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JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE

(Autonomous) Tiruchirappalli-620020
Accredited with A++ Grade (4th cycle) with CGPA 3.69 out of 4.0 | Affiliated to Bharathidasan University
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DEPARTMENT OF

Botany

Department Overview

Department of

Botany

The Department of Botany, Jamal Mohamed College was established in 1967 as a UG department, upgraded to PG level in 1985, and elevated as a research department offering M.Phil and Ph.D programme from 2002. The hallmark of this department is its excellent infrastructure facilities. The department has a good library, and three lecture halls each equipped with a Smartboard facility. The department has advanced instruments such as UV-Visible spectrophotometer, HPLC (water’s Company) 2-Dimensional gel electrophoresis, Thermocycler, Incubated shaker, and Plant tissue culture Lab facility to pursue research of high standard. Keeping pace with the advanced knowledge, the department has been updating the curriculum regularly. In its pursuit of excellence in teaching, learning and research, the department has been helped by various funding agencies in way of grants for research projects from to the tune of Rs.1.6 crore during the period 2006 to 2026 such as the UGC Sponsored Innovative Programme - PG Diploma in Biodiversity Informatics during 2013-2018. In the year 2018, the Department of Botany was recognized by the Department of Science and Technology for improving the instrumentation facility under the FIST (phase - II) programme. In the year 2020, the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India supported the improvement of the Undergraduate programme under DBT Star College Scheme. The diploma in horticulture program introduced with the support of NSQ, UGC. Botany Department conducted a training, and internship program on Free and Open Source (FOSS) Geospatial software, R programming, Spirulina & Mushroom cultivation and herbal products preparation. More than 75 students have been awarded Ph.D., degrees from the department. As high as 180 research articles were published in peer-reviewed journals. Students of the Botany department constantly bring laurels by securing ranks in the Bharathidasan University Combined Ranking Examination every year. Department signed MOU with Holy cross college, Tiruchirappalli for organizing conference and student exchange programme.

Vision

  • To inculcate and impart classical and applied knowledge of Botany and practice social, environmental and biological ethics to excel in universal human values for leading a life in harmony with the environment to attain sustainability.

Mission

  • Realise their innate potential to become self-directed and life-long learning personalities for playing various roles and responsibilities.
  • Responsible employees, entrepreneurs, and scientists who excel beyond the curriculum.
  • Meet the real-world needs and solve problems of humanity with the help of Botanical knowledge.