About Botany

"Botany is the science in which plants are known by their alises"

~Anonymous

Welcome to the Botany under the Biological Science Department. With the challenges posed by environmental issues on existing flora, the significance and scope of Botany have widened. Growing world population continues to increase the need for better food supplies. Environmental concerns, such as air, water and soil pollution, will create openings for ecologists in government and industry. The search for new drugs and medicines and useful genes for improving crop plants will continue to create a need for botanical explorers.
Keeping pace with the advanced knowledge, the Department has been updating the curriculum from time to time and has recently introduced the Choice Based Credit System. The Department has sufficient infrastructure facilities and expert staff members in different fields of Plant Sciences. Students are taken to botanical gardens, herbariums, museums, research institutes which help them to understand about plant diversity, plant taxonomy and state of the art research that is being carried out in different labs of repute.
The department has highly qualified, dedicated and enthusiastic faculty. The faculty members are mostly engaged in research and publication to add immense value to the academic life. They provide student counseling to ensure multi-dimensional development of the students. The department mainly focuses on the areas like plant physiology, plant biochemistry, stress physiology, plant nutrition, cancer chemoprevention using natural plant products, and mycorrhizal biology. The department takes a conscious effort to expand and its teaching program bringing together novel development in the field with traditional areas of Botany through field excursion and projects. The students are coached and encouraged through remedial teaching and academic guidance. A career in Botany might just be one of the most preferred careers in India. Botany as a subject is related to the study of plants and a career in it would mean studying in depth about fungi, algae, plants, diseases, growth, metabolism and structure between different groups. When planning a career in Botany, the job profile can include study of plants, research, working with industries, teaching, self-employment, and being a part of many more fields. A person who works in this field is called as a botanist. It will be the job of the botanist to study plant life along with finding solutions to problems related to that of forest and agriculture. There are also botanists who deal with space travel agriculture, artificial environments, hydroponics and various other interesting areas of research.
There are courses like Bachelor of Science in Botany, Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Botany, Master of Science in Botany, Master of Science in Botany and Forestry which one can study under the field of Botany and later be a part of this vast field and one should specialize in a particular field to be able to share his/her expertise on a particular subject. Some of the specializations available for botany are:
Cytology, Genetics, Lichenology, Economic botany, Palynology, Palaeobotany, Bryology, Ethnobotany, Phycology, Photochemistry, Forestry, Plant morphology, Phytopathology, Plant anatomy, Plant physiology, Plant genetics, Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant ecology, Plant systematic. After completing their bachelor’s education in Botany, a candidate can look forward to being a part of the industry by working as a technician, whereas, a candidate after completing his/her master’s education can look forward to working with some industry giants or being a part of good research teams. The amount of diversity in the field of Botany gives it students to choose their specializations as per their choice, aptitude and interests. There is huge scope of being a part of this industry merely keeping in mind the amount of diversity it has to offer. One can be a part of any reputed organization as a plant explorer, conservationist, ecologist, environment consultant, horticulturist, plant biochemist, nursery manager, genetics, molecular biologist, taxonomist, plant pathologist, environmental consultant and farming consultant.