Utkal University
Bhubaneswar, Odisha

ଉତ୍କଳ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଓଡ଼ିଶା

Zoology Department

Unravelling the science of life: From molecules and cells to organisms and ecosystems.

Established on 21 July 1960 at the historic Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Odisha – now Ravenshaw University – the Department of Zoology moved to the Utkal University campus on 12 July 1973. Since its inception, the Department has nurtured generations of learners and researchers, guiding them through the exciting and ever-expanding frontiers of animal science. Our core philosophy is simple yet powerful: explore, understand, and conserve the natural world.

The Department has earned recognition for pioneering translational research in regenerative biology, particularly through its landmark work on amphibian tadpoles, published in Nature in 1992. Its academic and research footprint also spans Olive Ridley sea turtle conservation, wildlife biology, endocrinology, cytology, reptilian microflora, speciation of king cobra, vertebrate hematological profiling, and other vibrant areas of zoological inquiry.

Thrust Areas of Research

Regenerative biology and tissue repair

Sea turtle biology, and conservation

Herpetofaunal diversity, inventory, and conservation

Epigenetic regulation

Hemoglobinopathy

Vision

To emerge as a Centre of Excellence in zoological education, research, and innovation while remaining deeply responsive to the evolving needs of society and the environment.
To create, innovate and disseminate structure academic pathways in Zoological sciences.
To conserve faunal diversity through sustainable approaches.

Mission

To design, innovate, and disseminate robust academic pathways in zoological sciences.
To advance faunal conservation through sustainable, science-driven approaches.
To foster ethical values, scientific curiosity, social responsibility, and humanity among young minds.

Distinctive Features

A rich academic legacy supported by impactful research across diverse zoological disciplines
The celebrated Developmental Biology Laboratory is a leading research hub for the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle.
Diverse elective offerings in areas such as Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical Entomology, Organismic Biology, and Developmental Biology.

A vibrant tradition of hosting international scholars, academic collaborations, and knowledge-sharing dialogues.

Faculties

HOD

Dr. Gunanidhi Sahoo

gunanidhi.nou@gmail.com

Faculty
Former Faculty

Dr. Sudhansu Sekhar Nishank

Assistant Professor (Stage-3)

Dr. Gunanidhi Sahoo

Professor

Prof.Dr(Mrs.) Pravati Kumari Mahapatra

mahapatra.pk.zool@utkaluniversity.ac.in

Prof. Ajaya Kumar Patra

ajayapatra2@gmail.com

Prof. Bibhuti Bhusan Parida

Prof. Bhikari Charan Guru

bcguru50@rediffmail.com

Prof. Basant Kumar Behura

Prof. Dhruba Raj Naik

Prof. G B N Chainy

chainyg@gmail.com

Prof. (Miss) Kalyani Bohidar

Prof. Luna Samanta

luna_samanta@rediffmail.com

Prof. Prafulla Kumar Mohanty

prafulla.mohanty3@gmail.com

Padma Shri Prof. (Mrs.) Priyambada Mohanty-Hejmadi

mohantyhejmadi.com@gmail.com

Prof. Sachidananda Das

sachi_n_das@yahoo.co.in

Prof. Sushil Kumar Dutta

duttaphrynus@gmail.com

Prof. Shankar Prasad Bhunya

Prof. Madhu Sudan Kanungo

Prof. M V Subba Rao

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Programmes

Sl.No.	Programme	Seats
1	MSc Zoology	32
2	PhD Coursework
3	Ph D

Content

Sl.No.	Programme	Download
1	MSc Zoology 2021
2	PhD Course work 2021
3	M.Sc Zoology COPO Maping

Objectives & Outcomes

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The Department has facilities both for basic and advanced research with a number of sophisticated equipment and six dedicated laboratories. The Masters, Doctoral and faculty carryout routine practical and other research activities in various areas of animal science. Besides, the facilities of CoE-IOCB and Central Instrumentation Facility of the University are being used by us. Nurturing the students in all possible ways is the mission of the Department.
Some of the facilities are as under:

Seminar Library

The Department has a 24 x 7 completely student managed seminar library with more than 6000 books, several magazines and periodicals. Around 1500 books have been donated by alumni and animal lovers. One of our alumnus, Dr P. C. Mishra, IFS is donating Rs. 50, 000/- annually since 2018 to enrich the library.

Museum

The Departmental Museum, established in 1973 at Vani Vihar campus with a floor space of 750 SFT, is one of its kind among the universities of the state. The bulk of the museum samples (around 2500: insects, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, birds and mammals) were collected through field trips by the department (both students and teachers over the years. The specimens were scientifically arranged and classified to facilitate the work of researchers and students in studying the types of animals found in the region and state. We invite students of nearby schools and colleges and public particularly during celebration of different days related to environment and biodiversity. The Master and research students of the department explain and demonstrate the visitors about the purpose of the museum, diversity and importance of animals, and our individual role in protecting an animal. Awareness generation among all concerned is the primary objective of such initiatives.

Smart Class Room

Most of the classes, invited talks and student seminars are organized in a fully- equipped 820 SFT Smart class room with all the facilities.

Computer Facility

Zoology is a Wi-Fi-enabled Department throughout with 06 dedicated computers for the students, besides having dedicated computers for research laboratories and specific equipment.

Class rooms and Research Labs

We have one fully equipped smart class room, two ICT-enabled air-conditioned class rooms, three student laboratories and four specific research laboratories. Three of the research laboratories are air-conditioned.

Seminar hall

The conference hall is a 968 SFT air-conditioned, ICT-enabled facility with a seating capacity for about 100 students.

CC Camera surveillance

The entire Department including class rooms, corridors, library, laboratories and outside premises has 24 x 7 CC Camera surveillance coverage for general safety and security of the students and staff.

Student seminar

This is one of the most prominent activity of the department since 1960 with seminar schedules every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Each student has to deliver at least two seminars during his studentship. The best seminar presentation is awarded in the Annual day celebration of the Department. In addition, several eminent persons from all walks of life are invited regularly to deliver special seminars.

Animal House facility

Established in June, 1990, the Animal House Facility of the Department caters the teaching and research needs of the Department of Zoology, Department of Biotechnology and University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. It is CPCSEA approved (Reg. No 192/GO/Re/S/2000/CPCSEA), and has an established and approved Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC). The facility has 300 SFT air conditioned space and well protected against environmental contamination. The facility is designed to supplement teaching, training, and research capabilities, through provision of quality animals like rat, mice and rabbit.

