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Botany is known as the science of plant life. Botany covers all the stages of plant life like structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, chemical properties, etc. In simpler words, botanical research refers to all kinds of research done on plants. By this definition plants include: algae, fungi, lichens, mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants. Today scientists believe bacteria, algae and fungi are in their own distinct kingdoms, but most general botany courses, and most Botany Departments at colleges and universities, still teach about these groups.

At larger universities there are frequently separate departments specializing in different applied subdomains of botany.Like: Agronomy (field crops), Horticulture (ornamentals, fruits and vegetables), Microbiology (microbes such as bacteria and fungi) and Plant Pathology (diseases of plants).
The results of botanical research increase and improve  supply of medicines, foods, fibers, building materials, and other plant products. Conservationists use botanical knowledge to help manage parks, forests, range lands, and wilderness areas. 
 
 Botanists interested in ecology study interactions of plants with other organisms and the environment. Other field botanists search to find new species or do experiments to discover how plants grow under different conditions. Some botanists study the structure of plants.
 
 
 

 Top 10 colleges in India are:

 

1. Viswabharati-Shantiniketan, West Bengal.

2. Guwahati University- Guwahati,Assam.

3. Karnataka Science College-Hubli-Dharwad,Karnataka

4. Rajendra Agricultural University- Bihar.

5. Jamshedpur Women's College-Jharkhand.

6. Daulat Ram College- New Delhi.

7. Gorakhpur University- Uttar Pradesh.

8. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College-New Delhi,UttarPradesh.

9. University of Delhi.

10.Acharya Nagarjuna University-Guntur,Andhra Pradesh.

 

 For teachers and researchers, the basic pay-strcucture ranges between 1.2LPA and 2LPA. Those employed in government services can expect 2LPA-4LPA.

The earnings of botanists depend on their education and experience, the location, and the kind of job.Botanists in nonsupervisory, supervisory, and managerial positions earned an average salary of 50,000-80,000/-per month. Botanists generally receive benefits that include paid holidays and vacations, health insurance, and pension plans.

  

 Job availability is generally good. Challenging positions are usually available for well-trained plant scientists.

Jobs can be subdivided into 2 major categories: research field and academics. For those in research fields, candidate has an array of options like botanist, plant ecologist, plant geneticist, plant physiologist and so on. Candidates interested in academics can get associated with colleges and university and pursue teaching profession.

A person who enjoys the outdoor work can work as an ecologist, taxonomist, conservationist, forester, or plant explorer. It will allow  to live and work in the great outdoors. A person with a mathematical background might find biophysics, developmental botany, genetics, modeling, or systems ecology to be exciting fields. Someone with an interest in chemistry might become a plant physiologist, plant biochemist, molecular biologist, or chemotaxonomist.  Some can  study how genetic information in DNA controls plant development which is also a part of Botanical study.

 

Many  botanists adopt the field of private industry and in museums and botanical gardens.
 

 

THE GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAS FOR ADMISSION IN UG AND PG COURSES LIKE:

 

Bachelor of Science in Botany
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Botany
Master of Science in Botany
Master of Science in Botany and Forestry
Master of Science in Herbal Science
Post Graduate Diploma in Medico botany
Post Graduate Diploma in Plant Biodiversity.
 
UG:
 
 
For admission in a bachelor’s degree program a student must pass higher secondary education or 10+2 with biology, chemistry and physics as the main subject and minimum of 55%-60% marks from any Institute. 
 
PG:
 
For admission into master’s degree program a student must have a bachelor’s degree in the relevant subject from any recognised university securing mininum 50 % marks. 
 
The eligibility criteria for admission in Bachelor degree as well as Master degree depends on the criterias fixed by individual colleges/universities.

 

 

 

 

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