Programme Outcomes (PO)

M. Sc. – Botany Programme

Programme outcomes of M. Sc.Botany are to gain scientific knowledge, critical thinking, persistentlearning, ethical, social, environmental and professional understanding and todevelop innovative ideas, leadership and entrepreneur skills for therecognition at local, national and global level, these are as follows:

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-I-Cell Biology of Plants

•     To gain theknowledge of structural organization of plant cell, cell wall and plasmamembrane as well as cell organelles.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the cell division and cell cycle.

•     To gain theknowledge of the apoptosis and cytology of cancer.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-II-Cytology, Genetics and Cytogenetics

•     To gain theknowledge of structural organization of chromosome.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the genetics of prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

•     To gain theknowledge of the detail of genetic recombination and genetic mapping. To acquirethe knowledge of the molecular basis of DNA.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-III-Molecular Biology of Plants

•     To acquirethe knowledge of structural organization of DNA and RNA.

•     To gain theknowledge of the molecular basis of protein synthesis.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the techniques related to molecular biology.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-IV-Biology and Diversity of Viruses, Bacteria, Algae and Fungi

•     To gain theknowledge of structural organization and economic importance of viruses,bacteria, cyanobacteria and phytoplasma.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the classification, structure and reproduction of algae.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the classification, structure and reproduction of fungi.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-I-Taxonomy and Diversity of Bryophytes, Pteridophytes andGymnosperms

To gain knowledge about classification,structural organization, reproduction and economic importance of Bryophytes,Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-II-Taxonomy and Diversity of Angiosperms To acquirethe knowledge of classification of angiosperms.

•     To gainknowledge about the dicotyledonous families.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the monocotyledonous families.

•     To gainknowledge about the taxonomic evidences.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-III-Plant Growth and Development

•     To gainknowledge of seed germination and seedling growth.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the leaf growth and differentiation.

•     To gainknowledge of the Root System and development.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the shoot system and development.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-IV-Reproduction and embryology of Angiosperms

•     To acquirethe knowledge of reproduction and embryology of angiosperms.

•     To gainknowledge of the seed development and fruit growth and maturation.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the seed dormancy, bud dormancy, senescence and programmedcell death.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-I-Plant Ecology

•     To gainknowledge of ecosystem organization.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of vegetative organization and development.

•     To gain knowledgeof the ecology including climatic factors, soil, water and air.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the biological diversity.

•     To gainknowledge of the climatic changes and ecological stability.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-II-Plant Utilization and Conservation

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the plant diversity and sustainable development.

•     To gainknowledge of the origin, evolution cultivation of plants with theirutilization.

•             To acquirethe knowledge of the strategies of conservation.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-III-Plant Physiology

•     To gainknowledge of the plant physiology.

•             To acquirethe knowledge of the stress physiology.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-IV-Plant Metabolism

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the process of energy production.

•     To gainknowledge of the mechanism of signal transduction.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the biosynthesis of starch, sucrose and lipid with itsmetabolism.

•             To gainknowledge of the process of flowering , growth regulators.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-I-Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering of Plants

•     To gainknowledge of the Biotechnology of plants and its applications.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the genetic engineering of plants and its applications.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-II-Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering of Microbes

To acquire the knowledge of the Biotechnologyand genetic engineering of microbes and its applications.

To gain knowledge of the geneticengineering of microbes and its applications in different industries.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-III-Molecular Plant Pathology

•     To gainknowledge of the plant pathology including different types of pathogens, plantdiseases, pathogenesis, defense mechanism.

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the effect of environment on diseases development,epidemiology and disease forecasting. M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-IV-Plant Disease and Control Mechanism

•     To acquirethe knowledge of the plant diseases due to different types of pathogens.

•     To gainknowledge of the principles of plant disease control and plant quarantine.

 

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSO)M.Sc. Botany Programme

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-I-Cell Biology of Plants

•     Understandingstructural organization of plant cell.

•     Knowing thestructural organization and function of Plasma membrane, cell wall,plasmodesmata.

•     Understandingstructural organization and function of different cell organelles.

•     Know theprocess of cell cycle and cell division with practical knowledge. 

•     Know themechanism of apoptosis and cytology of cancer.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-II-Cytology, Genetics and Cytogenetics

•     Understandingstructural organization of chromosome.

•     Knowing thedifferent types of chromosomal alteration.

•     Understandingthe structure of gene and gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

•     Knowing thedetail of mutation, genetic recombination and genetic mapping.

•     Understandingthe molecular basis of DNA.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-III-Molecular Biology of Plants

•                        Understandingstructural organization of DNA and RNA.

•                        Knowing theprocess of protein synthesis in detail.

•     Understandingthe techniques related to molecular biology.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-IV-Biology and Diversity of Viruses, Bacteria, Algae and Fungi

•                        Understandingstructural organization and economic importance of viruses, bacteria,cyanobacteria and phytoplasma with practical.

•                        Knowing     classification,    structural           organization,    reproduction    and        economicimportance of algae in detail with practical.

