Botany & Horticulture

About the Department:

•  Department of Botany was established in 1964 with B.Sc., CBZ Combination.
• B.Sc., BBM (Botany, Biochemistry, and Microbiology) combination was started during 1993.
• Department offers Add-on-Course / Career Oriented Course in Horticulture from 2004 onwards.
• Scheme : Semester Scheme – 3 years with 6 semesters
• NEP for BSc Botany is implemented from 2021-22. Semester scheme- 4years with 8 semesters.

​Infrastructure and activities:

•  Physiological, Ecological, Botanical, horticultural and Microbiological apparatus and equipments.
•  Establishment of herbal medicinal garden.
• In house identification of plants.
• Hands on skill for plant identification and culturing of required laboratory spe cimens.
• Harbouring 700 and odd Preserved dried and glass embedded specimens. Herbaria
• Physiological, Ecological, Botanical, horticultural and Microbiological apparatus and equipments.
• Our own practical manuals made suitable to autonomous syllabi.
• Interactive and argumentation learning
• Introduction of teacher-guardian system, where in the teacher monitors the progress of the student in studies & extracurricular  activities  and  provide  necessary  counselling and support
• Identification of deficiencies of each student at the time  of entry  and  providing additional input by way of home assignments and extra care during practical classes.
• Compiling past examination questions and question papers along with  scheme  and making them available to students.
• Periodical visits to natural plant habitats and documentation and Awarding and motivating scholarly students

Program offered

• (NEP)- I B.Sc. Chemistry-Botany, Botany-Zoology,  Botany-Biochemistry
• II and III B. Sc. -{CBZ – Chemistry, Botany & Zoology BBM – Botany, Biochemistry & Microbiology}

• Add on Course in Horticulture.

Eligibility for Admission:

Passed candidates of science stream of 12^th class/ 2^nd PUC/any equivalent exams

COC in Horticulture:

Any student pursuing BSc degree preferably in natural science subjects.

Programme Objectives:

• Curriculum development: The study of Botany is vital as plants are fundamental parts of life on earth. The curriculum for the BSc Botany programme has been designed with an aim of encouraging the growing demands and challenging trends in the educational scenario. It targets the intellectual, professional and personal development of the student, rolling out globally ready individuals in the fast pacing  world.
• Academic orientation: To develop an aptitude towards science and nature. To create a scientific attitude to make students open minded, critical and curious. Expose students to the diversity amongst life forms from primitive to highly evolved. To develop skill in practical work, experiments, equipments and laboratory use. To equip the students with basic skills in identifying and naming the different plants.
• Social Interaction: To inculcate social interaction through the skills related to field visits and botanical tours.
• Effective Citizenship: To develop the ability for the application of acquired knowledge in various fields of life so as to make our country self sufficient.
• Ethics: To appreciate and apply ethical principles to biological science research, studies and daily life.
• Environment and Sustainability: To make the students aware of natural resources & environment and the importance of conserving it. Sensitizing the students for keeping the environment clean and To facilitate students for taking up and shaping a successful career in Botany

Programme Outcomes:

The main goal of the BSc degree in any subject is to develop a deeper understanding of natural laws, inquiring about the reasons and logics which govern them through established methods of observation,              modelling, experimentation and calculations. This makes BSc degree a very important weapon in the society and opens a plethora of opportunities for future studies, research as well as lucrative                                employment opportunities across the globe.

 Career opportunities (job opportunities) for BSc CBZ & BBM

•   BSc Botany offers a bright future to eligible candidates
•   The Botany graduates can find employment opportunities in Biotechnology firms, Herbal product companies, research organizations. They can get employed in non scientific sectors in addition to scientific sectors. They can seek out for career in Government Corporation, banking and finance sectors, hospitality sector, journalism, animation, computer technology, management and so on.
•   Apart from this science graduates can also find jobs in IT industry, business, BPO, marketing and so on.
•   They have wide range of options available in terms of subjects, topics, fields and associated area. BSc graduates can opt to join a post graduate level degree programme in their respective field or ailed subject to peruse further studies.
•   Teacher in primary and High Schools
•   Developing Nursery /Nursery supervisor/manager (Entrepreneurship)
•   Mushroom cultivation (Entrepreneurship).
•  Lab technician
•   RFO/ forest officers
•   Adviser to grow advanced crop (Biotech crop).
•   Assisting for Ayurvedic doctors.
•   Medicinal plants Marketing (Entrepreneurship).
•   R & D Botany, Biotechnology, Ayurvedic and Pharmaceutical Lab
•   Forest guard, Wild life watch guard
•   Wild life photographer

Infrastructure Facilities:
Total number of Class Rooms: 03
Laboratories: 02
Museum: 01

Learning Resources:

• Highly motivated dedicated teaching faculty
• Charts
• Museum specimens (Preserved Dry & Wet) models, glass embedded specimens.
• Live specimens procured by skilled laboratory supporting staff
• Herbarium
• Botanical garden and nursery.
• Department Computer with internet facilities
• Modern instruments purchased out of grants provided by management.
• Botanical excursion.
• Departmental library
• Well equipped laboratory.

Important Activities of the Department:

• Students of the department are invited to present their work related to the theme of the event in the form of Rangoli, Flower arrangement or Fruit art, in COC Horticulture.
• Students counselling.
• Use of digital/ repository facilities for teaching.
• Botanical tours
• Providing lab manuals and notes to the students prepared by the faculties with simplified concepts.

Student Progression Details 

Additional Details:

• Regular participation of our well trained students in “ Krishi Brahmanda”- a mega agricultural educative programme to thousands of farmers at Suttur jatra festival since 2014-2015.
• The department takes initiatives for overall development of students and give them practical orientation and technical knowledge to inculcate skills which help them to face the competitive world. In this regard every year the department holds the academic field trip & Botanical tour to study the flora in different areas, accompanied by the faculty members

2017-18 and 2018-19 CBCS Botany Syllabus

2019-20 and 2020-21 Botany syllabus

2021-22 NEP Botany syllabus

2017-18 and 2018-19 Horticulture Syllabus

2019-20 and 2020-21 Horticulture syllabus

2021-22 Horticulture Syllabus

Contact:

Head of the Department: Dr. S.Prathibha
Phone No.:9243707241
Email:pathibhapranathi@gmail.com

LIST OF STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER STUDIES