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❀ Department of Botany Vol. I · Plate 01 Established MCMLXVI Chandigarh · 30°44′N

Plantae  ›  Tracheophyta  ›  Studium Botanicum

The Botanist's
Field Guide.

Six decades of careful observation — plant diversity, cytogenetics, mycology, phycology — taught at SGGS since 1966 with herbarium, garden, and laboratory at hand.

1966 Founded
120 B.Sc. Seats
04 Faculty
59yrs Of Practice
Botanical Studies Holotype · SGGS Herbarium
№ 1966
Coll. SGGS
EST. '66 SGGS
01 — On the Department

Six decades among plants & their study.

The Department of Botany was established in 1966, and has since served as the College's quiet centre for plant science. Its current offering is a three-year undergraduate programme in which Botany is read as one of the elective subjects — alongside Chemistry, Zoology, or Biotechnology — within a Bachelor of Science taught under the semester system.

The discipline, as practised here, is observational and patient. Students learn the architecture of algae, fungi, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms; they handle specimens, draw structures, and read tissue under the microscope. The department maintains a herbarium of dried specimens, two well-equipped laboratories, and a botanical garden — instruments and habitats that together form the working environment of the working botanist.

For students of any stream — undergraduate or postgraduate — the department also offers a one-year Certificate Course in Floriculture and Landscaping, an applied programme in the cultivation of ornamental plants and the design of green spaces.

02 — Courses Offered

Two programmes, one tradition.

Plate I — Degree Programme № 01
Three Years · Semester

B.Sc. Botany

Bachelor of Science · Botany as an elective subject

Duration3 Years
Seats120
Eligibility10+2 Sci.
ModeDHE Centralised

Eligibility requires 10+2 in science with Biology as one of the subjects. Botany is read alongside Chemistry, Zoology, or Biotechnology, with Punjabi/HCP and English as compulsory subjects across the first and second years.

Plate II — Add-On Course № 02
One Year · Annual

Floriculture &
Landscaping

Certificate · Open to all college students

Duration1 Year
Seats40
ModeMerit-based
Open ToUG & PG

A practical course open to students of the College pursuing UG or PG in any stream. Selection is on merit.

Interdisciplinary Composition

Botany — held in company.

The B.Sc. is structured as an interdisciplinary degree. Botany is paired with two other electives over three years.

Botany + Chemistry / Zoology / Biotechnology

With Punjabi / HCP and English taught as compulsory subjects in the first and second years respectively.

03 — The Faculty

Four scholars across mycology, cytogenetics, phycology & toxicology.

04
Faculty
25+
Publications
77
Teaching Yrs
№ 01 — Specimen H. S. Mycology
HS

Harbhajan Singh

Specialisation in Mycology

30
Years
—
Pubs
12
Conf.
04
FDP
№ 02 — Specimen J. K. Cytogenetics
JK

Dr Jasveer Kaur

Specialisation in Cytogenetics

29
Years
12
Pubs
06
Conf.
04
FDP
№ 03 — Specimen K. K. Phycology
KK

Dr Kawalpreet Kaur

Specialisation in Phycology

16
Years
07
Pubs
57
Conf.
06
FDP
№ 04 — Specimen H. K. Env. Toxicology
HK

Dr Harsimran Kaur

Specialisation in Environmental Toxicology

02
Years
06
Pubs
11
Conf.
09
FDP

Technical & Non-Teaching Staff

Mr. Sarabpreet Singh B.Tech (Mech.) · SLA
Mr. Bhupinder Singh M.A. History & Pol. Science · SLA
04 — Research & Recognition

Funded inquiry into fungi, butterflies & soil.

DST-funded studies grounded in the local landscape — bracket fungi on standing trees, butterfly diversity in Chandigarh, and the comparative efficacy of vermicomposting and bacterial composting on fallen leaves.

I.
Dr Jasveer Kaur
Co-Investigator

To study butterfly diversity of Chandigarh and also its seasonal succession vis-à-vis nectar and host plants.

DST · 1.5 YR
Cost
₹45,000
II.
Dr Kawalpreet Kaur
Principal Investigator

Potential threat to standing trees of Chandigarh by bracket fungi.

DST · 2 YR
Cost
₹95,000
III.
Dr Kawalpreet Kaur
Principal Investigator

Comparing the efficacy of vermicomposting and bacterial composting units supplemented on fallen tree leaves (Chandigarh).

DST · 2 YR
Cost
₹50,000
Faculty Awards & Honours
Awardee

Dr Jasveer Kaur Brar

Cytogenetics
  • Awarded with memento & certificate for outstanding environmental activities (2019–20) by the Department of Environment, Chandigarh Administration on Environment Day, 5 June 2021.
Awardee

Dr Kawalpreet Kaur

Phycology
  • InSc Best Teacher Award 2021 — Institutes of Scholars, Bengaluru, in recognition of valuable contribution to academia.
  • MVLA Bharat Jyoti Guru Samman Award 2021 on Teacher's Day for meritorious service and outstanding performance.
  • Letter of recommendation for organising the 11th Punjab University Rose Festival, Chandigarh.
05 — Infrastructure

Three working environments for plant study.

№ 01

Two Working
Laboratories

Equipped for specimen study, microscopy, anatomy preparation and basic plant-tissue work.

№ 02

Herbarium of
Plant Specimens

A maintained collection of dried, mounted, and catalogued specimens for student reference and identification practice.

№ 03

Botanical
Garden

A maintained living garden providing a year-round outdoor classroom for the observation of plants in their natural growth.

06 — Initiatives

Practice that extends beyond the laboratory.

eFLORA Programme

A digital flora of SGGS.

The department leads the College's eFLORA initiative — a continuing project to document the plant species growing on campus, building a working visual record of local biodiversity.

  • Field documentation of campus flora
  • Species identification and cataloguing
  • Visual records contributed by students
Go Green Programme

Plantation, awareness, conservation.

The department supports the College's Go Green programme through an annual cycle of plantation drives, awareness campaigns, and observances of national and global environment days.

  • Plantation drives across the campus
  • Field trips for ecological study
  • Environment Day · Earth Day · Wildlife Week
  • Seminars on sustainability and conservation
❀ Admissions Open

Read the discipline of plants where it has been read since 1966.

Centralised B.Sc. admissions open through the Directorate of Higher Education, Chandigarh. The Floriculture & Landscaping Certificate is selected on merit.

B.Sc. Programme → Admissions Office →