Government Arts College for Men - Krishnagiri

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

                                                                      -   Dr. V. Ravi, M.Sc., Ph.D. - Head of the Department -

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1.      Name of the Department                 : BOTANY

Year of establishment                     :   1971

2.      Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph. D., etc.)

UG             :           B.Sc Botany

PG             :           M.Sc Botany

M.Phil         :           Botany

Ph.D           :            Botany

3.      Annual / semester/choice based credit system

Choice Based Credit System (Semester)

4.      Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments.

One of the Allied Botany courses is offered by this department to B.Sc., Zoology students

5.      Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization (D.Sc. / D.Litt. / Ph.D / M.Phil, etc.,)

6.      Percentage of class taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information

UG - 33%

PG - 33%

7.      Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

13 : 1

8.      Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff : (Sanctioned and filled)

9.      Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project – wise

Nil

10.  Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR etc; total grants received

Nil

11.  Research facility / centre with

State recognition                    :Nil

National recognition               :Nil

International recognition         :Nil

12.  Publications:

Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

National Level                                                                    : 24

International level                                                               : 46

Monographs                                                                      : 3

Chapter (s) in Books                                                          : 8

Editing Books                                                                   : Nil

Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers            : 5

Number listed in international Database (for e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International complete, Dare Database – International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)                                 : Nil

Citation Index – range / average                                              170

SNIP                                                                                   : Nil

SJR                                                                                    : Nil

Impact factor – range / average                                              35

h-index                                                                                  50

13.  Details of patents and income generated                            : Nil

14.  Areas of consultancy and income generated                      : Nil

15.  Students projects

Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental 100%

Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes                            Nil

16.  Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by

Faculty                               : Nil

Doctoral                             : Nil

Post doctoral fellows          : Nil Students                             :

17.  Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized and source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.

One National Seminar on ‘New Dimension on Botanica’ S

18.  Student profile course – wise:

19.  Diversity of Students

20.  How many students have cleared civil services, Defense services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations?

21.  Student Progression

22.  Diversity of staff

23.  Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc., and D.Litt. during the assessment period.

NIL

24.  Present details about infrastructural facilities

a)        Well equipped Library with 2508 Books

b)       Internet facilities for staff and students

c)        Total number of class rooms                                 5

d)       Class rooms with ICT facility                              : Nil

e)        Students’ laboratories                                          2

f)        Research laboratories                                          3

25.  Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from the college

All students (176) of the Department get Government Scholarship through college

26.  Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology

Nil

27.List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

1.     Mr. K. Ananthan, District Municif Judge, District Court, Krishnagiri

2.     Dr. C.Periasamy, Principal, Govt Arts College, Krishnagiri

3.     Dr. M.B. Vishvanathan, Prof. and Head, Dept. of Plant Science, Bharathidasan University Trichy

4.   Dr. G. Prabhakaran, Asst. Professor of Botany, Govt. Arts College, Dharampuri

5.     Mr. D. Mani, Correspondent, Bharth International Schools, Krishnagiri

6.     Mr. S. Gopidoss, Chief Educational Officer, Namakkal

7.     Mrs. N. Sumathi Asst. Educational officer, Krishnagiri

8.     Mr. D. Munisamy, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Botany, Govt. Arts    

      College (Men), Krishnagiri

9.     Mr. T. Kumuran, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Botany, Govt. Arts College (Men), Krishnagiri

28.  Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures/ workshops / seminars) with external experts.

Conducted a National Level on Recent Trends in Bioactive Substances – March 2013, Sponsored By UGC Conducted a State level Training Programe for Farmers, School Students and Self Help people. Sponsored by Tamilnadu State Government. Botany Association conducts special lectures periodically

29.  List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.

Chalk and Talk Method Power point presentation Lecture method

Field visits

Using various teaching aids like OHP, Slide projector, charts, slides, models etc. Hands on Training in Laboratory

30.How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored?

Assignment, Discussion, Quiz, Class tests, Model Exams and Seminars

31.Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

Staff Participation:

Mr. D.Munismay, Co-ordinator Consumer Forum since 2013

Dr. G.V.Kumar Youth Red Cross, College Programme Officer since 2011

Dr. G.V.Kumar Youth Red Cross, Krishnagiri District Organizer since 2011

Dr. G.V.Kumar, Treasurer, Partent Teachers Association

Mr. T.Kumaran Fine Arts Co-ordinator since 2013. Mr. T.Kumaran Seceretary, Alumini association

Student Participation:

NSS, YRC , RRC, Junior Chambers International, LEO Club, Consumer Forum, Fine Arts & Performing Arts, Sports and Games.

32.  Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

   Periodical visits to Herbal Gardens, Nurseries, Horticultural farms, Sericulture labs,

   Educational trip for 4 to 5 days every year as per their curriculum for taxonomical and ecological study in various forest vegetations and study and collection of algal marine forms in coastal areas

   Inviting experts in different fields to deliver invited lectures in regular intervals

   Involving students in taking part in seminars, workshop and training programs

   Students are made to involve in gardening, cultivate medicinal plants and know their medicinal value.

33.  State whether the programme / department is accredited / graded by other agencies.

Nil

34.  Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the Department:

Strengths

1.  Highly qualified and dedicated Faculty members

2.  Well equipped library and easy access to students

3.  Well established lab, with good infrastructure

4.  Collection of good number of scientific Journals and also access to e-journals

5.  Well established botanical garden

Weaknesses

1.  Students are from rural back ground

2.  Students weak in English communication

3.  Lack of technical support staff

4.  Faculties keep on changing due to transfer

5.  Lack of exposure to students