will accordingly carry a suffix. Eg.,
ZOORYAN FRESHERS’ 2016, ZOORYAN PARTING 2016,
ZOORYAN CULTURAL RALLY etc.

33.  Initiative launched by Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India under the special scheme for North
Eastern India.
 Purpose: to promote education and research in Biotechnology
and to attract young students to build career in different fields
of biotechnology.
 From 2010 Zoology is the Nodal Dept.GB vide resolution No.
10(a) dated 30/03/2013.
 The sister departments areAnthropology,Botany & Chemistry

34.  The IBT Hub has conducted Training and Workshops for both in-house
and neighboring college students in different aspect of the subject
Biotechnology.
 It has also extended its activity to neighboring schools through Outreach
Programs on day to day life utility of Biotechnology as well
popularizing the subject.
 It has also established academic linkages to different institutions
through invited lectures.
 The Hub has also conducted project works of students of neighbouring
as well as in- house students besides conducting practical for B.Sc and
M.Sc students of the college. Apart from this it has also catered Ph.D
students of Gauhati University

35.  BIOINFORMATICS IS THE ADD ON COURSE UNDER
THIS DEPARTMENT. THE NODAL TEACHER OF
OUR DEPARTMENT IS DR.ANINDITA DEKA
 OBJECTIVE OF THE CENTRE:
Bioinformatics stand at the interface of molecular
biology and information science where it promises to
provide critical tools for managing the immense
volume of biological information.

36.  1. The Bioinformatics center offers a CCBio course in
collaboration with NIELIT, (Guwahati Center), under the Ministry
of Electronics and Information technology for the graduate
students. It's a one-year certificate course on the Basic
application of Bioinformatics.
 2. IT(O) level program has been recently introduced for the
ST/SC students which is offered by NIELIT, Guwahati in an MoU
signed between the Bioinformatics Center and NIELIT.
 3. Hands-on workshops are being organized covering their
academic syllabus.

37.  The college offers a certified course and a diploma
course in Bioinformatics with eligibility 10+2 with
biology as subject.
 The certified course is executed in collaboration
with N.I.E.L.I.T society, Govt. of India and
diploma course is according to Gauhati University
norms with six months and one year respectively.

38.  The herpetological research laboratory of Arya Vidyapeeth College is
recognized as a premier laboratory in the country for carrying out
research on different aspects of amphibians and reptiles.
 So far, the laboratory has produced more than 70 research papers
published in national and international journals of excellence.
 Eleven scholars have obtained Ph.D. from this laboratory under
Gauhati University and Assam University.
 New species have been described from this laboratory(Fejarvarya
sengupti).

39.  Several research projects are completed sponsored by ASTEC, DST,
MoEF, ATREE etc. National and international scholars used to visit the
laboratory for research.The laboratory conducted DST sponsored
School of Herpetology. Led by Dr. Saibal Sengupta, research workers
of this laboratory have conducted collaborative research works with
Universiti of Malayasia, Villanova University (USA), Museum fur
Naturkunde (Germany), Kyoto University (Japan), Indian Institute of
Science, Wildlife Institute of India, Delhi University, North Orissa
University, Assam University and Gauhati University.

40.  POST GRADUATE COURSE
 CERTIFICATE COURSES ON FORESTRY &
WILDLIFE, IPR, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
SYSTEM,
 TRAINING ON BIODIVERSITY EVALUATION
 SKILL COURSE ON AQUARIUM MANAGEMENT.
 SKILL COURSE ON POULTRY FARMING UNDER
GOVT. POULTRY FARM
 SKILL COURSE ON ECO-TOURISM COURSE

41. 1. Invention of waste assimilator for Biodegradable Solid Waste Management and
Organic Farming. Pp 57-60 Oct 2019 Vol-III Acta Scientific Agriculture ISSN: 2581-
365X
2. An investigation of solid waste management in fancy bazar market area. Pp-49-57
Aug 2018, vol-VI Delve ISSN- 2278-7402.
3. Invention of Waste Assimilator for Biodegradable solid waste Management and
organic farming. Springer 2017.
4. Identification of types and source specific quantification study of solid waste in
Guwahati city. Assam, India. Springer 2016.
5. Disease prevailing among Ragpickers of Boragoan Area. Delva, ISSN- 2278-
7402, vol-IV; pp-120-126. (2015)
ALL PUBLICATIONS OF THE PRESENT FACULTY MEMBERS

