its presentation of NAAc

1. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati
University
Amravati

2. VISION
Strive for understanding the diversified facets of plant science motivating
young talents and society to unravel the prime role of plants in evolution and
synergy of nature.
MISSION
Committed to achieve the academic excellence and promote research
towards strengthening the students’ competence to fetch more and more
opportunities in the field of plant science for better understanding of
biodiversity and conservation strategies to sustain the life on mother earth.

3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
 To achieve academic excellence in basic and applied aspects of
plant sciences.
 To impart basic and advanced education to students through
teaching, learning, research and evaluation.
 To motivate the students to undertake research in basic and applied
thrust areas of plant sciences.
 To inculcate scientific awareness towards protecting diversity and
Eco-environmental management of plant resources for sustainable
development.
 To inspire the students towards better understanding and use of IT/
Computer oriented interphase.

4. Criteria No. I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
To inculcate higher aspects of plant sciences and its interaction with
community.
To provide the required infrastructure for enrichment of plant sciences at
higher level
To open avenues for scope of research by including different programs and
projects
Coordinating and promoting ideas and aspects with different applied
sciences for maximum utilization of resources available naturally.
To create environmental awareness as well as to help in sustenance and
conservation of plant biodiversity involving awareness camps for society.

5. Institution offers a number of program
S.N. Degree/Diploma/
Certificate
Intake
capacity
Duration
1. M.Sc. 30 Two years
2 PhD. 08 per
Supervisor
06 years.
(Ordinance
no.).

6. Sr. No. Elective options
1 Bioinformatics
2 Plant Tissue Culture
3 Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms
Elective options

7. Revision of Curriculum : After three -five years or when needed
S.N
.
Course name Year of
revision
Remarks
1 M.Sc. (Botany) Annual pattern 2003 As per UGC
2 M.Sc.(Botany)Semester pattern 2007 As per UGC
3 M.Sc. (Botany) credit system 2010
4 M.Sc. (Botany) CBCS 2012

8. Best Practices in Curricular Design and Development
S.N. Details of the Best Practices
1 Academic Calendar
2 Departmental Profile
3 Botanical Society
4
5 Long and Short Botanical Excursion to study the vegetation, Community Ecology and
Biodiversity of forests from different phytogeographical regions of India. Also to develop
rapport with local community.
6 Visits to Research Institutes/Laboratories/National Universities
7 Medicinal Plants Conservation
8 Plantation program
9 Shramadan
10 Environmental Awareness Outreach Program
11 Extension activities
12 Departmental Day Celebrations:
Co-Curricular activities like Quiz Competitions, Text figure competition, Medicinal Plant
exhibition
Extracurricular Activities like sports, folk/classical songs, dance , dramas etc

9. Criteria No. II: TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION
Wide publicity and transparency in the admission process:
Wide publicity through newspapers, website.
Admission process is systematically administered based on
predetermined criteria
Central admission committee is instituted by the University for the
admission process of all the subjects faculty wise.
Admission process caters to access and equity considering the
applicable norms including applicable reservation policies:
Procedure for admission is adopted for meeting equity and access as
per Government norms.

10.  Online retrieval of Scientific lectures, Demos and Movies.
 Searching of online databases.
 Online experiments of Bioinformatics based on syllabus.
 Techniques used in teaching and practical:
DNA extraction
Isolation of protoplast
Protoplast Culture
Isolation of Cell organelles
Enzyme extraction
Herbarium preparation
Chromatography
Acetolysis
Preparation of pollen database
Allergic pollen protein extraction
Plant tissue culture
Wide range of techniques, materials and experiences to engage student interests

11. Posts
sanctioned
Posts filled
in
% of position filled
Professor-01 01 100
Associate
Professor -01
On lien 100
Assistant
Professor - 03
03 100
Faculty Position

