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Botany is the branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Plants have intrigued people for thousands of years. They provide aesthetic beauty as well as materials for our basic needs.
Botany began with early human efforts to identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants, making it one of the oldest sciences.
Today our world presents us with new and complex problems that were never dreamed of a century ago and the solutions to them lie mainly in Botany. Because the field is so broad, there are many kinds of plant biologists and many different opportunities available.
This course aims to teach students the basic and applied aspects of Botany and prepare them for a long and fruitful association with the kingdom of plants.
Undergraduate Programmes:
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in the following combinations:
• CBZ - Chemistry, Botany, Zoology
• CBE - Chemistry, Botany, Environmental Science
• CBM - Chemistry, Botany, Microbiology
• CBBt - Chemistry, Botany, Biotechnology
Postgraduate Programmes:
Master of Science (M.Sc) in the following subjects:
• Life Science
• Plant Science and Herbal Wealth
Credit Courses:
A number of optional courses are offered yearly that offer students certain credits, which will be added to the final portfolio of students. The students are given authenticated certificates by the college for taking up these courses after college hours and passing the exam. The courses are as follows:
• Community Development Program on Local Health Traditions (100 hours and 5 credits)
• Yoga for Health and Concentration (40 hours and 2 credits
• Dr(Mrs.) Soosamma Mathews
HOD and Sel.Gr.Lecturerer
• Dr(Mrs.) Roshni Rao
Sel.Gr.Lecturer
• Mrs George Lekha
Sel.Gr.Lecturer
• Mrs. M. Prasoona
Sel.Gr.Lecturer
• Mrs. M.C. Lokamma
Sel.Gr.Lecturer
• Dr(Ms.) B.U. Shalini
Lecturer
• Dr(Ms.) E.H. Poomima
Lecturer
• Dr. Savitha M Murthy
Lecturer
• Dr. Vasantha Kumari M
Lecturer
Teaching Methods:
• Regular classroom teaching
• Live specimens
• Charts and models
• Guest lectures and Seminars
• Field study
FIRST SEMESTER THEORY
| Code |
Title of the Paper |
No. of Teaching Hours per Week (Hrs) |
Duration of End Semester Exam (Hrs) |
Internal Assessment Marks |
End Semester Examination Marks* |
Total |
| MPSHW101 |
Biodiversity of non-vascular plants Part I (Virus, Bacteria, Cyanobacteria, Fungi and Lichens) |
4 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW102 |
Biodiversity of non-vascular plants Part II (Algae and Bryophytes) |
4 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW103 |
Biodiversity of vascular plants (Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms) |
3 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW104 |
Herbal Wealth – I History, classification, medicinal plants of India, WTO, aromatic plants and Ethnobotany |
3 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
*: End Semester Examination (ESE) marks of 100 reduced to 50
FIRST SEMESTER PRACTICALS
| Code |
Title of the Paper |
No. of Teaching Hours per Week (Hrs) |
Duration of End Semester Exam (Hrs) |
Internal Assessment Marks |
End Semester Examination Marks* |
Total |
| MPSHW105 |
Paper I and Paper II of theory |
4 |
4 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
| MPSHW106 |
Paper III and IV of theory |
4 |
4 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
*: End Semester Examination (ESE) marks of 50 reduced to 25
SECOND SEMESTER THEORY
| Code |
Title of the Paper |
No. of Teaching Hours per Week (Hrs) |
Duration of End Semester Exam (Hrs) |
Internal Assessment Marks |
End Semester Examination Marks* |
Total |
| MPSHW201 |
Anatomy and Embryology |
4 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW202 |
Environmental Botany and Phytogeography |
4 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW203 |
Biodiversity of vascular plants (Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms) |
3 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW204 |
Herbal Wealth – II Conservation – in-situ and ex-situ, home herbal garden for primary health care |
3 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
*: End Semester Examination (ESE) marks of 100 reduced to 50
SECOND SEMESTER PRACTICALS
| Code |
Title of the Paper |
No. of Teaching Hours per Week (Hrs) |
Duration of End Semester Exam (Hrs) |
Internal Assessment Marks |
End Semester Examination Marks* |
Total |
| MPSHW205 |
Paper I and Paper II of theory |
4 |
4 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
| MPSHW206 |
Paper III and IV of theory |
4 |
4 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
*: End Semester Examination (ESE) marks of 50 reduced to 25
THIRD SEMESTER THEORY
| Code |
Title of the Paper |
No. of Teaching Hours per Week (Hrs) |
Duration of End Semester Exam (Hrs) |
Internal Assessment Marks |
End Semester Examination Marks* |
Total |
| MPSHW301 |
Physiology I |
4 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW302 |
Physiology II |
4 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW303 |
Cytogenetics, Plant Breeding and Evolution |
3 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW304 |
Research Methodology and Herbal Wealth - III |
3 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
*: End Semester Examination (ESE) marks of 100 reduced to 50
THIRD SEMESTER PRACTICALS
| Code |
Title of the Paper |
