About
The department was established in 1969 as Life Science. The separate department of Botany came into existence in 1989 with Honours course having four students and two faculty members. Currently the department spans over approximately 1100 square feet carpet area with Plant Biochemistry, Cytology ,Plant Taxonomy, Microbiology and Plant Physiology laboratories. The department offers Honours, General Elective and Program courses in Botany under the CBCS curriculum. Under the FYUGP (old & new) curriculum, the department offers Botany Major, Minor, Skill Enhancement and Multidisciplinary courses. The department has an in house seminar library and a small herbarium with a repository of about 1000 plant species. The department with active participation of faculty and students publish a Bi-annual wall magazine ”BOTINFO”, a wonderful medium for self- expression of all members. The current faculty includes three teachers in substantive post and three SACT teachers. Over the years the department has produced successful students who have excelled both in academics and administrative fields.
Faculty Members & Lab. Assistants
Faculty Members
Qualification: M. Sc.
Specialization: Microbiology
Teaching Experience: 18+ years
Qualification: M. Sc., PhD
Specialization: Microbiology
Teaching Experience: 16+ years
Qualification: M. Sc., PhD
Specialization: Microbiology and Bioinformatics
Teaching Experience: 4+ years
Qualification: M. Sc.
Specialization: Cytogenetics and plant breeding
Teaching Experience: 9+ years
Qualification: M. Sc.
Specialization: Biochemistry and pharmacognosy
Teaching Experience: 6+ years
Qualification: M. Sc.
Specialization: Molecular plant pathology and fungal biotechnology
Teaching Experience: 6+ years
Laboratory Assistants
- Sri. Sumanta Modak(1997 onwards)
Academic Infrastructure/Facilities
- Well-equipped laboratory with specific instruments for different experiments in Microbiology, Mycology and Plant Pathology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Biochemistry, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Plant Systematics, Plant Physiology, and general Botanical Practicals.
- Uninterrupted Internet facility.
- Departmental Seminar Library.
- Herbarium with a collection of the flora of North Bengal including Medicinal Plants of North Bengal.
- A Medicinal Plant Garden in College Campus.
Department academic calendar
Courses and Syllabus
routines
Department at a Glance
PARENT-TEACHERS MEETING
MENTOR-MENTEE INTERACTION
peer teaching
Departmental Museum & herbarium
Laboratory FACILITIES
LIBRARY FACILITIES
MEDICINAL GARDEN
departmental magazine "BOT INFO"
The departmental wall magazine “BOTINFO” was inaugurated in 2015 with the vision that it will serve as a wonderful medium for self-expression to all members encompassing the students, teachers and non-teaching staff of the department. This Bi-annual wall magazine is a true reflection of the dreams, thoughts and skills of the students. With active participation of everyone this wall magazine has really turned out to be one of the highlights of Botany Department. The students submit scientific writings, poems, paintings which are then edited by the Chief Editor Ms. Ankita Biswas. The finalized articles are displayed on the wall magazine on a prefixed publication date.
sTUDENTS SEMINAR PRESENTATION
Gallery
Young, dynamic, sincere, dedicated, efficient and hardworking faculty members, always accessible to students. Good infrastructure with respect to availability of laboratory aids and instruments, books etc.