40 Years of Excellence

Overview of Botany Department


Head of the Department: Ashis Kumar Behera

Designation Lecturer in Botany
Date of Joining 16.09.1996
Nature of Association Permanent
Qualification M.Sc. M.Phil
Experience 26
Contact No 9437024681
Department Overview:
Vision:
To establish and to be recognized as a department of high standard in teaching and learning of recent plant science based approaches and to enhance chances of employability of students.

Missions:
  • M1-: In order to fulfill the mechanism of vision and goals, group discussion and debate based approach should be incorporated along with regular teaching. To make students updated in field of employability, soft-skill development workshops are to be introduced.



Profile of Botany Department

PROGRAM OUTCOME (PO)
  • PO-1: Students gained knowledge on Botany; it broadens their outlook towards importance of study of plants at undergraduate levels.
  • PO-2: It provides students a launch pad to enroll themselves in post graduate study in Botany.
  • PO-3: It helps in applying the knowledge and understanding of Botany in life and work.
  • PO-4: It helps in understanding environmental issues and conservative processes.
  • PO-5: Practical works make the students skillful which could be applied to solving common daily problems.
  • PO-6: Project work, field survey and short trips develop their talents and sharpen their brain.
PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOME (PSO)
  • PSO-1: Students acquires knowledge and understand the basic concepts of Plant physiology, , Developmental biology, Cell biology, Genetics, Evolution, Biotechnology, Environmental biology, Computer application, Economic Botany and Anatomy.
  • PSO-2: Ability to apply knowledge of biological sciences in Agriculture.
  • PSO-3: Understanding the relationships between animals, plants and microbes.
  • PSO-4: Acquiring more skill in conserving biodiversity in everyday life.
  • PSO-5: Developing firsthand knowledge by performing practicals. 
COURSE OUTCOME (CO)
The course outcome for all the semesters of the Bachelor Degree in Botany may be as follows:
Semester Course Course Name Course Outcome  
Semester 1 AECC-I Environmental Studies and Disaster Management  Students will know about environment, pollution, environmental laws and population ecology.  epidemics and pandemics and health disasters and management. Got brief idea about climate change and sustainable development along with disaster management.
CC-I Microbiology and Phycology Students will be able to know about the virus, their harmful effects, life cycle. Bacteria types, reproduction and economic importance. Students will know about the life cycle of cyanobacteria, algae like chlorophyta, chara, voucheria, fucus, ectocarpus, polysiphoria.  
CC-II Biomolecules and Cell Biology Students will know about biomolecules and bioenergetics, enzymes present in cell, with cell organelles. They will know about cell division
GE-I Chemistry Various structure, rules, principles on structure of atom, along with various wave function. Types of bonds their character and energy criteria.
AECC Ethic & Value-I Issues Relating to women Develop proper attitude towards women, allow women to realize their self worth and contribute their best for betterment of society, and to attain gender equity
Semester 2 AECC-II Odia Communicative Odia course is designed to enhance student’s proficiency in the language with a focus on effective communication skills. Course outcomes like language proficiency, communication skills, Critical thinking, listening, speaking, reading , writing etc.
CC-III Mycology and Phyto pathology Students will be able to know about the fungus, their beneficial and harmful effects, life cycle. and types. Students will know about the life cycle of Lichen. They will gain knowledge about applied mycology, pathophysiology.
CC-IV Archegoniate Students will be able to know about the  archegoniate like bryophyte, pteridophyta, gymnosperm.  Students will know about palaeobotany.
GE-2 Biodiversity (Microbes, Algae, fungi and archegoniate) Students will know about virus, bacteria, and algae, fungi and life cycle, their economic importance, Reproduction and life cycle of bryophytes, Pteridophytes, gymnosperm and their economic importance.
AECC Ethics & Value-II (Values and Good Citizenship) Understand basic value of Indian Constitution, inculcating sense of volunteerism, patriotism
Semester 3 SEC-I Communicative English Communicative English course is designed to enhance student’s proficiency in the English language with a focus on effective communication skills. Course outcomes like language proficiency, communication skills, Critical thinking, listening, speaking, reading, writing etc.
CC-V Anatomy of Angiosperms It gives idea on Plant Anatomy Stem- Organization of shoot apex leaf and organization of root apex, epidermal tissues system mechanical tissues system.  
CC-VI Economic Botany Students will know about rice, wheat, Tobacco, potato and their cultivation. Farming, centre of origin and their benefit. Spices, different type of drug yielding plant and their health, hazards. Students will know about different types of oilseeds different timber plant and fibers,.
CC-VII Genetics   Students will know about Mendelian Genetics, Linkage and crossing over, mutations, Chromosomal abnormalities, Population genetics, evolutionary effect  
GE-3 Chemistry Students will Know about fundamental of thermodynamics, Concept of chemical equilibria and various physical and chemical properties of  acylhalide, alcohol, phenol, ether, aldehyde and ketone.
  AECC Ethic & Value-III (Issue of drugs, tobacco and alcohol addiction) Creating awareness about health and societal hazards of drug, tobacco and alcohol addiction
Semester 4 SEC-II QLT Student will enhance their Quantitative logical thinking level after reading this.
CC-VIII Molecular Biology Students are able to know about DNA, RNA, DNA replication, central dogma, RNA primers Translation, transcription, RNA editing, regulation of metabolism and tryptophan, gene silencing translation of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes protein synthesis.
CC-IX Plant ecology and Phytogeography Students will know about ecology, adaptation of plants, soil profile, Ecological succession of plants, ecosystem structure and function, food chain and food web, ecological pyramid, various types of biogeochemical cycles and energy flow.
CC-X Plant Systematics After reading this, students will know about plant identification, function, importance of botanical gardens, hierarchy of family, genus species, botanical nomenclature, ICBN, rule of plant systematic.
GE-IV Plant Physiology and Metabolism     Student will know about importance of water in absorption, mineral uptake and transport of water, photosynthesis  and respiration by plants and their mechanism, pathways like glycolysis, C3 cycle, CAM Pathways, Enzymes, N2 Metabolism, Plant growth regulators, plant response to light and temperature.
AECC Ethics & value-IV (Ethical value for student life) To Familiarise the students with core value of academics and goals of education and to create awareness about unethical practice in academics
Semester 5 CC-XI Reproductive Biology and Angiosperms   Students will know about anther structure, function, germination, ovule parts. Students will know about pollination, fertilization, self incompatibility, endosperm, embryo, seed polyembryony
CC-XII Plant Physiology Students will know about plant water relation like transpiration, guttation, and diffusion, ascent of sap, translocation, mineral nutrition, and nutrient uptake. Students also know about plant growth regulators like auxin, gibberline, cytokinin, ethylene abscisic acid, phytochrome
DSE-I Analytical Techniques  in Plant Sciences   Students will know about microscope and their types and principle, different types of centrifugation and their principle. spectrophotometer principles and biological research. Students will know about chronology types, their principles crystallography their principles and know about biostatistics
DSE-II Natural Resource Management   After reading these units the students will  able to  know about natural resources types, land, water their utilization, biological resources, types economic value of forest and their management. Energy resource, management, EIA, Waste management, conservation.
AECC Ethics & value-V (Vulnerable section of society :understanding their issues)   To create awareness amongst the students about the need for ensuring dignity and equality for the vulnerable section of the society such as children, elderly persons disable persons and third gender.
Semester 6 CC-XIII Plant metabolism Students will able to know about concept of metabolism, types and enzymatic activity, process like photosynthesis, glycolysis, transport, photorespiration, chemiosmotic mechanism, lipid metabolism, Nitrogen  metabolism.
CC-XIV Plant biotechnology After reading these units students will know about tissue culture of plants, their techniques and principles, different enzymes like restriction endonuclease, cloning vectors like lambda phage, plasmid, cosmid and application of biotechnology, transgenic plants.
DSE-III Horticultural practices and post harvest technology   Students will know about concept of horticulture, ornamental plants and techniques applied for cultivation, harvesting of fruits vegetables flower, and know about management of IPR.
DSE-IV PROJECT The Students can be exposed to the Social and real world contexts
AECC Ethics & value-VI (Environment and techno ethics) To Develop awareness about environment for a sustainable earth and to bring  green technology into action