Major equipment

1. Multiplate Reader
2. UV-Visible Double beam spectrophotometers
3. Fluorescent Microscopes with photographic attachment
4. Stereo zoom Microscope with photographic attachment
5. Gel Documentation system
6. High Speed Refrigerated Centrifuge
7. Electrophoretic system

8. RT-PCR and PCR
9. Microbial Culture facility with laminar air flow
10. HPLC
11. Incubators, Ovens, water bath, student microscopes, normal centrifuges and a
series of smaller equipment

Publications

Number of articles published during last five years

Year	National	International
2017	2	4
2018	3	5
2019	1	3
2020	1	4
2021	0	5

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (2016-2022) CONTENTS

S.N.	Title of Paper	Author	Journal, Year & Vol.	Impact Factor
1	Targeting Angiogenesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Mechanistic Insights, Therapeutic Advances and Nanomedicine Perspectives	A Nayak, O Badajena, Nishank SS	*Pharmaceuticals and Nanotech Connect. 2026*; Article ID: 2026.0003. doi:10.69709/PNC.2026.106006.	3.0
2	Advancing Precision Medicine in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Negative Gastric Cancer: Insights from a Novel Nomogram for Immunochemotherapy Prognosis	A Nayak, Sahoo G., Nishank SS	*World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2026* Feb 15;18(2):115401. doi:10.4251/wjgo.v18.i2.115401.	2.5
3	Microbial Interactions of EDTA: Recent Advances and Biological Applications in the Context of Natural Product Modulation	Sahoo G., A Jena, SK Patra, SK Panda, S Pal	*Frontiers in Antibiotics. 2026* Apr 23;5:1767602. doi:10.3389/frabi.2026.1767602.	–
4	Identification of Genes Involved in the Development of Weberian Apparatus in Rohu, Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822), as Revealed by Comparative Transcriptome Analyses	N Priyadarshini, P Nandanpawar, B Sahoo, Mahapatra PK, L Sahoo, P Das	*Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics. 2026* Jun;58:101776. doi:10.1016/j.cbd.2026.101776.	2.4
5	Advancing Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Insights from Comparative Differentiation Protocols and Emerging Innovations	A Nayak, Sahoo G., Nishank SS	*World Journal of Stem Cells. 2026* May 26;18(5):115940. doi:10.4252/wjsc.v18.i5.115940.	3.6
6	Programmed Cell Revival from Imminent Cell Death Enhances Tissue Repair and Regeneration	K Dhar, KK Jena, … S Kundu, S Das Satapathy, … A Ghosh-Roy, Mahapatra PK, RJ Khadilkar, R Yelagandula, S Chauhan	*EMBO Journal. 2025* Oct;44(19):5244–5289. doi:10.1038/s44318-025-00540-y.	8.3
7	Deciphering the Contributions of Extracellular Vesicles to Cancer Metastasis: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications	A Nayak, Nishank SS	*Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 2025* Dec;216:104927. doi:10.1016/j.critrevonc.2025.104927.	6.2
8	Taxonomic Revision of the King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) Species Complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae), with the Description of Two New Species	I Das, P Gowri Shankar, P Swamy, RC Williams, HT Lalremsanga, P Prashanth, Sahoo G., SP Vijayakumar, J Höglund, K Shanker, SK Dutta, SR Ganesh & W Wüster	*European Journal of Taxonomy. 2024*;961:1–51. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.961.2681.	1.3
9	Homeotic Transformation of Tail to Limbs: A Novel Morphogenesis in the Framework of Self-Organization and Reprogramming of Cell Fate During Appendage Regeneration	J Hota, S Pattnaik, Sahoo G., P Mohanty-Hejmadi, Mahapatra PK	*Cells & Development. 2025* Dec;184:203987. doi:10.1016/j.cdev.2024.203987.	2.0
10	Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Do They Matter to Aquatic Ecosystems?	S Nayak, Sahoo G., II Das, AK Mohanty, R Kumar, L Sahoo, JK Sundaray	*Toxics. 2023* Jun 19;11(6):543. doi:10.3390/toxics11060543.	4.1
11	Larval Morphology of Selected Anuran Species from India	P Raj, K Vasudevan, RK Agarwal, SK Dutta, Sahoo G., S Mahapatra, R Sharma, J Janani, NB Kar & A Dubois	*Alytes. 2023*;39–40:1–40.	–
12	Dark or Light? Preference of Anuran Tadpoles to Background Illumination in Response to Food and Predators	J Rout, SK Panda, Sahoo G.	*Journal of Biosciences. 2023*;48:23. doi:10.1007/s12038-023-00347-1.	1.9
13	Therapeutic Targeting Approach on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity to Combat Cancer Metastasis	AB Mishra, Nishank SS	*Medical Oncology. 2023* Jul;40(7):190. doi:10.1007/s12032-023-02049-y.	3.78
14	Association of Fingerprint Patterns with Blood Groups and Gender among the Students of Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha: A Dermatoglyphic Study	Shalini Behera, Ranjan Sahu and Nishank SS	*Pranikee – Journal of Zoological Society of Orissa. 2023*;Vol. XXXV:23–33.	–
15	Disease Burden and Current Therapeutical Status of Leprosy with Special Emphasis on Phytochemicals	SS Swain, Sahoo G., Mahapatra PK, SK Panda	*Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2022*;22(19):1611–1625. doi:10.2174/1568026621666210909162435.	3.3
16	Therapeutic Potential and Ethnopharmacology of Dominant Mangroves of Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha, India	SK Das, B Das, AB Jena, C Pradhan, Sahoo G., J Dandapat	*Chemistry & Biodiversity. 2022* Mar;19(3):e202100857. doi:10.1002/cbdv.202100857.	2.5
17	Oral and Buccopharyngeal Morphology of the Tadpoles of Polypedates maculatus with Notes on Their Diet Pattern	J Rout, S Mahapatra, Sahoo G.	*Current Herpetology. 2022*;41(2):180–195. doi:10.5358/hsj.41.180.	0.7
18	Anticancer Activities of Mushrooms: A Neglected Source for Drug Discovery	SK Panda, Sahoo G., SS Swain, W Luyten	*Pharmaceuticals. 2022* Jan 31;15(2):176. doi:10.3390/ph15020176.	4.8
19	Essential Oils as Novel Anthelmintic Drug Candidates	SK Panda, M Daemen, Sahoo G., W Luyten	*Molecules. 2022* Nov 29;27(23):8327. doi:10.3390/molecules27238327.	4.6
20	Disease Burden and Current Therapeutical Status of Leprosy with Special Emphasis on Phytochemicals	SS Swain, Sahoo G., Mahapatra PK, SK Panda	*Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2022*;22(19):1611–1625. doi:10.2174/1568026621666210909162435.	3.3
21	FGF2 and FGF10 Expression Patterns in the Epidermis and Mesenchyme During Homeotic Transformation of Tail into Hindlimbs in Frog Tadpoles	J Hota, Mahapatra PK	*Acta Histochemica. 2022* Jan;124(1):151836. doi:10.1016/j.acthis.2021.151836.	2.2
22	King or Royal Family? Testing for Species Boundaries in the King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836), Using Morphology and Multilocus DNA Analyses	P Gowri Shankar, P Swamy, RC Williams, SR Ganesh, M Moss, J Höglund, I Das, Sahoo G., SP Vijayakumar, K Shanker, W Wüster, SK Dutta	*Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2021* Dec;165:107300. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107300.	3.6
23	Antimicrobial Peptides Derived From Insects Offer a Novel Therapeutic Option to Combat Biofilm: A Review	A Sahoo, SS Swain, A Behera, Sahoo G., Mahapatra PK, SK Panda	*Frontiers in Microbiology. 2021* Jun 10;12:661195. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.661195.	4.5
24	de novo Transcriptome Profile of Two Earthworms Lampito mauritii and Drawida calebi During Regeneration	R Sahu, SK Sahu, Nishank SS	*Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 2021* Aug;27:101092. doi:10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.101092.	2.7
25	Aquatic Habitats and Nesting Preference of Anuran Larvae in and Around Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India	Sahoo G.	*Pranikee – Journal of Zoological Society of Odisha. 2021*;XXXIII:46–52.	–
26	Comparative Analysis of Haematological, Anthropometric and Puberty Indices in Sickle-β-Thalassemia Variants of Tertiary Care Hospital of Odisha	S Dutta, Mahapatra PK, B Kar, RK Nayak	*Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences. 2021*;91(1):173–184. doi:10.1007/s40011-020-01209-8.	1.2
27	Obesity as Potential Breast Cancer Risk Factor for Post-Menopausal Women	S S Mohanty, Mahapatra PK	*Genes & Diseases. 2021*;8:117–123. doi:10.1016/j.gendis.2019.09.006.	8.7
28	Antibiotic Susceptibility of Cultivable Aerobic Microbiota From the Oral Cavity of Echis carinatus From Odisha (India)	L Padhi, SK Panda, PP Mohapatra, Sahoo G.	*Microbial Pathogenesis. 2020*;143:104121. doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104121.	3.848
