Botany

About the Department

Department of Botany at GGDSD College was established in 1979 with the introduction of Prep and Pre-Medical Classes. It was elevated to UG Course in 1984. Add-on Course in Environmental Auditing was introduced in 2002 under career oriented scheme of UGC, which successfully continued till 2015. Presently Semester system is being followed, which was introduced from the session 2014-15 by Panjab University, Chandigarh. Faculty of the department is also involved in teaching of B. Voc(Agri-Business and Agrarian Entrepreneurship) since the session 2015-16.

Courses Offered

SNO NAME OF COURSE Major/ Minor/
SEC/ VAC/ MDSC		 DURATION SEATS ELIGIBILITY PO/ CO
(AS PER NEP)
1 Plant Diversity I Major/DSC 1 Semester 40 Student must have passed 10+2 examination with at least 35% marks in aggregate of the qualifying examination and has studied any science subject from recognized board. Student must have passed 10+2 examination with English as one of the subjects. This paper forms the basis of advanced study in Botany.
The students will be having the knowledge about the different forms of the non-vascular plants. A systematic study of algae, fungi, and bryophytes with the structural differentiation and heterotrophic and autotrophic modes of nutrition in the plant kingdom. 
2 Plant Diversity II Major/DSC 1 Semester 40 The students will have knowledge about  various higher life forms of the plant kingdom. A sequential study ranging from Pteridophytes – the first vascular land plants to gymnosperms, enabling the students to have a broad perspective of evolutionary trends in the plant kingdom.
3 Organic Farming SEC-1 1 Semester 40 Pass in class 12th The students shall be able to apply the acquired operational and technical knowledge to select and apply basic methods, tools and information in the field of organic farming and sustainable development.
4 Basic Lab and Field Skills in Botany* SEC-1 1 Semester 40 Pass in class 12th The graduates will be having knowledge and skill learning on various aspects of plant diversity, herbarium studies, and tissue culture techniques.
5 Biofertilizers SEC-2 1 Semester 40 Pass in class 12th To provide knowledge about the plant resources as growth promoters and fertilizers.
6 Plants- Importance and Propagation* MDSC-1 1 Semester 40 Pass in class 12th The course aims  to familiarize students with the importance of plants for sustenance of our planet in general and mankind in particular. The students will be able to have knowledge about different modes of plant reproduction – Sexual (through seeds) and Asexual (without seeds).
7 Utilization and Conservation of Plants* MDSC-2 1 Semester 40 Pass in class 12th The students will be having knowledge about origin of plants, their civilization, utilization and extinction and conservation.
8 Environment Science (ENVVAC) VAC 1 Semester 40 Pass in class 12th The graduates would be able to demonstrate the acquisition of and ability to apply the knowledge, skills and values required to take appropriate actions to promote sustainable development and mitigating the effects of environmental degradation, climate change, and pollution and would help in effective conservation of biological diversity, management of biological resources and forest and wildlife conservation.

Faculty & Staff Details

S NO Name Qualification Vidwan ID Email ID CV (Sample Attached)
1 Dr. Jasveen Dua Ph.D, NET 190696 [email protected] Attachment
2 Dr. Supriya Vaid Ph.D, NET 141130 [email protected] Attachment
3 Dr Anuprabha Ph.D 256208 [email protected] Attachment
4 Dr. Anamika* Ph.D, NET 339368 [email protected] Attachment

NON-TEACHING STAFF

S NO Name Designation
1. Mr. Gurbachan Singh Field assistant
2. Mr. Rohit Kumar Laboratory assistant

*Note that the following faculty list includes permanent, ad-hoc, contractual, and guest members.

