Department of Botany, S.C.W.D.C was established in the year 1975 with 2 faculty members and 28 students. Now it has grown with 5 faculty members and sprouted with Microbiology and Biotechnology as off shoots. The department is actively engaged in research activity. Four Major research projects funded by SCCL and one minor research project funded by UGC have been completed successfully. The department has two well- equipped laboratories, a museum and a well-maintained herbarium with more than 1000 processed specimens. The department has the unique distinction of publishing 4 books on environment. Our faculty has also presented papers in International and National Conferences and published papers in reputed journals and also authors for Botany and Microbiology text books for Telugu Academy and also recipients of AP state Best Teacher Awards.
Department of Biotechnology
In the genomic era of Modern biology the basic and applied researches in various branches of science have culminated into new upcoming branch called Biotechnology. Realizing the scope and importance of Biotechnology it was introduced in the year 2003 as Restructured course with Dr. V.V.Ramana, Lec.in Botany as course co-ordinator and Smt A.Jayasree (Retd Lec) as incharge of the department.
Objectives:
Shape the department into a centre for excellence.
Provide quality education.
Enthuse the students and thereby increase their confidence.
Train the students to face the competitive exams to get admissions into M.Sc Botany and others.
To inculcate research out look among students through project works.
Sensitizing the students to environmental issues.
Promote leadership qualities.
Expose the students to ICT enabled learning.
To impart hands on experience to students
Healthy Practices:
Student profiles with social, economic and academic backgrounds are maintained.
Necessary help, guidance and counseling is extended.
Organising, participating and involving the students in a number of community service programmes.
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