About Department

Establishment

The Department of Botany, established in June 1975, is one of the leading Departments of Shivaji University in the field of teaching and research in plant sciences. After that, in keeping pace with the advances in various aspects of Plant Sciences, the department introduced IDS course on Plant Protection in 1985 for second year. This department is actively imparting the knowledge of subject to the needy students and awareness among them about environment related issues. We have well equipped laboratory with modern instruments and enough working area.
The infrastructure of department is getting improved and enriched day by day since its inspection. So far forty two batches of the students have completed their graduation from the department of Botany. The alumni of the department are working in various fields and catering their family needs and serving for the nation.
The Department has undertaken research projects in the areas of plant physiology, plant pathology, medicinal plant and Ethnobotany, Aerobiology, Environmental botany, Plant taxonomy for which it has received generous funding from various funding agencies like UGC and Shivaji University.
Recently the department has been recognised as Research centre by Shivaji University, Kolhapur and 3 students are pursuing Ph.D. degree.


Vision

To cater the need of students of agrarian family through a study of plant sciences.

Mission

• To provide higher education in plant sciences.
• To encourage students to take up further studies in plant science as their carrier.
• To device strategies for the sustainable utilization and conservation of phytodiversity.

Goals of Dept.

To develop the department as a leading center of plant sciences in the University.



Objectives


Course Outcome

Program Specific outcome

Services , Instruments & Collaboration

Student Progression

Research

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Timetable

Acheivements

Miss Vithai Shivdas Gurav has been awarded as MALHOTRA WEIKFIELD FOUNDATION fellowship for under graduate studies in BOTANY for Academic year 2022-23

Dr. Jagadish Vishnu Dalavi has been elected as Fellow of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy in 2022 for his contribution in the field of Angiosperm Taxonomy

Dr. Jagadish Vishnu Dalavi has been elected as Fellow of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy in 2022 for his contribution in the field of Angiosperm Taxonomy

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