The Department of Botany at the Undergraduate (B.Sc.) level was started in the year 2001 with one Professor post and 60 seats are sanctioned for students at the UG level. One more post of Professor was approved in the year 2021. At present the 2 posts of Professors, one post lab assistant and one post ‌‌of lab attendant are sanctioned. Well-equipped laboratory with equipments, charts, model, plant specimens etc. and adequate number of teaching rooms are available in the department for UG and PG classes. A beautiful herbal garden has been created by the department, in which more than 100 medicinal plants species are available. Tree plantation is done by the department with collaboration of forest department from time to time, and more than 1500 tree species have been planted and now mixed beautiful vegetation growing in the college campus.

Highlights of Department:

  1. Department has a well-equipped laboratory and sufficient teaching class rooms.
  2. It also has a botanical Garden.
  3. Approximately 1500 plant species around the campus for Arboretum.
  4. A list of medicinal plants with their local name, scientific name, family and their medicinal uses has been put up in the college campus for the information of students.
  5. There is also “Trifla Vatika” (Harda, Baihra and Amla) which is often the main center of attraction for the students.

Faculty

Name Dr Prem Singh Chauhan
Designation Guest faculty
Qualification MSc (Botany) Ph.D.
Date of Joining 14/08/2021
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  Name Neha Kukreti
Designation Assistant Professor (Cont.)
Qualification MSc (Botany), NET
Date of Joining 09/10/2024
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