Degree | Masters |
Full Form | Master of Philosophy in Botany |
Duration | Course Duration of M.Phil. (Botany) is 2 Years. |
Age | No age limit |
Minimum Percentage | 50% |
Subjects Required | Subjects corresponding to post-graduate. |
Average Fees Incurred | INR 1000 - INR 2 L per annum |
Similar Options of Study | M.Phil (Chemistry), M.Phil (Biotechnology), M.Phil (Sociology), M.Phil (Zoology), etc |
Average Salary Offered | INR 5.11 L per annum |
Employment Roles | Nutrition Specialist, Assistant Professor, Medical Representative, Research Officer, Sales Officer |
Placement Opportunities | Educational Institutes, Defense, Food Companies, Drug Companies, Oil Industry, Biotechnology Firms |
M.Phil. Botany or Master of Philosophy in Botany is a postgraduate Botany course.
Botany is a branch of biology and is the scientific study of plant life and development.
Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study higher plants, algae, and fungi including structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, and chemical properties and evolutionary relationships between the different groups.
Annamalai University, [AU] Cuddalore
Jiwaji University, Gwalior
Gangadhar Meher College (Autonomous), Sambalpur
Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara
The duration of this pre-Doctorate course, generally, is two years but it also of one-year time span by some institutes.
The course is divided into two semesters and it is also being provided by some institutes in India on a part-time basis.
The degree course is career orienting in nature which opens a lot of job scopes for the candidates after its completion.
Botany is a discipline of biology and is the scientific study and investigation of plant life and development.
Botany covers an extensive variety of scientific branches that study algae, higher plants, and fungi including growth, structure, reproduction, development, metabolism, diseases, chemical properties as well as evolutionary relationships between the various groups.
Basic Research Methodology & Instrumentation
Advancing Frontiers & New Vistas in Plant Science
Specialization of Subject
There is a higher demand in zones for example plant diseases, medical plant research, plant genetics and plant breeding.
Applicants can also work in marketing and administration for seed companies, biological supply houses, biotechnology firms as well as pharmaceutical manufacturers.
The course is envisaged to fulfill the lacunae that exist among Botany / Plant Science postgraduate students.
The course intends to mold and reorient students as future plant biologists who will fit in all the future expanding areas of plant science/plant biotechnology.
Research Officer - Botany
Botany Lecturer
Clinical Business Associate
Medical Representative
Nutrition Specialist
Phlebotomist
Manager - Horticulture
The course provides the students with useful working knowledge of plant biology and how these principles are applied to elucidate the mechanisms underlying complex cellular and organismal processes.
The course exposes students to the exciting and expanding fields of advanced botany.
Thus, students of botany/plant biology will have a fine understanding of the biology of plants and underlying molecular mechanisms through which they function.
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Name of the College
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1 |
Annamalai University, [AU] Cuddalore
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2 |
Jiwaji University, Gwalior
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3 |
Gangadhar Meher College (Autonomous), Sambalpur
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4 |
Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara
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5 |
NGM College [Autonomous], [NGMCA] Coimbatore
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6 |
Sri Krishnadevaraya University, [SKU] Anantapur
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7 |
Khalsa College, [KC] Amritsar
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8 |
Himachal Pradesh University, [HPU] Shimla
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Candidates applying must have successfully cleared a Bachelors Degree in Botany or related discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate score from any recognized university/institute.
The admission procedure for M.Phil in Botany may vary from college to college.
Some colleges provide direct admission to the M.Phil in Botany course on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in master degree level.
Numerous institutes and colleges provide admission based on marks scored by candidates in entrance examinations that are conducted by the department.