Candidate shall have passed three year B.Sc. degree (6 Units with a single subject or 3 Units with Botany as one of the subject and other optional subjects Viz. Chemistry/Zoology/Microbiology/Biochemistry/Life Sciences etc.) with at least 50% Marks at External Examinations or its equivalent degree from any other UGC-recognized university.
This course shall be a full time course. The duration of course will be four semesters spread over two years.
First Year:
Semester I (Common to all specializations)
1. Plant Diversity: Cryptogams I (Algae and Fungi)
2. Plant Diversity – Spermatophyta I (Gymnosperms and Angiosperms)
3. Plant Physiology
4. Cytogenetics, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
5. Botany practical based on 1, 2, 3 & 4
Semester II (Common to all specializations)
1. Plant Diversity: Cryptogams II (Bryophyta and Pteridophyta)
2. Plant Diversity: Spermatophyta II (Anatomy, Developmental Botany and Palynology)
3. Plant Physiology and Environmental Botany
4. Medicinal Botany and Dietetics
5. Botany practical based on 1, 2, 3 & 4
Second Year:
Semester III & IV
General Papers:
Techniques and Instrumentation
Molecular Biology
Specialization Papers:
Plant Biotechnology
Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics
(Semester- I, II, III & IV)
Each theory paper is of 60 Marks with internal evaluation of 40 marks. Practical examination for
each paper is of 50 Marks. Passing percentage is 40% for each head of passing.
Semester IV there will be project evaluation of 50 marks instead of one practical.