Department of Botany
Constituent Department of Periyar University, Salem
About Department of Botany
Background, academic mission, and departmental profile
The Department of Botany was established in the year 2011. The department is being blooming in to making wisdom. Our mission is to discover, maintain, and transmit knowledge concerning basic plant biology and provide leadership in the biological sciences. The department is successfully running postgraduate programme in Botany from the Academic year 2011-2012 and M.Phil. (Regular) and Ph.D. programmes in (Regular & Part Time).
Courses Offered :
=> M.Sc. Botany
=> M.Phil. Botany
=> Ph.D. Botany
Research Programmes :
The department of Botany is attempting to contribute solutions to the problems through its broad based and innovative research through M.Phil. and Ph.D. research programmes are started with various disciplines of Plant Science.
Activities :
Research activities span the entire range of the plant sciences, including plant systematic, genetics and breeding physiology, ecology molecular biology etc. The department of Botany is engaging innovative teaching with modern technology such as power point presentation, animation videos with updated online information to the students. Along with these, post graduate students are engaged to attend the national seminars, interdepartmental special lectures by emeritus/eminent national and international scholars and also encouraged to pursue the National Eligibility Test (UGC and CSIR), Civil Service Examinations.
Facility :
=> Compound and dissection microscopes
=> Microtome, high speed centrifuge
=> Electronic balance, ph meter, cyclomixer.
=> Distillation counter, tlc, column chromatography.
=> Incubator, electrophoresis (page), air flow chamber.
=> Uv-trans illuminator, autoclave.
=> Deep freezer (-20), pcr, gel documentation.
=> Uv- visible spectrophotometer.
=> Hot air oven, etc.
Department of Botany
Periyar University
Periyar Palkalai Nagar
Salem – 636011
Tamil Nadu
India
Contact No : 0427-2345766 (Ext.No: 279 , 280)
Programs & Courses Offered
Academic qualifications and certifications administered by this department
=> M.Sc. Botany
=> M.Phil. Botany
=> Ph.D. Botany
Research Programmes :
The department of Botany is attempting to contribute solutions to the problems through its broad based and innovative research through M.Phil. and Ph.D. research programmes are started with various disciplines of Plant Science.
Activities :
Research activities span the entire range of the plant sciences
including plant systematic
genetics and breeding physiology
ecology molecular biology etc. The department of Botany is engaging innovative teaching with modern technology such as power point presentation
animation videos with updated online information to the students. Along with these
post graduate students are engaged to attend the national seminars
interdepartmental special lectures by emeritus/eminent national and international scholars and also encouraged to pursue the National Eligibility Test (UGC and CSIR)
Civil Service Examinations.
Facility :
=> Compound and dissection microscopes
=> Microtome
high speed centrifuge
=> Electronic balance
ph meter
cyclomixer.
=> Distillation counter
tlc
column chromatography.
=> Incubator
electrophoresis (page)
air flow chamber.
=> Uv
trans illuminator
autoclave.
=> Deep freezer (
20)
pcr
gel documentation.
=> Uv
visible spectrophotometer.
=> Hot air oven
etc.
Department of Botany
Periyar University
Periyar Palkalai Nagar
Salem – 636011
Tamil Nadu
India
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Common queries about Department of Botany
Where is the Department of Botany located?
The Department of Botany is an academic teaching department of Periyar University, Salem, located in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
How can students enroll in courses offered by this department?
Admissions to courses offered by Department of Botany are conducted as per Periyar University, Salem guidelines, through institutional counseling, entrance examination results, or direct application via the official university portal.
What qualifications are awarded by Department of Botany?
Depending on the curriculum, the department awards University diplomas, certificates, postgraduate degrees, and research fellowships accredited under Periyar University, Salem.