Course Details
Semester wise Three Year B.Sc. Honours Course (under CBCS), University of Calcutta
Semester wise Two Year M.Sc. Course (under CBCS), University of Calcutta
Intake Capacity:
UG: 36
PG: 21
Syllabus
https://www.caluniv.ac.in/CBCS/UG-Botany.pdf
https://www.caluniv.ac.in/CBCS-PG/Botany.pdf
About the Department
Botany has the distinction of
being the first science subject to be taught in The
Bethune College. Miss Hemaprova Bose, Head mistress
of the collegiate school, took the responsibility of
teaching the subject as lecturer during 1903-1914.
The course was affiliated to the I.A. standard of
the University of Calcutta (1918-19). Mrs. Sally
Lewis joined this department in 1939 and
subsequently became the Head of the combined
departments of Botany and Biology. In 1958 the B.Sc.
Pass classes in Botany, started. In 1960 the
combined departments of Botany and Biology split
into two distinct departments as Botany and Zoology
and these were shifted to the new Science Building.
Honours course in Botany started with three students
in the year1961.
The Postgraduation course in Botany commenced in
2005 with 20 students under the ambit of University
of Calcutta with three special papers Cytogenetics &
Genomics; Plant Physiology & Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology & Plant Biotechnology. From the
session 2018-19 the PG course has been undertaken
directly by the University of Calcutta.
Infrastructure
- Library: The Central Library has 3910 books; Departmental Library has 300 books; Book Bank has 150 books in Botany.
- Laboratories: Cytogenetics (2), Biochemistry (1), Molecular Biology (1),General lab (2), Tissue culture (1)
- Special equipment/Teaching aid: Class rooms with ICT facility are available in 6 classrooms. Available instruments in the department are Gel documentation system, UV/Vis spectrophotometer, colorimeter, PCR, Centrifuge, Double distillation plant, Laminar air flow etc.
- Herbarium: A herbarium consisting of plant specimens belonging to more than 100 families of Angiosperms is present in the department. Besides, there are Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms specimens as well.
- Medicinal Plant Garden: A medicinal
plant garden consisting of about 40 plant
species is present in front of the Chandramukhi
Bhavan, maintained by the department.
Research
The departmental teachers are
involved in research and publications in different area
of plant sciences. Every year postgraduate students of
Botany submit dissertations, supervised by the
departmental teachers in their last two semesters, as a
part of their curriculum. Currently the department is
running DBT-STAR project for the undergraduate students.
Extension Activities
Seminars/Conferences/Lecture organized by the department
| Funding Agency | Seminar / Conferences / Workshops with Date | Speakers | No. of participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune College |
:3rd Sanghamitra Sanyal
Memorial Lecture "On
Correct Scientific Name:
A Nobel Job in Taxonomic
Research ". 17th
October, 2020
View Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4d5ESP9WvQ&feature=youtu.be |
Dr. Debabrata Maity, Assistant Professor, Taxonomy and Biosystematics, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta. | Youtube |
| Bethune College |
International Webinar on
"Human Ailment: Basic
Research and Clinical
Implications", 22nd
August, 2020 View Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLbMTBJtl3U |
Dr. Anirban Bhar Assistant Professor, PG Department of Botany, RKMVC College, Rahara, WB Ananya Mukherjee FullSTack Engineer, Renaissance Computing Institute, UNC, CH, NC, USA |
|
| Bethune College |
Webinar on "Coastal
areas of West Bengal:
Botany and Beyond", 18th
July, 2020 View Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua5Xg9yprPI |
Dr. Anirban Roy Research Officer, West Bengal Biodiversity Board Dr. Rathindra Nath Mandal Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIFA |
260 |
| Bethune College |
Departmental Seminar
with an International
speaker on "Plant
Ecology and
Developmental Biology" 8th January, 2020 |
Dr. Shinjini Goswami, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Bilogy, Miami University, USA | 40 |
| Bethune College | Departmental Seminar with an International speaker on "C4 Biology-Leaf anatomy and photosynthesis", 26th July, 2019 |
Dr. Jolly Chatterjee Post Doctoral Fellow at IRRI, Manilla, Philippines |
42 |
| Bethune College | 2nd Sanghamitra Sanyal Memorial Lecture on "Bacterially produced polyhydroxyalkanoates green plastic of 21st century" 10th April, 2019. | Prof. Amal Kanti Paul, Retd. Professor, Department of Botany, Burdwan University | 50 |
| Bethune College |
One day seminar on
"Trends in Plant
Science" 25th March, 2019 |
Prof.
