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Master of Science in Botany

2 Years Master Degree Programme

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  • The curriculum is designed to study different types of plant species and their utility in the production of medicine, food, and cosmetics.
  • Includes Environmental Impact Assessment for complex ecological and environmental problems.
  • Excellent placements in the Research and Development, Agricultural, Horticultural, Floricultural, Environment & Forest sectors.
  • Includes Skill based courses like Mushroom Cultivation, Bio fertilizer production, etc.
  • Adapted the MIYAWAKI method of creating forests for the conservation of endemic plant species.

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Specialization

Programme Specialization

  • Microbiology
  • Angiosperm Taxonomy
  • Plant Ecology (dissertation compulsory)
  • Plant Physiology (dissertation compulsory

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M.Sc. in Botany is a 2-year postgraduate programme that deals with the basic and advanced study of plants, aimed at developing a comprehensive understanding and knowledge for application in the agricultural, horticultural, floricultural, environmental, and forest sectors. Botany is a multi-disciplinary field with a high demand for various applications in research and development. Upon completion of this course, students can opt for higher studies such as M.Phil and PhD, which will improve their chances of securing better job opportunities.

  • To be able to understand different fields of Botany such as systematic, Microbiology, Ecology, Physiology, Anatomy, Genetics, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology.
  • To be capable of doing research projects under various specialization courses of the syllabus.
  • To be able to learn and understand the diversity of microorganisms.
  • To develop theoretical and technical skills in basic microbiology (sterilize, isolate, culture, preserve microbes), Physiology, Angiosperm Taxonomy, Ecology, Genetics, etc.

  • Acquire a comprehensive understanding of this multi-disciplinary field, including its demand for various applications in research and development. The syllabus is designed to make students acquaint with subject-domain knowledge and technical skills about plants in a holistic manner.
  • Acquire knowledge of plant sciences like Plant Taxonomy, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology, Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Microbiology, and Economic botany.
  • Obtain various higher educational degrees such as M. Phil and Ph. D which can improve the chances for students to secure better job opportunities.
  • Avail jobs in Research and Development, Agricultural, Horticultural, Floricultural, Environment & forest sectors.
  • Acquire knowledge of different components of systematics and classifications of the plant kingdom. The students will also learn about different principles of nomenclature.
  • Learn different methods of collection and preservation of plants.
  • Equip with statistical concepts and principles relevant to biological data and their applications.
  • Acquire knowledge of the morphology of chromosomes and their relevance in genetics.

  • Acquire basic knowledge of plant sciences, diversity, life cycle patterns, and Phylogeny of different vascular and non-vascular cryptogams.
  • Learn classical and applied genetics, the role of chloroplasts and mitochondrial genome and its inheritance, population genetics, and mutation of plant science.
  • Apply reason informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the application of plant resources in human welfare.

Curriculum Details

Year wise Course Details

Even Semester

Courses for this semester

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to learn in detail about the plant cell and cellular organization. Classical and applied genetics concepts are also taught to the students for upliftment of their knowledge about the conventional genetics, population genetics and mutation.

Course Outcomes

  • A student learns the plant cell and its functional organization.
  • Students can learn the basic of genetics and plant breeding programme.
  • This helps them in competitive exams and increases their analytical skills

Course Overview

The main objective of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge on the origin, structure, morphology, spore and gamete formation, embryo development, and tissue organization and spore dispersal mechanisms in plants. This course brings the students an opportunity to learn in detail about the application of palynology in different fields.

Course Outcomes

  • To understand the origin and evolution of different parts of flowering plants.
  • Knowledge on developmental botany.
  • Understand the pollen structure and its application

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to learn in detail about the knowledge of common economically important plants and their conservation. The students also taught about the conventional use of medicinal plants and development of new drugs for safe and more rational use of herbal preparations.

Course Outcomes

  • Students can able to know the economically used plants.
  • Documentation of Ethno botanically used plants along with the type of use.
  • Understand the need for development of new drugs for safe and more rational use of herbal preparations.

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to learn in detail about the basics of research and the research process. Students are also taught about the application of various kinds of research objectives, methodology and analysis to do research.

Course Outcomes

  • To familiarize students with basic of research and the research process.
  • Develop understanding on various kinds of research, objectives of doing research, research process,
  • To study the need of ethics and patenting in research.

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to learn in detail about the basics of computational database management system and its application ion Biology. Students also learn about application of different biological databases.

Course Outcomes

  • Knowledge on computational database management system and its application ion Biology
  • A basic idea on the structural biology using computer.
  • Knowledge on different biological database and their application

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to learn in detail about the basics of cell biology and genetics through practicals. They are also taught to isolate DNA and gel electrophoresis. The students will also able to learn about the application of Bioinformatics tools.

