Botany

About the Department: The Department of Botany at Ekamra College is a basic science department. It was established in 2000. B.Sc. Botany (Pass) with 64 seats started from the academic session 2000-2001. A three-year degree course, Botany (Hons), was started in 2013-2014 with a sanctioned strength of 08. The intake capacity was increased from 8 to 16 in the year 2016-2017, and from 16 to 32 in 2018-2019. Presently, one regular teaching faculty, two guest faculties, one laboratory assistant, and one laboratory attendant are constantly working for the enrichment of the teaching and experimental atmosphere of the department.

VISION: To be a center of study where each student can get access to higher education and research in the field of plant science.

MISSION: To provide high-quality education and practical training in Botany, promoting academic excellence and research.

COURSES OFFERED: B.Sc. (BOTANY)

a. Syllabus - A three-year undergraduate program following the CBCS syllabus for UG students of Botany (Hons).
b. NEP-2020 Syllabus for UG students of Botany (Hons).

INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS:
(i) The department has one spacious and well-ventilated lecture hall and one laboratory with proper storage facilities, water, and electricity connections.
(ii) The laboratory is well equipped with various instruments like a UV-visible spectrophotometer, laminar airflow, incubator, autoclave, hot air oven, and binocular research microscope to provide high-quality teaching and experimentation facilities to the students.
(iii) A good collection of books and journals are available in the seminar library.