Research Projects

S.No. Title of Project and Sanction Letter No Sponsor / Funding Agency Sanctioned Amount (Rs. in Lakhs) Tenure / Duration Supervisor / Principal Investigator / Co-Supervisor Number of Manpower / Research Fellows
1 To study the potential of plant and agri-residues for adsorption of dyes from effluent and waste water
S&T&RE/RP/F-147/Sanc/10/2023/1051-57		 DST Chandigarh 50,000 2 years Dr. Jasveen Dua
(Co-Investigator)
Dr. Anuprabha
(Co-Investigator)		 N.A
2 Evaluation of anti-microbial, anti-fungal and anti-oxidant properties and identification of the Phenolic and Flavonoid Compounds of some selected underutilized plants present in Chandigarh Panjab University Alumni Association 1,30,000 2 years Dr. Supriya Vaid
(Principal Investigator)		 N.A
3 Physico-Chemical Characterization of effluents and Toxicity study of Lead as a pollutant in samples collected from different industries in and around Chandigarh.
S&T&RE/147/e2873 (19-20)/sanc/03/2020/ 5324-5331 dt. 20.03.2020		 DST Chandigarh 1,25,000 2 years Dr. Jasveen Dua
(Principal Investigator)		 N.A
4 Foldscope as an Educational and Training tool
BT/IN/Indo-US/Foldscope/39/2015 dt.20.03.2018		 DBT (GoI) 4,00,000 1.5 years Dr. Jasveen Dua
(Co-Investigator)		 N.A
5 Screening and characterization of Poly-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA) producing bacteria from diverse habitats in Chandigarh
S7T/Sanc/01/2012/1235-1240 dt. 01.10.2012		 DST Chandigarh 70,000 1 year Dr. Jasveen Dua
(Principal Investigator)		 N.A
Isolation, screening and production of mannanase from bacterial isolates for biotechnology application
F,6-2(120)/2008(MRP/NRCR) dt. 20.12.2008		 UGC, New Delhi 2,00,000 1 year Dr. Jasveen Dua
(Co-Investigator)		 N.A

Publications

  • Vasundhra, Promila Pathak and Anuprabha. “In vitro asymbiotic seed germination and regeneration competence of leaf explants in Satyrium nepalense D.Don, A medicinally important, and an endangered Terrestrial orchid of Kasauli Hills, Himachal Pradesh (Northwestern Himalayas)”. J. Orchid Soc. India. 35: 73-82, 2021
  • Anuprabha and Promila Pathak. “Micropropagation of Coelogyne fimbriata Lindl. using pseudobulb explants,” J. Orchid Soc. India. 34: 1-9, 2020