12.  Admission process is Centralized and On-line.
 Developed learning materials, laboratory manuals, herbarium, specimens.
 Three elective papers are introduced at M.Sc. level.
 Open book test and Surprise tests are introduced.
 Students seminars on LCD/DLP with power point presentation are made compulsory
 Teachers and students are encouraged to participate in workshops, training
programmes, conferences, Seminars and national events.
 Teaching is made more ICT oriented.
Best Practices in Teaching–Learning and Evaluation :

13. Criteria No. III : RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION
Faculty involvement in Research: Supervisors and Ph.D. Awarded
Sr. No. Name of the
recognized
supervisor
Subject For Ph.D. Output
2010-2015
1 Dr. J.A.Tidke Botany Pollination Ecology,
Palynology
07
2 Dr.S.R.Manik Botany Ethnobotany 04
3 Dr.Mrs. V.N.Nathar Botany Cytogenetics,
Biotechnology, Molecular
Biology
05
4. Dr. P.A.Gawande Botany Molecular Biology Recognition
2012
5. Dr.U.S. Chaudhari Botany Cytogenetics,
Biotechnology, Molecular
Biology
03

14. Sr.
No.
Name of Teacher International National Total No. of
publications
1 Dr. J. A.Tidke 08 14 22
2 Dr.S.R.Manik 07 08 15
3 Dr.Mrs.
V.N.Nathar
12 09 21
4. Dr. P.A Gawande 05 00 05
Faculty Publications (2010-2015)

15. Papers presented at National/International seminar / conference (2010-2015)
Sr.
No.
Name of Teacher International National Total
1 Dr. J.A.Tidke 42
2 Dr.S.R.Manik
3 Dr.Mrs.V.N.Nathar
4. Dr. P.A.Gawande

16. Research Paper Publication by Faculty
Total Paper Published : 63
•Journals with impact factor between 0.1 – 5.0 : 24
•Journals with impact factor between 5.0 – 10.0 : 03
Number of Research Paper Published in Indexed journal : 21
•Number of Scopus indexed journals : 01
•Number of Thomson Reuters indexed journals : 02
•Number of Global indexed journals : 18
Number of Research Paper Published in Non Indexed journal : 42
Research Paper Publication by Students
Total Paper Published : 12
i. Journals with impact factor between 0.1 – 5.0 : 03
ii. Journals with impact factor between 5.0 – 10.0 : 01
Number of Research Paper Published in Indexed journal : 02
•Number of Scopus indexed journals : Nil
•Number of Thomson Reuters indexed journals : Nil
•Number of Global indexed journals : 02
Number of Research Paper Published in Non Indexed journal : 10
Publication Statistics

17. Research facilities enhanced through Research Projects:
Sr.No. Year Name of Faculty Research facility
enhanced through
projects (Equipments)
Cost
Rs.
Funding
agency
1.
2.
3.

18. S.N Name of
Faculty
Year Agency Amount Rs Research Award
/Honor
Status
1 Dr. S.R.Manik
Co P.I
2012 NSTMI
S, New
Delhi
13,50,480/- Creation of experts
directory of scientists
in life sciences”
completed
2 Dr. S.R.Manik
Co P.I.
2013 Rajiv
Gandhi
Science
&
Technol
ogy
Commis
sion,
Mumbai
20.42 lakhs
Process Development
and Characterization
of Antiurolithic
Activity of Bioactive
Metabolites of
Selected Medicinal
Plant from Melghat
Forest Region
(Amravati)-
Ongoing
3 Dr. P.A.Gawande
P.I.
2010 UGC 5,07,668/- Phyllogenetic analysis
of Dioscorea…….
………..Western
Ghats and Satpura
Hilly Ranges…matK
and AFLP…………..
completed
Research Awards to faculty

19. • Profile of Botany Research Cell.
• Presentation of Research papers in the open house in the Department
after attending the conference.
• Faculty Development Programme students work for their Doctoral
degree.
• The Research students are encouraged to participate in Seminars,
Conferences, training programmes and other competitions at university
/intercollegiate level.
• Research students are sponsored by the university for paper presentation
at National / International Level conferences.
Best Practices in Promotion of Research

20. • Research scholarship is instituted by Shri. T.G.Kawalkar.
• Commemoration award in the memory of Late Dr. Smita Pund
(Dangre) instituted by Prof. Ashok Dangre.
• Environmental Awareness camps, extension activities are undertaken
in the nearby villages
• Counseling to research students for participation in training /short term
course / workshops at various National reputed research institutes .
• Healthy and cordial relationship is maintained among staff–staff,
staff-students and student-student.

