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St. Edmund's College
"Facta Non Verba"
Botany Department
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
| Subject Combination - BY: 1 | BY: 1 - BOTANY, CHEMISTRY, ZOOLOGY |
|---|
| Semester | Core 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. |
Faculty Profile
| Name | Qualification | Designation | Year of Joining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Sanjiban Goswami | MSc, Ph.D | Associate Professor | 1998 |
| Dr. Debulman Syiemiong | MSc, NET, Ph.D | Associate Professor | 2007 |
| Dr. Eros Vasil Kharshiing | MSc, Ph.D | Associate Professor | 2008 |
| Dr. Prasenjit Paul | MSc, Ph.D | Asst. Junior Professor | 2020 |
| Dr. Ibadahun Mary Nonghuloo | MSc, NET, Ph.D | Assistant Professor | 2022 |
Activities
- Programs Conducted: 2020 - 2021
- Field Trips 2021 - 22
- Webinar: Engaging 21st Century Students with Plant Science
- Workshop: Molecular Biology Techniques
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- Talks By Passed Out Students
- World Planting Day
- World Water Day
- Lecture Series (By Dr. Santosh Vishwakarma on Bioinformatics)
- Educational Trip to NEHU
- Educational Trip to IBSD, Meghalaya
- Specimen Collection from Cherrapunjee
- Seed Ball Plantation at Cherrapunjee
- International Day for Biological Diversity
- World Environment Day
- Lecture Series (By Dr. Tenzing Ingty on Climate Change)
- World Indigenous Day
- Lecture Series (By Ms. Pallabi Chakraborty on Natural Heritage and UNESCO Convention)
- Educational Trips 2022 - 2023
- Women Equality Day
- Invited Lecture: After Graduation, What next?
- Lecture Series: Introduction to Bioinformatics
- Lecture by Dr. Soumana Dutta, Former Dean of Science, University of Rajasthan
- Shillong Book Fair Visit
- 3rd Semester Field trip to Thangkharang Park
- Success without stress (Lecture Series By Dr. Anamika Upadhaya)
- World Mental Health Day, 2023
- Field Trip
- World Soil Day
- Gardening: a connection with nature
- Student's interaction with Dr. M. C. Paul, Former Head, Dept. of Botany, St. Edmund's College
- Interaction with Prof. Arnab Sen, Dept. of Botany, North Bengal University
- CUET workshop by Alumni
- Nature Cultural Nexus Workshop
- Career guidance by Shri Victor N Sangma, MCS
- World Wildlife Day
- CUET Coaching
- Engaging 21st Century Students with Plant Science
- 3- Day Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Biology Techniques for College Faculty
- Educational Trip to IBSD, Meghalaya
- Educational Trip to NEHU
- Sapling Plantation in Memory of Admiral RL Pereira
- Mushroom Cultivation
- One-Day National Workshop on “Assembly and Use of Foldscope – a Paper Microscope” (Twinning Programme under the DBT-Foldscope Project)
- Guest Lecture by Prof. Lingaraj Sahoo, IIT Guwahati
- International Women's Day, 2024
- Popularizing Science
- International Day of Action for Rivers
- World Forestry Day
- Inter- Departmental Seminar on World Water Day
- World Health Day
- Educational Trip to NEHU
- World Environment Day, 2024
- Student's Interaction with Alumni (Ms. Anamika Dutta)
- Student's Harvest
- Visit to Botanical Garden, Botanical Survey of India, Barapani
- World Ozone Day
- International Day of Peace
- Visit to Mushroom Development Centre, Upper Shillong
- Educational Trip for 5th Semester Students
- Educational Trip for 1st Semester Students
- Educational Tour to Sikkim
Previous Years Results
202320222021202120202020201920192018201720170
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 25 |
| No. of Students Passed | 20 |
| No. of Position in the University | 1 |
| 2nd Position | Wansauni Lyngdoh |
| No. of 1st class | 19 |
| No. of 2nd class | 1 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 33 |
| No. of Students Passed | 30 |
| No. of Position in the University | 2 |
| 1st Position | Henisha Kharhuma |
| 8th Position | Ng Suzanne Singha |
| No. of 1st class | 27 |
| No. of 2nd class | 2 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 34 |
| No. of Students Passed | 34 |
| No. of Position in the University | 0 |
| 1st Position | Mebanshanbor Sutnga |
| No. of 1st class | 34 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 34 |
| No. of Students Passed | 34 |
| No. of Position in the University | 1 |
| No. of 1st class | 34 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 41 |
| No. of Students Passed | 37 |
| No. of Position in the University | 0 |
| 1st Position | Ramyani Bhattacharjee |
| 1st Position | Thounaojam Jackson Singh |
| No. of 1st class | 30 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 41 |
| No. of Students Passed | 37 |
| No. of Position in the University | 2 |
| No. of 1st class | 30 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 32 |
| No. of Students Passed | 29 |
| No. of Position in the University | 0 |
| 7th Position | Duanreiliu Kamei |
| No. of 1st class | 16 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 32 |
| No. of Students Passed | 29 |
| No. of Position in the University | 1 |
| No. of 1st class | 16 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 28 |
| No. of Students Passed | 25 |
| No. of Position in the University | 0 |
| No. of 1st class | 18 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 35 |
| No. of Students Passed | 21 |
| No. of Position in the University | 0 |
| 3rd Position | Shimly Roy |
| 8th Position | Sara Pradhan |
| No. of 1st class | 10 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 35 |
| No. of Students Passed | 21 |
| No. of Position in the University | 2 |
| No. of 1st class | 10 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |
Final Year Examination
| No. of Students Appeared | 0 |
| No. of Students Passed | 0 |
| No. of Position in the University | 1 |
| 7th Position | Duanreiliu Kamei |
| No. of 1st class | 0 |
| No. of 2nd class | 0 |
| No. of Simple Pass | 0 |