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The curriculum is designed to study different types of plant species and their utility towards 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 MIYAWAKI method of creating forests for the conservation of endemic plant species.

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Programme Overview

M.Sc. in Botany is a 2 years postgraduate programme which deals with basic and advanced study on plants and develops understanding and knowledge for applying onto the agricultural, horticultural, floricultural, environment & forest sectors. Botany is one of the multi-disciplinary fields with great demand in various applications in the field of research and development. After completion of this course, students may opt for various higher studies like M.Phil and Ph.D which will improve the chances for getting better jobs.

Programme Educational Outcomes

A students after completing M.Sc in Botany, is able to understand different fields of Botany such as systematic, Microbiology, Ecology, Physiology, Anatomy, Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
During the course the students are capable of doing research projects under various specialization courses of the syllabus.
The students will learn and understand about the diversity of micro- organisms.
Students will develop theoretical and technical skills of basic microbiology (sterilize, isolate, culture, preserve microbes), Physiology, Angiosperm Taxonomy, Ecology, Genetics etc.

Programme Outcomes

Botany is one of the multi-disciplinary fields with great demand in various applications in the field of research and development. The syllabus is designed to make students with subject domain knowledge and technical skills pertaining to plants in a holistic manner.
To train the students in all the areas of plant sciences like Plant Taxonomy, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology, Cytogenetics and Plant breeding, Plant Pathology, Microbiology and Economic botany.
Students may opt for various higher studies like M. Phil and Ph. D after completing the course which will improve the chances for getting better jobs.
A post graduate in Botany may avail jobs in the Research and development, Agricultural, Horticultural, Floricultural, Environment & forest sectors.
The students will learn different components of systematics and classifications of plant kingdom. The students will also learn about different principles of nomenclature.
The students will learn different methods of collection and preservation of plants.
Students will well equip with statistical concepts and principles relevant to biological data and their applications
Students will learn morphology of chromosomes and its relevance in genetics.

Programme Specific Outcomes

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

Odd Semester

This is the programme's first semester.

Courses for this semester

PLANT DIVERSITY -I

Course Overview

To understand the diversity, life cycle pattern of non-vascular cryptogams • Phylogeny and economic values of non-vascular cryptogams

Course Outcomes

Understand the thallus organization and life cycle of various algal groups
Understand the thallus organization and life cycle of various Fungi groups
Understand the organization and life cycle of Bryophytes.

PLANT DIVERSITY -II

Course Overview

To understand the diversity, life cycle pattern of vascular cryptogams Phylogeny and economic values of vascular cryptogams

Course Outcomes

Understand the geological time scale and pro gymnosperms
Understand the organization of existing groups of Gymnosperms
Understand the origin and evolution of Angiosperms and knowledge about their taxonomy

PLANT ECOLOGY AND PHYTOGEOGRAPHY

Course Overview

To study the detail about application of plant resources in human welfare. To study the importance of plants in maintaining ecosystem.

Course Outcomes

Understand the concept on Ecology and Environmental Sciences
By learning these topics one may solve research problems by means of ecological parameters.
Understand the energy flow of Ecosystem

FIELD STUDY AND DOCUMENTATION

Course Overview

To get the practical knowledge about plants habit and habitat. To get the knowledge about herbarium preparation.

Course Outcomes

Understand the plants at their own habitat and documentation.
Collection of vascular and non vascular plants and preservation.
Students able to know about field and herbarium technique

EFFECTIVE ENGLISH

Course Overview

The purpose of this course is to develop analytical skill among the students and enhance their proficiency in the English language use. It introduces the students tovarious types ofsentences used in different situations. Students will learn to ask questions, make connections among multiple texts and improve their comprehensive skills.

Course Outcomes

The purpose of this course is to develop analytical skill among the students and enhance their proficiency in the English language use. It introduces the students tovarious types ofsentences used in different situations. Students will learn to ask questions, make connections among multiple texts and improve their comprehensive skills.
Learners will be able to integrate the skills of reading and speaking in professional communication
Dress code Etiquette sessions will boosts their confidence and morals.

BIOINSTRUMENTATION

Course Overview

To understand the Chromatography and chromatographic techniques. Application of Electrophoresis, Blotting and Microscopic Techniques.

Course Outcomes

Develop the knowledge on various types of Chromatography and chromatographic techniques
Understand Electrophoresis, Blotting and Microscopic Techniques
Understand the principle types and use of centrifuge for separation of molecules, Spectroscopic techniques for Biological Research.

MOOCS- 1(COURSERA)

Course Overview

MOOCS is provided through Coursera Platform, which is an online course where students are allowed to take course/ courses per semester on the basis of the hours with relevance to the credit. The courses are provided from the international universities across the world. During the courses, students have to submit assignments, quizzes.

Course Outcomes

Gain information or knowledge from global level top universities
Gain insights from different perspectives
Exposure to different ways of learning platform

Even Semester

This is the programme's second semester.

Courses for this semester

PLANT CELL, GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING

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

FLORAL MORPHOLOGY, EMBRYOLOGY AND PALYNOLOGY

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

ECONOMIC BOTANY AND PHARMACOGNOSY

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.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, BIOETHICS & IPR

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.

BIOINFORMATICS

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

PRACTICAL- II

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.

Odd Semester

This is the programme's third semester.

Courses for this semester

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

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.

MICROBIOLOGY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY

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.

PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

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.

MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

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.

PRACTICAL- III

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.

Even Semester

This is the programme's fourth semester.

Courses for this semester

MICROBIOLOGY (I)

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.

MICROBIOLOGY (II)

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.

PRACTICAL (MICROBIOLOGY)

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.

DISSERTATION (MICROBIOLOGY)

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.

PLANT ECOLOGY (I)

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

PLANT ECOLOGY (II)

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

PRACTICAL (PLANT ECOLOGY)

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

DISSERTATION (PLANT ECOLOGY)

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

ANGIOSPERMS TAXONOMY (I)

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.

ANGIOSPERMS TAXONOMY (II)

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.

PRACTICAL (ANGIOSPERMS TAXONOMY)

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.

DISSERTATION (ANGIOSPERMS TAXONOMY)

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.

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