History of Department

Department of Botany Established in the Academic Year 1989-90.

Aim & Objectives

• To enhance the skills, knowledge and to provide advanced laboratory facilities to understand the concepts in Botany.
• To organize the botanical excursions for live demonstration of biodiversity and to visit research institutes for interaction with scientists.
• To conserve RET plant species.
• To motivate and develop a scientific temperament among the students.
• To inculcate social and ethical principles.
• To popularize the subject among and to motivate faculty to participate in various activities related to society.

Best Practices

1. Today?s Plant.

Highlights

• Well qualified and experienced teaching staff.
• Consultancy- Plant Authentication.
• Well equipped, spacious laboratory.
• Botanical /Medicinal plants Garden.
• Environmental Science research center.
• Recognized three research guides in environmental science and Botany.
• Good results.
• Well maintained Museum Specimens.
• Short term certificate course in Basic Techniques In gardening.
• Faculty members are involved in Research and extension activities.

 

Activities

• Under nature club activity organized plant biodiversity survey at Village Dhumal Wadi, Mulshi on 14^th July 2019.
• Organized guest lectures of Dr. Sangale Manisha and Mrs. Priyanka Patange to T.Y.B.Sc. Botany students.
• Organized Plant Biodiversity Register Workshop by Mr. Popatrao Bhalekar, DFO, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai to prepare ?Biodiversity register? on 27^th 2020.
• Organized Training and Project Awareness programme-?MANAV? on 3^rd 2020 for UG and PG students by IISER, Pune
• Carried out Biodiversity survey at Village Dongergaon under ?Unnant Bharat? on 7^th 2019.
• Under nature club activity plastic cleaning drive was carried out in ?Sacred Grove? at village Hotale-Girivan on 7^th 2019.
• Training given to T.Y.B.Sc. Students for Herbarium preparation on 5^th 2019.
• Training given to T.Y.B.Sc. Students for isolation of microorganisms from soil on 5^th 2019
• Botanical Excursion of T.Y.B.SC. botany students organized at Bhimashankar on 4^th 2020
• Botanical Excursion of S.Y. & T.Y.B.SC. botany students organized at Kolhapur and Malvan-Sindhudurg  from  7-9^th 2020
• Botanical Excursion of F.Y.B.SC. botany students organized at Savitribai Phule Pune University on 25^th 2020

Student Achivements

• Students participated in ?Botanica? organized by Wadia College, Pune.
• Students participated in Poster Competition at Modern College Ganeshkind
• Students participated in Poster/ Model competition organized under DBT-STAR activity by Modern College Ganeshkind on 5^th 2020
• Students participated in Quiz competition ?GINKGO? organized by Biodiversity department, Abasaheb Garware College, Pune on 18^th 2020.
• Students are participated in Nature trail organized by Modern College, Ganeshkhind, Pune on
• Students are participated in Science exhibition organized on occasion of birthday of Hon. Sharadchandraji Pawar on 12^th 2019.
• Students are participated in Swayamsiddha at Shardabai Pawar Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Shardanagar, Baramati from 26-29th Dec.2019
• Students are participated in one day training workshop on ?Essential oil and Aromatheraphy? organized by D.Y. Patil College, Akurdi on 21^st 2020.