Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s
Abasaheb Marathe Arts and New Commerce, Science College, Rajapur (Vikhare Gothane)
Dist. Ratnagiri
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Welcome to Botany Department
Department Profile

Department: Botany

Year of Establishment
1994
Courses Offered
BSC-I, BSC-II and BSc- III
Department Profile

      The department has two Career Oriented Course entitled as “Biodiversity conservation” and "Pharmacognosy". In terms of resources and infra-structure too, the department has enough latest audio-visual equipment at its disposal including, LCD projector with screen. The department has a good collection of books in the departmental library- some purchased and others donated by alumni as well as other wellwishers.

     It also has a fair number of quality CDs and DVDs related to literature that enables us to arrange screenings for students from time to time. The college has also recently set up a Research Lab. The department conducts extra classes for slow and advanced learners. The Botany provides a forum to the students for extra and co-curricular activities such as horticultral practices, Seminars, Group discussions, Excursion Tours, Demonstration of Bonsai, Terrace gardening, Kitchen gardening. Wall paper Exhibition is one of most knowledged activity of the department. In this activity the students write about literature and other current issues related to subject which are included in the college magazine also a space is provided for the Intellectual achievemnts. Majority of the past students of the department have adopted for post graduate studies, cleared competitive exams in the subject, while some past students occupied important positions in administration and some have developed their knowledge in the self employment.

        Our Head of the department, Dr. Shakil D. Shaikh has 02 International Books, 43 Publications in national and international Journals. He has one ongoing Major research project sanctioned by DST-SERB Start Up Grant (Young Scientist) of 22,94,500/-. He has published two international books. He also worked Resource persons for various academic activities. He is acting as IQAC Coordinator of the college. He has been awarded 16 awards from various academic and reputed bodies.

The research work in the department was oriented towards biodiversity and its conservation. Dr. A. N. Chandore has one ongoing minor research funded by WWF, India, one minor completed funded by BCUD project and completed one major project by DST-SERB (Young Scientist) of 13, 32,000/- and also publish 49 research publications in national and international journals. He also worked Resource persons for various academic activities. He has been awarded 07 awards from various academic and reputed bodies.

Department has good collection of plant species. All in all, both the staff and the students of the department have been active in the past and hope to lead the department and college to greater heights in future too. As Students are from the rural agricultural background, research priority has been given to the problems of status of biodiversity, flora, weeds and medicinal importances of plant