Botany Course

  • Departmental Introduction:

    Department was established in August 1992 and the total built up area of the department is 800sq.ft. The department has well equipped laboratories for under-graduate studies. The department has museum which includes specimens right from fossils and plant materials. The departmental library has a good collection of textbooks, reference books and journals of national and international reputes.

Basic course B.Sc. with following subject combinations:

Chemistry/Botany/Zoology
Chemistry/Botany/Microbiology
Chemistry/Botany/Environmental Science


Course Offered :

Course Year of Establishment System
UG (B.Sc.) 1992 Semester

Major Instruments and Equipments available

    • Adequate and well qualified department Teaching staff.
    • Excellent department Result.
    • Student large Support to department.
    • Financial assistance to orphanage.
    • Donation of fund for flood relief.
    • Financial assistance for soldiers (Flag Day).
    • Delivered Guest Lectures at various colleges and NSS camps.
    • Dr. Sushil G. Meshram appointed as member, Special Task Force (Marathi), Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur.
    • Co-Ordinator of Andhashradha Nirmulan Centre.
    • Under the Andhashradha Nirmoolan Programme, more than 130 students pledged to donate eyes posthumously.
    • Under the same programme, 66 people have pledged to donate their bodies and organs posthumously.
    • Participation in Artificial Birds Nest Project.
    • Conducted Gandhi Research Pariksha in association with Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

teaching staff

Sr. Name Qualification Designation
1. Dr. (Mrs.) Sulbha. V. Kulkarni M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D. , B.A. Vedang Jyotishya & Shastri. Associate Professor & Head
2. Dr. Vinod S. Dongre M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor

Non-teaching staff:

  • Shri. Surendra P. Barai
  • Ph.D. Supervisors & Research areas
  • Dr. (Mrs.) Sulbha. V. Kulkarni: Embryology & Palynology.
  • Dr. Vinod S. Dongre: Cytogenetics & Plant breeding

Research projects:

Sr. Name Title of the project Funding agency Principle/Co-investigator Grands sanctioned
1. Dr. (Mrs.) Sulbha. V. Kukarni 1. Studies on physico-chemical parameter, micro-flora and antibacterial activity of some branded honey and local honey in Nagpur region. (Feb. 2011).

2. Studies on some traditional medicinal plants & their effects on pituitary testicular axis in male Albino rats.

 UGC Principle investigator 8,42,361/-
2. Dr. Vinod S. Dongre Effect of industrial effluent on Triticum aestivum & Brassica compestris. UGC Principle investigator 1,00,000/-

Research papers published:

Sr. Name National International
1. Dr. Mrs. Sulbha. V. Kukarni 15 05
2. Dr. Vinod S. Dongre 04 02

Books published: 03


Workshops / Seminars organized in last five years

Sr. Seminar/Conference Title Date
1. International Conference II nd World Congress for Man and Nature-2012 on Global Change: Impact on Biodiversity, Culture and Technology. 03rd, 04th and 05th Nov. 2012.
2. National Conference Recent trends in Life Sciences, Material Sciences and Home Sciences. 04.10.2015

  • Guest lectures/workshops


    • Satellite DNA and Repetative DNA.13.01.2011 delivered by Dr. T. Shriniwasu Prof. Dept. of Botany, PGTD,Nagpur.
    • Bonsai plants.23.08.2011 delivered & demonstrated by Dr. Preeti Katkwar.

Awards and recognition


Distinguished Researcher award to Dr. Mrs. Sulbha V. Kulkarni in 1st International Conference Nov. 2015.

  • Highlights :
    • Consistently good university result.
    • Active participation of students in various departmental activities like Field activities, Educational tours, visits, workshops, seminars, group discussions, Herbarium & chart preparation.
    • Regular teaching and its follow up.
    • Guidance is given to students to improve the subject knowledge & skill as per their need.
    • Departmental staffs always try to develop cordial rapport with the students and their parents.
    • More emphasis is given to show the fresh plant specimen to the students in the practical classes for morphological study.
    • International and National Conference/Seminars attended: 48.
    • Papers published in International journals: 21 and National: 08.
    • Consultancy services to Govt. Ayurvedic College.

  • Contact:

    Dr. (Mrs.) Sulbha. V. Kulkarni
    Department of Botany,
    Sevadal Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur.
    Mob. No. : 9765999468 E.mail: drsulbhakulkarni@gmail.com

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