DEPARTMENT OF

BOTANY

Botany, plant science or plant biology, even though is one of the world’s oldest natural sciences has seen resurgence in the last few decades due to a growing awareness of the effects of climate change. Plants are the major source of life on earth and are an integral part of human life. They provide us with food, oxygen and a variety of raw materials for various industrial and domestic purposes. We may have learnt much about most individual plants but in the coming years plants will play a vital role in teaching us about the ecology of the future. As the knowledge of plants is a source of pleasure and profit, the objective of the department is to inculcate appreciation of nature and understand the role of plants towards the future of human societies.

A good understanding of plants is crucial as it allows us to

  • Feed the world
  • Understand fundamental life processes
  • Produce medicine and materials to treat diseases and other ailments
  • Understand environmental changes
  • Provide carbon sink amongst other things

Botany today is such a large and varied area and has many important uses in a wide variety of disciplines, that it has evolved several niches and offshoots. Therefore, the course offered not only include study of diversity of plants and their economic importance but also offers a comprehensive overview of cell and molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, biotechnology and bioinformatics. Botany, along with its allied branches, provides employment opportunities in research and educational institutes, pharmacy, agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Over the years, the Department of Botany has witnessed a large number of graduates and postgraduates enter a diverse range of fields from science communication to agriculture, weed control to soil science, and landscape studies and conservation to teaching biology in our high schools, college and Universities in India as well as abroad and some have excelled in other areas. The Department maintains Laboratories, Library, Tissue Culture Facility, and a Botanical Garden.

Year of Establishment

Under Graduate-1984
Post Graduate-1999
Certificate Program-2021

Programmes Offered

BSc
MSc

Certificate Program

Soil Analysis
Seed Science & Technology

FACULTY

Dr. Jyoti Bakshi
Head of the Department

Dr. Suruchi Parkhey
Assistant Professor

Devnarayan Patel
Assistant Professor

Mrs. Ommana Cherian
Lab Assistant

RESEARCH

Dr Jyoti Bakshi

Area of Interest:
Plant Pathology
Ethano Botany
Seed Biology

Dr Suruchi Parkhey

Area of Interest:
Seed Physiology
Germplasm Conservation
Stress Physiology
Nano Technology

BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

Dr Jyoti Bakshi

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Dr Suruchi Parkhey

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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

DEPARTMENT

1. Four students of M.Sc. Botany and Three students of B.Sc.
Awarded for Certificate of Volunteering
For specially able children’s sports competition
December 2023
Golden Empathy Foundation Bhilai.
2. Devnarayan Patel
Assistant Professor
Botany Department
Practical Demonstrator in Certificate Course on
Mushroom Cultivation, September 2023
Organized by Govt.Nagarjuna P.G. Autonomous College Raipur.
3. Tikeshwari Sahu
Student of M.Sc Botany
3rd position in National Science Day (Rangoli)
Feburary 2023
Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyala Durg
4. Rajiv Paul
M.Sc Botany
2nd position in National Science day (Poster presentation)
Feburary. 2023
Organized by Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidylaya Durg
5. Devnarayan Patel
Assistant Professor
P.G. Department of Botany
Certificate of Volunteering
September 2023
Golden Empathy Foundation Bhilai
6. Rahul Chaurasiya
M.Sc Botany
1st position in Essay writing competition
October 2023
On World Food Day
7. Monika Patel
M.Sc Botany
Certificate of Volunteering
September 2023
Golden Empathy foundation Bhilai
8. Preeti Yadav
M.Sc Botany
Certificate of Volunteering
September 2023
Golden Empathy Foundation Bhilai
9. Avinash Verma
M.Sc Botany
Certificate of Volunteering
September 2023
Golden Empathy Foundation Bhilai
10. Dhanendra Deshlahre
M.Sc Botany
Certificate of Volunteering
September 2023
Golden Empathy foundation Bhilai
11. Sohan Verma
M.Sc Botany
Certificate of Volunteering
September 2023
Golden empathy foundation Bhilai
12. Sachin Sahu
M.Sc Botany
Certificate of Volunteering
September 2022
Golden empathy foundation Bhilai
13. Sujeet Minj
M.Sc Botany
Certificate of Volunteering
September 2022
Golden empathy foundation Bhilai
14. Devbharat
M.Sc Botany
Certificate of Volunteering
September 2022
Golden empathy foundation Bhilai
15. Sachin Sahu
M.Sc Botany Certificate of appreciation
2021-22 for Presentation in National Conference
At Govt. VYT College Durg. National conference
organized in Science College Durg.
15. Dhaneshwari Sahu
M.Sc Botany
3rd position in poster presentation
2022-23
National conference organized in Science College Durg.
16. Devnarayan Patel
Assistant Professor Botany
3rd prize in oral presentation
2021-22
National conference organized in Science College Raipur
17. Shainy Anthony
M.Sc Botany
1st position in Quiz competition
World Wild Life Day
Organized by P.G. Department of Zoology
St. Thomas College Ruabandha Bhilai
18. Preeti Yadav
3rd position in quiz competition
March 2023
World Wild Life Day
Organized by P.G. Department of Zoology
St. Thomas College Ruabandha Bhilai
19. Renu
M.Sc Botany
3rd position in Quiz competition
World Wild Life Day
Organized by P.G. Department of Zoology
March 2023
St. Thomas College Ruabandha Bhilai
20. Shainy Anthony
M.Sc Botany
1st position in 1 minutes talk in International Conference
Organized by Shri Shankaracharya Professional University Junwani Bhilai.

FACULTY

Dr Suruchi Parkhey

1. Title of Award: Project Fellow (PF)
Date of Award: November 2006- August 2008
Awarding Authority/Organization: Chhattisgarh Council of Science &Technology (CCOST).
2. Title of Award: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
Date of Award: August 2008- September 2009).
Awarding Authority/Organization: Department of Science & Technology (DST)
3. Title of Award: Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
Date of Award: 2010-2012 (JRF) & 2012-2013 (SRF)
Awarding Authority/Organization: UCG-BSR (RFSMS) Fellowship Scheme of University Grants Commission New Delhi
4. Title of Award: Research Associate (RA)
Date of Award: 2016- 2017
Awarding Authority/Organization: REENA Sterlize Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, Telangana

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