The PhD in Zoology course is offered to those students who desire to continue their advanced studies in the field of zoology. Aspirants who have a Masters degree in Zoology can join this doctoral program. It is needed by these candidates to have above 75 percentage marks in their PG finals.

Many top Indian institutions offer students the PhD in Zoology course. Students can opt to join any of these colleges. These colleges require students to appear in an admission test that is carried out by them. Following the written test, it will be needed by aspirants to appear for an interview. Students who clear this admission procedure shall be given admittance to the Doctoral program in Zoology.

A listing of the entrance exams carried out by Indian universities for the Doctoral program in Zoology is given below.

List of entrance exams in PhD in Zoology

• All India Common Entrance Test
• Banaras Hindu University PhD in Zoology Entrance Exam
• Burdwan University PhD Zoology entrance
• Calicut University PhD in Zoology Entrance Exam
• Engineering Agriculture and Medicine Common Entrance Test
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Zoology Entrance Exam
• Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University PhD in Zoology Entrance Exam
• ICAR Entrance Exam
• JIMPER Entrance Exam
• Kolkata University PhD in Zoology Entrance Exam
• Periyar University PhD in Zoology Entrance Exam
• Shoolini University PhD in Zoology Entrance Exam
• Thiruvalluvar University Vellore Ph.D in Zoology Entrance Exam

List of institutions that take part in these exams

• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Bharathiar University
• Bharathidasan University
• Central Institute for Cotton Research Tamil Nadu
• Dalmia Center for Research & Development Tamil Nadu
• Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences New Delhi
• Defense Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior
• Delhi University, New Delhi
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research
• Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) Delhi
• Jadavpur University, Kolkata
• Kalyani University, West Bengal
• Kolkata University
• Madras University
• Madurai Kamaraj University
• Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
• Periyar University
• Pinnacle Biomedical Research Institute (PBRI)
• Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History Tamil Nadu
• Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore
• Tamil Nadu government Arts College (autonomous)

Exam pattern of the PhD in Zoology course

The total marks for this paper is 50 marks and the time allotted for each aspirant to finish writing the examination is 1 hour. The topics that are asked in this exam comprise of:

• Applied Biology
• Cell Communication and Cell Signaling
• Cellular Organization
• Developmental Biology
• Diversity of Life Forms
• Ecological Principles
• Evolution and Behavior
• Fundamental Processes
• Inheritance Biology
• Molecules and Their Interaction
• System Anatomy & Physiology

How to procure application for the PhD in Zoology course?

Admission forms for the PhD in Zoology entrance exams can be obtained from the universities that carry out this exam. These universities also facilitate the students by sending them the form by post. Another means to get the exam form is to take it from the official website of the preferred institution. The price of the form shall vary from one college to the other. Price of the exam form at the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University is Rs. 500/ - while that of the Shoolini University is Rs 200/-. Students who desire to appear for the PhD exam at the Calicut University will have to pay Rs.500/- as the Registration fee.