21. CRITERIA NO. IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING
RESOURCES
Building/
Structure
For classroom
Year of
Construction
Dimension in Meters
Length Breadth Height
M.Sc. Part I 1998 15.88 9.42 3.63
M.Sc. Part II 1998 15.88 9.42 3.63
Seminar Hall Cum Museum 1998 21.46 9.42 3.63
Research Lab
(class room+Library+Store)
1998 16.15 9.42 3.63
Tissue Culture Lab 2000 6.23 6.12 3.63
Bioinformatics Lab 2004 6.20 2.99 3.63
Molecular Biology Lab 2004 6.20 2.99 3.63
Girls Common Room 2005 6.0 2.99 3.63
a. H.O.D. Room 1998 6.20 3.71 3.63
b. Anti Chamber (H.O.D.) 1998 4.86 2.40 3.63
Lecturer Room 1998 6.20 2.99 3.63
Reader Room 1998 6.20 6.20 3.63
Office/ Store 1998 9.73 6.20 3.63

22. Major Equipments
Sr.
No.
Name of Equipment Year Model
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

23. Items 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Building
Equip.+ Furniture +
Fixtures
Practical and other
expenses
Educational Tour
Extracurricular
activities
Academic Dev.
activities
Seminar Expenses
Maint. and Repair
of equipments
Botanical Garden
Budget

24. 1. Computer and Internet facility is provided to students whenever
needed.
2. Volley-ball ground is developed for playing.
3. Sufficient space for moving.
4. Parking space for all types of vehicles for staff and students
5. Department Botanical Garden with aesthetic and medicinal plants.
6. Department Herbarium and Museum is developed.
7. Good drinking water facility with aqua guard is provided.
8. DLP / LCD facility provided
9. Notices, advertisements are displayed on display boards for all.
10. Department has cleaning and sobbing facility.
Physical facilities for learning

25. Criteria No. V : STUDENT PROGRESSION
S.N. YEAR
(ACADEMIC
SESSION)
No. of Unit Tests
conducted/
Open book Test
No. of surprise tests
conducted
1 2010-11 02 -
2 2011-12 02 -
3 2012-13 02 -
4 2013-14 02 -
5 2014-15 2+1 02
6 2015-16 01 02

26. S.N. ACADEMIC
SESSION
No. of students
admitted
No. of students
continued
Studies
No. of students
dropped the
studies
% Drop-outs
M.Sc. I M.Sc. II M.Sc. I M.Sc. II M.Sc. I M.Sc. II M.Sc. I M.Sc. II
1 2010-11 23 22 23 21 00 01 --- 4.5
2 2011-12 10 22 09 22 01 00 10 --
3 2012-13 29 10 29 10 00 00 --- --
4 2013-14 25 27 20 27 05 00 20 ---
5 2014-15 30 19 28 18 02 01 6.6 5.2
6 2015-16 31 27 31 27 00 00 --- ---
Drop-outs

27. S.N. YEAR
CLASS
Total
Enrolled
Total
Appeared
Total
passed
% Result
Dept.
University
Average
Remarks
1 2010-11 I 23 22 12 54.54 I-09
II-07
II 22 21 16 76.19
2 2011-12 I 10 09 07 77.77 D-02
I-11
II-01
II 22 22 14 63.63
3 2012-13 I 29 28 09 32.14 I-07
II-01
II 10 10 08 80
4 2013-14 I 25 23 05 21.73 I-12
II 27 27 12 44.44
5 2014-15 I 30 26 24 92.30 I-09
HII-03
II 19 19 12 63.15
Results

