In the Department of Botany, students are taught a total of 140 credit (80 theoretical, 36 practical, 8 Viva-Voce and 16 Extra Departmental) on various aspects of basic Botany in their 4 year BS Honors (Integrated Grading System) terminal degree. After completing BS (Hons.) degree in Botany, one may get himself or herself admitted into the M.S. degree program of one year duration. For the MS degree program, 23 courses based on advanced and applied knowledge in Botany are offered. Students make their choices for 5 theoretical courses out of the 23 courses offered. After completion of the courses, an in depth knowledge of the selected courses will be acquired by the individual student to meet challenges for higher studies and in research, teaching and developmental activities in the field of botanical science as well as in practical life. An excerpt of the M.S. Grading System syllabus is given below:
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Distribution of courses |
Groups |
Theory |
Thesis/ Practical |
Viva voce |
Seminar Presentation |
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Five theoretical courses selected by each student out of 23 offered courses for the session concerned, each course carrying 4 credit hours and Thesis/practical, Viva-voce and Seminar presentation as compulsory courses. |
Non thesis |
20 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
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Thesis |
20 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
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Students will choose 5 (five) courses of 100 marks each, along with compulsory courses, covering a total of 30 credits of 750 marks. There will be a compulsory course of 2 credits (50 marks) on the presentation of a seminar on a selected topic and 2 credits (50 marks) viva-voce. Students may take practical (intending to problem solving on important aspects) partly on the subjects or may take a research project and submit a thesis for the partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Science (MS) in Botany.
Theoretical Courses Credits
BOT 501: Angiosperm Systematics 4
BOT 502: Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicines 4
BOT 503: Conservation Biology 4
BOT 504: Applied Phycology 4
BOT 505: Applied Limnology 4
BOT 506: Hydrobiology 4
BOT 507: Physiological Ecology 4
BOT 508: Natural Resource Management 4
BOT 509: Molecular Plant Ecology 4
BOT 510: Advanced Plant Physiology 4
BOT 511: Applied Mycology 4
BOT 512: Plant Pathology and Plant Protection 4
BOT 513: Seed Pathology 4
BOT 514: Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology 4
BOT 515: Microbial Biotechnology 4
BOT 516: Molecular Cytogenetics 4
BOT 517: Plant Molecular Genetics 4
BOT 518: Plant Genetic Engineering 4
BOT 519: Plant Breeding and Biometry 4
BOT 520: Advanced Plant Nutrition 4
BOT 521: Applied Cytogenetics 4
BOT 522: Molecular and Applied Phycology 4
BOT 523: Advanced Plant Anatomy 4
Compulsory courses:
BOT 524: General seminar presentation (all students): Nature of topics
of the seminar will be decided by the Examination Committee 2
BOT 525: Practical (Non-thesis group) 6
BOT 526: Thesis (60% Thesis Examination+ 40% Presentation) (Thesis group) 6
BOT 527: Viva-Voce (all students) 2