About Botany Department

The Department offers an undergraduate program which is in affiliation with Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.

A well balanced curriculum having theory and practical and qualified faculty has been the hall mark of this Department since its inception. In keeping pace with the advances in various aspects of plant science, the department organised various workshops, seminars on the topics like Phytochemical Screening, Floriculture, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. The department offers entrepreneurship- and job-oriented skill-enhancement courses like floriculture, mushroom cultivation, herbal technology, medicinal plants, nursery & gardening, etc. which can give a new direction to the future prospects of the students. To create expertise in exploration, identification and evaluation of flora, conservation of nature and natural resources and in the protection of endangered species and biota dependent on them field visits and industrial visits are organised by the department.