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THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

The Zoology Department of the University of Kerala is located in the Kariavattom Campus of the University, about 14 kms. from the Thiruvananthapuram city. It was established in 1968 with the Late Prof. K. K. Nayar as the Head. Since its inception, the Department has been focusing its attention mainly on Ph.D. programmes and other research activities. The main activity of the Department is to undertake research projects and guide researchers for Ph.D. and M.Phil degrees. Prof. Oommen V. Oommen is the present Head of the Department and holds the Deanship of the University of Kerala.

The Alumni Association was established in the year 2004 Prof. Oommen V. Oommen is the present Chairman and Dr. M.C. Subhash Peter is the Secretary. The Association has around 100 members who actively participate in and generously contribute to all its activities. The Alumni Association proposes to conduct annual seminars with a view to encourage and enhance the interactions between its many members. It may thus serve as a platform for the exchange of ideas, both academic and social, by its members, thus effectively bridging the generation gap between the older acclaimed scientists and today’s young researchers.

The Alumni Association is proud to announce that many of the members of the Association are working in reputed research labs, across the country and abroad. Some of them, frequently visit the Department, hold discussions with the students and even provide numerous valuable insights. Furthermore, the Alumni Association encourages their members to exchange their expertise and ideas among themselves and to the students of the Department, thereby providing scope for the generation of new ideas which may act as an impetus to research as a whole.

The working of the Alumni Association however, is not limited to the field of academics and research but even extends to aesthetic activities. The most recent undertaking of the Association was the making of the lawn and beautification of the Department premises.