28. NAME OF THE BEST PRACTICES BENEFITS DERIVED.
i. Departmental Profile
ii. Academic Calendar (Current + Next Year)
iii. Committees of Department + IQAC
iv. Organization of various activities in Department
v. Cleanliness of lab + Class room+ Surrounding
vi. Suggestion Box
vii. NET/SET Guidance
viii. Display of various academic + Co-curricular + Extra curricular
notices on Notice Boards
ix. Late Dr.M.M. Dhore gold medal award for merit first student of
Botany among P.G.Students.
x. Shri.T.G. Kawalkar Research Scholarship
xi. Discipline committee
1)Record is up to date
2)Yearly activities are
conducted smoothly
3) Students knows the
activities of Department.
4)Students are inspired to
participate in all the
activities.
5) It keeps the environment
of the department healthy
5)Problem are solved by the
faculty(Social, Financial,
Personal)
6) Students are encouraged
to appear for the competitive
exams.
7) They know the events
well in advance
8)It encourages the
Best practices in student support and progression

29. Criteria No. VI : GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
 General Discipline
 Alumni Association
 Parents-Teachers Association
 Interdisciplinary Courses
 Research Cell
 Departmental Profile
 Students Feedback and Assessment
 Students Attendance & Performance
 Excursions
 Seminar
 Departmental Library
 Examinations
 Garden
 Social Activity
 Cultural
 Scientific and Guest Lectures

30. Teaching Faculty Non-teaching
Existing Required Existing Required
Professor-01
Reader-01
Lecturer-02
Professor-01
Reader-02
Lecturer-02
Lab. Assistant-01
Lab. Attendent-02
Herbarium keeper-01
Plant collector and mali-01
Technical Assistant-01
Lab. Attendent-02
Office Assistant-01
Human Resource

31. All the faculty members are nominated on the Administrative and Academic
committees constituted from time to time by the Hon’ble Vice –Chancellor.
Various Departmental committees under staff council and Departmental
IQAC.
Botany Research Cell.
Student involvement in organizing various programs through Botanical
Society.
Staff and Students are encouraged to organize Camps, Environmental
awareness programmes, Extension activities, Guest lecture series,
Exhibitions
Best Practices in Governance and Leadership:

32. Criteria No. VII: INNOVATIVE PRACTICES
• Seminar is regular activity of the Department Organized quiz
and other programmes
• Periodical cleaning of Labs and Deptt.
• Voluntarily students and staff carried Shramdan activity
• Botanical Society
• Botanical Excursions organized to South India
• All academic and other programmes are conducted by students
• Departmental Library is maintained
• Invited speakers
• Extension activity on potato cultivation for tribals of Melghat

33. SELF ASSESSMENT OF ACCREDITATION PERIOD
Sr.
No
.
Head Last accreditation Present accreditation
1 Curriculum Semester pattern •Semester pattern
•Credit based grade
system adopted
2 Projects 03 03
3 Publications 34 64
4 JRF/FIP JRF-01+ FIP- 05 JRF-02, FIP- 0
5 Ph.D. awarded 21 18
6 NET/SET /GATE 02 06
7 Specialization 03 03
8 Conferences organized 01 International International- 01
National -01
Seminar- 02
9 Students Intake 20 30
10 Patents -- 02
11. Research Scholarships --- T.G. Kawalkar-03
Maulana Azad- 01
Rajiv Gandhi- 01
12

34. SELF ASSESSMENT OF ACCREDITATION PERIOD
At the time of
Accreditation
After Accreditation

35. XII plan observations
Sr.No. Observations Compliance
1 Botanical Garden Introduced medicinal and rare
plants
2 Tissue Culture Lab. Micro propagation , In vitro
targeting secondary
metabolites

36. •Excellent team spirit and coordination among the faculty members
though less in number
•Have a good rapport with eminent faculty, scientist from universities
and national laboratories.
•Research thrust areas from basic to applied are undertaken
•Organisation of conferences with excellent response brought the
department to the focus.
•Active involvement of students, researchers, contributory teachers
and non teaching staff in organising various events.
•Students encourage participate in all the curricular, Co-curricular and
Extra Curricular activities.
strengths

37. Weaknesses
•Lack of sanctioned teaching post, technical, non teaching and
paucity of administrative staff.
•Delay in release of grants sanctioned for projects because of which
procedural hurdles are faced
•Insufficient infrastructural facilities for specialised laboratories.

