1. Animal world : Animal diversity, distribution, systematic and classification of animals, the phylogenetic relationship,

2. Evolution : Origin of life, history of life on earth, evolutionary theories, natural selection, adaptation, speciation.

3. Genetics : Principles of inheritance, molecular basis of heredity, the genetic material, transmission of genetic material, mutations, cytoplasmic inheritance.

4. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology : Nucleic acids, proteins and other biological macromolecules. Replication, transcription and translation, regulation of gene expression, organization of genome, Kreb's cycle, glycolysis, enzyme catalysis, hormones and their action.

5.Cell Biology : Structure of cell, cellular organelles and their structure and function, cell cycle, cell division, cellular differentiation, chromosome and chromatin structure. Eukaryotic gene organisation and expression.

6. Animal Anatomy and Physiology : Comparative physiology, the respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system, the nervous system, the excretory system, the endocrine system, the reproductive system, the skeletal system, osmoregulation.

7. Parasitology and Immunology : Nature of parasite, host-parasite relation, protozoan and helminthic parasites, the immune response, cellular and humoral immune response, evolution of the immune system.

8. Development Biology : Embryonic development, cellular differentiation, organogenesis, metamorphosis, genetic basis of development.

9. Ecology : The ecosystem, habitats the food chain, population dynamics, species diversity, zoogeography, biogeochemical cycles, conservation biology.

10 Animal Behaviour : Types of behaviours, courtship, mating and territoriality, instinct, learning and memory, social behaviour across the animal taxa, communication, pheromones, evolution of animal behaviour.