B Sc Botany

About the Course

The B.Sc. Botany Major is an undergraduate program designed to provide students with a strong foundation in the Fundamental Principles of Botany along with Practical Laboratory Skills. The course follows the guidelines of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University and is structured under the NEP-2020 framework. The program is divided into six semesters.

Course Details

Syllabus

Course Outcome

Teaching and Examination Scheme

Semester I

  1. DSC-1 TH: Microorganisms-Viruses, Prokaryotes, Algae and Fungi
  2. DSC-1 PR: Microorganisms-Viruses, Prokaryotes, Algae and Fungi
  3. DSC-2 TH: Cryptogams-Bryophyta, Palaeobotany and Pteridophyta
  4. DSC-2 PR: Cryptogams-Bryophyta, Palaeobotany and Pteridophyta
  5. GE/OE-1: Refer GE/OE Basket
  6. GE/OE-2: Refer GE/OE Basket
  7. VSC: Identification of Angiospermic plants
  8. SEC: Refer SEC Basket
  9. AEC: English Compulsory
  10. VEC: Environmental Science
  11. IKS: Vedic Mathematics
  12. CC: Refer CC Basket

Semester II

  1. DSC-3 TH: I Spermatophyte-Gymnosperm & Angiosperm Morphology
  2. DSC-3 PR: Spermatophyte-Gymnosperm & Angiosperm Morphology
  3. DSC-4 TH: Cell Biology & Genetics (Mendelism)
  4. DSC-4 PR: Cell Biology & Genetics (Mendelism)
  5. GE/OE-3: Refer GE/OE Basket
  6. GE/OE-4: Refer GE/OE Basket
  7. VSC: Horticulture
  8. SEC: Refer SEC Basket
  9. AEC: Marathi Compulsory
  10. VEC: Constitution of India
  11. IKS: Indian Astronomy
  12. CC: Refer CC Basket

Semester III

  1. DSC-5 TH: Algae, Fungi, Lichen & Plant Pathology
  2. DSC-5 PR: Algae, Fungi, Lichen & Plant Pathology
  3. DSC-6 TH: Fossil Angiosperms & Angiosperm Taxonomy
  4. DSC-6 PR: Fossil Angiosperms & Angiosperm Taxonomy
  5. Minor 1 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
  6. Minor 1 PR: (Refer Minor Basket)
  7. Minor 2 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
  8. Minor 2 PR: (Refer Minor Basket)
  9. GE/OE-5: Refer GE/OE Basket
  10. VSC: Refer VSC Basket
  11. AEC: Second Language
  12. FP: Field Project
  13. CC: Refer CC Basket

Semester IV

  1. DSC-7 TH: Genetics, Plant breeding, Biostatistics & Evolution
  2. DSC-7 PR: Genetics, Plant breeding, Biostatistics & Evolution
  3. DSC-8 TH: Plant Development, Anatomy & Embryology
  4. DSC-8 PR: Plant Development, Anatomy & Embryology
  5. Minor 3 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
  6. Minor 3 PR: (Refer Minor Basket)
  7. Minor 4 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
  8. Minor 4 PR: (Refer Minor Basket)
  9. GE/OE-6: Refer GE/OE Basket
  10. VSC: Refer VSC Basket
  11. AEC: English Compulsory
  12. CEP: Community Service
  13. CC: Refer CC Basket

Semester V

  1. DSC-9 TH: Biochemistry and Plant Physiology
  2. DSC-9 PR: Biochemistry and Plant Physiology
  3. DSC-10 TH: Economic botany, Ethnobotany and Phytogeography
  4. DSC-10 PR: Economic botany, Ethnobotany and Phytogeography
  5. DSC-11 TH: Medicinal Plants: Cultivation and Practices
  6. DSC-11  PR: Medicinal Plants: Cultivation and Practices
  7. DSE  TH: Elective 1
  8. DSE PR: Elective 1
  9. Minor-5 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
  10. Minor-5 PR: (Refer Minor Basket)
  11. Minor-6 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
  12. Minor-6 PR: (Refer Minor Basket)
  13. VSC: Refer VSC Basket
  14. CEP: Community Service

Semester VI

  1. DSC-12 TH: Ecology and Laboratory Instrumentation
  2. DSC-12 PR: Ecology and Laboratory Instrumentation
  3. DSC-13 TH: Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
  4. DSC-13 PR: Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
  5. DSC-14 TH: Seed Technology & Plant Nursery
  6. DSC-14 PR: Seed Technology & Plant Nursery
  7. DSE  TH: Elective 2
  8. DSE PR: Elective 2
  9. Minor-7 TH: (Refer Minor Basket)
  10. Minor-7 PR: (Refer Minor Basket)
  11. VSC: Refer VSC Basket
  12. OJT: Internship (Related to DSC)

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