THE ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE KEY DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT (MODEL, AUTONOMOUS) HOLKAR SCIENCE COLLEGE, INDORE (M.P.). THE AIM OF THIS DEPARTMENT IS TO PROVIDE BASIC AND APPLIED KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT ON THE AFFORDABLE FEE AND TO DEVELOP GOOD UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE STUDENTS TOWARDS NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT ALONGWITH ZOOLOGY. THIS DEPARTMENT WAS STARTED IN 1943. SINCE THEN THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. A LARGE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED, POST GRADUATED AND RECEIVED RESEARCH DEGREE (M.PHIL, PH.D.) AND PLACED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. PRESENTLY DEPARTMENT HAVE TEACHING FACILITY FOR B.SC. M.SC., M.PHIL. AND PH.D. THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO PRODUCED THE FIRST LADY PROFESSOR, DR. P. KASKHEDIKAR, WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH D.SC. DEGREE. M.SC. STUDENTS HAVE A CHOICE TO OPT SPECIALIZATION EITHER IN FISHERIES SCIENCE OR IN CELL BIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY. THIS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH MOST OF THE FACULTY MEMBERS OF THIS DEPARTMENT ARE BUSY IN SUPERVISING RESEARCH STUDENTS FOR M.PHIL OR PH.D. OR FOR BOTH.