Department of Botany

Profile

Department of BOTANY

DALMIA COLLEGE, RAJGANGPUR

1) DEPARTMENTAL STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
Name of Department : BOTANY Vision of the department : To promote the culture of learning by educating students in the basics of plant sciences and to impart quality education. Mission of the department : 1) To know the importance and scope of Botany. 2) To impart knowledge of science as the basic objective of education. 3) To make aware of natural resources and environment and the importance of conserving it.
Objectives of the department : To develop an aptitude towards science and nature, to equip the students with the basic skill in identifying and labelling different plants, to impart quality education in the field of Botany enabling our students to confidently face the job market. History of the department : The department of Botany was established in the year 1980 with I.Sc. It has a glorious history. Dr. C.B.Dutta had imparted his teaching in the department. In 1986-87 Botany (Pass) was opened & in 1990-91 Botany(Hons.) was opened with 5 students named Pravin Kumar Sharma, Md. Hamid, Habib Ur Rahman, Raj Kishore Biswal and Pradeep Kumar Sarangi. Year of establishment : 1980 with ISC 1986-87 - Botany(Pass) 1990-91 – Botany(Hons.)
Number of sanctioned post teachers : 03
Number of vacant post of teachers : Nil
Number of whole time teachers : 03
Number of part time teachers : 01 (Demonstrator)
Routine course offered by the Department : 3 year UG degree course in Botany.

Add-on courses offered by the Department : Nil

Innovative practices of the department : Nil

Number of Research Paper published in Journal: Nil

Number of Research Papers published in Proceedings volume: Nil

Number of Authored Books : Nil

Number of Edited Books : Nil

Number of Chapters in Edited Books : Nil

Awards and recognitions received by the teaching staff : Ph.D degree awarded to

Dr.(Smt.) Lata Naik on 2018.

Number of teaching staff having Ph.D Guideship: Nil

2) Number of International/ National Conferences/ Seminars/ Symposia/ Workshops attended by teachers :

Smt. Ruma Sahu – 01 Seminar (2018).
Dr.(Smt.) Lata Naik – 01 Seminar(2018), 01 workshop(2018).

3) Number of Conferences/ Seminars/ Symposia/ Workshops organized by the Department :

Dr. B. B. Sahu, Asst. Prof., Life Sciences, NIT Rourkela on 28.02.2020.
Dr. Bandana Kullu, Asst. Prof., Utkal University on 12.02.21 (Webinar).
Dr. Ranindra Ku. Naik on 30.07.21 ( Webinar).

Number of Orientation Programmes : Nil
Refresher Courses/ Faculty Development Programmes attended : Nil

Number of other programmes organized by the Department :

Inauguration of a unit of Microbiological Society of India in Dept. of Botany by Prof. A.M. Deshmukh and Prof. N. Behera on 12.02.21.
Departmental Seminar.
Social function.
Welcome and Farewell.

SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT

Session	Sl. No.	Date	Topic	Presented by
2018-19	1	28-08-2018	Stelar evolution in vascular cryptogams	Swapna Lakra
	2	O4-09-2018	Telome Theory	K.Soumya
	3	O4-09-2018	Heterospory and Seed Habit	Kasfar Dhanwar
	4	O8-12-2018	Plant Tissue	Anuradha Chachhan
	5	O8-12-2018	Meristematic Tissue	Amita Tete
2019-20	1	18-09-2019	Structure of seed	Anuradha Chachhan
	2	18-09-2019	Absorption of water	Sraswati Lakra
	3	25-10-2019	Hybridization	Deepshikha Bhanja
	4	25-10-2019	Fertilization and Double fertilization	Md Aftab Azam
	5	25-10-2019	Transpiration	Binita Xess
	6	02-11-2019	Different types of Embryo sac	Fulmani Lakra
	7	02-11-2019	Transpiration and Guttation	Uttam Kak
	8	10-12-2019	Variation in Chromosome number	Sachin Naik
2021-22	1	03-03-2022	Pollen Biology	Sandhyarani Sahoo
	2	03-03-2022	Transpiration	Lipsa Majhi
	3	03-03-2022	Ascent of Sap	AnjanaTirkey
	4	03-03-2022	Embryo Sac	Akash Nayak
	5	04-03-2022	Double Fertilization	Bishal Sahoo
	6	04-03-2022	Light Microscopy	Falguni Chandan
	7	04-03-2022	Chromatography	Priyanka Perua
	8	04-03-2022	Biodiversity	Srikant Toppo
2022-23	1	18-11-2022	Double Fertilization	Parikhita Barua
	2	18-11-2022	Absorption of water	Padmini Lakra
	3	18-11-2022	Organization of a typical Embryo sac	Priyanka Barla
	4	18-11-2022	Polyembryony	Divya Barla
	5	18-11-2022	Mechanism of mineral salt absorption in plants	Amisha Lakra
	6	18-11-2022	Endosperm	Pragati Tirkey
	7	18-11-2022	Transpiration	Rajashree Say

	Number of Field Works/ Study Tours conducted for students (June 2018 to May 2021) : Study tour – 02 Visit to Cactus Garden, Maldihi on 08.02.2019. Visit to Pradhanpat Waterfall, Deogarh on 18.12.2019. Field work – Nil.
	Number of books in the Departmental Library : 80
	Number of computers in the Department: 01 desktop

FACULTY PROFILE : Annexure 1.

12) STUDENT PROFILE

Class	Year of Admission	Number of students enrolled
B.SC	2018-19	22
	2019-20	21
	2020-21	18
	2021-22	16
	2022-23	21

13) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF LEARNING RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT

Books:

1^st Semester – 19

2^nd Semester – 14

3^rd Semester - 07

4^th Semester – 05

5^th Semester – 18

6^th Semester - 11

G.E-1 & G.E-2 – 5+5=10

Journals/ Magazines/ Periodicals:

E-resources (E-books/PPT/Videos/Others): Nil.

14) Result of final examination:

Class	Year	Number of students appeared in the exam	Number of students passed in the exam	Number of students securing First Class/ Division
B.Sc Final Yr.	2018-19	15	09	06 1^st & 01 1^st +distinction
	2019-20	21	10	06 1^st & 01 1^st +distinction
	2020-21	22	22	18 1^st & 02 1^st +distinction
	2021-22	16	05	05 1^st with distinction
	2022-23	18	NCEB	_

15) Student qualification in State/ National Level Examinations, (like NET/ SLET/ Government Services, etc.) IF ANY PROVIDE DETAILS;

Sadaf Tanweer- SSB-2019, Lecturer in Botany

Smita Lakra - High School Teacher, joined on 02.08.2022.

Jyoshna Lakra - High School Teacher, joined on 02.08.2022

Rupama Tanty - Demonstrator in Govt. College, Sundargarh, NET 2020

Monty Kujur - Asst. Professor in Biotechnology, GMU, SBP on 2020

16) DETAILS OF DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES

Category of Activities	Name of Activities	Dates of Activities	Names of Agencies involved (if any)	Number of students involved
Capability enhancement activities
Remedial classes
Tutorial classes
Others (invited talks/ Seminars, etc.)	Seminar	28.02.2020 12.02.2021 30.07.2021		62 40 60

17) PLAN OF ACTION OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS (JUNE 2021- MAY 2026)

Overall improvement of departmental infrastructure.
Setting up a medicinal plant garden.
Development of departmental library.

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