//Botany Department Profile

Botany Department Profile

Departmental Profile

2019-2024

 

About the Department:

    • Department of Botany was established in June 1986
    • Department offers F.Y. B.Sc. and S.Y.B.Sc. Botany

 

  • List of Faculty Member currently working in the Department:
Sr. No. Name of the Faculty Qualification Designation
1. Dr. R.K.Patil M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Head
2. Dr.D.S.Borade M.Sc.B.ed.,M.Phil.,Ph.D Assistant Professor

 Faculty Members Served in the Department:

Sr. No. Name of the Faculty Qualification Designation Tenure
1. Prof. Dr. S.I Patel M.Sc.DHE, M.Phil.,Ph.D. Professor and Head 1986-2020
2. Dr.V.P.Patil M.Sc.M.Ed M.Phil.,Ph.D Assistant Professor 2017-2020

Course Offered: 

F.Y.B.Sc. (Botany) Choice Based Credit System
S.Y.B.Sc. (Botany)

     

  • Eligibility:
  1. First Year B.Sc.: Higher Secondary School Certificate (10+2) or its equivalent Examination with English and Mathematics; and two of the science subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Geology, etc.
  2. Second Year B.Sc.: Keeping terms of First Year of B. Sc. with Botany as one of the subjects.
  • Structure of F. Y. B. Sc. Botany:     
Paper code Paper Paper title credits Marks
CIA ESE Total
Semester-I
BO 111 I Plant Life and Utilization – I 2 15 35 50
BO 112 II Plant Morphology of Anatomy 2 15 35 50
BO 113 III Botany Practical Paper III 1.5 15 35 50
Semester-II
BO 121 I Plant Life and Utilization -II 2 15 35 50
BO 122 II Principals of Plant Science 2 15 35 50
BO 123 III Botany Practical Paper III 1.5 15 35 50
  • Structure of S. Y. B. Sc. Botany:
Paper code Paper Paper title credits Marks
CIA ESE Total
Semester-III
BO 231 I Taxonomy of Angiosperm and Plant Ecology 2 15 35 50
BO 232 II Pant Physiology  paper II 2 15 35 50
BO 233 III Botany Practical Paper III 2 15 35 50
Semester-IV
BO 241 I Plant Anatomy and Embryology  paper I 2 15 35 50
BO 242 II Plant Biotechnology paper II 2 15 35 50
BO 243 III Botany Practical Paper III 2 15 35 50

Main Activities of the Department:

Apart from teaching, faculty members of the department actively take part in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Following is the list of some activities:

  • Celebration and Plantation of world Forest Day.
  • Projects on Environments and Social Issues.
  • Organization of guest lecturers of Eminent Scientists and Botanists.
  • Organization of Field /Industrial Visit.

Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

  • Chalk and Talk (Lecture Method)
  • ICT: Use of Power Point Presentations, Audio Lectures, Educational CD, Use of software.
  • Guest Lectures by Experts
  • Learning through experiments
  • Seminars
  • Classroom discussions
  • Assignments
  • Projects: Through projects students learn various techniques:
  • Interaction with people
  • Understanding social issues