Course Outcomes

  • The student gains a practical idea on the processes of genetic interaction in individuals and populations.
  • The student learn the application of important cell biological techniques.
  • The students also able to learn about the application of Bioinformatics tools.
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Odd Semester

Courses for this semester

Course Overview

The main objective of this course is to provide concepts of proteins, enzymes, plant signaling mechanisms, sensory photobiology. The course further deals with physiology of plant hormones, reproduction, enzymology metabolism, photosynthesis and respiration

Course Outcomes

  • Students will be learning about proteins, their biosynthesis. The course will also teach about catalytic mechanistic of enzymes, its inhibitors and regulation.
  • The students will be learning about the various signal transduction and their mechanisms in plants.
  • During the course students will gain knowledge about phytohormones and their role in physiology of growth and development. This course will introduce students to physiological advances in sensory photobiology.

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to learn in detail about the major fundamentals of microbiology including applied microbiology and plant pathology. Students are also taught about microbial diversity, microbial techniques and immunology.

Course Outcomes

  • Have an appreciation of the practice of microbiology.
  • Able to know the microbial diversity, microbial techniques..
  • The major fundamentals of microbiology including applied microbiology and plant pathology.

Course Overview

The main objective of this course is to provide rapid contemporary changes witnessed in plant molecular biology. Define large-scale, systems-level, and high-throughput datasets to derive novel biological insights that are difficult to gain using other methods. To give students the knowledge about DNA-based technology for a wide range of novel infectious disease diagnostic techniques.

Course Outcomes

  • Molecular biology is crucial for understanding the forms, activities, and regulators of diverse sections of cells.
  • This branch employs large-scale, systems-level, and high-throughput datasets to derive novel biological insights that are difficult to gain using other methods.
  • DNA-based technology allows for a wide range of novel infectious disease diagnostic techniques.

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to create awareness about the Mushroom among the people. They can also able to explore the cultivation of mushroom in Assam.

Course Outcomes

  • Students will able to know and explore the cultivation of mushroom in Assam
  • Students will able to know the nutritional value of mushrooms.
  • Create awareness about the Mushroom among the people.

Course Overview

The main objective of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge on Plant diseases, symptoms and control measures. Student can also able to know physiological and biochemical reaction take place in plant cell. They are also able to visualize DNA in gel documentation system and about mushroom cultivation.

Course Outcomes

  • Knowledge on different plant diseases and their identification
  • To have an idea on different Physiological and biochemical reaction take place in plant cell.
  • Knowledge on plant molecular biology and biotechnology.
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Even Semester

Courses for this semester

Course Overview

The course will help students to understand about the ecology and diversity of microorganisms and its application in the field of agriculture and industry.

Course Outcomes

  • The course will help to know about different ecological groups of microorganisms.
  • The course will help to know about the diversity of microorganisms is soil, microbial components of water and distribution microbes in air.
  • The course reflect the application of microorganisms innthe field of industry and agriculture.

Course Overview

The course will helps students to understand about the microbial growth, microbial genetics and microbial biotechnilogy for human welfare.

Course Outcomes

  • The course will helps students to know about the microbial growth, microbial genetics and genetic recombination.
  • Microbial biotechnilogy for human welfare including DNA fingerprinting, Genetic engineering, GMOs and application of RNAi technology in agriculture and medical sciences.
  • Helps students to study about the Physical, chemical and biological control of microorganisms.

Course Overview

The course will help students to develop skill to isolate and identify microorganisms from diffrent sources.

Course Outcomes

  • The course will help students to understand the orocedure for isolation of microbes from soil, water, air.
  • Helps to isolate of specific microorganisms using specific media
  • Helps to identify microorgnisms through different biochemicla tests.

Course Overview

The course will helps students to find out the research gaps and solving the problems through conducting scientific research.

Course Outcomes

  • The course will help students to conduct a scientific experiments.
  • The course will help students to interprete the experimental findings
  • The course will help students to develop skill for writing a disseretation.

Course Overview

By studying the course students will understand the concept on Population, Ecosystem stability and the basics of Bioremediation, biotransformation, biodegradation and phytoremediation

Course Outcomes

  • Students will understand the development of Ecology in India
  • Students can acquire the knowledge of ecosystem modeling
  • Students will understand the uses of microbes to check biodegradation and biotransformation

Course Overview

By studying the course students can be able to know about Ecological Restoration, Environmental management, Environment related issues, Phytogeography and the application of Remote sensing technology in human welfare

Course Outcomes

  • Students will understand the concept and scope of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
  • Students can acquire the knowledge of Phytogeography
  • Students can acquire the knowledge of Remote Sensing and Its application

Course Overview

By doing the practical classes students will learn the different ecological tools and techniques of vegetation study

Course Outcomes

  • The students will learn about how to calculate frequency, abundance, density and biomass of different vegetation
  • The students will learn about how to study the different life forms of plants and determination of biological spectrum in the study area
  • The students will understand the different morphological and anatomical adaptations of various plant species

Course Overview

This course will help the students to understand the procedure of different Ecological tools and techniques of vegetation study. Students can able to solve research problems through the application of different methods of Ecological tools.