29	Essential Oils as Novel Anthelmintic Drug Candidates	SK Panda, M Daemen, G Sahoo, and W Luyten	*Molecules. 2022* Nov 29;27(23):8327. doi:10.3390/molecules272 38327.	4.927
30	Oral and Buccophryngeal Morphology of the Tadpoles of Polypedates maculatus with notes on their Diet pattern	J Rout, S Mahapatra, and G Sahoo	Current Herpetology, 41(2): 180–195, August 2022 doi 10.5358/hsj.41.180	—
31	Therapeutic Potential and Ethnopharmacology of Dominant Mangroves of Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha, India	SK Das, B Das , AB Jena , C Pradhan, G Sahoo, and J Dandapat	*Chemistry and Biodiversity. 2022* Mar;19(3):e202100857 . doi: 10.1002 /cbdv. 202100857. Epub 2022	2.74
32	Anticancer Activities of Mushrooms: A Neglected Source for Drug Discovery	SK Panda, G Sahoo, Swain SS, and Luyten W.	*Pharmaceuticals. 2022* Jan 31; 15(2):176. doi: 10.3390/ ph15020176	5.215
33	FGF2 and FGF10 expression patterns in the epidermis and mesenchyme during homeotic transformation of tail into hindlimbs in frog tadpoles	J Hota and PK Mahapatra	*Acta Histochemica, 124(1); 2022*	2.147
34	Haematlogy of Calotes versicolor Daudin (1802) in different seasons	S Nayak and PK Mohanty	*Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2021*; 30(6): 995-1003	0.98
35	King or royal family? Testing for species boundaries in the King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836), using morphology and multilocus DNA analyses	P Gowri Shankar , P Swamy, R C Williams, SR Ganesh, M Moss, J Hoglund, I Das, G Sahoo, SP Vijayakumar , K Shanker, W Wüster and SK Dutta	*Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 165:107300.; 2021,* doi: https:// doi.org/ 10.1016/ j.165 (2021)107 300	5.019
36	Disease burden and current therapeutical status of leprosy with special emphasis on phytochemicals	SS Swain, G Sahoo, P K Mahapatra and SK Panda	*Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 22(19):1611-1625. 2021,* doi: 10.2174/ 156802 66216662 1090916 2435, PMID; 34503409	3.57
37	De novo transcriptome profile of two earthworms Lampito mauritii and Drawida calebi during regeneration.	R Sahu, SK Sahu, SS Nishank	Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 2021 Aug 9; 27:101092. doi: 10.1016/ j.bbrep.2021.101092. eCollection 2021 Sep. PMID: 34409173	2.613
38	Periplaneta americana L. a potential source of traditional medicine: chemometric analysis, in vitro and in silico study	S Behera, A Behera, Behera, K Atul and PK Mohanty	*J. Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2021*; 1(1): 1-18.	4.15
39	Antimicrobial peptides derived from insects offer a novel therapeutic option to combat biofilm: A Systematic Review	A Sahoo, SS Swain, A Behera, G Sahoo, PK Mahapatra and SK Panda	*Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 12; 2021*, doi: 10.3389. fmicb.2021.661195	6.064
40	Comparative analysis of haematological, anthropometric and puberty indices in sickle β thalassemia variants of tertiary care hospital of Odisha	S Dutta, PK Mohanty, B Kar and RK Nayak	*Proc. National Academy of Sciences, Section B: Biological Sciences, 2021*; 91(1). 173-184	0.96
41	Obesity as potential breast cancer risk factor for postmenopausal women	SS Mohanty and PK Mohanty	*Genes and Diseases, 2021*; 8: 117-123	7.37
42	Assessment of river health through water and biological characteristics	J Rout and G Sahoo	River Health and Ecology in South Asia (Springer-Nature). 2021, doi: 10.1007/ 978-3-030-83553-8	Book chapter
43	Melanophores during tail regeneration in Polypedates maculatus	J Hota and PK Mahapatra	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa*, 2021, 33:38-45
44	Aquatic habitats and nesting preference of anuran larvae in and around Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India	J Rout and G Sahoo	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa*, 2021, 33:46-52
45	Antibiotic susceptibility of cultivable aerobic microbiota from the oral cavity of Echis carinatus from Odisha (India)	L Padhi, SK Panda, PP Mohapatra and G Sahoo	*Microbial Pathogenesis,* 143:104121; 2020 doi: 10.1016/j. micpath.2020. 104121	3.848
46	Studies on tail regeneration and homeotic transformation in anuran tadpoles. International Journal Developmental Biology	PM Hejmadi and PK Mahapatra	*Int. J. Developmental Biology,2020,* 64(1-2- 3):65-70	2.148
47	The oral apparatus in duttaphrynus melanostictus, Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis, fejervarya orissaensis and Polypedates maculatus tadpoles of Odisha	J Rout and G Sahoo	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa, 2020, 32:79-91*	—
48	Haematological profile of the developing tadpoles of Duttaphrynus melanostictus	M Das and PK Mahapatra	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa* , 2020, 32: 92-117	—
49	Ethnozoological therapeutic practice of tribals of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India	S Behera and PK Mohanty	*Int. J. Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 2019*; 04(06): 245-257.	—
50	Haemoprofile of yellow-bellied gecko, Hemidactylus flaviviridis Ruppel , 1835	S Nayak and PK Mohanty	*Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2019*; 29(1): 275-281.	0.98
51	Evaluation of cultivable aerobic bacterial flora from Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) oral cavity	SK Panda, L Padhi and G Sahoo	*Microbial Pathogenesis, 134; 2019*	3.848
52	Serum biochemical profiling in different varieties of Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica (Temminck and Schlegel, 1849)	K Patra, S Puspamitra , A Das, BK Mallik and PK Mohanty	*Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2019*; doi.org/10.1007/s0058 0-019-02974-3.	0.98
53	Molecular characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from burnt sweet cheese (Chhenapoda)	SP Das and PK Mohanty ;	*International. Journal of current Research, 2019*; 7 (4): 681-688	0.39
26	Oviposition site selection by the Asian common toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) in an Indian biosphere reserve	J Rout, S Mohapatra, S Asrafuzzaman, and G Sahoo	*Herpetozoa, 2019* 31(3/4)): 157-171	1.125
27	Therapeutic Uses of curd: a review	SP Das, M Patri and PK Mohanty	*IOSR J. Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, 2019*; 13(1) Ver. I. January, 01-04.	—
28	Comparative differential leucocyte count and morphometrical analyses of black rats Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) and white rat Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769).	A Das and PK Mohanty	*African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019*, 01(01): 12-17.	0.2
29	Clinico-pathological analysis of Hb s/β+ Th patients in Odisha: a tertiary care hospital based study	PK Mohanty , S Dutta, RK Nayak andB Kar	*Indian Journal of Biology, 2019*; 6(01) January-June: 49-55.	—
30	Anuran tadpole as model organism	PK Mahapatra	*Bulletin of Science, RDWU,* 2019, 1:62-67	—
31	Spinal cord self-repair during tail regeneration in Polypedates maculatus and putative role of FGF1 as a neurotrophic factor	J Hota , SS Pati and PK Mahapatra	*J Chemical Neuroanatomy, 2018* Mar; 88:70-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jchemneu. 2017.11.001. Epub 2017 Nov 11	3.097
32	Oral bacterial flora of Indian Cobra (Naja naja) and their antibiotic susceptibilities	S K Panda, L Padhi and G Sahoo	*Heliyon, 4(12); 2018* doi: 10.1016 /j. heliyon. 2018.e01008	3.776
33	Haematobiochemical parameters of fishes of preferential nutritional habits	G Acharya, PK Mohanty, S Puspamitra, A Das and S Nayak	*Current Science, 2018*; 115(4): 763-766. Doi 10.18520/cs/v 115/iA/ 763-2766	—
34	Cytomorphometrical analyses of blood of black rat Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)	A Das and PK Mohanty	*Indian Journal of Biology, 2018*; 5(2): 155-159	—
35	Haemocytomorphometry of Leschenault’s leaf toad gecko, Hemidactylus leschenaultia Dumeril and Bibron, 1836	S Nayak and PK Mohanty	*Int. J. Science and Research, 2018*, 7(4): 43-47	—
36	Comparative haemocytobiochemical profile of Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1768)	A Das and PK Mohanty	*Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2018*; 26 (6):1509-1514. DOI 10.1007/ s 00580-018- 2765-7	0.98