•                        Understandingclassification, structural organization, reproduction and economic importanceof fungi in detail with practical knowledge.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-I-Taxonomy and Diversity of Bryophytes, Pteridophytes andGymnosperms

•     Understandingclassification, structural organization, reproduction and economic importanceof bryophytes with practical.

•     Acquiringknowledge of classification, structural organization, reproduction and economicimportance of Pteridophytes with practical.

•     Understandingclassification, structural organization, reproduction and economic importanceof gymnosperms with practical.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-II-Taxonomy and Diversity of Angiosperms

•     Understandingdifferent system classification of angiosperms.

•     Acquiringknowledge of taxonomic hierarchy, plant nomenclature and identification.

•     Understandingthe dicot families in detail economic importance with practical knowledge.

•     Acquiringknowledge of the monocot families in detail with economic importance withpractical knowledge.

•     Understandingthe evidences related to taxonomy.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-III-Plant Growth and Development

•     Acquiringknowledge of the details of seed germination and seedling growth withpracticals.

•     Understandingthe detail of leaf growth ant differentiation with practicalsUnderstandingthe root system and development with practicals.

•     Acquiringknowledge of the shoot system and development with practical.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-IV-Reproduction and embryology of Angiosperms

•     Understandingthe details reproduction in angiosperms with practicals.

•     Acquiringknowledge of the detail of embryology with practicals.

•     Understandingthe seed development and fruit growth and maturation with practical knowledge.

•     Understandingthe process of seed dormancy and bus dormancy.

•     Understandingthe knowledge of senescence and programmed cell death.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-I-Plant Ecology

•     Understandingthe ecology and ecosystem in detail.

•     Acquiringknowledge of the detail of vegetation organization and development.

•     Understandingthe different biotic factors and climatic factors soil, air and water relatedto ecology.

•     Acquiring knowledgeof the biological diversity and its conservation.

•     Understandingthe knowledge of climatic changes and ecological stability.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-II-Plant Utilization and Conservation

•     Understandingthe plant diversity and sustainable development.

•     Knowing thedetail of origin, evolution, cultivation of plants with their utilization.

Understanding the biologicaldiversity and its conservation techniques and agencies related to it.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-III-Plant Physiology

•     Understandingthe plant physiology including translocation of water, solutes and membranetransport.

•     Acquiringknowledge of the detail of photosynthesis and carbon assimilation.

•     Understandingthe sensory photobiology Understanding the physiology of respiration.

•     Knowing thestress physiology.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-IV-Plant Metabolism

•     Understandingthe process of energy production through ATP.

•     Understandingthe detail of signal transduction and its mechanism.

•     Acquiringknowledge of the biosynthesis and metabolism of starch, sucrose and lipids withpractical knowledge.

•     Knowing theprocess of flowering and its regulation.

•     Understandingthe plant growth regulators with mechanism of action with practicals.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-I-Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering of Plants

•     Understandingthe concepts, principles and application of biotechnology.

•     Acquiringknowledge of the plant cell and tissue culture and its applications with skill.

•     Understandingthe concepts, principles and applications of plant genetic engineering.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-II-Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering of Microbes

•     Understandingthe concepts, principles and application of recombinant DNA technology and itsapplication.

•     Understandingthe genomics and proteomics.

•     Acquiringthe knowledge of the concepts, principles of microbial genetic manipulation.

•     Knowing thedetails of application of genetic improvement of industrial microbes.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-III-Molecular Plant Pathology

•     Acquiringthe knowledge of the concepts and principles of plant pathology including plantand pathogen relationship.

•     Understandingthe plant disease inciting organisms with practical knowledge.

•     Understandingthe process of pathogenesis and disease symptoms with practical knowledge

•     Knowing thedetails of defense mechanism.

•     Knowing thedetails of effect of environment of disease development, epidemiology anddisease forecasting.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-IV-Plant Disease and Control Mechanism

•             Acquiringthe knowledge of the diseases due to fungi and its control with practicalknowledge.

•             Understandingthe diseases due to bacteria and its control with practical knowledge.

•             Acquiringthe knowledge of the diseases due to viruses and its control with practicalknowledge.

•             Understandingthe diseases due to mycoplasma and its control with practical knowledge.

•             Acquiringthe knowledge of the diseases due to nematodes and its control with practicalknowledge.

•             Understandingthe non parasitic disease.

•             Knowing theprinciples of plant disease control and plant quarantines.

 

 

Course Outcomes (CO)

M.Sc. Botany Programme

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-I-Cell Biology of Plants

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     To knowabout structural organization of plant cell.

•     Tounderstand the structural organization and function of Plasma membrane, cellwall, plasmodesmata.

•     To learnabout structural organization and function of different cell organelles.

•     To know theprocess of cell cycle and cell division with practical knowledge. 

•     To gainknowledge about the mechanism of apoptosis and cytology of cancer.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-II-Cytology, Genetics and Cytogenetics

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     To learnabout structural organization of chromosome.

•     To haveknowledge about the different types of chromosomal alteration.

•     To learnabout the structure of gene and gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

•     To know thedetail of mutation, genetic recombination and genetic mapping.

•     Tounderstand the molecular basis of DNA.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-III-Molecular Biology of Plants

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     To haveknowledge about structural organization of DNA and RNA.