42. 6. Solid waste management in Guwahati. Procedings of Rtd. Eng. Public Health Dept:
pp.1-12. (2014)
7. Scenerio of Biomedical waste management in Guwahati city. Delva. ISSN-2278-
7402: vol-II(II);pp.108-114. (2013)
8. Food and Feeding habits of Fejervarya species of Assam, Internnational Seminar
on, Bioresources and Human Sustenance 2013. pp-47-49. ISBN-978-93-82384-36-6.
(International)
9. Gel electrophoresis study on four species of Fejervarya, National Seminar on
Biodiversity Spectrum of North East India 2012 Pp-207-2008 ISBN -978-81-7665-452-
4. (National)

43. 10. Role of rag pickers on Solid Waste Management in Guwahati City. International
Society of Waste Management Air and Water IconSWM. 2011pp-760-764. ISBN-81-
86862-41-2 (International)
11. Study on generation of plastic waste type and its effect on Clogging of drain for
successful management. journal of 1st International Conference on Solid Waste
Management. Nov.2009. (International). Pp-179-182. ISBN: 81-86862-39-0
12. Study on the Fejervarya (anura; dicroglossidae)sp of Assam. Zoosprint Journal,
vol22 (4),pp 2639-2643.(Inter National level). ISSN-0973-2535. 2009

44. 13. Ecology, Environment And Conservation’; Ala Publications (2019); ISBN -978-
8190324229
14. Genesis of environment in Ecology Environment and Conservation 2019 book
ISBN – 978-81-903242-2-5
15. Teacher Voices. Published By Don Bosco Institute, 2013.
16. Translation Of Books Of The Assam Textbook Publication Corporation, ‘Sadharan
Bijnan’ Approved By The Board Of Secondary Education, 2004.
17. Samajik-Sanskritik Prekhapatat Oxomiya Adhunik Geet (Assamese). Editor;
Publisher – IQAC, Arya Vidyapeeth College, 2017. ISBN – 978-93-81859-47-6.
18. Chhandashree Bhuyan Department Of Zoology, Arya Vidyapeeth College,
Guwahati, India . The Environment : Then And Now. The Clarion Volume 9 Number 1
(2020) Pp 44-51. ISSN : 2277-1697.

45. 19. Bhuyan Chhandashree1,*, Kaur Simran21 Department of Zoology, Arya
Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, India2 Department of Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology, Tezpur University, India *Corresponding author:
dr_neeta_ccs@yahoo.co.in. Activity budgeting of golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
at Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical garden Year : 2014, Volume : 3, Issue : 1. Print
ISSN : 2277-1697. Online ISSN : 2277-937X. 4
20. Chhandashree Bhuyan Nostalgia with Manas (Published) 2016.
21. Chhandashree Changkakati, Zoos’ Print, Vol VII,No 2; Assam State Zoo in
Perspective : (Published)1992
22. Preliminary phytochemical Screening of Ethanolic Extract of The bark of Indian
Trumpet Flower,

46. 23. Acorus calamus: a bio-reserve of medicinal values.
24. NF-κB Blockers Gifted by Mother Nature: Prospectives in Cancer Cell
Chemosensitization,
25. The potential role of boswellic acids in cancer prevention and treatment;
26. Awareness of Head and Neck Cancer in the North East India- A hospital based
study;
27. Determination of Estrogenicity of Asoka Plant ( Saraca asoca Linn.) In adult
female ovariectomised mice;
28. A Review on Ajuga bracteosa, a Traditionally Important Medicinal Plant;
29. Traditional Healing Practices of Forest Fringe Dwellers: A Paradigm of Cost-
Effective Medication, in book titled 'Indigenous Health Practices among the People
of North East India, ISBN 9789351282433, 2017

47. 30. Manas Biosphere Reserve-Prized Mammals- 2010(First Edition). # Manas Biosphere
Reserve-Prized Mammals- (Second Edition). Publisher - Bookland, Panbazar, Guwahati,
Assam. 2011, ISBN- 978-81-89872-95-3
31. Fundamentals Of Zoology(First Semester). Publisher - Bookland, Panbazar,
Guwahati, Assam. 2013, ISBN-978-81-89872-18-1.
32. Zoology For Degree Students (As Per CBCS) - 2nd Semester Generic. Publisher -
Bookland, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam. 2019. ISBN – 978-81-943378-1-2.
33. Question Bank In Association With The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council
(AHSEC). 2013.
34. Reviews ON THE BOOK The Elephant Girl BY Chittaranjan Pathak
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48592610-the-elephant-girl)

