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DEPARTMENT
OF BOTANY Head
of the Department : Dr. M.O. Siddiqui Short Profile of the
Department : The
Department of Botany was established in July 1948, as an erstwhile part of List
for Teachers and other Staff : [A]
Professors : [05] 1.
Dr. M.O. Siddiqui 2.
Dr. A.K. Gupta 3.
Dr. S.N. Sharma 4.
Dr. S. Singh 5.
Dr. S.R. Padmadeo
(Deputed to Department of Biochemistry, P.U.) [B]
Reader: [01] 1.
Dr. B. N. Tiwary [C]
Senior Lecturers : [04] 1.
Dr. C. Sharfuddin 2.
Dr. Abha
Singh 3.
Dr. Birendra
Prasad 4.
Dr. Naheed
Ahmad Seminar/Conference/Workshop
Attended : Pof. M.O. Siddiqui
delivered two key-note addresses on Biodiversity at inaugural session of
Biotechnology, one
in Dr. B.N. Tiwary attended and
presented papers in National Sympopsium on ``Issues
and Challenges for
Environmental Management : Vision 2025’’ held at Dr. Choudhary Sharfuddin attended
and presented papers in thee Conferences/Symposium [3rd International Conference on `Plants
and environment pollution’’ held at NBRI, Dr. Birendra Prasad attended and presented papers in National
Symposium on ``Issues and Challenges for Environmental Management
: Vision 2025’’ held at Dr. Birendra Prasad participated
in two Workshops [Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). New Delhi sponsored
workshop on ``Capacity Building of Young Scientist for Nutrition Research’’
held in National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child development
(NIPCCD), Guwahati, Assam and Dr. Naheed Ahmed attended and
presented papers in five Conferences/Symposium [3rd International
Conference on `Plants and environmental pollution’’ held at NBRI, Lucknow, National seminar on ``Medicinal plants
conservation, cultivation and utilization’’ held at Dehradun
Seminar on `Importance of Medicinal Plants cultivation in supporting rural
health care’’ at SESA Jharkhand; National Symposium
on ``Emerging Plant Diseases, ttheir diagnosis and
management’’ at Siliguri. Research
& Publications: (a)
Ph.D. degree awarded : 01 (b)
Publications : 15 Resesarch Programmes/Projects : [i] A multi-institutional research project entitled
``Microbial Biodiversity Consortium Network (MBCN) of Bihar’’ was sanction by
the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India under Dr. B.N. Tiwary as coordinator for a period of three years with
the objecives to isolate characterize and identify
the microorganisms from different ecosystems of Bihar in order to study their
Biofertilizer potential. Dr. Birendra
prasad is also associated with the Project as one
of the investigators. Dr. Abha Singh is also associated
with the project entitled `Microbial Biodiversity Consortium Network (MBCN)
of [ii] A research project entitled ``Phytochemical
characterization, Propagation & Conservation of selected Medicinal
Plants: Phyllanthus amarus
Schum & Th (Bhumi Amla), Chlorophytum borivialum, Baker
(Safed Musli), Asparagus racemosus, Willd (Salvari)’’ was sanction by the Department fo Biotechnology, Government of India under Dr. A.K.
Gupta, Head, Deptt. of Botany (P.U.) as Principal
Investigator and Dr. (Mrs.) Chander Prabha, Senior Lecturer, Department fo
Botany, Science College (P.U.) as Co-principal Investigator for a period of
three years. The project targets the rural population (especially women) of [iii] A collaborative research project entitled
``Assessment of microbial load of the herbal drug Trihala
[Embilica officialis, Terminalla chebula, Terminalia berllirica] and use
of radiation hygienization by y-irradiation to
enhance its shelf-life and efficacy’’ has been funded by Board of Research on
Nuclear Scinece (BRNS), Bhabha
Atomic Research Center (BARC), Departmen of Atomic
Energy (DAE), Governmen of India for a period of
two years to Dr. B.N. Tiwary (Principal
Investigator) and Dr. Bireendra Prasad
(Co-investigator) and Dr. Lalit Varshney,
Scientific Officer `G’ of BARC, Mumbai
(as Principal Collaborator). [iv] A UGC-Minor Research project entitled ``A study of flavonoids and seed proteins of Cassia Linn species’’ has
been funded by University Grants Commission, New Delhi for a period of two
years to Dr. Meenakshi Singh. Senior Lecturer, Department
of Botany, Science college (P.U.) as Prnicipal Investigagor. Thrust
area of Research 1.
Microbial Biodiversity & Biotechnology 2.
Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology 3.
Plant Bio-and Molecular Systematics &
Biodiversity 4.
Plant Cytogenetics 5.
Microbiology and Plant pathology Library: Number
of books purchased durin the year 2005-2006: 85 Total
number of books at the close of the year 2004-2005: 5846 Information
Regarding Teachers:
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Information Regarding
Students : 1. ADMISSION : (a)
Sanctioned Seat :
24+06 [Extra] (b) Admitted
during the Session 2005-2007 : Male Female
Total (i)
General (ii)
S.C. (iii)
S.T. 00 00 00 (iv)
B.C.I. 00 04 06 (v)
B.C.II (vi)
Staff (Teaching) 00 00 00 (vii)
Staff (Non-teaching) 01 00 02 (viii)
V.C. Quota 00 02 02 (ix)
Chancellor’s Quota 00 00 00 (x)
Fine Art’s quota 00 01 01 (xi)
Sport’s Quota 00 01 01 (xii)
Military Quota 00 00 00 (xiii)
Handicapped Quota 01 00 01 Total : 2. EXAMINATION RESULT,
PART-II (SESSION 2003-2005) Number
of candidates appeared 27 Number
of candidates dropped 00 Number
of candidates 1st class 21 Number
of candidates 2nd class 06 Number
of candidates unsuccessful NIL 3.
EXAMINATION RESULT, PART-I (SESSION 2004-2006) Number
of candidates appeared 23 Number
of candidates dropped 01 Number
of candidates passed 22 Number
of candidates unsucessful NIL 4. HOSTEL ACCOMODATION PROVIDED
: 06 5. STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS &
FREESHIPS : (i) National Merit Schloarship NIL (ii)
State Merit Scholarship NIL (iii)
(iv)
Merit-cum-Poverty Scholarship NIL (v)
National Loan Scholarship NIL (vi)
Poor Boy’s Fund NIL (vii)
Free-studentship NIL (viii) SC/ST stipend 01 |