Vision:
With new academic programs integrated with intensive laboratory and field explorations, our students shall develop the capacity to understand and appreciate the intricacies and complexities of plant life and its value and roles in the ecosystems and nature. Our vision is to create a value system in our students for nature that will in turn lead to a cultural milieu that will enhance the societal capacity with resilience for Climate Change and assurance for sustainable development.
Mission:
1. To expose and acquaint the students to the huge diversity of plant lives and the inherent ecological and economical worth of the diverse plant species.
2. To enable the students in the handling of the conventional and the contemporary tools in exploring plant life, from molecular, cellular to the omics levels of genome, transcriptome, proteome and metabolome.
3. To engage our students in conservation and sustainable use of the unique plant resources of the North-East.
About the Department:
Established as in 2023, the Department of Botany under the aegis of School of Natural Sciences at Girijananda Chowdhury University, seeks to establish itself as a premier and innovative centre in the north-eastern part of the country for the dissemination of the ever-expanding field of plant biology. We strive to train and equip the future generation of plant biologists with the latest and emerging concepts and cutting-edge technologies while establishing a firm foundation of classical theories and scientific approaches. The academics in the Department of Botany include undergraduate and graduate programs, and research programs in disciplines ranging from traditional topics like taxonomy, ecology, physiology to interdisciplinary disciplines like molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, computational biology that will include active collaboration with other departments of the School of Natural Sciences and with other schools of the university. The curriculum and pedagogy (as defined by the latest National Education Policy 2022 guidelines) to be followed has been developed to be at par with the other leading universities and research centres of the country, which will be instrumental in empowering the students with the competitive edge to pursue higher levels of education and challenges both in the country and abroad.
Programmes offered: 1. B.Sc. (Botany) 2. M.Sc. (Botany)
