Paper I: Microbes, Alagae, Fungi andarchegoniates (BOTA 101)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Understand the diversity and role of Microbes (Viruses, Bacteria and Cyanobacteria) to humen welfare
• Understand the Microbial Genetics and Recombination in Bacteria.
• Understand the morphological diversity and economic importance of the Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperm and their industrial applications.
• Know about the habit and habitat of the Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms and Angiosperm.
• Know the taxonomic position, occurrence, thallus organization, and reproduction of Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperm.
• Understand the diversity, morphology, structure life cycle pattern of Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms and Angiosperm.
• Know the Economic Importance of Microbes, algae, fungi, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperm.
• Know the distinct classes of Lichen, structure, and economic importance of Lichens.

Paper II:Plant Ecology and Taxonomy (BOTA 102)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Understand the aims and scope of ecology and realize the importance of ecology.
• Understand the necessity of conservation of biodiversity and natural resources.
• Know the different ecological factors such as abiotic and biotic factors and their relationship with each other.
• Understand the concept and types of ecosystem and its functioning.
• Know the flow of energy in the nature through food chain, trophic level or food web.
• Understand the ecological succession and its types in nature.
• Know how the vegetation pattern change in different ecosystem.
• Learn the techniques of vegetation studies and its application.
• Know the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.
• Understand the community ecology through quadrates and transects.
• Understand the plant morphology and basic taxonomy.
• Know the concept of methodology in taxonomy.
• Learn about the characters of biologically important families of angiosperms.
• Understand various rules, principles and recommendations of plant nomenclature produces in plant identification.
• Know the technique of herbarium preparation and its importance.
• Understand the recent classifications methods used for classification angiosperms (APG system of classification).
• Learn Plant collection, preservation techniques and can identify plant in field.

Paper III: Anatomy and Embryology (BOTA 201)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Understand the internal organisation of plants
• Understand the different kinds of tissues associated with plants
• To analyses and prepare hypothesis to know the tissue system andtheir adaptations among the different group of plants
• Know about the different tissues present in plant their structure and role.
• Understand the conducting system of the plants
• Know the internal structure of monocotyledonous anddicotyledonous plants with typical examples
• Understand the normal and abnormal secondary growth anddevelopment of wood in plants
• Explain the types, structure and functions of plant tissues.
• Explain primary and secondary (normal and anomalous) structures of plant organs.
• Identify plant organs by observing anatomical features.
• Illustrate primary and secondary (normal and anomalous) structures of plant organs.
• Apply the histochemical techniques in laboratory works.
• Understand the development of male and female gametophyte,double fertilization and triple fusion among the angiosperms.
• Understand the different agents involved in the pollination and its significance in sexual reproduction.
• Know apomixis and polyembryony and their significance in theplant developmental biology

Paper IV: Plant Physiology and Metabolism (BOTA 202)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Know importance, scope and carrier opportunity of plant physiology.
• Learn and understand about mineral nutrition in plants.
• Understand the growth and developmental processes in plants.
• Know the nitrogen metabolism and its importance
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• Understand the process of photosynthesis in plants
• Understand the respiration,transpiration and its significance in plants
• Learn about the movement of sap and absorption of water in plant body
• Know about the process of translocation of solutes in plants
• Understand the role of different types of plant hormone in growth of plants.
• Understanding the scope and importance of plant physiology.
• Identify the physiological responses of plants.

Paper V: Economic Botany and Biotechnology (BOTA 301)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Identify some economically and medicinally important plants
• Know importance of plants & plant products.
• Understand the chemical constituent of different plants used against various ailments.
• Understand the principle and basic protocols for Plant Tissue Culture.
• Know about the applications of plant tissue culture.
• Understand the concept, principle and types of sterilization methods.
• Understand the importance of plant tissue culture and Transgenic plants
• Understand the fundamentals of Recombinant DNA Technology.
• Know about the Genetic Engineering, blotting techniques and DNA fingerprinting
• Will be able to sequence the DNA
• Understand the functions of Molecular DNA marker
• Understand the applications of biotechnology for human welfare
• Know the gene mapping, DNA finger printing, and production ofmonoclonal antibodies.
• Know importance, scope and carrier opportunity in the field of economic botany and biotechnology.

Paper VI: Analytical Techniques in Plant Science (BOTA 302)

On completion of the course, students are able to

• Know the details of Microscopy- Principles of light microscopy, phase contrast microscopy, electron microscopy (TEM and SEM), etc.
• Understand and perform chromatography and cultural techniques in Botany.
• Understand the methods used in Micrometry, Microtomy and Microphotography.
• Know the Principle, working and applications of instruments viz, pH meters, spectrophotometer, centrifuge, viscometer, and laminar air flow.
• Do the characterisation of proteins and Nucleic acids using various techniques.
• Apply the statistical methods in analysis of biological data.

