Scopes Zoology II, MPSC, UPSC Exam. guidelines

Scope for Zoologists

Zoology is such branch of life science that provides wide opportunity in research field; a single animal cell is a mysterious box, every animal except human being is a useful element in nature. A single animal or group of animal can fulfill the basic needs of human being if utilized in proper way. They can be utilized for promoting cottage industries for rural and urban students. Don’t do service but become owner and create jobs to others. Some examples of cottage industries based on animals are as follows.

i)                    Earthworms: By using earthworms make vermicompost and vermiculture in small investment and earn monthly a considerable amount.

ii)                  Silkworms: start culturing of silkworms, sale cocoons and eggs (seeds).

iii)                Honey bees: Start beekeeping, maintain apiaries, sale bee boxes and bee products, higher bee boxes for pollination in farms to farmers for pollination of crop.

iv)                Hens and chicken: These birds keeping is poultry farming which provides eggs, manure and food to society

v)                  Cattles: Keeping cattle lead to development of dairy products and you can earn money.

vi)                Rabbit:  Keeping rabbits can earn money.

vii)              Fish: By keeping fish, aquatic animals provide food to society, sale fish, fish products, fish seeds, and aquaria.

viii)            Parasitoids like tachinid flies, trichogramma and other Hyenopteran and Dipteran Insects: By culturing these insects which are useful to control Helicoverpa and other lepidopteran pest insects.

ix)                Helicoverpa: By culturing NPV virus affected larvae of H. armigera Heliokill can be produced to control pod borers.

x)                  Daphnia: This crustacean is good pollution indicator of water and food for fisheries farms. These are also used for studying drug effects. Its culture can be sold to medical colleges, research institutes and fishery farms.

xi)                Drosophila: fruit flies culture is useful for genetical experiments in colleges and research institutes.

xii)              Crabs and other crustaceans: These animals provide food to human beings these are still being used by tribal peoples as medicines for joint pains and arthritis.

The list is endless multiply animals, use them, release them, conserve them, and conserve the nature. For small scale agro based cottage industries   State and Central Government provide subsidies and funds.

Zoologists have following avenue:

Academic fields

•      B. Ed

•      B.Sc.

•      D.C.M.

•      Eco Tourism

•      Environment

•      Law

•      M. Sc. Marine Biology

•      M.B.A

•      M.C.A.

•      M.C.M.

•      M.C.S

•      M.Phil

•      M.S.W.

•      M. Sc

•      M. Sc Biotechnology

•      M.Sc. Bioinformatics

•      M.Sc. Fishery

•      M.Sc. Forestry

•      M.Sc. Microbiology

•      M.Sc. Oceanography
•  M.Sc. Wildlife management

•      Management

•      Mass Communication

•      Ph. D

•      Research

•      Teaching profession on Universities College, Schools etc.

•      Biogeologists

Competitive Examinations:

•      Banking

•      CMFRI (central Marine Fisheries Research Institutes)

•      Central Secretariat Services

•      Defense Services

•      IAS

•      IFS

•      Insurance Services

•      MBA

•      Meteorology

•      MPSC

•      Postal Services

•      Railway

•      UPSC

•      ZSI (Zoological Survey of India)
Animal based industry and self employment

•      Apiculture

•      Biofertilizers and biopesticides
•   Biological suppliers

•      Genetic  counselling and animal breeding

•      Health care

•       Maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment

•      Manufacture of biofertilizers and enzymes

•      Marine biologists

•      Medical lab technician

•      Medical representative

•      Models of biological material

•      Packaging technology

•      Pharmaceutical industry

•      Preparation of charts

•      Sericulture

•      Single cell protein (SCP)

•      Stains, slides etc.

•      Taxonomist

•      Zoo keeper

Opportunities in industry based animal products

•      Animal food preservation

•      Animal Soups and products

•      Apiary & Bee keeping

•      Aqua culture

•      Cantheridine and Dye industry

•      Dairy and Animal Husbandry

•      Fishery industry

•      Froggary

•      Lac culture

•      Leather technology

•      Pearl industry

•      Piggery

•       Poultry industry

•      Textile industry

•      Vermiculture and Vermicompost technology

Faunal technology

•      Coral art

•      Molluscan shells and art

•      Gem birds and pet animals

•       Crafts and Gears

•      Tissue culture

•      Animal art
•  Wildlife photography

Private services

•      L.L.B.

•      D.M.L.T.

•      C.M.L.T.

•      Forensic scientists

•      Private coaching classes

•      Medical transcription lists

•      Sales representative

•      Lab Assistance

•      Insurance

•      Tourism management

•      Sericulture Technology

Consultancy Services in…

•      Biodiversity assessment

•      Control of pests and Plant disease

•      Maintenance of Aquarium

•      Museum

•      Organic farming

•      Plan and maintenance of zoo

•      Pollution control

•      Preventive and public health

•      SCP units

•      Soil analysis

•      Solid waste management

•      Tissue culture

•      Tribal medicine

•      Vermiculture and  vermicompst technology

Scholarships and Research fellowships

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•      International

•      National

•      Naukari.com

•      Position.com

•      Projects

•      Survey

Job Opportunities, MPSC and UPSC guidelines
The following information is from Loksatta 15th January 2015

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