Courses & Syllabus of Botany Department

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1 1st Semester
2 2nd Semester
3 3rd Semester
4 4th Semester
5 5th Semester
6 6th Semester

Student Count of Botany Department

Class +2 +3
Student Count 540 54

Laboratories of Botany Department


Calender of Botany Department

Workshops and Seminars of Botany Department

 
Sl No. Name of the Resource person with designation and address Topic presented Session
1 Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, HOD Dept. of Botany, Jashipur College, Jashipur Environmental Issues 2017-18
2 Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, HOD Dept. of Botany,Seemanta Mahavidyalaya, Jharpokhria Role of Students in Disaster Management 2021-2022
3 Mr. Anil Kumar Jha, Reader In Botany Dept. of Botany,Seemanta Mahavidyalaya, Jharpokhria Ecological Diversity Of Botanical Garden 2022-23
4 Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, HOD Dept. of Botany,Seemanta Mahavidyalaya, Jharpokhria Phyto Resources of Mayurbhanj 2023-24

Faculties of Botany Department

Name : Sweety Murmu
Designation : Lecturer in Botany
Qualification : Msc. M.phil
Experience : 8
Contact No : 8895174931
Name : Ashis Kumar Behera
Designation : Lecturer in Botany
Qualification : M.Sc. M.Phil
Experience : 26
Contact No : 9437024681

Faculty wise Lesson Plans of Botany Department

Faculty wise Lecture Notes of Botany Department

Faculty wise Video Lectures of Botany Department

Staffs of Botany Department

Pijush Kanti Ghosh
Name :
Pijush Kanti Ghosh
Designation : Lab Attendant
Qualification : H.S.C
Date of Joining : 18.09.1984
Anusaya Singh
Name :
Anusaya Singh
Designation : Lab Attendant
Qualification : BA
Date of Joining : 3.08.93
Contact No : 7684061034