| SCHOOL OF STUDIES IN BOTANY |
1. Programmes offered
(a) M.Sc. Botany
(b) M.Phil
(c) Ph.D.
2. Profile
of the Department
The School imparts teaching and offers research programmes pertaining
to modern aspects of Botany. Teaching is imparted at the post graduate
level. Research leads to Ph.D. and D.Sc. degree.
(a) M.Sc. in Botany
3. Eligibility for Admission
For M.Sc. : Science graduate with Botany, Zoology subjects with
50% marks.
For M.Phil : M.Sc. with 55% of marks in aggregate in Botany/allied
subject.
4. No. of Seats
(i) Free Seats : 30, (ii) Payment Seats :10,(iii) NRI=05
(b)
M.Phil :
No. of Seats: Payment = 10,
NRI = 02
5. Mode of Selection :
6. Faculty :
7. Course Structure :
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First Semester
BOt101 Bacteriology, Virology and General Microbiology
BOT102 Biology diversity of Fungi and Plant Pathology
BOT103 Brology and Diversity of Algal, Bryophyta and Lichen
Bot104 Brology and Diversity of Ptewdophytes and Gymnosperms.
BOT105 Practicals
BOT106 Practicals
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Second Semester
BOT201 Ecology-I Climatology and Soil science Antecology
BOT202 Plant Development I- Angiosperm Anatomy, Embryology
BOT203 Plant Development-II Water relations and Physiology
og Growth & Development
BOT204 Plant Metabolism : Metabolosm & Biochemistry
BOT205 Practicals
BOT206 Practicals
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Third Semester
BOT301 Morphology & Taxonomy of Angiosperms
BOT302 Cell & Molecular Biology of Plants
BOT303 Biometry Instumentation and Computer Application.
BOT304 Ecology-ii Synecology,Ecosystemalogy and phytogeography
BOT305 Practicals
BOT306 Practicals
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Fourth Semester
BOT401 Genetics & Cytogenetics
BOT402 Plant Biotechnology : Plant cell Tissue, Organ culture
and Genetic Engineering.
BOT403 Elective Paper -I
BOT404 Elective Paper-II
BOT406 Practicals |
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| Electives |
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Group A
Environmental and Conservation Biology
Plant Biochemistry & Metabolism
Ethnobotany and Isolation of Natural Products.
Mycotoxicology
Agroecosystem |
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Group B
Applied Plant Pathology.
Industrial Microbiology
Stress Physiology
Physiology of Growth and Development
Applied Biotechnology |
- The distribution of Elective papers will be done on the basis
of merit in previous semester.
- The elective papers to be taught in a particular session shall
be decided by the Staff Council.
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