DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Botany was established in 1966. The Department is offering Undergraduate degree in which Botany is opted as

one of the elective subjects and a Certificate Course in Floriculture and Landscaping of one year duration for college students.

COURSES OFFERED

Degree Courses

Courses Offered

B.Sc. with Botany as one of the elective subjects

Three years

(Semester system)

120

10+2 in science with Biology as one of the subjects

Centralised admission conducted by DHE, Chandigarh

Add on Courses

Certificate Course in Floriculture and Landscaping

One year

(Annual System)

Students of the college doing UG / PG of any stream

Selection on merit

Interdisciplinary Courses

B.Sc. offered by the Department is an interdisciplinary degree course in which Botany is opted as one of the elective subjects along with

Chemistry, Zoology or Biotechnology which are to be studied for three years. Two compulsory subjects, Punjabi /HCP and English are

taught during 1^st and 2^nd year of under graduation respectively.

FACULTY

Teaching Staff

Name & Email	Experience in yrs	No. of Publications	No. of Books	Oral/Poster Presentation	Conferences/ seminar Attended Workshop Attended	Refresher/ Orientation attended/FDP /STTP	Area of Specialization
Harbhajan Singh harbhajansingh.palne@gmail.com	30	-	-	-	12	04	Mycology
Dr Jasveer Kaur jasveer.ghuman@gmail.com	29	12	-	-	06	04	Cytogenetics
Dr Kawalpreet Kaur Kawalpreet38@gmail.com	16	07	01	09	57	06	Phycology
Dr Harsimran Kaur	02	06	-	-	11	09	Environment Toxicology

Technical /Non Teaching Staff

Name	Qualification	Designation	Area of Specialization
Mr. Sarabpreet Singh	B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)	SLA	-
Mr. Bhupinder Singh	M.A. History & M.A. Political Science	SLA	-

LIST OF ONGOING/COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS BY THE FACULTY

Name of the PI/ Co-PI	Title of the Project	Duration	Funding Agency	Cost
Dr Jasveer Kaur Co-Investigator	To study butterfly diversity of Chandigarh and also its seasonal succession vis-à-vis nectar and host plants	1.5 Year	Department of Science and Technology	45000/
Dr Kawalpreet Kaur - Principal Investigator	Potential Threat to standing Trees of Chandigarh by Bracket Fungi	2 years	Department of Science and Technology	95000/-
Dr Kawalpreet Kaur - Principal Investigator	'Comparing the Efficacy of Vermicomposting and Bacterial Composting Units supplemented on fallen tree leaves (Chandigarh)'	2 years	Department of Science and Technology	50,000/

INFRASTRUCTURE

FACULTY AWARDS

Name	Award Details
Dr Jasveer Kaur Brar	Awarded with momento & certificate for carrying out outstanding environmental activities during the year 2019-20 by Department of Environment Chandigarh Administration on Environment Day June 05, 2021
Dr Kawalpreet Kaur	InSc Best Teacher award 2021 in recognition of valuable contribution to academic community and students by Institutes of Scholars Bengaluru, Karnataka, India MVLA Bharat Jyoti Guru Samman Award 2021 on Teacher's day for meritorious Services, outstanding performance and remarkable role for building sustainable global society Letter of recommendation was awarded for organising 11^th Punjab University Rose festival by Divisional Engineer-cum-organiser, 10^th PU Rose Festival Chandigarh