Book Chapters

  • Anuprabha and Vikas Kushwaha. Exploring Medicinal Orchids: Crepidium Orchids and their Therapeutic Potential In: Azamal Husen and Manu Pant (ed.) Exploring Medicinal Orchids, pp.  67-76, 2024, CRC Press, Boca Raton https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003436638-7
  • Anuprabha, Vikas Kushwaha, Anamika Kumari and Promila Pathak. Cypripedium Orchids and their Utilization in Traditional and Modern Medicine. In: Azamal Husen and Manu Pant (ed.) Exploring Medicinal Orchids, pp. 77-85,2024,CRC Press, Boca Raton,  https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003436638-8
  • Varruchi Sharma, Vikas Kusawaha, Anil Panwar, Imran Sheikh, Anuprabha, Manoj Singh, Sushil Kumar Upadhyay, Seema Ramniwas, Priyanka Arora and Anil K. Sharma. Oncogenes and oncogenesis: origin, development, cause and therapy. In:  Sushil Kumar Upadhyay, Manoj Singh and Anil K. Sharma (eds) Anticancer Therapeutics- Bionanotechnology, Nanomedicine and Phytochemicals, pp. 31-58, 2024, De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111349541
  • Anuprabha and Jakinth Jay Paul. A Critical Review of Biofuel production from Organic waste. In: Ruchi Sharma, Mani Parti, Kapil Dev and Shipra Bansal (ed.) Sustainable Development in India: Strategies and Way Ahead: Sustainable Resource Management, pp. 185-193, 2024, Mohindra Publishing House, Chandigarh, Inida. ISBN: 978-81-970010-1-7.
  • Anuprabha and Vikas Kushwaha. Composting: A Comprehensive approach to Sustainable Organic Waste Management. In: Ruchi Sharma, Mani Parti, Kapil Dev and Shipra Bansal (ed.) Sustainable Development in India: Strategies and Way Ahead: Sustainable Resource Management, pp. 133-139, 2024, Mohindra Publishing House, Chandigarh, India. ISBN: 978-81-970010-1-7.
  • Anuprabha, Jakinth Jay Paul, and Shivang Kapoor. Achyranthes aspera: A Promising Source of Pharmacological Solutions for Health Challenges. In:  Ved Prakash (ed.) Significance of Indian Medicinal Plants and Mushrooms, Vol II, pp. 19-34, 2024, AkiNik Publications, New Delhi, India. ISBN: 978-93-6135-204-1; Book DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/ed.book.2702.
  • Anuprabha and Anamika Kumari. Microfluidics: An Emerging Technique. In: Futuristic Trends in Biotechnology pp. 135-143, 2024, Iterative International Publisher (IIP), Karnataka, Vol3.e-ISBN: 978-93-6252-915-2.
  • Anamika Kumari, Anuprabha, and Promila Pathak. Orchids in Traditional Medicine Practices and their Conservation Strategies using Plant Tissue Culture Techniques. In:  Silvy Mathew, K. Jisha, K. Rekha (ed.) Biosustainability: Concerns and Challenges, pp.81-93, 2024. Sooryagatha Publishers, Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala, India. ISBN: 978-81-7255-174-2.
  • Anuprabha and Vikas Kushwaha. Role of CRISPER/Cas9 Gene Editing Technology in Agriculture to Engineer Future Food. In: B. Singh, M.M. Barwant, S. Tripathi, V.C. Karande, V.K.Singh, and R. Srivastava (ed.) Innovative Trends in Biological Sciences. pp.266-278, 2023, Bluerose Publishers, Delhi, India. ISBN 978-93-5704-927-6.
  • Anuprabha and Vikas Kushwaha. Mushroom as An Ideal Nutritional Supplements. In:  B. Singh and V.K. Singh (ed.) The Mushrooms An Incredible Natural Resources, pp. 239- 263, 2022, Bluerose Publishers, Delhi, India. ISBN 978-93-5628-257-5
  • Vikas Kushwaha, Anuprabha and R.C. Sobti. mRNA Vaccine: An Advanced and Transformative Technology for Vaccine Development. In: R.C. Sobti, Naranjan S. Dhalla, Masatoshi Watanabe, Aastha Sobti(eds.) Delineating Health and Health System: Mechanistic Insights into Covid 19 Complications. 2021, Springer nature, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-16-5104-5, ISBN 978-981-16-5105-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5105-2
  • Anuprabha. Ethnobotanical Importance of Medicinal Orchids in India. In:  Ved Prakash (ed.) Significance of Indian Medicinal Plants and Mushrooms. pp. 214- 227, 2021, Krishna Publication House, Gujarat, India. ISBN 978-93-90627-49-3

FACULTY AS RESOURCE PERSONS

  • Dr Anuprabha acted a Resource person at PGGGC -11, Chandigarh on 7-18 October 2022.
  • Dr. Supriya Vaid acted as a judge for Poster competition organized by Panjab University, Chandigarh and Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh at PGGCG, Sector 42, Chandigarh during Science week on 24th February, 2022.
  • Dr. Shivani Saini acted as Reviewer in an International Peer-reviewed journal  in January, 2022. 
  • Dr. Shivani Saini acted as a resource person for In-service course for PGT Biology/Biotechnology organized by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on 6-7 June, 2020. 
  • Dr Jasveen Dua, Dr Supriya Vaid and Dr Anuprabha acted as resource persons in “The Training Programme on Agri-Business and Agri-Business Centers” conducted by Regional Institute of Co-operative Management (RICM), Chandigarh for Masters/Graduates in Agriculture in on 6-7 February 2020.
  • Dr Supriya Vaid acted as a resource person in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) at 27th Regional Level National Children Science Congress (NCSC, 2019-20) held at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sec 80, Mohali, on 7-8 November 2019.