38. Opportunities
• MOU with CICR, NEERI and Valencia University Spain which opens
new avenues in the field of research.
• Job opportunities and placements in the multiple fields and R&D
laboratories through tie up with the organisation.
• Proper recognition to specialised and innovative courses
• Providing inputs and methodology for roadside plantation and Social
orestry.
• Popularisation of Traditional Knowledge

39. Challenges
•Lack of inclination towards basic discipline.
•Job opportunities in scientific and academic institution.
•More attraction professional degrees.
•Inadequate funds for infrastructural facility and advance
technology based researches.

40. Future
plans

41. Road Map of the Department
Criterion/ Year 2007-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Curricular Aspects Semester System Semester System •Grade System
•Specializations
•Choice Based
Grade System
• Interdisciplinary
Modules
Teaching-Learning and
Evaluation
•Centralized Admissions
•Term End Examinations
• Online Admissions
•Surprise test
•Open Book test
•Online Admissions
• Workshop on basic
aspects
•Surprise test
•Open Book test
•NET/SET Guidance
•Online Admissions
•Workshop on
advance techniques
• Surprise test
•Open Book test
•NET/SET Guidance
Research, Consultancy
and Extension
• Projects Ongoing -07
•Botany Research
Consortium
•Project Completed-07
•Introduction of
Research Scholarship
•Botany Research
Consortium
•More projects on
thrust areas like
Pollination Ecology,
Bioinformatics,
Molecular
Systematics,
Evolutionary
Biology and
Medicinal Plants
•Research
Collaborations with
National Institutes
•More projects on
thrust areas like
Pollination Ecology,
Bioinformatics,
Molecular
Systematics,
Evolutionary
Biology, Data
generation and
Medicinal Plants
•Research
Collaborations with
National Institutes
Infrastructure and
Learning Resources
•Specialized Laboratories
•Internet access
•Specialized
Laboratories
•Botanical Garden
•Enhancement of
Research Facilities
•Enhancement of
Infrastructure
Facilities
•Classrooms with
Audio/Visual
teaching aids
•Enhancement of
Research Facilities
•Online Class room
Teaching/ Video
conferencing
•Enrichment of
Departmental Library

42. Criterion/ Year 2007-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Student support and
progression
•Remedial coaching •Scholarship for
research students
•Project work
•Motivation for
overseas studies
•Modification of
curriculum as per
industrial need
•NET/SET Coaching
•Students deputation
to National
Laboratories
•Feedback from
stakeholders
• Online
presentations of
faculty
•NET/SET Coaching
•Feedback from
stakeholders
•Digital Departmental
Library
•Thesis Digitization
Governance and Leadership •Initiation of Biodiversity
park
•Renovation of green
house in Botanical Garden
•Procurement of
sophisticated instruments
•Scholarship for
research students
•Suggestion box
•Visiting fellow from
research institutes
•Submission of projects
on thrust areas.
•Initiation of DNA
analysis, proteomics
and genomics studies.
•Establishment of
pollen database
•MOU with renounced
research institutes
•To enrich the
laboratories for
specialization.
•Modernization of
class room teaching.
• Organization of
International /
National level
conference in
collaboration with
IBS, Aerobiological
Society and Valencia
University, Spain.
Innovative Practices •Seminar
•Personality development
•Discussion
•Cleanliness program
•Shramdan activity
•Student societies
•Study tours/summer
training
•Invited speakers
•Avishkar
•Departmental Profile
•Students Profile
•Social programs
organized
•Camps organized
•Extension activities
•Environmental
awareness activity
•Extension of Tissue
culture from lab to land
•Introduction of e-test by
applying software
•Digitization of
Medicinal Plants.
•Photo-documentaion of
University Flora.
Road Map of the Department