Dear student
The Department now has 05 faculty members.. Current thrust areas of teaching and research provide students with substantial exposure in a variety of subject areas in Botany.. The disciplines studied include plant structure, growth and development, plant molecular biology, physiology and biochemistry, plant pathology, ecology, genetics, systematics, evolution, bioinformatics and transgenic technology on a variety of taxa ranging from algae, fungi and other microbes, bryophytes and vascular plants (ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms including crop plants) at the cellular, organismal, community and ecosystem levels.
Botany department is unique because we provide innovative programs of excellence in research, education and public and professional services. It is moment of great pleasure for me to make the student to optional Botany as one of the subjects, so as to get benefited from the research work of the well versed researchers that will ultimately help in the the welfare of the whole society. Department is committed to provide a positive educational experience for each student, an environment of personal growth and achievement.
We aim to create an enabling environment where students thrive and gain comprehensive education and broadened scientific knowledge in order to equip them with skills that will benefit them in their future and professional ambitions.

Our department has a distinguished record in both teaching and research. Faculty members have excellent academic credentials and are highly regarded. They have been conferred with many prestigious awards at national and international levels. Several faculty members serve on the editorial boards of national and international journals, review technical articles for journals on a regular basis, and organize international symposia and conferences.

This website provides an overview of the academic programs, research activities of our department, research facilities, profiles of faculty members, and details of student activities. We hope that whether you are a prospective undergraduate or graduate student, or work in industry, or another university, or a visitor, you will find this website to be informative.
If you have further questions after browsing this website, please do not hesitate to contact us. You may also correspond with individual faculty members, or contact them by email, using the addresses shown on the faculty pages. Our department looks forward to contribute in solving the technological challenges of the society with active participation from all sections of the society. Thank you for visiting us.
Profesor Umesh P. Mogle, Head of the Botany department.