Facilities

  • Well equipped Spacious Botany Labs – 2
  • Herbarium and Eco-Museum – 2
    • Museum displays rare exhibits of specimens, fossils, Models, Medicinal Plants. Economic Botany wing is very rich with unique collection. Fossils of different ages are displayed beautifully. Origin of life is shown with the help of Models. Collection of exhibits by students is a special attraction. Recently, permanent herbarium has been added in the Museum.
  • HoD Room – 1
  • Store -1
  • Well established Botanical Garden.

Equipments

  • Autoclave
  • BOD Incubator
  • Centrifuge machine
  • Colorimeter
  • Environmental chamber
  • Electric hot plate
  • Flame photometer
  • Laminat air flow cabinet
  • Microtome
  • Student Microscopes (Compound & Dissecting microscopes)
  • Oven
  • pH meter
  • Refrigerators
  • Spectrophotometer
  • Altimeter
  • Conductivity meter
  • Electrical balance
  • Plant tissue culture chamber
  • Seed germinator
  • VDRL shaker
  • Water bath
  • Water bath shaker
Scheme and Syllabi

B.Sc./B.Sc. (Hons)/B.Sc. (Hons. with research) Discipline Specific Core Paper in the subject of Botany

Discipline Specific Courses in BOTANY (Sem 1 & 2)
https://puchd.ac.in/includes/syllabus/2024/20240704163353-majorminor.pdf?2024

SEMESTER NAME OF COURSE COURSE CODE LEARNING OBJECTIVE
I Plant Diversity I BOTDSC-1 The basic objective of this paper is to make students aware of the diversity in life forms of the plant kingdom. A systematic study of algae, fungi, and bryophytes would familiarize students with the structural differentiation and heterotrophic and autotrophic modes of nutrition in the plant kingdom. This paper will form the basis of advanced study in Botany.
II Plant Diversity II BOTDSC-2 The basic objective of this paper is to make the students aware of the diversity in various life forms of the plant kingdom. A sequential study ranging from Pteridophytes – the first vascular land plants to gymnosperms, would enable students to have a broad perspective of evolutionary trends in the plant kingdom.

Multidisciplinary Courses in BOTANY( Sem1 &2)
https://puchd.ac.in/includes/syllabus/2024/20240705131432-mdcfinalcompressed1.pdf?2024

SEMESTER NAME OF COURSE COURSE CODE LEARNING OBJECTIVE
I Plants- Importance and Propagation* BOTMDC-1 The course has been framed to familiarize students with the importance of plants for sustenance of our planet in general and mankind in particular. It also aims to educate them about different modes of plant reproduction.
II Utilization and Conservation of Plants* BOTMDC-2 The basic objective of this paper is to make the students aware of origin of plants, their civilization, utilization and extinction and conservation.

Skill Enhancement Courses in BOTANY
https://puchd.ac.in/includes/syllabus/2024/20240709155959-b.ab.sc.sec2024-25.pdf?2024

SEMESTER NAME OF COURSE COURSE CODE LEARNING OBJECTIVE
I Organic Farming BOTSEC-1 To train/prepare students in the area of organic farming and its application in agriculture.
I Basic Lab and Field Skills in Botany* BOTSEC-1 To provide knowledge and skill enhancement on various aspects of plant diversity, herbarium studies, and tissue culture techniques
II Biofertilizers BOTSEC-2 To provide knowledge about the plant resources as growth promoters and fertilizers

Value Added Course in BOTANY

SEMESTER NAME OF COURSE COURSE CODE LEARNING OBJECTIVE
I Environment Science ENVVAC The course intends to make the students understand:
1. Concepts and structure of our environment.

