St. Edmund's College
"Facta Non Verba"

Leading the way since 1923
Shillong - 793003 | Ph:0364-2224533 | Affiliated to NEHU |

Botany Department


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ABOUT The Department


The Department of Botany came into existence on the 1st of November, 1949. The first batch of under-graduate course in Botany started in the year 1962. Currently, the department is conducting under-graduate course in B.Sc. (Honours) in Botany and also conducts vocational training course in mushroom cultivation. The department is actively collaborating with other science departments of the college in various workshops and programmes.

It also gives inter-departmental hands-on training to students of other departments of the college from time to time. The department is equipped with adequate infrastructural facilities and laboratory equipments for better teaching and research.

Along with teaching, the department is also actively involved in research activities and is one of the science departments in the college receiving funds from the DBT, DST & UGC under various schemes. The Department of Botany is currently one of the STAR departments under the DBT-STAR College Scheme, DBT, Govt. of India.

Courses


Bsc Botany

Course Structure
The Following subject combination(s) is available for the Degree Course. Student will have to choose only ONE combination.
Subject Combination - BY: 1BY: 1 - BOTANY, CHEMISTRY, ZOOLOGY
SemesterCore Papers
1st Semester Paper-1: Algae, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes.
2nd Semester Paper-2: Gymnosperms, Palaeobotany, Morphology and Anatomy.
3rd Semester Paper-3: Angiosperm Taxonomy, Economic Botany, Ethnobotany and Phytogeography.
4th Semester Paper-4: Microbiology, Mycology and Plant Pathology.
5th Semester Paper-5: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Paper-6: Ecology and Conservation Biology.
6th Semester Paper-7: Genetics, Plant Breeding and Molecular Biology, Paper-8: Plant Reproductive Biology and Plant Biotechnology.
*Note: The course structure may change as per NEHU curriculum and Guidelines.


Faculty Profile


NameQualificationDesignationYear of Joining
  Dr. Sanjiban Goswami MSc, Ph.D Assistant Professor1998
  Dr. Debulman Syiemiong MSc, NET, Ph.D Assistant Professor2007
  Dr. Eros Vasil Kharshiing MSc, Ph.D Assistant Professor2008
  Dr. Prasenjit Paul MSc, Ph.D Asst. Junior Professor2020
  Dr. Ibadahun Mary Nonghuloo MSc, NET, Ph.D Assistant Professor2022

Previous Years Results


20212020201920182017
Final Year Examination
No. of Students Appeared34
No. of Students Passed34
No. of Position in the University0
No. of 1st class34
No. of 2nd class0
No. of Simple Pass0
Final Year Examination
No. of Students Appeared41
No. of Students Passed37
No. of Position in the University0
No. of 1st class30
No. of 2nd class0
No. of Simple Pass0
Final Year Examination
No. of Students Appeared32
No. of Students Passed29
No. of Position in the University0
No. of 1st class16
No. of 2nd class0
No. of Simple Pass0
Final Year Examination
No. of Students Appeared28
No. of Students Passed25
No. of Position in the University0
No. of 1st class18
No. of 2nd class0
No. of Simple Pass0
Final Year Examination
No. of Students Appeared35
No. of Students Passed21
No. of Position in the University0
No. of 1st class10
No. of 2nd class0
No. of Simple Pass0