B.Sc/M.Sc Botany              
                                                BSc Botany
                                                       Annamalai University  Periar University  IGNOU

BSc Botany
Annamalai University
 
Eligibility
A pass in higher Secondary Examination with Botany / Biology and Chemistry/ Three year Diploma holder/
Two year Diploma in Teacher Education or an equivalent Examinations.

 First Year
1  Part - I: Tamil     Poetry and Grammar   OR    Part - I: Hindi    Prose and Drama    OR    Part - I: French    Prose - I, Poetry - I and Translation
2 Part - II: English    Prose and Composition
PART - III (Group-A: MAIN )
Algae, Fungi, Viruses, Bacteria, Lichens and Plant diseases.
Practical - I
 PART - III ( GROUP-B : ANCILLARY )
Zoology
Practical
Second Year -
5 Part - I: Tamil    Prose and Drama    History of Tamil Literature    or    Part - I: Hindi    Poetry and Grammar    Non-detailed Texts    or    Part - I: French    Prose - II, Translation and Grammar    Poetry - II, Drama, Comprehension and Composition
6 Part - II: English    Poetry and Drama
PART - III (Group-A: MAIN )
Bryophytes, Ptreiodophytes, Gymnosperms and Paleobotany
Practical - II
 PART - III (GROUP-B: ANCILLARY )
Chemistry
Practical
 Third Year- PART - III (GROUP-A :MAIN )
1. Taxonomy, Anatomy and Embryology of Angiosperms
2. Cell Biology, Genetics, Plant Breeding and Evolution
3. Plant Biotechnology
4. Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Environmental Biology
5. Biological Techniques and Tissue Culture
Practical - III :: Herbarium & Record (Covering Courses 1 & 2)
Practicals and Records - IV : (Covering Courses 3, 4 & 5)
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B.Sc Botany
Madurai Kamaraj University
Course Duration
3 Years (Non
Eligibility:Higher Secondary (+2) pass with Botany or Biology or any other examination accepted by the syndicate, as equivalents thereto:
First Year
1.Plant Diversity I Algae, Fungi,Bryophytes,Bacteria and Virus
2.Plant Diversity II Pteridophytes,Gymnosperms and Paleobotany
3.Practical Paper I (Plant Diversity I & II )
4 Ancillary 1 Zoology Animal Diversity
Second Year
1.Plant Anatomy and Embryology
2.Cell Biology and Genetics
5.Prictical Paper–II (Plant Anatomy and Embryology & Cell Biology and Genetics
Final Year
1.Taxonomy and Economic Botany
2.Plant Physiology Practical Paper -III (Taxonomy and Economic Botany & Plant Physiology)
3.Ecology and Horticulture
4.Biochemistry and Biotechnology
5.Practical Paper–iv(Biochemistry and Biotechnology & Ecology and horticulture

B.Sc. Botany

Periar University

Eligibility:-  +2 Pass with Mathematics/ Physics/ Chemistry / Biology/ Biotechnology/Computer Science/ or its equivalent
Duration:- 3 Years
First Year - Foundation
1 Tamil-1 or Telugu – I or Kannada – I or Urdu – I or Hindi – I or Arabic – I or Malayalam – I or French –I or Sanskrit – I
2 English -
3 Algae and Bryophytes
4 Fungi. Bacteria, Viruses, Lichens and Plant Pathology
5 Allied -Zoology
6 Practical – I (Major Practical)
7 Practical – I (Allied Practical)
Second Year  - Foundation
1 Tamil – II or Telugu – II or Kannada –II or Urdu – II or Hindi – II or Arabic – II or Malayalam – II or French –II or Sanskrit – II
2 English - II 1
3 Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
4 Anatomy and Embryology of Angiosperms
5 Allied: Chemistry
6 Practical – II (Major Practical)
7 Practical – II (Allied)
Final Year
1 Morphology, Taxonomy of Angiosperms and Economic importance
2 Cytology, Genetics, Plant Breeding and Evolution
3 Plant Physiology
4 Plant Ecology and Phytogeography
5 Medicinal Botany
6 Practical – III (Major Practical)
7 Practical – IV (Major Practical)
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BSc Botony
IGNOU
 Minimum Duration: 3 Years  Maximum Duration: 6 Years
 Minimum Age: No bar   Maximum Age: No bar
 Eligibility:10+2 in Science or equivalent
BSc (Major) in Botany
 For BSc (Major) in Botany, Elective Courses worth 48 credits in Life Sciences [LSE-01 to LSE-08(L) worth 32 credits] and a package of courses [LSE-12, 13, 14(L) worth 16 credits] should be completed.
 Programme Structure
 The 96 credits for the B. Sc. Programme are to be spread over three categories of Courses as given below:
 
