The Department of Zoology is a vibrant Department of the University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya established in the year 2012 under the School of Biological Science.The Department currently offers courses like B.Sc. in Zoology, M.Sc. in Zoology with four specialization papers viz., Cell and Molecular Biology, Animal Ecology and Wildlife Biology,Fish and Fishery Biology and Entomology. The Department harbours a total of 300 plusstudents from Under-graduate and Post-graduate courses and also offers Ph.D. program.The courses provide ample opportunities for students to gain a wide-angle learning and scope to explore different arenas of the subject with equal emphasis on theoretical & practical knowledge.