37	Effect of sex on haemocyto- biochemical profiling of silver tiger fish (Datnioides polota Hamilton, 1822)	G Acharya and PK Mohanty	*Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2018*; 27 (05): 1335-1342	0.98
38	Haemocytomorphometric variation in different ages of Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica (Temminck and Schlegel, 1849)	S Puspamitra, PK Mohanty and BK Mallik	*Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2018*; 27 (4): 847-853	0.98
39	Correlation of various prognostic parameters with human epidermal growth factor receptor -2/ NEU status in malignant breast lesions.	SS Mohanty, PK Mohanty, SS Mohanty, P Thakur and Suravi	Journal of Cancer Research Forecast, 2018; 1(1):1-4	—
40	Dental fluorosis-Revisited	A Mohanta and PK Mohanty	*Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research, 2018*; 2(1):1- 5.DOI:10:26717/BJSTR 2018.02.000667	—
41	Applications of SDS-PAGE in differentiation of earthworm genera	H Swain, R Sahu and SS Nishank,	*Pranikee: J. Zoological society of Orissa, Volume XXX, 2018*, pp 39 – 46
42	Study of cell proliferation during early phase of limb regeneration in the tadpoles of Indian tree frog.	N Gupta and PK Mahapatra	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa* , 2018, ISSN 0970-4450) 30: 29 – 38	—
43	Assessing feeding habits of tadpoles of common Asian toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus	J Rout, S Prusty, and G Sahoo	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa 2018,* *30:47-57*	—
44	Role of melanocytes during tail regeneration in the tadpoles of the Indian tree frog, Polypedates maculatus	J Hota and PK Mahapatra	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa* , 2018, 30: 61-69	—
45	Dietary assessment of five species of anuran tadpoles from northern Odisha, India	S Asrafuzzaman, S Mahapatra, J Rout and G Sahoo	*J Threatened Taxa, 10(10); 2018* doi: 10.11609/jot.3902 .10.10.12382-12388	0.56
46	Age-wise variation in haematological and cytomorphometrical analysis of naked-neck chicken	S Sen, A Bhattacherjee, PK Mohanty and BK Mallik	*Proc. Natl. Acad. Of Sciences, Sect. Biol. Sci, 2017*, 87(4):1199-1207. Doi 10.1007/S 40011- 015-0696-5	—
47	Bionomics and diversity pattern of malaria mosquito Anopheles minimus in Keonjhar district of Odisha.	PK Mohanty, S Das and S Nayak	*Indian J. Biology, 2017*, 4(2):118-125	—
48	Analyses of haematobiochemical profile of green chromide Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790) with morphological assessment of blood cells	G Acharya and PK Mohanty	*Advances in Bioresources, 2017*; 8 (6):63-70	—
49	Epidemiological, clinical and haematobiological study of beta thalassemia (homozygous) paediatric patients treated in a tertiary care centre in Odisha state	B Das, PK Mohanty, RK Jena and DN Mishra	*J. Medical Science and Clinical Research, 2017* 5(10): 28856-28861	—
50	Seasonwise haematological parameters of flightless bird emu Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)	PK Mohanty, S Puspamitra, I Dash , SR Kullu, A Bhattacherjee and S Nayak	*Indian J. Biology, 2017*, 4(2):137-141	—
51	Dietary preference of Euphlyctys cyanophlyctis tadpoles in different habitats in and around Similipal biosphere reserve, Odisha, India	S Mahapatra, J Rout, G Sahoo and J Sethy	*Int. J. Conservation Science,* 8(2):259-268; 2017	0.542
52	Age and seasonwise haematological profile of little egret (Egretta garzetta) of Chilika wetland	Y Behera, S Nayak and PK Mohanty,	*Asian J. Animal Science, 2017*, 11(4):158-164
53	Opportunistic predatory behavior in Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) tadpoles	S Mahapatra, SK Dutta and G Sahoo	*Current Science, 112(8):1755-1759; 2017,* doi: 10.18520/cs/v112 /i08 /1760-1764	1.102
54	Acid phosphatases and vitamin A induced abnormal regeneration in frog tadpoles: an immunohistochemical study	N Mahapatra, SK Dutta and PK Mahapatra	Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B *Biol. Sci. 2017*, DOI 10.1007/s40011-017-0860-1PS1.80	1.4
55	Oral micronucleated cells – a cytodiagnostic approach	A Mohanta and PK Mohanty	*Advances in Cytology & Pathology*, 2017, 2(2): 1-9.00013 Doi: 15406/ acp 2017 .02.00013	—
56	Haematological and serum biochemical analyses of wild black rats, Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)	A Das and PK Mohanty	*Int. J. of Science and Research, 2017*, 06(02):1515-1519	—
57	Nuclear pleomorphism based cytopathological grading in human oral neoplasm	A Mohanta and PK Mohanthy	*Russian Open Medical Journal, 2017*, 6 (2): 01-10. Article CID e0203 Doi: 10. 15275/rusomj .2017. 0203	0.16
58	Normal haematological and serum biochemical profile of Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822) as a diagnostic tool in aquaculture	G Acharya and PK Mohanty	*Asian j. Science and Technology,* 08(01) (January): 2017, 4133- 4137.	—
59	Human gene polymorphism and susceptibility to diseases	SS Nishank, (2017)	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa, Volume XXIX, 2017*, pp 1 – 14I	—
60	Breeding activities of Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) in jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, india	J Rout, S Mahapatra, and G Sahoo	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa, 2017,* *29:33-40*	—
61	Retinoic acid mediated changes in the epidermal cells during tail regeneration in the tadpoles of the Indian tree frog, Polypedates maculatus	J Hota and PK Mahapatra	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa, 2017*, ISSN 0970-4450)29: 59- 64	—
62	Dactylographic analysis of some identical twins of Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	R Sahu, SK Jha and PK Mohanty	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa, 2017*, 29: 51-58	—
63	Three anuran tadpoles from Odisha do not help in mosquito control	S Asrafuzzaman, J Rout, S Mahapatra, and G Sahoo	*Int. J. Mosquito Research, 4(5): 44-47; 2017*	—
64	Comparative blood cell morphometry and differential leukocyte count of two breeds of turkey Meleagris gallopavo (Linnaeus, 1758)	A Bhattacherjee, PK Mohanty, BK Mallik, S Nanda and J Munda	*Current Science, 2017*, 112 (1): 10 January: 164- 168	1.102
65	Exfoliative cytopathology of human lingual neoplasm	A Mohanta and PK Mohanty	*J. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics,* 2017, 1 (1:5): 01-09	—
66	Retinoids and tail regeneration in frog tadpoles. Amphibians of India	P K Mahapatra	*ENVIS,* Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India. 2017, pp163-176	Book Chapter
67	Salmonella associated with snakes	L Padhi, SK Panda and G Sahoo	*Ethno-Pharmacology, Biodiversity and* *Conservation, 2017,* ISBN: 978-81-932499- 5-6 Pages: 286-297	Book Chapter
68	Larval Taxonomy of Indian Anurans	G Prudhviraj, K Vasudevan, G Sahoo and SK Dutta	Diversity and Ecology of Amphibians of India, *ENVIS,* Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India. 2017	Book Chapter
69	Attaining Male Reversible Infertility through Modulation of spermatogenesis by 2-(2″-chloro acetamido benzyl) – 3-(3′- indolyl) Quinoline or Indolyl Quinoline in Rats Rattus rattus	SK Bhowal, P Mahapatra, and CR Sahu	*Austin Andrology, 2016*, 1(2): 1006	1.9
70	Blood cell profile of the tadpoles of Chirixalus simus (Anura: Rhacophoridae)	M Das and PK Mahapatra	*Russian J.Herpetology.* 23 (2) 83-92. (2016)	0.632
71	The intestinal bacterial flora of tadpoles of Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)	M Sahoo, SK Panda, S Mahapatra and G Sahoo	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa,* 2016, XXVIII: 77-84	—
72	A study on DNA fragmentation facilitated cell death during normal and vitamin a mediated tail regeneration in tadpoles of the Indian tree frog	J Hota, A Das and PK Mahapatra	*Pranikee: J. Zoological Society of Orissa, 2016*, ISSN 0970-4450) 28: 85-92	—
73	Sources of calcium for the agamid lizard Psammophilus blanfordanus during embryonic development.	J. Jee, B.K. Mohapatra, SK Dutta and G Sahoo	*Acta Herpetologica,* 2016, 11(2):3-10 doi: 10.13128 /Acta_ Herp etol-15109	0.654
74	Induction of apoptosis by ethanolic extract of leaf od Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. In A5499 cells via NF-KB pathway	D De, SK Panda, and U Ghosh	*Phytomedicine Plus, 2023,* 3(2023):100368	—

