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Outline for M.Sc. Botany Programme |
| Semester-I |
| Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
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BOT 111 |
Diversity of Non-Vascular Plants-I (Algae & Bryophyta) |
3 |
| BOT 101 |
(Practical) |
1 |
| BOT 112 |
Mycology & Plant Pathology |
3 |
| BOT 102 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 113 |
Cell Biology |
3 |
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BOT 103 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 114 |
Anatomy of Vascular Plants |
3 |
| BOT 104 |
(Practical) |
1 |
| BOT 115 |
Plant Systematics, Biodiversity & Conservation |
3 |
| BOT 105 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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Credit : |
20 |
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| Semester-II |
| Course No. |
Title |
Credit Hours |
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BOT 211 |
Genetics |
3 |
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BOT 201 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 212 |
Plant Biochemistry |
3 |
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BOT 202 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 213 |
Plant Ecology |
3 |
| BOT 203 |
(Practical) |
1 |
| BOT 214 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
| BOT 204 |
(Practical) |
1 |
| BOT 215 |
Bacteriology & Vicology |
3 |
| BOT 205 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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Credit : |
20 |
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| Semester-III |
| Course No. |
Title |
Marks |
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BOT 311 |
Plant Physiology |
3 |
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BOT 301 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 312 |
Environmental Biology |
3 |
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BOT 302 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 313 |
Elective-1 (Choose from concentation-1) |
2 |
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BOT 303 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 314 |
Elective-2 (Choose from concentration-II) |
2 |
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BOT 304 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 315 |
Field Biology |
1 |
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Credit : |
20 |
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| Semester-IV |
| Course No. |
Title |
Marks |
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BOT 411 |
Diversity of Fascular Plants (Pteridophytes & Gymiosperms) |
3 |
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BOT 401 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 412 |
Molecular Biology |
3 |
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BOT 402 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 413 |
Elective-3 (Choose from concentration-II) |
2 |
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BOT 403 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 414 |
Elective-4 (Choose from concentration-IV) |
2 |
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BOT 404 |
(Practical) |
1 |
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BOT 415 |
Seminar |
1 |
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Credit : |
20 |
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Note : |
During semester 3 & 4, the students may opt. for research of 6 credits in lieu of two optional papers. |
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| List Of Elective Courses |
| Concentration-I |
BOT 313-1 Plant Hormones
BOT 313-2 Plant Tissue Culture
BOT 313-3 Biological Nitrogen Fixation
BOT 313-4 Plant Developmental Biology
BOT 313-5 Enzymology
BOT 313-6 Microbial Physiology
BOT 313-7 Stress Physiology |
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| Concentration-II |
BOT 314-1 Biology of Deserts
BOT 314-2 Applied Plant Ecology
BOT 314-3 Plant Population Biology
BOT 314-4 Salinity & Water-Logging
BOT 314-5 Environmental Physiology
BOT 314-6 Physiology of Salt Tolerance
BOT 314-7 Microbial Ecology |
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| Concentration-III |
BOT 413-1 Economic Botany
BOT 413-2 Medicinal Plants
BOT 413-3 Weed Eco-Physiology
BOT 413-4 Physiology of Parasitic Plants
BOT 413-5 Mathematical Taxonomy
BOT 413-6 Plant Demography
BOT 413-7 Mathematical Ecology |
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| Concentration-IV |
BOT 414-1 Plant Biotechnology
BOT 414-2 Advances in Molecular Biology
BOT 414-3 Advance Plant Pathology
BOT 414-4 Molecular Plant Ecology
BOT 414-5 Seed Biotechnology
BOT 414-6 Bioinformatics
BOT 414-7 Biotechnology Methods of Crop Improvement |
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| Thesis/Dissertation/Research Report 200 Marks |
| In lieu of two optional papers, a student may opt for Thesis/Dissertation/Research Report of 200 marks, in consultation with the Department. Only those students may be allowed to opt for Thesis/Dissertation/Research Report who have passed semester I & II, securing at least 60% marks. |
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Note: |
A Student will have to pass the Theory and Practical parts of the papers separately. The failure in one or the other part will mean failure in that particular paper. |
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