Programmes offered

Degree Programmes
Graduate Level: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

The department offers major Botany courses up second semester and then minor Botany courses up to fifth semester of the degree programme.  Besides, the department offers Open Elective courses for BA and BCom programmes.

Seats Available

1. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Aided Division)

 Course Structure

Courses offered by the Botany department

Result

Faculty

Title	Information	Photo
Name of the teacher	Dr. Ravindra Thakur
Designation	Assistant Professor
Institutional email ID	ravindrathakur@srmcollege.in
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CBSC Syllabus

FY BSc Botany Syllabus

SY BSc Botany Syllabus

• 4.213-S.Y.B.Sc_.-Botany-SEM-III-PAPER-I
• 4.214-S.Y.B.Sc_.-Botany-SEM-III-PAPER-II
• 4.215-S.Y.B.Sc_.-Botany-SEM-III-PAPER-III

NEP Syllabus

FYBSC-24-25

• 6.1-B.Sc.-Botany-Sem.-I-II-Scheme-III-Syllabus
• 6.6-Sem.-I-4a-OE-Organic-farming-and-Biofertilizers-Sem-I
• 6.6-Sem.-I-4b-OE-Botany-Plants-in-Everyday-Life-A-Botanical-Exploration-Sem-I
• 6.6-Sem.-II-4a-OE-Botany-Herbal-Cosmetic-Sem-II
• 6.6-Sem.-II-4b-OE-Botany-Gardening-and-Nursery-Management-Sem-II

SYBSC-25-26

• 6.5-N-2a-Botany-of-Perfumes-OE-Vertical-3-Sem.-III
• 6.5-N-2b-MICROGREENS-_-URBAN-SUPERFOOD-OE-Vertical-3-Sem.-IV
• 6.6-N-2ab-B.Sc.-Botany-Sem.-III-IV-Scheme-III-Minor-Vertical-2-Sem.-III-IV

Activities

Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Guest Lectures Organized

MOU: (PDF copy enclosed)

Academic Reports

Research Work

Major/Minor Research Project

Teachers – Dr Ravindra Thakur

Research Contributions

 Faculty Contribution

 Student Contribution

Student Research Projects

Number of students undertaking project work/field work/ internships

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Faculty

Professional experience

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Students Achievements

Career Opportunities

Courses after B.Sc. Botany

• Sc. Botany – Eligibility: B.Sc. Botany Course duration: 2 years Mode of admission: Entrance.
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) – Eligibility: M.Sc. Duration: 2-6 years Mode of admission: NET/CSIR entrance. Or Under research projects or self funded. Centres: All reputed Universities/NCL/IARI/IISc Bangalore/Foreign Universities.
• Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) – Eligibility:  2 Years after Ph.D. / 3 Years after Master’s Degree / 6 Years after Bachelor’s Degree and after research in approved topic by thesis.

Some important institutes offering M.Sc. and Ph. D. programmes

• Mumbai University, Mumbai https://mu.ac.in
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai CoursesOffered M.Sc., M.S., Integrated PhD, and PhD research Mode of admission: Entrance test website:http://www.tifr.res.in
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore Courses: (Integrated PhD, M.S., and PhD research) Mode of admission: Entrance. website:iisc.ernet.in
• Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), New Dehli. Courses: M.Sc. Animal biotechnology and Plant Sciences and PhD research) Mode of admission: Entrance test (held on May/June Then interviews are held in Ist or IInd week of June) website: iari.res.in
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Courses: M.Sc., M.Phil. in Environmental Sciences, Life Science & Biotechnology and PhD research. Mode of admission: Entrance usually held in mid of May Entrance test. website:jnu.ac.in
• Delhi University (South campus), Delhi Courses Offered M.Sc. Genetics and Plant Molecular biology and PhDMode of admission: Entrance test usually held in June 2nd Week. website:du.ac.in
• National Centre for Plant Genome Reasearch (NCPGR), Delhi. Courses: Ph.D Mode admission: Entrance held Ist week of June. website: http://ncpgr.nic.in
• Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi Courses: M.Sc. Genetics and biochemistry and PhD Nature of Entrance: Generally held in Ist week of June. website: www.bhu.ac.in 