Research Projects

Sl. No.	Project title	Funding agency	Amount In Rs.	Period	PI/Co-PI/ Coordinator
1.	Studies on biodiversity in core and buffer zone at Mandakini coal block project, 2024–2026	KPCL Ltd	12,00,000/-	2024–2026	Prof. Gunanidhi Sahoo (Co-PI)
2.	Microbial diversity of Olive Ridley Turtle rookeries of Odisha, 2022–2025	DST, Govt. of Odisha	9,56,000/-	2022–2025	Prof. Gunanidhi Sahoo (PI)
3.	Genetic diversity in earthworms and its association with their geographic distribution in the state of Odisha	SERB, Govt. of India	39,60,000/-	3 Years	Dr. Sudhansu S. Nishank (PI)
4.	Systematics of select amphibian species using their larval morphology and ontogeny, 2013–2016	SERB, Govt. of India	38,43,800/-	2013–2016	Prof. Gunanidhi Sahoo (PI)
5.	Epidemiological study of snakebite incidence in Mayurbhanj District and assessment of their antibiotic prophylactic therapy, 2010–2013	UGC, New Delhi	9,41,000/-	2010–2013	Prof. Gunanidhi Sahoo (PI)

PATENT

Title: A process for preparing multi-sprout sugar-free cookies with enhanced nutraceutical values

Indian Patent Journal, 2026;
Publication Date: 20/02/2026

Patent Application No.: 202631017116 A

Name of Inventors:
1) Madhusmita Sahoo,
2) Subham Saraswata Jyotirmaya,
3) Jangneshwar Dandapat and Gunanidhi Sahoo

Workshop/Seminar Details

Workshop/Seminar/FDP details

The Department conducts Seminars/Conferences/Refresher courses/Faculty Development Programmes for College and University teachers on regular basis to promote the research culture and update with latest development in specific area of research.

