Dhenkanal Autonomous College

Botany

About Us

The Department was established in 1959, and offers Botany as an Honours subject in the Bachelors Degree with 32 Seats. The allotment is made by the Government of Odisha through Student Academic Management System (SAMS).

Botany as an academic discipline focuses on plants, their structures, properties, and the processes of all forms of plant life. Studies in Botany provide possible solutions to agricultural, horticulture and environmental problems. A Botanist is not only interested in studying the smallest and the most incomprehensible of plants, but the study also includes trees and forests.

The roots of the subject can be traced back to the ancient Greco-Roman times. It is believed that Aristotle and his student Theophrastus in the 4th Century BC worked out descriptions and principles of plant types and functions that have remained the prototype for botanical observation even today. Today, the subject has widened enough to include applied sub-disciplines such as Biotechnology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Environmental Management and many others.

The main programme of study is under BSc (Honours) Botany which is a three-year course. Science students, who have studied Biology or Biotechnology as one of the subjects at the senior secondary level, are eligible for admission to this course. After completing a Bachelor's degree in Botany, one can study for another two years to earn a postgraduate degree in it or pursue applied sciences such as Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Environmental Sciences, and Toxicology.

While most Botany graduates wish to seek work after graduating, students who want to study further will increase not only their knowledge but chances of employment. After finishing studies, one can go for a teaching job, take up research work in a university or institutes such as The Energy and Resources Institute or join a pharmaceutical company.

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Faculty

Sl No.	Name	Designation	Role	Action
1	Dr.Chittaranjan Sahu	Asst. Professor in Botany	HOD, Teaching and Research	More view..
2	Sri.Jaydev Padhy	Asst. Professor in Botany	Asst. Prof. Stage-3 in Botany	More view..
3	Dr. Debaraj Parida	Asst. Professor in Botany	Teaching and Research, Account Bursar, NSS Programme Officer, Hostel Superintendent	More view..
4	Dr. Sk Riyazat Khadim	Asst. Professor in Botany	Teaching and Research	More view..
5	Mr. Lalit Chowdhury	Asst. Professor in Botany	Teaching and Research, OIC, SAMS	More view..
6	Ms. Kalpana Das	Asst. Professor in Botany	Teaching	More view..
7	Ms. Chinmayee Sahoo	Lecturer in Botany, AdHoc	Teaching and Research	More view..

Activity

Activities in the Department		Conducting seminar for conservation of environment, Plantation programme,different workshops for better experience.

Achievements of the Department		Students got placed in research programmes and also got seat in universities of our state and other states too.

PG Programmes

UG Programmes

Program Name (UG)	UG Botany
Mode of Program	Government
Duration of Program	3 YEARS
No. of seats (intake capacity)	32

Facility

No. of Laboratories	3
About Laboratory (within 100 words)	We are having a state of the art laboratories for UG and PG practicals and research purposes. It includes a dedicated tissue culture laboratory and another microbiological laboratory.Most of the instruments and chemicals needed are available here.
No. of Lab Assistants	3
No. of DWLs/Peons	2
Seminar Library	2
About Library (within 100 words)	Our Seminar library is an important part of our departmentIt is having 1375 books.It is set up to quench the thirst for knowledge of the departmental students.
No. of Books in Seminar Library	1375
No. of Smart Class Rooms	3
About Smart Class rooms (within 100 words)	we have three smart classrooms enabled with projector and white screen.All of our teachers are taking classes with the help of laptop and projector.
Total No. of Computers, if any:	3