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M.Sc. (Botany)


Duration:

2 Years

Eligibility:

Graduation

Course Duration: Two Year (Semester System)

Course Eligibility : B.Sc. (Hons) Botany, B.Sc. General/Life Sciences at least 50% marks or Equivalent CGPA 

Admission Criteria: Merit in qualifying examination, subject to eligibility criteria.

Entrance/Eligibility Test: As per University Rules

Programme Mode: Regular

Course Syllabus

Semester-I

Course Title

Cell  and Molecular Biology

Genetic and Cytogenetics

Physiology and Biochemistry

Recombinant DNA Technology and Proteomics

 

Semester- II

Developmental Biology

Systematics and Evolution Environmental Science

Plant Biotechnology and Resource Utilization

Pathogens and Pests of Crop Plant

  • Plant Diversity
  • Reproductive Biology

 

Optional Papers (Semester III and IV)

Semester -III

Note:- Two papers from options 1 – 4 and two papers from options 5 – 8 are to be selected

Algae, Environment and Human Welfare

Microbes and Microbial Technology

Advances in Archegonoatae

Principles of Ecology

Evolutionary Biology

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and Biostatistics# **

Genomics and Proteomics

Immunology

 

Semester-IV

Note:- Three papers are to be selected from options 1 - 8; Possible combinations include: 2,3,4 / 1,3,4 / 1,7,8 / 2,5,6

In Vitro technologies and Industrial Applications

Reproductive Biology of Flowering Plants

Molecular Interactions of Plants with Symbionts, Pathogens and Pests

Advanced Genetics and Plant Breeding

Agricultural Ecology- Principles and Applications

Advanced Plant Systematic

Contemporary Concepts and Methods in Cell Biology

Topics In Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Dissertation  (Mandatory; assigned after the second semester)