List of Seminar/Conferences/Refresher Course/FDP organized in Last Five Years:

SN	Name of the Activity	Title	Sponsorship	Period
1	National Workshop	Epidemiology of Snakebite: Challenges and management	RUSA 2.0	18-19 March, 2026
2	International Conference	Animal Resources: Ecology and Sustainability (AREAS – 2025)	OSHEC, RUSA 2.0	2-3 Dec., 2025
3	National Conference	Models and Methods in Animal Science Research (MAMASAR)	WB-OHEPEE	29-30 Aug., 2024
4	International Conference	Technological Innovations in Animal Science Research and Social Transformation (TIARST)	SERB, RUSA, WB-OHEPEE	24-26 Feb., 2023
5	National Webinar	Building a Scientific Framework to study Indian Butterflies	–	13 April, 2021
6	International Webinar	Porosome: The secretory nanomachine in cells	–	07 Nov., 2020
7	International Webinar	Vaccines for COVID-19 and ahead	–	27 Aug., 2020
8	Regional Workshop	Academic Training Program on CBCS Course Syllabus for College Teachers	WB-OHEPEE	6-12 Feb., 2020

Achievements

Awards & Achievements (From 2017 onwards)
NET, GATE and other Scholarship Examinations

Year	NET	GATE
2026	Ranjita Rout – CSIR-NET-JRF Tanisha Majhi – CSIR-NET-JRF Arpita Mishra – CSIR-NET-JRF Soumya Ranjan Patra – CSIR-NET-JRF Ariyan Pradhan – CSIR-NET-JRF Debasmita Nayak – CSIR-NET-LS Bhagyashree Panda – Ph.D. Dibyajyoti Rout – Ph.D.	Bhagyashree Panda Biswajit Patra Truptilipsha Nayak Sumit Sethi Abinash Nayak Pravabini Sahoo Archana Rath Arun Jyoti Samal Arpita Mishra
2025	Ananya Mardina – CSIR-JRF-LS Aparna Sahoo – CSIR-JRF-LS Smruti Ranjan Sahoo – JRF-LS Swecha Gyanavarsha – JRF-LS Mousumi Mahana – JRF-LS Kasturi Das – Ph.D.	Sumit Sethi Bhagyashree Senapati Ranjita Rout
2024	Priyanka Pradhan – CSIR-JRF-LS Dibyani Panda – CSIR-JRF-LS	Chinmayee Dhal Lalit Chandan Mishra Sushree Suchismita Jyotirmayee Sahoo Kasturi Das Pratyasa Rath Priyanka Pradhan Debasmita Nayak Dibyani Panda
2023	Pinaki Jena – CSIR-JRF-LS	Manorama Rout Niharika Swain Rajalaxmi Tripathy
2022	Snigdharani Raita – CSIR-JRF-LS Pinaki Jena – CSIR-JRF-LS	Lipsa Dash Swechha Gyanavarsa Banil Behera Krishna Kumari Barge
2021	Subham Mahapatra – CSIR-JRF-LS	Abhyarthana Behera Puspanjali Sahoo Sushree Subhashree Parida Sourav Kumar Sethy

Students (NET/GATE)

Sl. No	Name of the student	Programme studied	Nature of Achievement	Year
	Neha Gupta, Sasmita Samal, Barsha Pattnaik, Prerna Mordina, Abhilipsa Satarupa, Bijaylaxmi Parida, Manika Das, Prasant Kumar Sahoo, Swarnaprabha Pani, Ram Prasad Sahu, Suchismita Behera, Debaprakash Patra, Sudhansu Sekhar Panda, Anindita Sahani, Rashmita Naik, Pooja Patnaik, Sarbeswar Nayak, Kiran Kumar Sahoo, Gayatri Acharya, Ranjan Sahu, Nrusingha Behera, Divya Pragnya, Soumya Ranjan Singh, Prajna Priyadarshini Mohapatra, Mahendra Sethy	MSc Zoology	Joined in different National & state level Institutions for PhD	2017
	Prajna Priyadarshini Mohaptra, Falguni Panda, Gayatri Acharya, Swarnaprabha Pany, Ranjan Sahu, Neha Gupta, Kiran Kumar Sahoo, Aninditaa Sahani, Baarsha Pattanaik, Sasmita Samal, Nrusingha Behera, Rasmita Naik, Sanchita Tripathy, Manisha Mallick, Subhasish Prusty, Susmita Sharma, Tanushree Mahaptra, Karishma Agarwal, Aradhana Mohanty, Subhalaxmi Barik, Sadhna Mayee Senapati, Rakesh Kumar Muni, Mamata Rani Kujur, Swati Madhulika, Sibashis Mohanty	MSc Zoology	Joined in different National & state level Institutions for PhD	2018
	Aradhana Mohanty (JRF) Susmita Sharma (JRF) Deepti Parida (JRF) Satyaswarup Das (JRF) Reshma Siuli (JRF) Damayanti Nayak (LS) Harshita Swain (LS) Bishnu Prasad Behera (LS) Sujit Dalabehera (LS) Amlan Priyadarshee Mohapatra (LS) GATE: Badal Maharana Binayak Jenamani Diptiranjan Bag Pratik Kumar Rath Priyanka Priyadarshini Patra Samiran Behera Sandhya Rani Behera Subhasree Sethi Swatiprava Padhiary Tapaswini Kutruka Harshita Swain Subhasish Prusty Swagatika Panigrahy Mousumi Bagha Rakesh Kumar Muni Swetamudra Patnaik Susmita Sharma Deepti Parida Satyaswarup Das Sujit Dalabehera	MSc Zoology	Joined in different National & state level Institutions for PhD	2019
	Sushree Subhashree Parida, Shilpa Sethi, Sourav Kumar Sethi Santosh Kumar Samal Chandini Pradhan Amlan Priyadarshee Mohapatra,	MSc Zoology	Joined in different National & state level Institutions for PhD	2020
	Smrutishree Mohanty Priya Ranjan Parida Sthitaprangya Chand	MSc Zoology	Joined in different National & state level Institutions for PhD	2021