Paper VII:Cell and Molecular Biology(BOTA-303)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Gain knowledge about “Cell Science”.
• Understand Cell wall Plasma membrane, Cell organelles and celldivision.
• Learn and explain the scope and importance of molecular biology.
• Understand the biochemical nature of nucleic acids, their role inliving systems, experimental evidences to prove DNA as a geneticmaterial.
• Know about the genomic organization or living organisms, study ofgenes genome, chromosome etc
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• Gain knowledge about the mechanism and essential componentrequired for prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA replication.
• Understand the process of synthesis of RNA and proteins and role of genetic code in polypeptideformation.
• Understand the concept of operon and its structure and regulation.
• Know importance, scope and carrier opportunity in the field of cell and molecular biology.

Paper VII: BIOINFORMATICS(BOTA-304)

On completion of the course, students are able to

• Know the aim and scope of bioinformatics
• Know about various biological Databases available
• Perform sequence retrieval from databases
• Perform the phylogeny and construction of phylogenetic tree
• Do sequence alignment of nucleic acid and amino acid sequences
• Analyze the role of biotechnology in daily life.
• Understand the basic aspects of bioinformatics.

Paper VI Genetics and Plant Breeding(BOTA 305)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Understand the genetic terminology of genetics and laws of mendelism.
• Understand and solve the various example of interaction of genes and multiple alleles
• To study the phenomenon of dominance, laws of segregation, independent assortment of genes and can construct linkage map by test cross.
• To understand the different types of genetic interaction.
• Understand sex determination in plants and organisms.
• Understand the concept of population genetics.
• Study the techniques of production of new superior crop verities.
• Understand the modern strategies applied in Genetics and Plant Breeding to sequence and analyze genomes.
• Get the detail knowledge about modern strategies applied in Plant Breeding for crop improvement i.e. Mass selection, pureline Selection, and Recurrent and clonal selection.
• Know about exploitation of Heterosis, hybrid variety development and their release through artificial hybridization.
• Understand various techniques employed for increasing crop productivity.
• Understand the science of plant breeding.
• Know importance, scope and carrier opportunity in the field of genetics and plant breeding. Skill Enhancement Courses

Biofertilizer (BOTA 203)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Understand and define biofertilizers.
• Understand the role of microorganism in improving the fertility of soil and also in control the pest and other pathogens.
• Know the techniques involved in mass production, quality control and application of Bioinoculants in organic farming.
• Work in research laboratory, biofertilizer industry, etc.
• Make their own biofertiliser and vermicompost for organic farming at home.
• promote organic farming in the region through technical capacity building of all stake holders
• able to isolate and purify such candidate microbes and understand how to test them for their potential
• Grow candidate microbes in larger volumes and develop them into biofertilizers using suitable carrier material.
• Work in biofertilizer industry as entrepreneurs
• Understand the importance of and methodology for application of biofertilizers in the field to yield higher crop productivity in a sustainable manner.

Gardening and Floriculture (BOTA 204)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• UnderstandGardening and Floriculture on the basis of uses, climatic condition, and lifeCycle pattern of plants.
• Learn techniques of artificial and natural propagation.
• Learn about types of gardens and floriculture technology.
• Know about various factors affecting the growth and flower production
• Learn about the post-harvest handling of important flower crops and post harvest management
• Beautify their home and surroundings with the knowledge of gardening practices and floriculture.
• Start self employment as part time business after completion of graduation and they can earn handsomely.
• Know importance, scope and carrier opportunity in the field of gardening and floriculture.

Medicinal Botany and Ethnobotany (BOTA 306)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Get the comprehensive knowledge of various common plants, their use and medicinal values throughprimitive culture.
• Explain about concept, scope and objectives of Ethnobotany as an Inter-disciplinary science
• Understand history, Scope and Importance of Medicinal Plants & indigenous Medicinal Sciences.
• Describe the common medicinal plants in the neighbourhood for therapeutically use.
• Conserve endangered and endemic medicinal plants.
• Demonstrate Morphological &Anatomical Characters of medicinally plants.
• Discuss plants used in ayurvedic preparations.
• Know various common plants, plant products, drugs and their chemical compounds and medicinaluses.
• Learn about diversity and function of medicinal plants and traditionally used valuable plants.
• Cure some ailments at home with the knowledge of medicinal plants in their surroundings.
• Know importance, scope and carrier opportunity in the field of medicinal botany and ethanobotany.

Mushroom Cultivation Technology (BOTA 307)

On completion of the course, students are able to:

• Identify the edible and poisonous mushrooms.
• Do the preparation of bed for mushroom cultivation and its harvesting, pests and diseases control and post harvesting management.
• Know about the marketing trends of Mushrooms.
• Learn a means of self-employment and income generation.
• Start small scale industry of Mushroom cultivation.
• Know the technique of Mushroom cultivation.
• Understood the Diseases, disease management and post harvesting techniques of Mushrooms.