Ambarish Mukherjee,
Retd. Professor,
Department of Botany,
Burdwan University |
75 |
| Bethune College | Departmental Seminar on "A journey from nothing to everything" 7th May, 2018 |
Dr. Pratip Kumar Palit, Former Principal Scientist, CRIJAF |
45 |
| West Bengal Biodiversity Board |
National Seminar
on "Urban Diversity :
Documentation and
Conservation" 6th & 7th
March, 2018. |
Prof. N.D. Paria (Professor of Botany, Netaji Subhas Open University, Formerly Vice Chancellor, Vidyasagar University and Ex Professor and Head, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta) Prof. Ruma Pal (H.O.D., Department of Botany, Calcutta University) Dr. Anathbandhu Das (H.O.D., Department of Botany, Utkal University) Dr. Madhuparna Banerjee (Birsha Agriculture University, Jharkhand) Dr. Punarbasu Chaudhuri (Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta) Dr. Neera Sen Sarkar (Department of Botany, Kalyani University) Dr. Kanad Das (Botanical Survey of India, Shibpur, Howrah) Dr. Rajib Gogoi (Botanical Survey of India, Shibpur, Howrah)
Dr. Pratip Kumar Palit
(Former Principal
Scientist, CRIJAF)
|
150 |
| Bethune College |
1st Sanghamitra Sanyal Memorial Lecture on "Science and Entrepreneurship as a tool to ensure Global Sustainability" 13th February, 2018 |
Dr. Deborshi De, CEO Smart Management Consultancy and founder Director of Vedantic Organic Research Foundation & Vedant Agrobiotech Ltd. West Bengal |
60 |
| Bethune College in collaboration with Central National Herbarium, Shibpur, Howrah. |
Workshop on "Herbarium Techniques and Plant" Nomenclature "4th to 5th May 2017" |
Dr.
V. Sampath Kumar,
Scientist 'D', CNH, BSI, |
19 |
| Bethune College |
Departmental Seminar on "Tinkering Secondary Metabolism through in vitro manipulation" 19th September, 2016. |
Dr. Abhijeet Bandyopadhyay, Associate Professor, Department of Botany, University of Burdwan | 50 |
| Bethune College | Departmental Seminar on "Genomics to Proteomics - A Bioinformatic Approach"1st October, 2015 | Dr. Mandira Mukherjee, Head, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata | 52 |
Departmental Prizes/Scholarships
- Giridranath Mitra Memorial Prize: Two Prizes For standing first in Botany Honours and for securing highest marks in Botany General Examination.
- Hemaprova Bose Memorial Prize: Awarded to the student who stands first in Botany Honurs.
- Nityananda Sarma Memorial Prize: Awarded to student who secures first position in M.Sc Examination.
- S.N Sengupta Memorial Prize: Awarded to student who secures first position in M.Sc Examination.
- Sanghamitra Sanyal Memorial Prize: Awarded to the student for securing highest marks in each special paper of M.Sc Examination.