Other Achievements:

Ms. Pravabini Sahoo of M.Sc. 2025 batch has been awarded with Dr. Mahendra Mohanty Memorial Prize, for the female student with the highest marks in the M.Sc. examination.
Mr. Soumya Ranjan Patra, M.Sc. 2025 batch received the Mr. Shayel Patnaik Memorial Prize, for securing the highest mark among boys in the M.Sc. examination for the academic year 2025.
Dasharathi and Netramani Mahapatra Memorial awards for debate competition on “Science, Superstition, and Society” among students of Utkal University, was awarded to Ms. Harshita Dash.
PhD student, Ms. Swetamudra Pattanaik, secured third place in a poster presentation competition during the national seminar held to celebrate the 25^th Odisha Bigyan “O” Paribesh Congress.
Our M.Sc. students, Miss Truptilipsa Nayak, Miss Pravabini Sahoo, Mr. Sumit Sethi, Mr. Anupam Sinha, Mr. Soumyaranjan Patra, Mr. Sai Saumyaranjan Swain, Miss Abhipsa Ghadei, Miss Dibyani Panda, Miss Shailaja Dash, Miss Aishwarya Panda, and Mr. Bhawani Shankar Majhi, participated in an interdepartmental skit competition organized by the Psychology Department and secured the 2nd prize held in March 2025.
Mr. Debasish Tarei of M.Sc. Semester I won 1^st prize in English Essay Competition on 26^th November 2022 organised by Utkal University on its 80^th Foundation Day.
Miss Chinmayee Dhal of M.Sc. Semester I won 1^st prize in English Essay Competition on 5^th December 2022, organised by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (on the occasion of 60 years of the Customs Act, 1962).
Mr. Debasish Tarei of M.Sc. Semester I also won 1^st prize in the English Essay (Psychometric Test) Competition on the eve of World Youth Skills Day, organised by the Utkal Entrepreneurship and Career Hub on 15^th July 2023.
Miss Adyasha Bijaya Mishra of the 2021 pass-out batch joined the Ph.D. Programme at IMMT (CSIR), Bhubaneswar.
Ms. Adysha Bijay Mishra, Ms. Aditi Jena and Mr. Abinash Nayak, all M.Sc. students, have published research papers based on their master’s dissertations in reputed international journals.

Placement

Placements details

Year	Name of the student	Job	Appointing Authority
2024	Mr. Pinaki Jena Miss Swapna Priyadarsini Miss Krishna Kumara Barge Miss Prajatna Shila Swaddhayanee	Lecturer	SSB, Odisha
2024	Miss Rojali Seth Miss Diana Pradhan Miss Minurani Dalai Mr. Sakti Ranjan Behera Miss Bhagyashri Panda Dr. Jasmin Rout Mrs. Sushmita Sharma Mrs. Deepika Rana	Assistant Professor	OPSC, Odisha
2024	Tikoli Rohidas Sidheswar Sahoo Dibyadarshi Paikray Laxmipriya	PGT	Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya, Odisha Higher Education
2024	Payal Mallik Subhashree Pradhan Sushree Suschismita	TGT	SSB, Odisha
2024	Madhusmita Kishan Ms. Suvalaxmi Barik	OAS	OPSC, Odisha
2023	Ms. Rubina Nahid Mr. Chandan Mallick	OFS-I (JB)	OPSC, Odisha
2023	Ms. Tejaswini Behera Mr. Chandan Kumar Nayak Ms. Tejaswini Kutruka	OAS, Group-A	OPSC, Odisha
2023	Ms. Aditi Jena	PGT	Govt. of Odisha
2022	Miss Rubina Nahid Tapaswini Kutruka Chandan Behera Swagatike Behera	OCS	OPSC, Odisha
2022	Ms. Barsa Pattanaik Ms. Shilpa Sethi Ms. Binita Murmu	Scientific Officer, SFSL	OPSC, Odisha
2022	Mrs. Nirlipta Swain Mrs. Snehanjali Mohanty Mrs. Abhilipsa Das Mrs. Sushri Sangita Pati Ms. Harshita Swain Mr. Sarbeswar Nayak Mrs. Suchismita Behera Ms. Kiranbala Behera Ms. Anindita Sahani Ms. Manika Das Ms. Padmini Bisoyi Ms. Milika Halder Ms. Pranati Naik Ms. Shilpa Sethi Ms. Kananbala Patra Ms. Binita Murmu	Assistant Professor	OPSC, Odisha
2022	Preetilagna Debata Swastiranjan Sahoo Durgashree Sarangi	PGT	OAV
2022	Ms. Aparna Mandal	TGT	Govt. of Odisha
2022	Ms. Tanushree Mahapatra Ms. Priya Ranjan Parida Mr. Purnananda P. Sankhua Ms. Tanushree Mahapatra Ms. Kiranbala Behera Mr. Amlan Priyadarshee Mohapatra Ms. Abhyarthana Behera Ms. Chandini Padhan Ms. Anindita Sahani Ms. Ipsita Biswal Ms. Swatisucharita Panda Mr. Satyaswarup Das Mr. Debaprakash Patra Mr. Subrath Ranjan Ms. Shilpa Sethi Ms. Mousumi Bagha Ms. Arati Ho Ms. Madhusmitha Kishan Ms. Madhusmita Kishan	Lecturer	SSB
2022	Ms. Prangya Jyoti Senapati	Assistant Env. Scientist	State Pollution Control Board, Odisha
2022	Mr. Mohan Tudu	Assistant Textile Officer	Govt. of Odisha
2021	Ms. Priyanka Priyadarsini Mr. Debashish Jena	TGT	Govt. of Odisha
2021	Mr. Ranjan Sahu Ms. Anindita Sahani	Assistant Scientific Officer	SFSL, Odisha Forensic Science Service

