INTRODUCTION

Department of Zoology was started in 1971 under the leadership of Dr. Mrs. Laxmi Nathan. Initially the college had only pre university and B.Sc. I classes. From 1975, B.Sc. II classes were also started. Later on separate Zoology lab was constructed on the first floor of college building.

Vision and Mission

Vision - Education for all
- Education as a means of elimination of poverty.
- Education as means of social inclusiveness and communal harmony.
Mission
- To provide advance quality education and knowledge to all, specially to the deprived section of the society.
- To cater for all-round development of the students including academic sports and cultural development.
- To develop a sense of community feeling among the students.
- To develop social awareness and social commitment in the students.
- To develop leadership and proactive qualities among the students so as to be competitive and successful in career building.

HISTORY

Department of Zoology was started in 1971 under the leadership of Dr. Mrs. Laxmi Nathan. Initially the college had only pre university and B.Sc. I classes. From 1975, B.Sc. II classes were also started. Later on separate Zoology lab was constructed on the first floor of college building. In 1978, Dr. Dubewar was appointed as a lecturer and he left the Department in 1980. Dr. R.C. Dabhade was appointed in 1982 as a lecturer in place of Dr. Dubewar. The UGC vocational Degree course of Industrial fish and fisheries was introduced in the academic year 1996 -97. S.K.Porwal college, Kamptee has the distinction of being selected as the only college by the UGC to introduce this course in the whole of central India in 1996. Dr. Mrs. Laxmi Nathan was retired due to superannuation of age in 2001 and Dr. R.C. Dabhade took over the charge of the Department of Zoology as well as the co-ordinator of Industrial Fish and Fisheries Department. Add on Certificate Course in Aquaculture under the Jeewan Shikshan Abhiyan of RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur was started in 2007 -08 under the coordinatorship of Dr. R.C. Dabhade. Industrial fish and fisheries course discontinued due to lack of students admission in the year 2011. Mr. N.P. Meshtram was appointed as a lecturer in this Dept. in 2003. Dr. R.C. Dabhade was retired on 31stOct. 2014 and Mr. N.P.Meshram took over the charge of the Department of Zoology. Dr..Mrs A.V. Ramteke is appointed as assistant professor on dated 17-11-2015

OUR FACULTIES

Dr. Nitin P. Meshram

Associate Professor & Head
Department of Zoology

Dr. Asha V. Ramteke

Assistant Professor
Department of Zoology