No. of Teaching Hours per Week (Hrs) |
Duration of End Semester Exam (Hrs) |
Internal Assessment Marks |
End Semester Examination Marks* |
Total |
| MPSHW305 |
Paper I and Paper II of theory |
4 |
4 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
| MPSHW306 |
Paper III and IV of theory |
4 |
4 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
*: End Semester Examination (ESE) marks of 50 reduced to 25
FOURTH SEMESTER THEORY
| Code |
Title of the Paper |
No. of Teaching Hours per Week (Hrs) |
Duration of End Semester Exam (Hrs) |
Internal Assessment Marks |
End Semester Examination Marks* |
Total |
| MPSHW401 |
Computer Science and Bio-Statistics |
4 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW402 |
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology |
4 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW403 |
Bioinformatics and Biophysics |
3 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| MPSHW404 |
Herbal Wealth - IV - III |
3 |
3 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
*: End Semester Examination (ESE) marks of 100 reduced to 50
FOURT SEMESTER PRACTICALS
| Code |
Title of the Paper |
No. of Teaching Hours per Week (Hrs) |
Duration of End Semester Exam (Hrs) |
Internal Assessment Marks |
End Semester Examination Marks* |
Total |
| MPSHW405 |
Paper I and Paper II of theory |
4 |
4 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
| MPSHW406 |
Herbal Wealth (PROJECT) |
4 |
- |
25 |
50 |
50 |
*: End Semester Examination (ESE) marks of 50 reduced to 25
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Projects:
The course allows all students to undertake the following projects:
• Herbal Preparations
• Growing Medicinal Plants and Study the Effects of Stress Conditions
You can also take up Research projects on the following subjects:
• Primary Health Care
• Personal Health Care Products
Activities:
To make learning hands on and fun, the following competitions are held:
• The Green Game
• Quizzes
• Flower Arrangement
• Vegetable Carving
• Sketching
• Crosswords, etc
Activities:
The Department of Botany has a Botany Association – "Prakruthi" that organizes various events for all students passionate about plants and the secrets they hold, still to be discovered and wondered at.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
| SL No |
Name |
Purpose |
Amount |
| 1. |
Principal, Mount Carmel College Scholarship |
For a deserving III year CBZ student |
Rs50,000 |
PRIZE ENDOWMENTS:
| SL No |
Name |
Purpose |
Amount |
| 1. |
Prize constituted by the Botany Department |
The best Botany student securing overall highest marks considering all 6 semesters |
Rs 20,000 |
| 2. |
Prof. S.V. Prarameshwara Bhatta & Smt. N. Jayalakshmi Cash Prize |
Student securing highest marks in CBZ combination in all 3 years |
Rs 10,000 |
| 3. |
Sri S.V. Babu Vijay Reddy Memorial Prize |
Student securing highest marks in M.Sc Life Science |
Rs. 15,000 |
| 4. |
Dr. H.S. Padma Prize |
Foe student securing highest aggregate marks in all 4 semester of M.Sc Life Science |
Rs 50,000 |
Achievements:
• Dr. Soosamma Matthews and Mrs. Lekha George have discoursed a new fungi - Trinacrius indica
• The Department has studied flora in natural habitats.
• Continuous research programmes by the faculty have been conducted.
• The Department has funded major & minor research projects.
• An Ethno-Botanical garden has been established at Yelahanka by the Department.
• The students have studied the biodiversity of medicinal plants on campus.
• Dr.Soosamma Matthews and Mrs.Lekha George have discovered a new fungi - Trinacrius indica
High Achieving Alumni:
• M. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD, Biocon India P Ltd.
• Maya Sharma, Fullbright Scholar & Special Correspondent for NDTV.
• Ms. Sudha Rajagopalan, 1st Woman Director General in the Office of Controller & Auditor General of India.
• Jaya Grandhi, Landscapist & Basketball Player.
• Ms Sampoorna Sateesh of CBZ is doing Stem Cell research in New Zealand
Botany Today and Tomorrow:
The results of botanical research increase and improve our supply of medicines, foods, fibers, building materials, and other plant products. Conservationists use botanical knowledge to help manage parks, forests, range lands, and wilderness areas. Public health and environmental protection professionals depend on their understanding of plant science to help solve pollution problems. The study of Botany therefore is crucial for the progress and sustainable development of mankind.
Career Opportunities:
Students studying Botany can opt for a career in
• Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, Ayurveda, etc
• R&D firms working with Herbal products
• Perfumery and Cosmetics
• Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
• Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology
• Forensic Laboratories, etc
Higher Studies:
Every year, our students qualify for IISc, NCBS and many other prestigious foreign universities.
Having completed the Degree in Botany,one can pursue post graduation in Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Molecular Biology, Cytology and Genetics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Marine Biology, M.Sc. Food Technology, 'Clinical Research Outsourcing' and 'Plant Science and Herbal' Wealth
Mount Carmel College
No. 58, Palace Road,
Bangalore, India- 560 052.
Telephone Number : +91-80-22261759
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