2. Structure of our ecosystem, services provided and their significance to humans.

3. Biodiversity and its importance.

4. Types of pollution and measures for their control.

Curriculum delivery

Teachers use lecture, lecture-cum-demonstration, project, assignments, problem solving, inductive and deductive methods for curriculum delivery. L.C.D., multimedia projector are used in addition to black/whiteboard as ICT enabled teaching.

Departmental Activities

(Seminar/Workshop/Lecture/Conference/Outreach/Any other)

(Year Wise of Last 05 Years)

SNO. Date Name of the activity Details of the activity Key Speaker/ Guest Activity Type Remarks
2024-2025
1 30.09.2024 Workshop on Urban waste management The workshop gave the students an insight of the waste collection, segregation and processing of the waste. They were also made aware of the 5 R’s of waste management. The various methods of waste recycling were also discussed by the resource persons. Dr. Jasveen Dua and
Dr. Anuprabha		 Workshop Solid waste management workshop
2 14.09.2024 Guest lecture on ‘GREEN INITIATIVE TO SAVE MOTHER EARTH’ The invited resource person was Dr. Rajeev Kumar, Chairperson, Department of Environmental Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Dr. Rajeev Kumar, Chairperson, Department of Environmental Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Lecture In collaboration with the Resonance Club, Department of Chemistry
3 13.09.24 Workshop on Composting Students of Skill-based course on Organic farming had a hands-on experience on composting of waste in and its various techniques of composting – NADEP and Bin composting Dr. Anuprabha Workshop Skill-based workshop
4 03.02.2024 Visit to Sukhna Wetlands for Bird watching About 35 students accompanied by the teaching faculty went for Bird watching to Sukhna Lake and adjoining forest area on 3rd February, 2024. The visit to wetland area was aimed to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands to birds, man and other biodiversity in order conserve these areas in tune with the international theme ‘Wetlands and Human wellbeing’ Educational visit Educational visit
2023-2024
1 20.03.2024 Guest lecture on ‘Scope and applications of Plant Biotechnology The Botany Department of Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharam College, organised a Guest Lecture She enlightened the students on the latest advances in tissue culturing of plants and the use of various biotechnological tools to improve nutritional and medicinal properties of the plants.

