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STRENGTHS
1. Department conducts certificate courses in Bioinformatics.
2. Staff members offer their academic expertise being members of BOS, BOE
3. Staff members are recognised guides of Bangalore University, MAHE, Manipal and
Bharthiar University.
4. Department has published 43 research papers during 2010-2016
5. Department Publishes an online journal named- International journal of Biological research,
ISSN registered, indexed journal to encourage teachers and students to publish research
papers.
WEAKNESS
1. No lab space, store room and museum.
2. Cupboards need to be provided instead of racks for safe-keeping of lab specimens.
3. Position of green house is not suitable and needs to be renovated.
4. Replacement of old computers.
5. Need for having external examiners for PG practical final exam.
OPPORTUNITIES
1. Research opportunities to students are provided and providing them access to work in the
research labs.
2. Hands-on training provided to Bachelors and Masters Students through term papers and
projects.
3. CBCS course for PG has been well-accepted and has been in demand.
4. Students are taken to various institutes like FRLHT, NIMHANS, field visits and
Botanical tours (4 days).
5. M.Sc. Students get trained to take up employment in the field of teaching by handling
foundation course for UG students.
CHALLENGES
1. General decline in takers for Natural Science degrees.
2. Opening of similar new courses (M.Sc. Botany) in other colleges with low fee structure.
3. Admission to courses is being done before announcement of results in other Universities.
4. Low advertising about the college.
5. Injustice to the department during admission due to unequal distribution of students for
B.Sc. courses with optional subject of Botany.
39. Future plans of the department.
1. Aiming that more staff enroll as Ph.D guides.
2. Consultancy to be established with I-IAM (FRLHT), St. Johns medical college and JCB
Herbaria, IISc.
3. Collaboration with TOSKAR (The orchid society of Karnataka) and outreach
programmes.
4. Ex situ germplasm conservation of rare and endangered species of plants at National
level
5. This is in addition to curriculum and cocurriculam development programmes to facilitate
students to make men and women for a better greener earth.
6. New innovative experiments will be added for B.Sc and M.Sc courses
7. To provide hands on training on operating instruments and training skills for the same.
8. Internet enabled practicals
9. More publications of papers/ books from the department by research students and staff
members
10. Conducting workshops/seminars for exposure to recent trends.

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