Students Section
- Results UG
| Year | Candidates appeared |
First class |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | - |
| 2019 | 25 | 15 | 1st |
| 2018 | 17 | 13 | 3rd |
| 2017 | 19 | 18 | 2nd |
| 2016 | 21 | 18 | 5th |
| 2015 | 18 | 16 | 3rd |
- Results PG
| Year | Candidates appeared | First class |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 | 08 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 |
| 2018 | 21 | 19 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 |
| 2016 | 19 | 18 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 |
- Achievements of Present Students -
Academic Achievements
| Name of Student | Achievement |
|---|---|
| Priyanka Das & Manisha Mal (PG Sem-IV-2020) | Presented poster entitled " Cancer, a genetic and yet non-inherited monoclonal uncontrolled proliferation- a threat to middle aged-woman" at National Seminar on "How to Checkmate Cancer-the Emperor of Maladies by Department of Zoology, Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandira on 6th March, 2020. |
| Taniya Upadhyay, Priyanka Das, Saadya Shabab, Amisha Roy Chowdhury, Manisha Mal & Sarbori Layek (PG Sem-IV-2020) | Awarded best poster presentation award for poster entitled "Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of heavy metals (cadmium & lead) in eukaryotic test system (Allium cepa L.)" at 'State level seminar' on Environmental issues conducted at Bethune College on 24/02/2020 |
| Chandreyee Dey, Ankita Chowdhury, Debarati Ghosh, Dipanwita Khamaru, Najnin Khatun (PG Sem-IV-2020) | Characterization of 4 Viral outbreaks that originated from animals at 'State level seminar' on "Environmental awareness: Vector borne diseases and pollution hazards " conducted at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Govt. College on 19/02/2020 |
| Debarati Ghosh (PG Sem-IV-2020) | Awarded best presentation award for presenting poster entitled "Characterization of metallothioneins.......in silico approach" at International Conference on AFPSA-2020, at Department of Botany, University of Kolkata on 24th-25th August, 2019 |
| Taniya Upadhyay & Chandreyee Dey (PG Sem-IV-2020) | Presented a poster entitled "Comparative study of indigenous protein rich rice cultivars of West Bengal" at International Conference on AFPSA-2020, at Department of Botany, University of Kolkata on 24th-25th August, 2019 |
| Prarthana Chatterjee (PG Sem-IV-2019) | Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for presenting poster entitled "Undermining the potentiality of plants in HIV therapy with special emphasis on bioinformatics approach" at International Conference on Biotechnology & Biological Sciences 'Biospectrum', at Unversity of Engineering & Management Kolkata on 8th-10th August, 2019 |
| Rittika Ray (PG Sem-IV-2019) | Presented poster entitled 'Alkaloid Biosynthetic pathway: a Bioinformatics approach' at International Conference on Biotechnology & Biological Sciences 'Biospectrum', at Unversity of Engineering & Management Kolkata on 8th-10th August, 2019 |
| Debosmita Kundu (PG Sem-IV-2019) | Presented poster entitled 'Standardization of a rapid micropropagation protocol for the medicinal herb, Bacopa monnieri(L.)Pennell.' at University of Calcutta sponsored National Seminar on "Advancement in Plant Sciences: An Insight" on 30th September 2019. |
| Puja Chakraborty (PG Sem-IV-2019) | Presented Poster entitled "Bread Wheat: cytology in the genomic era." at University of Calcutta sponsored National Seminar on "Advancement in Plant Sciences: An Insight" on 30th September 2019. |
| Debarati Ghosh (PG Sem-IV-2019) | Awarded the Best Paper presentation for her paper entitled 'Characterization of metallothionines and Phytochelatin synthases: a Bioinformatics approach' in the International Conference on AFPSAA-2020 at University of Calcutta with BSI, Jan 24-25, 2020. |
