M.Sc. Botany

About the department :

  The department was established in the year 2020-21and has been offering Botany education at Post Graduation level to eligible students with B.Sc. Botany graduation. The course offers an outstanding platform to understand the various aspects of plant science ranging from basics to the advanced level. The curriculum has been designed in such way that the students should be able to take up either teaching or research as their career in future.

The students of Botany subject have wide career opportunities in Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Plant Quarantine Divisions (PQD), civil services such as Indian Forest Service (IFS), State Forest Service (SFS), Wood Science, plant based drug companies and seed industries etc.

Vision :

The department is constantly making efforts to enhance the quality of teaching, research and motivating the students to acquire sound knowledge and helping in developing leadership qualities.

Mission :

The main objective of the department and course is to enable the students to be placed in well recognized professions, or entrepreneurs with a commitment to work hard for the benefit of the society.

With the coordinated service of experienced, hardworking and inspiring permanent faculties, thorough training has been given to make the students updated in plant sciences. The faculties in the department have been updating their knowledge base by attending various conferences, workshops, seminars in India and abroad in addition to organizing these.

The faculties published many publications in National and International Journals and completed 04 National founds projects, faculties have collaboration with nationally and internationally. Now the department has started PhD programme also.

The students have been guided to face/clear UGC-NET/JRF, CSIR-JRF/NET, GATE/SLET/TOFEL/GRE/CAR/ examinations.

Program Offered :

Sl No

Programmes

Nature & Duration

Eligibility

1

M.Sc Botany

Two Years

BSc Degree

2

Ph.D

Three to Five Years

M.Sc in Botany

Course Structure :

Sl. No.

I Semester

Sl. No.

II Semester

Theory Papers

1

Microbiology

1

Cytology and Genetics

2

Algae and Bryophytes

2

Developmental Biology and Plant Anatomy

3

Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms

3

Plant Physiology

4

Plant Systematics and Economic Botany

4

Plant Biochemistry

Practical Papers

5

Microbiology

5

Cytology and Genetics

6

Algae and Bryophytes

6

Developmental Biology and Plant Anatomy

7

Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms

7

Plant Physiology

8

Plant Systematics and Economic Botany

8

Plant Biochemistry

Sl. No.

III Semester

Sl. No.

IV Semester

Theory Papers

1

Molecular Biology

1

Medicinal  and Aromatic Plants

2

Biophysics, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics

2

Plant Biotechnology

3

Ecology and Environment

3

Dissertation/Project work

4

Specialization; A. Plant Breeding and Evolution B. Seed Technology

4

Plant Pathology

5

Plants and Human welfare (Elective paper)

 

 

Practical Paper

6

Molecular Biology

5

Medicinal  and Aromatic Plants

7

Biophysics, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics

6

Plant Biotechnology

8

Ecology and Environment

7

Plant Pathology

9

Specialization;

A. Plant Breeding and Evolution

B. Seed Technology

8

Project Work

Faculty Details :

Teaching Faculty of Department of Studies in Botany, Davangere University.