Siksha O Anusandhan University Admission Test ( SAAT )

Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan conducts Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Admission Test (SAAT) conducted by Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan. The application form for SAAT 2019 is available on the official website admission.soa.ac.in till March 31, 2019. SAAT 2019 is conducted to grant admission to students in various Undergraduate Courses such as B.Tech, B.Pharm, B.Sc. Nursing etc as well as Post – Graduate Courses such as M.Tech, MCA, M.Pharm and more. The examination is conducted in both online and offline mode. There is no application fee to be paid for taking the SAAT 2019 exam. Get complete information regarding SAAT 2019 Application Form from this article.

Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University Admission Test (SAAT) is a National level exam conducted by Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) University for admission into various undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) course. This year, Online exam for SAAT 2019 is scheduled from April 14 to 28, 2019 and April 21, 2019 for the offline exam.

SAAT 2021 Zoology Syllabus

SAAT Entrance Examination Syllabus for Zoology common for (B.Tech./DDE/DDM/MBBS / BDS/ B.Pharm. / B.Sc. Nursing) - 2014

(B-ZOOLOGY)

UNIT–I : ANIMAL WORLD

Definition, scope and branch of zoology. Species concept, bionomical nomenclature, classification, scientific name of some common animals: Fishes-rohu, bhakura, mrigal, Amphibians-frog, toad, Reptiles-houselizard, garden lizard, crocodile, turtle, snakes-cobra, krait, birds-fowl. peacock, pigeon, mammals-tiger, lion, elephant, cat, dog, cow, rabbit & man.

UNIT–II : DIVERSITY OF LIFE: KINGDOM-PROT ASIA

General characters of the phylum, protozoa, Classification -amoeba, entamoeba, paramoecium, euglena, trypanosoma, plasmodium. Kingdom-animalia : Concept of body plan, symmetry, coelom, germ layershomeothermic and poikilothermic animals. General characters of Non-chordata like - porifera, coelenterata, platy helminthes, nematahelminthes, annelida, arthopoda, mollusca, echinodermata & hemichrhordata.

UNIT–III : MULTI CELLULARITY IN ANIMALS

Animal tissues - Types- epithelial, connective (details about blood and lymph), muscular & nervous- organs & organ systems.

UNIT–IV : LOCOMOTION

Locomotory organelles in protozoans, hydra, annelid, brief account of joints and muscles in movement of man, modes of nutrition - Nutrition in amoeba. Digestive system of man - Structure and function of alimentary canal associated glands, physiology of digestion and absorption.

UNIT–V : TYPES OF RESPIRATION

Structure and function of respiratory system in .man : Respiratory organs, mechanics of pulmonary resipiration, plunomary exchange of gas, transport of gases, glycolysis & Kreb’s cycle, respiratory quotient.

UNIT–VI : DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Organs, Digestion & absorption.

UNIT–VII : TYPES OF CIRCULATION

Open circulation, closed circulatory system in man: Structure of Heart, cardiac cycle, arteries, veins, capillaries, portal system, coronary circulation, blood pressure, respiratory pigments, group and coagulation.

UNIT–VIII : EXCRETORY REPRODUCTION IN MAN

Structure and function of kidney.

UNIT–IX : CONTROL AND COORDINATION IN MAN

Nervous systemcentral, peripheral and autonomic sense organs, endocrine system, Mechanism of Hormone action.

UNIT–X : TYPES OF REPRODUCTION

Asexual, binary & multiple fission, budding, cellular growth, re-generation, ageing. Sexual reproduction in man - male & female reproductive system, menstrual cycle.

UNIT–XI : GENETICS

Chromosomes and heredity: heredity and viriation, mendelian principle, laws of heredity, chromosomes, Interaction of genes, chromosomal variation.

UNIT–XII : EVOLUTION

Origin of life Anatomical, embryological biochemical, palaentological, and biogeographical evidences of evolutions, Darwin’s theory of natural selection, modern synthetic theory.

UNIT–XIII : ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

Meaning of ecology environment, habitat and niche, biosphere and ecosystem, ecological adaptations,

biodiversity.

Environmental Pollution - Source, effects and control of air, water and sound pollution, deforestation, global warming, climate change.

UNIT–XIV : COMMON HUMAN DISEASE

Non communicable diseases - Diabetes & cardiac diseases. Communicable diseases like, amoebiasis, filariasis, malaria (Mode of inflection- pathogens, prevention and treatment).

UNIT – XV : DEFENCE MECHANISM OF BODY

Cells, Immune system and their function, immune deficiency in AIDS.

UNIT – XVI : WILD LIFE CONSERVATION

Importance of wild life, Causes of extinction, threatened species - endangered, vulnerable and rare species, conservation of wild life.