Location Jalandhar, Punjab
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Botany

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Year of Establishment
1950

Quick Introduction

Faculty Introduction

  • Separate spacious labs for Graduate and Post-graduate classes equipped with latest instruments.
  • Well equipped classrooms for interactive studies.
  • Smart class room with projection system.
  • Botanical garden of the department contains flora of different plant varieties for practical studies. It also possesses an aquatic pond where hydrophytes are maintained under natural conditions.
  • Succulent and vertical gardens.
  • The department also has its own well equipped library with latest books.
  • Students take part in different projects under DBT which help to develop their research temperament.
  • A Museum with specimens and models.
  • The Department also owns a Vermi-composting unit where the plant waste is converted into compost.
  • Educational trips are organized to different Universities, Research Institutes, Industries as well as different areas of country for flora exploration.
  • Departmental activities like Plant Variety Show, Plantation drives, Exhibition of Medicinal Plants, Quiz competitions etc. are organized to develop interest of students in Botany.
  • Extension lectures/workshops by the subject experts across the country on current burning issues.

Programmes Offered

  • B.Sc. Medical/Honours
  • M.Sc. Botany

Strengths

  • Spacious labs equipped with instruments like, Bioreacter, Spectrophotometer, Autoclave ,Oven, Hot Plates, Centrifuge, Microtone and many more.
  • Botanical garden of the department contains flora of every plant group. It also possesses an aquatic pond where hydrophytes are preserved under natural conditions.
  • The Department also owns a Vermicomposting unit where the plant waste is converted into compost.
  • Extension lectures/workshops by the subject experts across the country on current burning issues.
  • Educational trips are organizedin every session to different Universities and Research Institutes.
  • A Museum with specimens and models.
  • Other departmental activities like Plant Variety Show , Exhibition of Medicinal Plants are organized two develop interest of students in Botany.
  • Students take part in different projects under DBT which help to develop their research temperament.
  • The library of the Chemistry department is well equipped with latest books,
  • In the new session 2018-19 the Department of Botany is offering a new courseB.Sc(Hons) Agriculture. The proposed BSc is aimed at equipping  students with skills in Agriculture  and to provide the gateway for all the specialized branches of Agriculture during Post Graduation or research and industry.Other avenues for B.Sc (Hons)Agriculture include jobs in State and Central Government, Banks and other Agriculture related industries.