The Department of Zoology has earned for itself intra and inter institutional peer recognition for its teaching programs, research, consultancy and extension activities. The department also houses a Natural History Museum and the Biodiversity Research Cell (BRC), which collaborates with many regional and national research institutions with a mandate of training our students in field biology and also documenting the biodiversity of the state. Alumni of the department have been occupying academic and research positions in institutions across and outside the country. Centre for research in Zoology with facilities for doctoral research is established and affiliated to Goa University. Faculty members have funded research projects in specialized areas of Zoology. Department has procured an advanced Imaging Research Binocular Microscope of Japanese make Meiji Techno with retinoid Screen for real time visualisation and recording.