 Competitive examinations

• University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for life sciences/Joint CSIR-UGC Test For Junior Research Fellowship And Eligibility for Lecturership. Further details: ugc.ac.in
• Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (SET):  For eligibility of lecturership only. 
• GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering) Biological sciences. Further details: iitb.ac.in/gate,
• Scientific officer C grade. Department of Atomic Energy Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay Mumbai Eligibility: MSc. Botany/Zoology/Microbiology/Biotechnology. Further details: BARC Mumbai barc.ernet.in
• Civil Services (UPSC – IAS, IPS, IFS, IES): Botany is one of the optional subjects for this highly reputed civil service examination in India. Further details- upsc.govt.in 
• MPSC (Botany as Optional Subject): Detailed syllabus of Botany for mains exam:http://mpsc.maharashtra.gov.in 

 Career opportunities

• Teaching field: Teaching of botany is a challenging and rewarding career. Jobs are available as Teacher/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in college/Universities.
• Research field: As scientist, research associates, research assistant and technicians. There are numerous opportunities in private research laboratories as well government laboratories.
• Industries: Botanists find exciting jobs in herbal drug, cosmetics, essential oil, food, seed, paper, textile and many more industries.
• Plant identification services: This has become rewarding career. 
• Landscape industry: Development of parks, aesthetic gardens, botanical gardens, biodiversity parks, etc; requires a sound background of plant sciences.
• Environmental Consultancy: Biodiversity assessor, environment conservationist, restoration expert, etc. are finding a lot of job opportunities in public and private sector.
• Natural resource centre: Especially forest resource manager is a good career in public sector.
• Government setup: Scientific officer (Biology) in the Central forensic science laboratories.
• Marketing field: Enormous opportunities in the marketing of products of pharmaceutical companies, seed companies, biotechnology firms, scientific publishers, biological material supply firms, etc.

Job options

• Aquatic Biologist
• Biochemist
• Biophysicist
• Botanist
• Conservationist
• Environmental Scientist
• Herbarium keeper
• Landscape supervisor
• Nursery Manager
• Online tutor (Botany)
• Plant Breeder
• Plant Pathologist
• Taxonomist
• Tissue culturist
• Tree surgeon

Employers

• Schools, Colleges and Universities.
• Plant Research Centres-NCL, NBRI, ARI, CDRI, CCMB, etc
• Botanical gardens and public gardens- National Botanical Garden, Royal Botanical Garden, Vrindavan garden, etc
• herbal centres, nurseries, food processing units, seed companies,
• Biological material supply firms, biotechnology firms, etc.
• Petrochemical, chemical, lumber and paper industries
• Forest Service- conservation expert, DFO, RFO, forest developer, etc.
• Government Agencies- Forensic science department, Greenery developer, Pollution boards, environmental controlling agencies, etc.
• Ecological consulting firms- Environmental impact specialist
• Plant wealth developers- Biodiversity park developer, gardens, etc.
• Agro business firms-Greenhouse technician, plant export expert, etc
• Landscape development firms- Landscape manager and designer
• Marine/freshwater institutes- NIO
• News papers/magazines- Biological Science Columnist
• Educational content development firms:-Content developer, Expert, photographer, etc.
• Eco-tourism firms- as experts, tour operator, etc.

Self-employment

• Nursery and landscaping
• Mushroom cultivation
• Production of Agro-based products- Biofertilizers, Biopesticides, growth promoters, plant growth supplements, etc
• Production and marketing of plant tissue cultured plants.
• Suppliers of medicinal plants to various Ayurved rasashalas, pharmacies, research institutes and industries.
• Suppliers of plant materials to Schools, Colleges and Institutes.
• Production and export of aromatic (Essential) oil products, herbal cosmetics, biofuels, organic acids, 
• Development of Digital content of Botany. 
• Cultivation and export of fruits, fresh vegetables and flowers.
• Preparation and marketing of processed products viz. pickles, mixed fruit jam, jelly, sauce, ketchup, etc.
• Production and export of ayurvedic products viz. herbal shampoos, hair oil and healthcare natural products. 

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