Botany is the Scientific Study of Plant life. As a branch of biology, it is also called plant science(s). 

Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study plants, algae, including: structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, and chemical properties and evolutionary relationships between the different groups.

The study of plants and botany began with tribal lore, used to identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants, making botany one of the oldest sciences. From this ancient interest in plants, the scope of botany has increased to include the study of over 550,000 kinds or species of living organisms.

The Department Of Botany

The Department of Botany was established in 1990, presently conducting under graduate Programmes. The Department has Credits of holding number of Seminars, Conferences and Workshops. Various research project funded by UGC and BCUD-S.P Pune University have been successfully Completed, i.e Major and Minor Research Projects.The department also known for its multidisciplinary Characters and has earn reorganization for Its Standard of teaching and research. Three faculty members have been completed their research work i.e. Ph.D and also publish research papers in standard National and International journals.

As per the need and demand by the students the department successfully conduct the Add-on course on-Mushroom Cultivation Technology from three successive years.

The department is always engaging in maintaining the greenery of campus and landscaping. The certification of green audit is achieved by the college with leading contribution of botany department.

The alumni of the departmental highlighted their impressions in various fields like Education, social, political and environment fields.

The department is also participated in various social and cultural activities.

Department is committed to quality in the higher education and fulfillment of social needs. The department also regularly conducts lecturers of experts; conduct various activities like Farm visits, student’s seminars, Botanical excursions, tree plantation programmes etc.