Foundation Courses -24 Credits
 Elective Courses - 56 to 64 Credits
 Application- Oriented Courses- 8 to 16 Credits
 Awareness Course on Environment -Nil
 •Total - 96 Credits
 In case, you do not complete various BSc (Major) degrees and complete any other combination of courses from among science elective courses, then you will be awarded a BSc (General) degree.
 
Course Name

 Foundation Course in English-1 Or Foundation Course in Hindi-2
 Foundation Course in Science and Technology
 Foundation Course in Hindi
 Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences
 Foundation Course in English
 Any one of the following Courses:
 Foundation Course in Bengali or Gujarati or Kannada orMalayalam or
 Marathi or Oriya or Punjabi  or Telugu or Urdu or Assamese
 English-2 or  Hindi-1 or  Sanskrit
 Elective Courses of Life Sciences
 Cell Biology
 Ecology
 Genetics
 Laboratory Course-I
 Physiology
 Developmental Biology
 Taxonomy and Evolution
 Laboratory Course-II
 Animal Diversity-I
 Animal Diversity-II
 Animal Diversity Lab
 Plant Diversity-I
 Plant Diversity-II
 Plant Diversity Lab
 Elective Courses of Physics
 Elementary Mechanics
 Oscillations and Waves
 Physics Laboratory-I
 Mathematical Methods in Physics-I
 Mathematical Methods in Physics-II
 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
 Electric and Magnetic Phenomena

Physics Laboratory-II
 Optics.
 Electrical Circuits and Electronics
 Modern Physics
 Physics Laboratory-III
 Physics of Solids
 Mathematical Methods in Physics-III
 Astronomy and Astrophysics
 Communication Physics

 Elective Courses of Chemistry

 Atoms and Molecules
 Inorganic Chemistry
 Chemistry Lab-1
 Physical Chemistry
 Organic Chemistry
 Organic Reaction Mechanism
 Chemistry Lab-II
 Chemistry Lab-III
 Bio chemistry
 Spectroscopy
 Chemistry Lab-IV
 Chemistry Lab-V
 Mathematical Methods

 Elective Courses of Mathematics

 Calculus
 Linear Algebra
 Elementary Algebra
 Analytical Geometry
 Abstract Algebra
 Advanced Calculus
 Differential Equations
 Real Analysis
 Numerical Analysis
 Probability and Statistics
 Linear Programming
 Discrete Mathematics
 Mathematical Modelling
 Mathematical Methods
 
Application-Oriented Courses
 Feature Writing (English)
 Feature Lekhan (Hindi)
 Writing for Radio (English)
 Radio Lekhan (Hindi)
 Translation (English 4 cr. + Hindi 4 cr.)
 Organizing Childcare Services
 Nutrition for the Community
 Human Environment (6 cr. Theory + 2 cr. Project)
 Marketing
 Export Procedures and Documentation
 Office Organization & Management
 Secretarial Practice
 Teaching of Primary School Mathematics (6 cr. Theory + 2 cr. Project)
 Consumer Studies
 Teaching Strategies
 Teaching English - Elementary School To be taken
 Teaching English - Secondary School (with CTE-3 take any one either CTE-4 or CTE-5)
 Statistical Techniques
 Operations Research
 Environmental Chemistry (6 cr. Theory + 2 cr. Labwork)
 Integrated Pest Management (6 cr. Theory + 2 cr. Project)
 Introduction to Environment