Course Outcomes

  • Application of different Ecological tools for vegetation study
  • Students will be able to solve research problems related to Plant Ecology and vegetation study
  • Students will be able to write and publish review papers and can also publish original research papers from their findings in the reputed journals

Course Overview

By studying the course students can able to know about the basics of Angiosperm Taxonomy. The course provide basic knowledge about identification keys.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the basic concepts and recent trends in Taxonomy.
  • To understand the different classification systems for proper Identification and classification of Angiosperms.
  • Understand the field and herbarium techniques.

Course Overview

By studying this course student can able to know the origin and evolution of Angiosperms from time to time. They can also understand the application of plant resources in human welfare.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the basic characters of different families of Angiosperms.
  • The application of plant resources in Agriculture, Health care, Industry and other Environmental issues.
  • Helps students to study all the applied disciplines of plant science such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Biotechnology etc.

Course Overview

This course provide students the knowledge about the flowers of different families of Angiosperms with their special taxonomic characters. They also able to know the application of anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, palynology and other branches in taxonomy.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the basic concepts related to proper identification and classification of plants using Nomenclatural keys.
  • They have become expert in identifying angiospermic plants.
  • They can able to handle taxonomic literatures.

Course Overview

This course helps students to understand the plant taxonomic research in practical field. Students can able to solve research problems through the taxonomic tools.

Course Outcomes

  • Application of taxonomic keys for proper identification of Angiosperms.
  • Can able to solve research problems related to taxonomy
  • Students able to write review research articles while going for a dissertation work.

Course Overview

By studying the course students can able to know about the basics of Angiosperm Taxonomy. The course provide basic knowledge about identification keys.

Course Outcomes

  • Recognize the fundamental concept behind flowering plants and their classification or role in nature.
  • Students can go to the forest to pick plants and identify them using Botanical keys, and taxonomic literatures.
  • Students might be familiar with the principles, rules and publication of scientific names.

Course Overview

This course provide students the detail knowledge about Ecosystem and Environment. It also teach students the application of plant resources in human welfare.

Course Outcomes

  • By studying plant morphology will benefit students to correctly identify plants (visual identification) when they go on field trips to collect plants for various research projects. In disciplines including genetics, ecology, physiology, systematics, and evolutionary biology, accurate identification and classification are crucial.
  • Angiosperms taxonomy helps students to study all the applied disciplines of plant sciences such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Pharmacognosy, Biotechnology, etc.
  • students can able to know about the different plant species distributed in different types of forests.

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to learn all the applied disciplines of plant sciences such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Pharmacognosy, Biotechnology from initial identification of plant species. Students can also able to know students can able to know about the different plant species distributed in different forests of different geographical location.

Course Outcomes

  • Students that study plant morphology will benefit from being able to correctly identify plants (visual identification) when they go on field trips to collect plants for various research projects. In disciplines including genetics, ecology, physiology, systematics, and evolutionary biology, accurate identification and classification are crucial.
  • Angiosperms taxonomy helps students to study all the applied disciplines of plant sciences such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Pharmacognosy, Biotechnology, etc.
  • Students can able to know about the differences of plant species in different geographical zones.

Course Overview

This course brings the students an opportunity to learn in detail about the Ecosystem and Environments. Students also can get knowledge about the application of plant resources in human welfare by studying the course

Course Outcomes

  • Student will understand the concept on Ecology and Environmental Sciences
  • Student will understand detail about Ecology, succession, population
  • Student will understand ecosystem stability, causes of ecosystem degradation and its consequences etc.

Course Overview

This course provide students the detail knowledge about Ecosystem and Environment. It also teach students the application of plant resources in human welfare.

Course Outcomes

  • Having successfully completed this course, the students will be able to know learn about the relationship between plants and the environment.
  • Student will understand the concept and scope of Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
  • Students can acquire the knowledge of Phytogeography

Course Overview

By doing the practical classes students will learn the different ecological tools and techniques of vegetation study

Course Outcomes

  • The students will learn about how to calculate frequency, abundance, density and biomass of different vegetation
  • The students will learn about how to study the different life forms of plants and determination of biological spectrum in the study area
  • The students will understand the different morphological and anatomical adaptations of various plant species
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