Placements details

Sl. No	Name of the student	Programme studied	Placement	Year of placement
	Suchismita Behera	MSc	State Forensic Science Laboratory, Govt. of Odisha	2017
	Sudhansu S. Panda	MSc	State Forensic Science Laboratory, Govt. of Odisha	2017
	Nrusingha Behera	MSc, MPhil	Assistant Professor, Govt. of Odisha	2018
	Rashmita Naik	MSc, MPhil	Assistant Professor, Govt. of Odisha
	Baibhav Nayak	MSc, MPhil	Lecturer, SSB
	Mahendra Sethi	MSc, MPhil	Lecturer, SSB
	Banita Behera	MSc, MPhil	Lecturer, SSB
	Dipti Ratha	MSc	TGT, Govt. of Odisha
	Prasanta K.Sahoo		Lecturer, SSB
	Tanushree Mahapatra	M Phil	Lecturer, SSB
	Pragyan P. Mahapatra	MSc, MPhil	Lecturer, SSB
	Damayanti Nayak	MSc	Lecturer, SSB
	Nikita Mahapatra	MSc, MPhil	Assistant Professor, KIIT University, BBSR	2019
	Sushree Sangita Pati	MSc, MPhil	Lecturer, SSB	2019
	Neha Gupta	MSc, MPhil	Lecturer, SSB	2019
	Sadhanamayee Senapati	MSc	TGT, KVS	2019
	Rubina Nahid	MSc	OAS under training	2020
	Mamata Rani Kujur	MSc	OAS under training	2020
	Madhusmita Behera	MSc	Revenue Inspector, Shamakhunta, Mayurbhanj	2021
	Rakhi Gosh	MSc	TGT, Kendriya Vidyalaya Bangalore	2021
	Ranjan Sahu	MSc, MPhil	State Forensic Science Laboratory, Govt. of Odisha	2021
	Satya Swarup Das	MSc
	Anindita Sahani	MSc, M Phil
	Kirabala Behera	MSc
	Pranati Naik	MSc
	Swapna Tanmaya Jena	MSc	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Rayagada, Odisha	2021

Students

M Sc Semester I (2025-27 Admission)	M Sc Semester I (2024-26 Admission)	Ph D Coursework (2025-26 Admission)
ADITYA NARAYAN SAHOO AMISHA PRIYADARSHINI SWAIN ASHISH KUMAR ROUT BHABANI PRASAD SAHOO BHAGYASHREE PANDA BHAKTI DIPTA PRANJYA DAS BIJAYALAXMI SAHOO BIKASH OJHA BINOD KUMAR DAS BISWAJIT PATRO DEEPAK BASTIA GAYATRI S. MOHAPATRA GOPALAXMI MAJHI GOUTAM MALLICK GYANODAYA SUKLA INDIRA PRIYADARSHINI SAHOO JYOTILIKA DASH LAXMIPRIYA BEHERA MANISH KUMAR TANDI PRATIKSHYA NAIK RESHMA SAHU RESHMA SAHU SAILABALA PRUSTI SHREELEKHA SAHOO SIBA SUNDAR KUNDA SIBADATTA NAYAK SMRUTI SWARUP SWAIN SNEHASHRITA NAYAK SONALI MAJHI SONALI SOREN SWEETY MISHRA TANISHA MAJHI	AKANKSHA SINGH AKANKSHA YADAV ANIMA GURIA BEDANTA DAS DEBALAXMI BEHERA DEBALAXMI BEHERA DIBYAJYOTI ROUT DIBYASHREE DATTA G S PRIYANKA PAL HARSITA DASH JANARDAN SAHOO KUMKUM KHATUA MADHUSMITA NAIK MEDHA MOHAPATRA MONALISA MALLICK MOUSUMI BEHERA MUKESH KUMAR NAZEEN BANOO NIKA LAKRA NIRUPAMA MALLIK PRAGNYA BILAS RANJITA ROUT SAIPRAKASH MAHALA SARIKA BANGOLLA SOUBHAGYALAXMI SWAIN SOUMYAJEET DAS SUBHASMITA BHUYAN SUBHRAKALI ROUT SUDEEPSHA JENA SUNIL KUMAR DALAI	BHAGABATI PRASAD PADHI KARISHMA SOY KASTURI DAS RAJANI NAIK RAKESH KUMAR SWAIN SK. WASIM AKHTER

Alumni

About:

Established in the year 1999 & registered in 2006-2007 as Utkal University Zoology Alumni Association (UUZAA) and registered under the Registration of Societies Act XXI of 1860 with the Registration No. 1357-108 of 2006-07.

Conducts Annual General Body Meeting on the first Sunday of February of each year.
Sponsors Radhamoni-Kameswar Memorial Lecture annually since 2006.
Sponsors one seminar on Wildlife for the Master’s students.
Sponsors 14 prizes for the students:
Sudarsan-Pramila Prize (since 2004) for Topper in MSc Part-I examination: Instituted by Dr Sudarsan Panda and Mrs Pramila Panda, alumni of 1983.
Puspaswini Prize (since 2004) for the best project work/seminar presentation in wildlife: Instituted by Dr Lala Aswini Kumar Singh (1974-alumni) in memory of his wife.
Radhamoni-Kameswar Memorial Prize (since 2006) for those who qualify NET/GATE examinations with Life Sciences: The prize is instituted by Prof. Amulya Kumar Panda.
Surendra-Kiran Memorial Prize (since 2006) for Topper in MSc Zoology Entrance Examination: Instituted by Smt. Dipty Mohanty (1984 alumnus).
Sanghamitra Mohanty Memorial Prize (since 2010) for Topper in M. Phil examination: Named after late Mrs. Sanghamitra Mohanty, an alumnus of 1983 batch, the prize is instituted by her husband Er. Pradeep Ku. Mohanty.
Purna Chandra Memorial Prize (since 2013) for Topper in MSc Final Examination (Part-I and II taken together): Instituted by Ms. Sanjukta Jee, alumnus of 1980 batch, in memory of her Father-in-Law.
Ananta Ranjitsingh Memorial Prize (since 2014) for Topper in BSc Zoology examination from among affiliated colleges of Utkal University: The prize is instituted in memory of his grandfather by Dr Ardhendu Kumar Ranjitsingh.
Usharani Das Memorial Prize (since 2015-16) has been instituted by Dr. Nirupama Das (1972-alumni) in memory of her mother for the M. Phil student who secured the maximum marks in the entrance examination.
K. C. Patnaik & S. Devi Memorial Award (since 2019) has been instituted by Prof. Bhabendra K. Patnaik for the best student involved in extra-curricular activities.
Pradeep-Aparna Scholarship (since 2019) instituted by Dr Pradeep K. Mohanty for a meritorious and economically weaker student.
One alumnus Dr Prakash Chandra Mishra donates Rs. 50,000/- annually to enrich the seminar library continuously since 2018.
Dr. Mahendra Mohanty Memorial Award (since 2024) for the Topper among the female students in an academic year. Carries a cash award of Rs. 10,000.00.
Mr. Shayel Patnaik Memorial Award (since 2024) for the Topper among the male students in an academic year. Carries a cash award of Rs. 10,000.00.
Mr. Dasarathi and Netramani Mahapatra Memorial Award (since 2025) for the Debate Competition on “Superstitions, Science and Society”. Carries cash awards of Rs. 5,000.00, Rs. 4,000.00 and Rs. 3,000.00.

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