Department of Zoology & Biomedical Technology

The Department of Zoology at School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad was started in 1964with humble beginnings and today, it is at the forefront as one of the leading, teaching and research centres in the country and abroad. This has been largely due to the efforts and dedication of a devoted band of teachers, researchers and students as well as the timely and appropriate financial backing of various National and International, Government and Non-Government Agencies viz. ICMR,DST, WHO, CSIR, Lady Tata Memorial Trust, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Jai Research Foundation, GEER Foundation, and especially University Grants Commission (UGC), Gujarat State
Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM) and Government of Gujarat (GoG). The various research activities of the Department are highlighted, some of them being unique and the only one of their kind in the whole of the country in a University Department. The Department of Zoology had been started by
only one member, a Reader. Another member joined as a Lecturer in October 1965. In 1968, three more lecturers were recruited. In 1970, a position of Professor was filled up. In June 1972 one more lecturer was taken in the Department. Now the department has Two Professors, Four Readers and
One Lecturer.