•     To learnabout the process of protein synthesis in detail.

•     Tounderstand the techniques related to molecular biology.

M. Sc. Semester I

Paper-IV-Biology and Diversity of Viruses, Bacteria, Algae and Fungi Upon completion of this course students willbe able:

To learn about the structuralorganization and economic importance of viruses, bacteria, cyanobacteria andphytoplasma with practical.

•     Tounderstand the classification, structural organization, reproduction andeconomic importance of algae in detail with practical.

•     To haveknowledge about classification, structural organization, reproduction andeconomic importance of fungi in detail with practical knowledge.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-I-Taxonomy and Diversity of Bryophytes, Pteridophytes andGymnosperms Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     To learnabout the classification, structural organization, reproduction and economicimportance of bryophytes with practical.

•     To knowabout the classification, structural organization, reproduction and economicimportance of pteridophytes with practical.

•     To haveknowledge about classification, structural organization, reproduction andeconomic importance of gymnosperms with practical.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-II-Taxonomy and Diversity of Angiosperms Upon completion of this course students willbe able:

•     Tounderstand different system classification of angiosperms.

•     To have      knowledge        about    taxonomic          hierarchy,          plant     nomenclature   andidentification.

•     To learnabout the dicot families in detail economic importance with practicalknowledge.

•     To haveknowledge about the monocot families in detail with economic importance withpractical knowledge.

•     To learnabout the evidences related to taxonomy.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-III-Plant Growth and Development

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     To haveknowledge about the details of seed germination and seedling growth withpracticals.

•     To learnabout the detail of leaf growth ant differentiation with practicalsTo know theroot system and development with practicals.

•     To know theshoot system and development with practical.

M. Sc. Semester II

Paper-IV-Reproduction and embryology of Angiosperms Upon completion of this course students willbe able:

•     To know thedetails reproduction in angiosperms with practicals.

•     To haveknowledge about the detail of embryology with practicals.

•     Tounderstand the seed development and fruit growth and maturation with practicalknowledge.

•     To learnabout the process of seed dormancy and bus dormancy.

•     To havecomplete knowledge of senescence and programmed cell death.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-I-Plant Ecology

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     To gain theknowledge about the ecology and ecosystem in detail.

•     Understandingthe detail of vegetation organization and development.

•     Tounderstand the different biotic factors and climatic factors soil, air andwater related to ecology.

•     To gain theknowledge of the biological diversity and its conservation.

•     Tounderstand the knowledge of climatic changes and ecological stability.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-II-Plant Utilization and Conservation

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     Tounderstand the plant diversity and sustainable development.

•     To gain theknowledge of origin, evolution, cultivation of plants with their utilization.

•     To learnabout the biological diversity and its conservation techniques and agenciesrelated to it.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-III-Plant Physiology

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     Tounderstand the plant physiology including translocation of water, solutes andmembrane transport.

•     To learnabout the detail of photosynthesis and carbon assimilation. Tounderstand the sensory photobiology To know the physiology of respiration.

•     To knowabout the stress physiology.

M. Sc. Semester III

Paper-IV-Plant Metabolism

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     Tounderstand the process of energy production through ATP.

•     To learn andunderstand the details of signal transduction and its mechanism.

•     To know thebiosynthesis and metabolism of starch, sucrose and lipids with practicalknowledge.

•     To gain theknowledge of the process of flowering and its regulation.

•     Tounderstand the plant growth regulators with mechanism of action withpracticals.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-I-Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering of Plants Upon completion of this course students willbe able:

•     To learn andunderstand the concepts, principles and application of biotechnology.

•     To gain theknowledge the plant cell and tissue culture and its applications.

•     Understandingthe concepts, principles and applications of plant genetic engineering.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-II-Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering of Microbes Upon completion of this course students willbe able:

To learn and understand theconcepts, principles and application of recombinant DNA technology and itsapplication.

•     To gain theknowledge the genomics and proteomics.

•     Tounderstand the concepts, principles of microbial genetic manipulation.

•     To know thedetails of application of genetic improvement of industrial microbes.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-III-Molecular Plant Pathology

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     To learn andunderstand the concepts and principles of plant pathology including plant andpathogen relationship.

•     To gain theknowledge the plant disease inciting organisms with practical knowledge.

•     To learn andunderstand the process of pathogenesis and disease symptoms with practicalknowledge

•     Tounderstand the details of defense mechanism.

•     Toknow thedetails of effect of environment of disease development, epidemiology anddisease forecasting.

M. Sc. Semester IV

Paper-IV-Plant Disease and Control Mechanism

Upon completion of this coursestudents will be able:

•     To learn andunderstand the diseases due to fungi and its control with practical knowledge.

•     To learn andunderstand the diseases due to bacteria and its control with practicalknowledge.

•     To learn andunderstand the diseases due to viruses and its control with practicalknowledge.

•     To learn andunderstand the diseases due to mycoplasma and its control with practicalknowledge.

•     To learn andunderstand the diseases due to nematodes and its control with practicalknowledge.

•     To learnabout the non parasitic disease.

To gain the knowledge of the principles ofplant disease control and plant quarantines.