| Tania Upadhyay and Chandreyee Sarkar (PG Sem-IV-2019) | Presented poster entitled 'Study of five Indigenous protein rich rice cultivars of West Bengal' in the International Conference on AFPSAA-2020 at University of Calcutta with BSI, Jan 24-25, 2020. |
| Subhagata Sarkar (PG Sem-II-2019) | Attended '7 Days hands-on -workshop on Molecular Biology Technoques', 17th-23rd Jan,2020, organized by Department of Botany, CU |
|
Prarthana Chatterjee and
Rittika Roy (PG Sem II, 2017) |
Stood
third position in poster
presentation in the
National seminar on
"West Bengal
Biodiversity and
Conservation Scenario in
21st Century" organized
by Sakhawat Memorial
School in collaboration
with West Bengal
Biodiversity Board on
25th February 2018. |
| PG Sem III students (2017) | Participated in the International Seminar on "Frontiers in Biological Sciences", 30th December, 2017 at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. |
| PG Sem II students (2017) |
Workshop on "Advances in Biological Techniques", November, 2017 at Raja Peary Mohan College, Uttarpara. |
| PG Sem III students (2017) |
Presented three posters in the International Conference on "The green planet: past, present and future", 21st- 23rd December, 2016 at Department of Botany, University of Calcutta. |
Excursion:
| Place Visit | Date | Year of the Student |
|---|---|---|
| University of Kalyani | 12th March, 2020 | UG Sem-II & PG Sem-II |
| AJC Bose Botanic Garden, Shibpur, Howrah | 26th February, 2020 | UG GE-II & PG Sem-II |
| BCKV, ICAR-AICRP, Mohanpur | 20th February, 2020 | UG Sem-IV & PG Sem-II |
| AJC Bose Botanic Garden, Shibpur, Howrah | 14th November 2019 | UG Sem- III |
| Subhas Sarobar and New Town | 23 September 2019 | UG Sem-I & III |
| BCKV, Mohanpur | 20 September 2019 | PG Sem- III |
| Shillong and Guwahati | 25-30th April 2019 | PG Sem-II |
| University of Kalyani | 7th February, 2019 | UG Sem-I and PG Sem-II |
| Taki, North 24 Parganas | 17th December, 2018 | UG Sem-I, Part-II, III, PG Sem-I |
| Sikkim | 18th-25th November, 2018 | UG 2nd |
| Subhas Sarobar and Rajarhat | 30th August, 2018 | UG Sem-I 2018 |
|
Lava, Rishop, Jaldapara
Dooars, and adjoining areas |
8-16th April, 2018 |
PG Semester II 2018 |
| Nalbon (BHOJER HAAT), South 24 parganas | 10th December 2017 |
All students |
| Kalimpong, Dooars, and adjoining areas |
26th February - 4th March 2017 |
PG Semester II 2017 |
| Purulia |
15-18th November 2017 |
UG 2nd year 2017 |
| Kerala |
8-18th April, 2016 |
PG Semester II 2016 |
| Darjeeling |
3-8th November, 2016 |
UG 2nd Year 2016. |
Every year students also visit the Central National Herbarium and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah. Local excursions are also arranged in College campus, Salt Lake, New Town and adjoining areas
- Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities at the College/University/State level and prizes won
| Name of Student | Achievement |
|---|---|
| Minakshi Roy (UG Sem-IV, 2020) | Secured 3rd position in Drawing & painting section on "Gender Dimensions of COVID-19 organized by All India Women Conference, East Calcutta Constituency on 26th June, 2020 |
| Shreya Bhattacharya, Anusrita Kundu, Suchismita Kumar, Anwesha Banerjee & Supriya Pathak (UG Sem-IV, 2020) | Video uploaded for online competition on "Gender into urban climate change initiative in regards of present vovid-19 crisis" organized by All India Women Conference, East Calcutta Constituency on 27th May, 2020 |
| Pracheta Palit (UG-3rd year, 2020) | Secured 1st position in Quarantine Chef cooking contest by Kolkata Tales on 29.04.2020 |
| Taniya Upadhyay (PG Sem-IV-2020) | Completed certificate course in 'Information Technology Application' under Jan-2019 to Jun-2019 duration from Youth Computer Training Centre, Government of West Bengal. |
| Swarnima Chakraborty (UG-3rd year,2020) | Secured 2nd position in Quiz Competition at Vidyasagar College for women on 100th Birth Anniversary of Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar on 26.09.2019 |
