Department of Botany

The Department of Botany was established in the year 1962 with an aim to impart higher education in science stream in general and Botany in particular. The vision of the department is to create skilled human resource who can be a job provider rather than job seekers with all basic and advanced knowledge in Botany. In this connection, the department has started three Add-on Courses namely Mushroom Cultivation, Hydroponics, Studies on Medicinal Plants of Dhubri district and further process is going on to start few more Add-on Courses such as Bamboo Crafting etc.

Since its inception, the department has been imparting higher education to the students of Western Assam and those coming from adjoining states of West Bengal and Meghalaya. The Department has produced many eminent persons in the field of Science, Administrative Services and Politics. The Department has already completed three minor projects. Under the initiatives of our department, DBT had granted the establishment of Institutional Biotech Hub in 2011 initially for three years which was later on upgraded to the Advanced Level Biotech Hub and extended upto 2019 on the basis of its performance.

At present there are six faculty members; all having good academic careers, headed by Dr. Piyush Kumar Mishra. Out of six posts, five posts are sanctioned and one non-sanctioned. Faculty members mainly uses ICT and computer aided class-room teaching methods. Students are encouraged for Experiential Learning, Participatory Learning and learning by Problem Solving. The department is enriched with Botanical Garden, Rashi Vatika, Green House, Botanical Museum, well equipped laboratories and a Departmental Research Cell to promote research culture among the faculty members and students. The faculty members keep themselves updated by participating in FIPs, Refresher Courses, FDPs, Workshops, Seminars and Conferences.