Department of Botany
The Department of Botany, established in 1972 by the Kandaswami Kandar Educational Trust, boasts a rich history. Upgraded to offer postgraduate courses in 1981, it has since expanded its programs to include M.Phil (since 1983) and Ph.D. (since 2010) degrees. As one of the oldest and most reputed departments under Periyar University's affiliated colleges, we take pride in our extensive knowledge and dedicated faculty. Our highly motivated team of well-qualified and subject-specialized academic staff provides students with an exceptional learning experience. We are committed to fostering a love for botany in our students. Through well-equipped, spacious classrooms and laboratories, we encourage them to develop a keen sense of observation and the ability to analyze diverse phenomena using appropriate methods of illustration. Our lectures and practical sessions go beyond mere content delivery. We strive to expose students to the fascinating world of plant adaptations, survival strategies, and growth processes.
AIM :
• To equip students from rural backgrounds with a high-quality education in plant sciences, fostering awareness of sustainability and biodiversity conservation.
Objective :
• We do impart knowledge on various aspects in plant biology
We train students with practical approaches in the field of basic and advanced botany
We produce students with independent and critical thinking with scientific temper in the field of botany.
We deliver knowledge on latest developments in Plant sciences with lecture courses, lab courses and field visits
We aid individuals to develop their intellectual, professional and personal growth and empower them with a suitable job/entrepreneur/researcher in the field of botany
| S No | Date | Name of the Activities | Resource person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 05.02.2020 & 06.02.2020 | National workshop on Herbal medicine for Entrepreneurship (Herbal-2020) &Medicinal Plants and their products-Exhibition |
1. Dr.S.Karuppusamy, Associate Professor of Botany, The Madura college (Autonomous), Madurai, Tamilnadu. 2. Dr.S.Paulsamy, Dean of Research and Development (R&D), Kongu Nadu Arts and Science College. Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. 3. Dr.Arunachalam, Professor and Principal, PGP College of Pharmaceutical Science & Research Institute, Namakkal. 4. Dr.S,Boopathi Raja,MD, Aush Medical Officer, Ernapuram, Namakkal 5. Dr.A.Sundaram Subramanian, (Rumi Herbal) 6. Dr.N.Johnson Gritto, Department of Botany, St.Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai. 7. Mr.M.Thillai Sivakumar, Secretary pasumai Tamilagam. |
| 02 | 06.06.2020 | International Webinar on Generating IPR inEthnomedcine |
1. DR.S.Lalitha, Associate Professor, Department of Botany, School of Life Science, Periyar University, Tamilnadu, India. 2. Dr.R.Perumalsamy, DCR (Clinical Trial), Senior Res Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. 3. Dr.Rathinam Raja, Auxiliary Investigator, MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment andDevelopment, Universidade do Alagarve, Portugal. |
| 03 | 11.06.2020 | National Webinar on role of Entrepreneurs in climate change and Biodiversity. |
1. Dr.M.P.Ramanujam, Member of State council for Higher Education, Govt. of Puducherry, Puducherry. 2. Dr.K.Murugan, Principal, (Rtd), Govt.college of Trivandrum, Deputy Director (Rtd), Collegiate Education, Kollam Division, Govt. of Kerala, RUSA Research officer (Former), CISSA, Kerala. 3. Dr.S.Paulsamy, Dean of Research and Development (R&D) Kongu Nadu Arts and Science College. Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. |
| 04 | 15.06.2020 | Minor Research Project Proposal. |
Akshaya |
| 05 | 12.09.2020 | International webinar perspective view on Covid-19. |
Dr.R.Perumalsamy,MSc, PhD,PGDHRD,DCA,DWSH,DCR (Clinical), Senior Research Fellow(SRF), Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore (NUS)NUHS, Singapore |
| 06 | 23.12.2021 | Workshop for Entrepreneurs on the feature of Tissue culture Technology |
DR.T. RAJESH, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of crop improvement, PGP College of Agricultural Science, Namakkal-637 405, Tamilnadu, India. |
| 07 | 02.01.2022 | International webinar on the opportunities and challenges for developing IPR in Biotechnology |
1.Dr.S.LALITHA, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, School of Life Science, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. 2. Dr.R.PERUMAL SAMY, Ph.D., Founder& CEO, Synove Meditech (NUS Startup company), Department of Pharmacy 18, Science Drive 4, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE-177 597. |
| 08 | 20.07.2022 | Minor Research Project Proposal. |
ProGen. |
| 09 | 21.02.2023 | Entrepreneurial opportunities in Mushroom cultivation and it’s Added values |
Ms.Ramya, Mushroom cultivation Trainer, P.Velur, Namakkal. |
| 10 | 24.02.2023 | One Day National Level Seminar (On-line mode) On Methodologies in Herbarium Research |
Dr.Karthigeyan,M.Sc, Ph.D., Scientist-E Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, West Bengal, India. |