48. 35. Paul Sharmistha, S. K. Sarmah, S. C. Dey 2009 In- House Propagation and Life
History of Nandus nandus ( Hamilton, 1822 ) J Environ and Ecol. ISSN 0970-0420
Pp949- 951
36. Paul Sharmistha, S. K. Sarmah, S. C. Dey 2009 Mass Propagation of Ornamental
fish species of North eastern India – A case study on Mottled Nandus, Nandus nandus
(Hamilton, 1822 ) J Ind Fish Soc. Ind ISSN 0379-3435 Pp103- 106
37. Limatenjen, Sharmistha Paul, S. C. Dey 2012 Length- Weight relationship and
Condition Factor of Schizothorax richardsonii ( Gray 1832) in some water bodies of
Nagaland J Environ and Ecol. ISSN 0970-0420 Pp1506- 1508
38. Sushil Kumar Sarmah and Sharmistha Paul. 2014 Study of the Gonadosomatic
Index of an ornamental fish, Brachydanio rerio (Ham) International Journal of Fisheries
and Aquatic Studies 2(2): 93-94

49. 39. Paul Sharmistha, S. K. Sarmah 2016. Gonado Somatic Index of Nandus
nandus(Hamilton,1822) J Ind Fish Soc. Ind ISSN 0379-3435
40. Paul Sharmistha, S. K. Sarmah 2019. Study of Embryonic and Larval Development
of Rasbora danicornius Biological Forun- An International Journal ISSN 2249-3239
41. Paul Sharmistha,2020. Bionomics of gangetic leaf fish Nandus nandus (Hamilton,
1822), An important food fish of Assam, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic
Studies ISSN 2347-5129
42. Sushil Kumar Sarmah, Sharmistha Paul, Subhas Chandra Dey 2015 Mass
Propagation of Danio aequipinnatus, an ornamental fish of North Eastern India
International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2(5): 305-307

50. 43. Paul Sharmistha, S. K. Sarmah 2016. Gonado Somatic Index of Nandus
nandus(Hamilton,1822) J Ind Fish Soc. Ind ISSN 0379-3435
44. Paul Sharmistha, S. K. Sarmah 2019. Study of Embryonic and Larval Development
of Rasbora danicornius Biological Forun- An International Journal ISSN 2249-3239
45. Paul Sharmistha,2020. Bionomics of gangetic leaf fish Nandus nandus (Hamilton,
1822), An important food fish of Assam, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic
Studies ISSN 2347-5129
46. Prospects of Ornamental Fishery in Haribhanga Beel, Nowgoan, in Proceedings of
the National Seminar on Wetland and Livelihood Assam. J. N. College, Boko, 2008
47. Food and Feeding Habits of Nandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822),A Classified
Ornamental Fish of North Eastern India in Proceeding of the National Seminar on
Biodiversity Spectrum of North East India ISBN-978-81-7665-452-4

51. 48. Ornamental Fish Trade and In- house Breeding in North Eastern India - An
Overveiw in Roy S. and B. Baruah Recent Advances in Chemical and Biological
Research:Perspective to North East India Global Publishing House ISBN No. 978-93-
81563-41-0
49. Wetlands and its Prospects in Assam in North East India Biodiversity A Glimpse,In
A.Bairagi, G. Kalita, S.K. Sarmah, D. Kakati, P. Baruah Kaziranga Printing House ISBN
No 978-81-202-8823-8

58. THE LIVING PLANET

59. PLANTATION PROGRAM
IN COLLABORATION WITH WWF

60. SWACCH BHARAT ABHIYAN

61. SWACCH BHARAT ABHIYAN

62. WITH STUDENTS OF
SNEHALAYA - EXTENSION

71. PROPOSED SKILL
DEVELOPMENT
COURSE

73. CLASSROOMS

74. READING
ROOM/LIBRARY
THE
CORRIDORS

75. FROM ALL OF US
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
ARYA VIDYAPEETH COLLEGE