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  M.Sc. Botany
                                        Annamalai University   Madras university   Alagappa University

M.Sc. Botany
Annamalai University
Duration: Two year
Eligibility: Respective B.Sc. degree with any ancillary subject. 
First Year 
 01 Phycology, Mycology, and Bryology
 02 Microbiology, Plant Pathology and Biological Techniques
 03 Pteridology, Gymnosperms and Paleobotany
 04 Angiosperm anatomy, Embryology, Tissue culture Developmental Botany  and Applied Botany
      Practical - I
      Practical - II 
      Second Year 
 06 Taxonomy of Angiosperms, Economic Botany, Environmental Biology, Phytogeogrphy  and Elements of forestry

.07 Cell Biology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Evolutionary Biology and Biometry
 08 Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
 09 Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
     Practical - III
     Practical - IV

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L
ateral Entry Scheme
M.Sc.
Botany
Annamalai University
Duration: One year
Eligibility: Respective B.Sc. degree with any ancillary subject.
SECOND YEAR
The candidates seeking admission to the II year should have successfully completed the 1st year of the study from any recognized university in the same discipline with at least 75% of syllabi common to this University. The candidate should enclose along with the application an attested Xerox copy of the syllabus, marks list and Transfer Certificate which he has studied
Subjects.
1 Taxonomy of Angiosperms, Economic Botany, Environmental Biology, Phytogeogrphy and  Elements of Forestry.
2 Cell Biology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Evolutionary Biology and Biometry
3 Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
4 Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
5 Practical - III
6 Practical - IV
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M.Sc. - Botany
Madras university

Eligibility the B.Sc. Degree Examination with Botany as the main subject
First Year
01 Plant Diversity I - Algae, Fungi, Bacteria;Viruses and Lichens
02 Plant Diversity II - Bryophytes & Pteridophytes
03 Plant Diversity III - Gymnosperms and Paleobotany
04 Taxonomy of Angiosperms
05 Embryology, Palynology and Anatomy of Angiosperms
06 Environmental Biology, Phytogeography and Remote Sensing
07 Practical - I (Covering Theory Papers I, II & III) -Algae, Fungi, Bacteria, Viruses,Lichens, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes,Gymnosperms and Paleobotany.
08 Practical - II (Covering Theory Papers IV, V & VI) -Taxonomy of Angiosperms, Embryology,Palynology, Anatomy of Angiosperms,Environmental Biology, Phytogeography and Remote Sensing.
Final Year
09 Cell Biology
10 Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biostatistics
11 Plant Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and
Bioinformatics
12 Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics
13 Plant Physiology
14 Special Subject - Biology of Medicinal Plants
15 Practical - III (Covering Theory Papers IX, X, XI) -Cell Biology, Genetics, Plant Breeding,Biostatistics, Plant Molecular Biology,Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.
16 Practical - IV (Covering Theory Paper XII, XIII & XIV) -Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics,Plant Physiology, Special Subject -Biology of Medicinal Plants
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M.Sc. (Botany – Specialization – Plant Bio-Technology)
Alagappa University
Duration: Two Years
Eligibility: Bachelor Degree in Botany, Plant Science, Plant Biotechnology and triple
major with Botany/ Plant Science
First Year
1 Plant Diversity
2 Plant Taxonomy
3 Anatomy & Embryology
4 Plant Tissue Culture
5 Plant Molecular Biology
6 Lab(Plant Tissue Culture)
Final Year
1 Plant Physiology & Biochemistry
2 Cell Biology, Genetics & Plant Breeding
3 Bio – Techniques in Botany
4 Biodiversity Conservation & IPR
5 Plant Genetic Engineering
6 Lab II (Plant Biotechnology)
7 PCP comprising of Theory : 90 hours per year
   Practical : 90 hours per year

PCP will be conducted only at the institutions selected by the University.