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Sir, please provide me the entrance exam syllabus for the MSc Zoology admission of Banaras Hindu University. I have applied for the BHU entrance exam so please provide me the syllabus of this entrance exam.

M.Sc. Zoology entrance exam (PET exam) of BHU has following syllabus through which questions will be asked.

Along with syllabus, I have also attached few question papers of BHU entrance exam that will help you out.

Systematics and Animal Diversity

• Systematics
• Kinds of Zoological classification
• Annelids
• Arthropods
• Molluscs
• Echinoderms
• Hemichordates
• Chordates
• Protochordates
• Urochordates
• Cephalochordates
• Cyclostomes
• Fishes
• Amphibians
• Components of classification
• Poriferans
• Cnidarians
• Ctenophorans
• Platyhelminths
• Nematodes
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Mammals
• Concepts of species
• Kinds of taxonomic characters
• Morphology
• Embryology
• Numerical
• Cytogenetical
• Biochemical
• Animal Diversity
• Criteria for classification of multi-cellular animals
• Non–Chordates
• Protozoans

Animal Form and Function

• Nutrition & Digestion
• Gas exchange and internal transport
• Pattern of circulation in non-chordates and chordates
• Respiratory pigments and transport of gases
• Structure and function of gills
• Structure and function of trachea and lungs
• Types of circulatory systems
• Types of excretory organs in non-chordates and chordates
• Nervous system
• Receptors and Sense organs
• Reproduction

Cell Biology

• The Cell
• Organization of cell
• Extra nuclear
• Nuclear
• Cell reproduction
• Elementary idea of cell transformation and cancer
• Introduction to the cellular basis of immunity

Biochemistry

• Bio-molecules
• Amino acids
• Proteins
• Enzymes
• Carbohydrates -*Structural polysaccharides
• Homopolymers
• Lipids
• Nucleic acids
• DNA structure
• DNA and RNA as genetic material
• DNA replication -*Semi-conservative replication,*Basic mechanism of replication (Prokaryotes)
• Types of RNA
• Heteropolymers -*Carbohydrates as source of energy
• Glycolysis
• Krebs cycle
• Electron transport chain and ATP synthesis

Comparative Physiology

• Respiration
• Circulation
• Nutrition and Digestion
• Excretion
• Movement
• Neuronal transmission

Endocrinology

• Introduction to endocrinology
• Endocrine glands in mammals
• Pituitary
• Thyroid
• Parathyroid
• Adrenal
• Endocrine pancreas
• Testis
• Ovary
• Endocrine glands in insects

Developmental Biology

• Gametogenesis
• Spermatogenesis
• Oogenesis
• Concept of competence, determination and differentiation
• Concept of regeneration
• External and internal fertilization
• Extra embryonic membranes in chick
• Gastrulation in frog and chick

Genetics

• Elements of heredity and variation
• Extension of Mendel’s Principle
• Dominance relationships
• Lethal alleles
• Linkage
• Human Genetics
• Applications of genetic engineering -*Molecular diagnosis of genetic disorders and gene therapy,*Crop and livestock improvement
• Pleiotropy
• Epistasis
• Penetrance and expressivity
• Phenocopy
• Polygenic inheritance
• Cytoplasmic and infective inheritance

Evolution

• Concept of organic evolution
• Evidence of Organic evolution from
• Comparative anatomy
• Comparative embryology
• Palaeontology
• Biochemistry and Genetics
• Zoogeography
• Theories of organic evolution
• Lamarckism
• Darwinism
• Synthetic theory
• Evolution of man

Animal behavior

• Concepts and patterns of behavior
• Instinct and learning
• Genetic basis of behavior
• Control of behavior
• Social organization
• Biological rhythms

Functional Anatomy and Economic Importance of Non-Chordates

• Protozoa
• Metazoans
• Porifera
• Cnidaria and Ctenophora
• Platyhelminthes
• Nemathelminthes
• Annelida
• Arthropoda
• Mollusca
• Echinodermata

Mammalian Physiology

• Respiration
• Circulation
• Nutrition and Digestion
• Excretion
• Nervous System
• Muscles

Mammalian Endocrinology

• Hormones
• General mechanism of hormone action
• Biosynthesis and biological actions in
• Thyroid
• Adrenal
• Endocrine pancreas
• Testis
• Ovary
• Pineal
• Gastrointestinal hormones
• Hormonal dysfunctions and diseases

Developmental Biology

• Fertilization
• Determination and differentiation
• Metamorphosis in frog
• Development and functions of placenta in mammals
• Embryonic stem cells

Genetics

• Gene mapping
• Mutation and mutagenesis
• Quantitative inheritance
• Human genetic disorders
• Transgenic animals
• Gene expression and gene regulation
• Organization of human genome