Uluberia College

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

About the Department:

The Department of Botany was introduced as a general course in 1984 and as an Honours course in 1996. From its initiation, the department had tried to develop and upgrade itself to keep pace with other science department. A student of Botany finds scope in educational institutions i.e high schools, colleges to universities and industries.

Vision:

To expand the horizons of legal knowledge for full growth of human personality and well being of mankind. We endeavor to produce legal professionals through holistic education and development of proper skill, knowledge and professional values.

Mision:

To generate knowledge and produce researchers, leaders and graduates in various fields in plant sciences, microbial sciences, ecology, evolution, biosystematics and biotechnology capable of providing solutions to industrial, health, agricultural and environmental challenges. We focus on the patterns and processes that enable predictive understanding of plants and their environments at local, regional, and global scales.

Sanctioned Post:

Number of teaching posts in the department:

Govt. approved State Aided College Teacher (SACT):      SACT-1:    02 

                                                                                              SACT-2:    03

Student Teacher Ratio (Programme wise):   

  Honours:    30:1

  General:     30:1

Departmental Activities: 

Faculty members are actively engaged not only in teaching but also in personal and professional counseling of the student. Students are taught with utmost care and sincerity. Tutorial classes, Class tests, Student seminars, Quiz Contest, Departmental seminars and workshop are conducted for improvement of the students.

The Botany department organized one annual excursion with the 2nd year and 4th Sem Honours students every year as a part of their course curriculum to several areas in and outside West Bengal like Kinnaur and Kailash, Shimla, Sikkim Himalayas, South India, Western Ghats, different Coastal areas and different forest floor like Jaldapara, Gorumara etc. Every student of our department attends and enjoys this event with great enthusiasm. General pass students also take part in the excursion as a part of their course curriculum to several areas in West Bengal like Digha, Mandarmoni, Tazpur etc. Apart from this students also take part in local outreach programme conducted every year for gathering knowledge about various plant diversity and also interaction with the local people. 

The Department had already completed two academic activities (SAF 1 and SAF-2) in during the year 2017 and 2019. The main theme of the SAF-2 is in 2019 was “ONE STUDENT ONE TREE”.

Seminar Organized:

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21: One day National Webinar on “Potential herbal medicine for improving immunity power in response to recent pandemic situation” Organized by the Department of Botany, Uluberia College, In collaboration with IQAC, Uluberia College on 10th July, 2020

Strength:

Qualified and well experienced teaching staff with a well mixure of young and old teachers. Sound infrastucture and good educational environment. Fully equipped computerized Library with internet and Wi-Fi facility.

Weakness:

Most of the student’s family background with low socioeconomic status which often lack the financial, social, and educational supports. Majority of the students are "Earning while Learning Students". They seek the part-time job for improving financial support of their family.  They find it difficult to keep terms with the college sometimes and complete the course. Maximum of the students are first generation learners. Number of volumes and journals in the department library need to be increased. Student and staff are to be encouraged for paper presentation at various National/International conferences, workshops and seminars.

Opportunities:

Reflecting on the opportunities, scheduled online classes provide to the students especially when it becomes difficult to accommodate certain class schedules in COVID pandemic situation. Sports, cultural activities, NCC, placement cell activities help students to develop their personality and get an opportunity for all round development of themselves.

Challenges:

 Most of the challenge is poor socio-economic status of many of the students who find it difficult to complete the course because of financial constraints around them.  First generation learners often hailing from impoverished backgrounds find it difficult to cope with the syllabus. The department utmost to facilitate to these students by arranging remedial classes so that they may achieve the basic academic standard required of them.

Future Plan:

1. To make a departmental library and need maximum number of volumes and journals with Computer and Internet facilities.
2. To organize more seminars, conferences, workshop, webinar, and special lectures in the state, national and International level.