Life at BHU as a Zoology Post Graduate

1. Would allow me to stay away from home for the very first time and apart from academics will give me an opportunity to grow and explore in life.2. I had 2 teachers who were the alumni of the Zoology department, BHU themselves. Have got amazing feedback about the teachers and department since childhood.3. It is a great place to pursue Masters from but preferably look elsewhere ( better institutes) for P.Hd

I had obtained my graduation and post graduation in Zoology. Being the mother subject it gives students the knowledge about every branch of life sciences. So one can quickly recognise which sub stream they want to pursue. But the drawback is, it is not entirely application based and would take effort and building your own skills to apply in industries.We were blessed to have studied under the guidance of brilliant teachers. All were doctorates. Never are all faculties amazing but most of them were. Opting for cytogenetics special paper gave me the opportunity to have hands on experience with all major experiments. There are mid terms and final exams per semester. There was huge syllabus for the second year. But if the class and textbooks are followed it is fairly easy to pass.

No. But we had to do an Msc dissertation from our university itself under our professors. One can also enroll themselves as project students after passing a interview when there is a project advertisement from a faculty.

There are no such placement offers from our department except for Aakash Institute who hires post graduates on a contractual basis.One can choose to pursue PhD or go on with preparing for other Govt. or private sector jobs.

Course fee for Msc was Rs 3557 per semester. I have no knowledge of any scholarship if available. There are no job opportunities in the campus.One can take time out to find and do some side hustle. There were some students with DBT Inspire scholarship and some other Government funded scholarships. Some departments like Human Genetics are DBT sponsored and Masters' students would get scholarships.Hostel accommodation is available. But it's a little tight for girls'. Hostel accommodation cost is around 3.5k per semester. Mess fees were separate, with a base fee of Rs2400 per month. That has now been hiked to about Rs 3000 per month

There are no official clubs in the campus. However, our campus can boast of its monstrosity. It's huge and luscious with many playgrounds and fields. There are badminton, volleyball, cricket grounds. There is one Gymkhana too but it's a little ill equipped. There is also provision for swimming classes and also to learn various other languages. One can learn singing or dancing from the professors of the Arts Department separately. There is a museum within the campus too. The university has a huge library. It's spacious with an ancient feel but has modern facilities. Almost any book will be available there. There are libraries in the department separately. The classrooms has the traditional blackboards as well as projectors. Lab facilities are commendable too.The institute of science conducts an Annual fest Akanksha. All the other facuties (Arts, Management, etc) have different fests. Then there is a whole University fest with winning participants from the separate fests. Saraswati puja is celebrated with grandeur.

Banaras Hindu University

For B.Sc we were provided admission on the basis of science marks (especially biology and chemistry)obtained in 12 boards. For M.Sc in BHU an entrance exam for all the subjects are conducted. Based on the AIR rank and graduation marks we are admitted

There is a Postgraduation Entrance Exam conducted by the university for all subjects separately. Questions mainly pertain to the final year graduation syllabus of the university. Old question paper and answer key are available online.