 Dr. Promila Pathak, Professor, Department of Botany at Panjab University, Chandigarh Guest lecture Capacity building
2 20.03.2024 Educational Visit to Botany Department, Panjab University and P.N mehra Botanical garden Department of Botany of Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College organized an educational visit to Botany Department and P.N. Mehra Botanical Garden of Panjab University, Chandigarh on 20 March, 2024. The purpose of the visit was to provide practical exposure and to comprehend the value of plant diversity. Educational Visit Educational Visit
3 01.02.2024 Workshop on Biocomposting About 31 students of botany attended the workshop. In the workshop, various methods and techniques of Biocomposting under aerobic and anaerobic conditions were discussed. The students were divided into groups for the training purpose. Students collected the kitchen waste from girl’s hostel and college canteen that included peels of fruits and vegetables and tried their hands on it using the pit method and urban composing methods. Dr. Jasveen Dua and
Dr. Anuprabha
4 05.08.2023 Mentoring session on Career options in Plant sciences Ms. Shruti, an Alumnus of the department who had qualified NET and thereafter is pursuing her Ph.D in Plant Biotechnology from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), PUSA, New Delhi was the resource person. Ms. Shruti, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), PUSA, New Delhi Mentoring session Alumni engagement
2022-2023
1 06.04.23 Alumni mentoring session Academic counseling of B.Sc medical final year students was done by Mr. Ankur and Ms Rhea,
Ms. Veerta		 Mr. Ankur (Ph.D at Wayne State School of Medicine, USA )
Ms Rhea, Ms. Veerta (Alumni)		 Counseling activity Academic Counseling of students
2 22.03.23 Hands-on-Training Training workshop on PLANT TISSUE CULTURE To impart exposure to various in vitro culturing techniques. Sessions were conducted on Sterilization techniques, Preparation of media and inoculation of explants under aseptic conditions Dr. Jasveen Dua, Associate Professor, Dr. Anuprabha, Assistant Professor from GGDSD College and Ms. Anamika and Mr. Roshan, Research fellows, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh Workshop Capacity building workshop
3 09.03.23 Alumni mentoring session A mentoring and counseling session on important tips on clearing IIT (JAM) and GAT-B was conducted by Department of Botany on 9th march, 2023. Ms. Veerta, an Alumnus of the department who had qualified both the exams and joined IIT Roorkee thereafter to pursue her M.Sc Biosciences was the resource person. Academic Counseling of students
4 16.02.23 Educational excursion to Naina Devi Hills & Virasat-e-Khalsa Educational excursion organized for collection of regional flora to Naina Devi hills and nearby areas of Anandpur district Educational excursion Experiential learning
5 08.02.23 Festival of Spring -2023 To welcome the spring season, students actively participated in pot painting, floral decoration and other events that were a part of the spring festivities. Creativity oriented activities
6 31.01.2024 Academic counseling and Mentoring session in Plant sciences Mr. Jasdeep, an Alumnus of the department who had qualified PU CET and done M.Sc in Botany from Panjab University and joined for Ph.D at the Panjab University, Chandigarh mentored the students of Botany. Mr. Jasdeep Mentoring session in Plant sciences Alumni engagement
7 27.11.22 Workshop on ‘Nutritional and calorific values of Millets’ Workshop on ‘Nutritional and calorific values of Millets’was organized as a part of popularization programme towards celebration of International year of Millets. Dr. Supriya Vaid and Dr. Jasveen Dua Workshop Celebrating International year of Millets
8 15.11.22 Workshop on Vegetative propagation Students learnt the technique of plant propagation through leaf and stem cuttings of various plants of importance in the Workshop on Vegetative propagation Dr. Anuprabha Workshop Capacity building
9 14.10.22 Visit to P.N. Mehra Botanical Garden & Botany Department, PU, Chandigarh To provide practical exposure and to comprehend the value of plant diversity, Botany students visited visit Plant Tissue Culture facility and P.N Mehra Botanical garden Educational visit Educational visit, Experiential learning
2021-2022
1 15.09.22 Sustainability exhibition at CHASON – PU Chandigarh Department of Botany exhibited ‘Sustainable Green Practices’ at CHASCON -22 on the opening day of the conference on 15 September, 2022. The students spread awareness on growing indoor plants in Terrariums made out of waste containers as a part of waste management practices. Exhibiting Outreach activity
2 26.04.22 School student visit Botany labs, Herbarium & Museum Visit of school students to Botany department facilities Outreach activity
2020-2021
1 05.10.21 Visit to Botany Department, PU, Chandigarh B.Sc 3rd year Botany students visited Botany Department, PU, Chandigarh to have an exposure to various facilities – Hebarium and Greenhouse of department Educational visit Experiential learning
2 21.12.20 In vitro Propagation, Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Particular Reference to Orchids Prof. Promila Pathak
Department of Botany
Panjab University, Chandigarh		 Webinar Capacity building of students in STEM education
3 16.12.20 Impact of Biotechnological Advances in Crop Improvement Dr. Isha Sharma
Agribiotech Foundation, PJTS University, Telangana
Ramalingaswamy Fellow
Department of Biotechnology (GOI)		 Webinar Capacity building of students in STEM education

Awards/Achievements

Dr Anuprabha was awarded with IRSD International Preeminent Academic Excellence Award 2022 at the 8th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development (IRSD) held on 30 September 2022 at Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration Chandigarh, organized by the International Institute of Organized Research -I2OR

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