Dept. of Botany was established in 1949. The Dept. introduced honours course in Botany in 1983 and honours course in Biotechnology in 2006. At present the has 8 (eight) laboratories with modern facilities like tissue culture lab, microbiology lab, molecular biology lab and biochemistry lab etc. The department has establishes an institutional biotech hub in 2010.
Faculty members:
Name: Dr. P. K. Nath (HOD)
Qualification: M.Sc., B.Ed, PhD
Specialization: Mycology, Plant Pathology & Microbiology
Position Held: Associate Professor
Research Area: Biological Control/ Mushroom Cultivation
Email: pnathkxj@gmail.com
Phone: 9401337410
Name: Dr. Partha Sarathi Das
Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D
Specialization: Plant Taxonomy & Diversity
Position Held: Asstt. Professor
Research Area: Biodiversity, Ethnobotany & Herbal
Email: jayeeta_rknc@yahoo.co.in
Phone: 9435076599