| Ruma Sultana (UG 2nd Year,2018) | 'Annual Regional Programme' held in Murshidabad, Event: Rabindrasangeet-2nd Position, 23.01.2018 |
| Shamvobi Nath (UG 3rd Year,2019) |
i. Attended Crafts Of
Passion (COP) JAM, Vol I
& II ii. Attended Dance the Haf, Kolkata, 2018 iii. Attended Souls on Fire, Kolkata, 2018 iv. Participated in UMANG Dance Battle, 2017 Event v. Participated in Techno-India Western Dance Competition 2017, 2018 |
- Students' Progression : Achievements of Ex-Students
| SL. NO. | NAME | UG/PG with Year | Academic Achievement | Present Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prarthana Chatterjee | PG-2019 | Ph.D student at School of BioSciences and Technology at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore | |
| 2 | Anisha Mandal | PG-2019 | GATE-2020 | |
| 3 | Debarati Gupta | PG-2017 | Subject matter expert at Study Mode Technologies Pvt.Ltd. | |
| 4 | Shilpi Biswas | PG-2019 | GATE-2020 | |
| 5 | Antara Banerjee | PG-2018 | SET-2020 | |
| 6 | Rittika Ray | PG-2019 | GATE-2020 | |
| 7 | Rituparna Chakraborty | PG-2019 | Assistant teacher at Don Bosco School, Berhampore, Mushirdabad (2020) | |
| 8 | Labony Mondal | PG-2017 | Assistant teacher at Wellan Gouldsmith Scool, Kolkata (2020) | |
| 9 | Tarmim Nisa | Assistant Teacher at Voice Public School, Umarpur City, Murshidabad | ||
| 10 | Ankita Ghosh | PG-2016 | AG-IIII (technical) in Food Corporation of India | |
| 11 | Anasua Bondhu | PG-2016 | Assistant Manager at Axis Bank (2019) | |
| 12 | Alakananda Saha | PG-2017 | Central Warehousing Corporation(2019) | |
| 13 | Srijita Datta | UG-2018 | Cabin crew at Vistara | |
| 14 | Apaala Basak | UG-2016 | Graduate Research Assistant at University of Missouri - Columbia | |
| 15 | Joyati Sengupta | UG-2016 | HSBC Electronic Data Processing (India) Pvt. Ltd. | |
| 16 | Anwesha Mondal | UG-2017 | SET-2018, NET - JRF 2019(UGC) Rank-81, GATE 2020 (Rank-230) | Ph.D student at Department of Botany, CU |
| 17 | Saparja Saha | UG-2017 | NET - JRF 2019(CSIR) Rank-128 | Passed M.SC from Department of Botany, CU |
| 18 | Jhilik Chakraborty | UG-2017 | GATE 2019-38,NET 2019-37,TIFR 2019,IIT JAM 2017- 109, DU 8, BHU 58 | Ph.D student at IIT-Kharagpur |
| 19 | ShreyaGhosal | UG-2017 | NET LS 2018-109, GATE 2019- 1005 | Ph.D student at IIT-Kharagpur |
| 20 | Sushree Ghosh | PG-2012 | NET-2017 (LS) | PH.D student at Kalyani University |
| 21 | Paramita Chaudhari | UG-2015 | NET-2015 (LS) |
M.Phil (Life Sciences at
JNU, Delhi); Studied M.Sc. At University of Delhi |
| 22 | Swagata Bhattacharya | UG-2015 | GATE-2018 | |
| 23 | Debaparna Datta | UG-2016 |
GATE-2018, ICAR-NET-
2018, TIFR-ACTREC, CSIR-NET 2018(Rank 10th) |
Scientist , TSO at Bhaba Atomic Research Centre |
| 24 | Joyati Sengupta | UG-2016 | GATE-2018 | M.Sc. Student at Hyderabad University |
| 25 | Debasruti Boral | UG-2016 | NET-2018(LS) |
M.Sc in Botany, Delhi
University; JRF at Calcutta University |
| 26 | Ishita Barary | PG-2016 | RET(CU), GATE-2020 | Joined as JRF at Visva-Bharati University |
| 27 | Shalini Das | PG-2016 |
Assistant Executive HR
at B3NET Technologies Pvt. LTD. |
|
| 28 | Juhi Bal | PG-2016 | Co-ordinator at Nokia Solutions and Network | |
| 29 | Srimati Ari | PG-2016 | NET-2019 (LS), ICAR-NET (2019), GATE 2019 | Guest Lecturer at Uluberia College, Howrah |
| 30 | Nibedita Roy | PG-2016 |
Data Management Analyst
at Accenture Solutions Private Limited |
|
| 31 | Pinki Khan | PG-2017 | GATE-2018 | Project fellow at CU |
| 32 | Chandrima Singha | PG-2017 | Associate at Wipro | |
| 33 | Dipanwita Sarkar | PG-2017 | Assistant Teacher in Primary Govt School from TET | |
| 34 | Prakriti Chatterjee | PG-2017 | Project Assistant at Presidency University | |
| 35 | Pallavi Dutta Banik | PG-2017 | Subject matter expert at Study Mode Technologies Pvt.Ltd. | |
| 36 | Zarfishan Shaukat | PG-2017 | Junior associate at SBI | |
| 37 | Minakshi Bain | PG-2018 | GATE-2019 |
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