| 09 | 28.02.2023 | One Day National Level Seminar (On-line mode) On Current Status of IPR Issues in Floriculture |
1.Dr. Rajiv kumar, Principal Scientist (Floriculture), ICAR – Indian Institute of Horticulture and Research, Hesaraghatta, Bengalore, Karnataka. 2.Dr. S.A Safeena, Senior Scientist (Floriculture and Landscaping), ICAR – Indian Institute of Horticulture and Research, Hesaraghatta, Bengalore, Karnataka. |
| 11 | 24.03.2023 | One Day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) On Revised NAAC Accreditation Process with Benchmarks |
Dr.Rajarajan,Professor and Director (Accreditation and Research), Valluvar College of science and management, Karur. |
| 12 | 27.04.2020 | Identification and Authentication of Plant Species under MOU with Chikkaiah Naicker College, Erode |
Mr.R.Mohanraj, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Botany, Chikkaiah Naicker College, Erode |
| 12 | 11.11.2022 | Learning Basic Microbical and Malicular Techniques MOU with ACME Progen Biotech ( India) Pravite Ltd, Salem |
Dr.Ganeshan, Technical Director |
Under Graduate :
B.Sc Botany
Post Graduate :
M.Sc Botany
Research Programme :
*M.Phil Botany(Full Time/Part Time)
*Ph.D Botany(Full Time/Part Time)
* Unaided Courses
Staff Profile
| S No | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dr.G.MALATHI M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed.,Ph.D., |
Associate Professor & Head |
| 02 | Mr.N.ANBALAGAN M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., |
Assistant Professor |
| 03 | Mr.T.NANDAKUMARAN M.Sc., M.Phil., |
Assistant Professor |
| 04 | Dr.K.K.VIJAYAKUMAR M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
Assistant Professor |
| 05 | Dr.T.MALLIKADEVI M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
Assistant professor |
| 06 | Dr.T.PONMANI M.Sc., Ph.D., |
Assistant professor |
| 07 | Dr.S.BHARATHKUMAR M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
Assistant professor |
| 08 | Dr.S.MAHENDRAN M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
Assistant professor |
| 09 | Dr.A.SENTHILKUMAR M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
Assistant professor |
| 10 | Dr.K.YASMIN M.Sc., Ph.D., |
Assistant professor |
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
| S No | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dr. R. Ponnuraj M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
1972 | 1993 |
| 02 | Mr. A.Maruthamuthu M.Sc., M.Phil., |
1994 | 2001 |
| 03 | Dr. K. Sigamani M.Sc. M.Phil., Ph.D., |
2001 | 2008 |
| 04 | Mr.D. Balasubramanian M.Sc., M.Phil., |
2008 | 2013 |
| 05 | Dr. K. Nandakumar M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D.,, |
2013 | 2016 |
| 06 | Dr. N. Thangaraj M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D.,, |
2016 | 2016 |
| 07 | Dr. K. Raju M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
2016 | 2023 |
| 08 | Dr. G. Malathi M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D., |
2023 |
RETIRED PROFESSORS
| S.No | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. R. Ponnuraj M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
1972 | 1993 |
| 2 | Mr. A. Maruthamuthu M.Sc., M.Phil., |
1974 | 2001 |
| 3 | Dr. S. Damodaran M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
1974 | 2006 |
| 4 | Dr. K. Sigamani M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
1975 | 2008 |
| 5 | Mr. B. Ramasamy M.Sc., M.Phil., |
1976 | 2003 |
| 6 | Mrs. TKC. Vasanthkumari M.Sc., M.Phil., |
1977 | 2008 |
| 7 | Mr. D. Balasubramanian M.Sc., M.Phil., |
1980 | 2013 |
| 8 | Mr. R. Sukumar M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., |
1974 | 2013 |
| 9 | Dr. K. Nandakumar M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D., |
1984 | 2016 |
| 10 | Dr. N. Thangaraj M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
1991 | 2023 |
| 11 | Dr. K. Raju M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., |
1992 | 2023 |
Experiential Learning
| S No | Date | Name of the Events | Resource Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 28.09.2018 | Inaugural Function |
Dr. K. SELVAM, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor and Head, Department of Botany, Periyar University, Salem. |
| 02 | 27.09.2020 | Inaugural Function |
Mr. M. GANAPATHY, IFS (Rtd), Correspondent, PGP Educational Institutions, Namakkal. |
| 03 | 04.01.2021 | Inaugural Function |
Mr. M. GANAPATHY, IFS (Rtd), Correspondent, PGP Educational Institutions, Namakkal. |
| 04 | 18.12.2022 | Inaugural Function |
Dr. Giraddi, Principal, PGP college of Agricultural Science, Namakkal. |
| 05 | 04.01.2021 | Inaugural Function |
Mr. R.B. Prabu, Caresoft Global P. Ltd., Pune. |
Experiential Learning
| S No | Date | Name of the Events | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 05.10.2018 & 06.10.2018 | Two days educational trip |
Kanyakumari |
| 02 | 23.01.2020 & 24.01.2020 | Two days educational trip |
Ooty |
| 03 | 09.02.2023 & 10.02.2023 | Two days educational trip |
Kanyakumari and Kodaikanal |
| 04 | 01,02.03.2024 | Two Day Field Trip |
Kerala (Trivandrum) |
