Ph.D. Botany 36 months PHD Programme By Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University) |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

180,000 INRTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

19 Apr, 2022Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

Biological SciencesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The Department of Botany has come into existence in 2009. The vision of the Department is to impart quality education to undergraduate, post-graduate students and for promoting research in the area of Botany. Department is also going to start certificate courses in broad areas like skill enhancement which will lead to capacity building in the young brains. The Department has grown into a well-recognized Centre for higher learning and research in Plant Sciences. It has the expertise to attend all the aspects of teaching and research on plants. The Department has five broad specialization, viz., Ecology & Environmental Biology, Natural Resource Utilization, Ethnobotany & Pharmacognosy, Microbiology and Microbial Technology and Plant Systematics. The Department has a well-stocked library with more than 3000 books and over 150 online scientific journals, which caters to the research needs of the faculty and the students. The aim of the department is to provide quality education to the educationally under privileged tribal children of the Chhattisgarh state, which has been successfully fulfilled by the Department.
The Department has been operating several research projects funded by various national and international agencies. The faculty members of the department have produced high quality research publications in reputed national and international journals. The Department has over 300 quality research publications since the inception. The faculty members have specializations in different disciplines such as Microbiology and Microbial Technology, Stress physiology; Plant Biotechnology; Ecology and Environmental Biology, Plant diversity and Conservation, Ethnobotany and Plant systematics etc. The research activities of the department are spread over different laboratories; each faculty supervising variable number of research students for Ph. D. degree.
There are 28 doctoral students and one post-doctoral fellow who constitute the core working group in these laboratories. The departmental laboratories are equipped with the advanced instrumentation facilities which include Photo-microscopy with Leica (DM200) digital Microscopes, Kjeldhal, Phytotron etc. Moreover, the department also extends facilities of Spectrophotometer, PAM analyser, Air sampler etc. The Department is planning to establish a Botanical Garden and a Medicinal plants Garden in the campus of the University. The Botanical Garden shall house rare, threatened, endemic and medicinal plants of Chhattisgarh to provide excellent opportunity for the postgraduate students and research scholars for experimentation and for further study on plants.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The Department of Botany has come into existence in 2009. The vision of the Department is to impart quality education to undergraduate, post-graduate students and for promoting research in the area of Botany. Department is also going to start certificate courses in broad areas like skill enhancement which will lead to capacity building in the young brains. The Department has grown into a well-recognized Centre for higher learning and research in Plant Sciences. It has the expertise to attend all the aspects of teaching and research on plants. The Department has five broad specialization, viz., Ecology & Environmental Biology, Natural Resource Utilization, Ethnobotany & Pharmacognosy, Microbiology and Microbial Technology and Plant Systematics. The Department has a well-stocked library with more than 3000 books and over 150 online scientific journals, which caters to the research needs of the faculty and the students. The aim of the department is to provide quality education to the educationally under privileged tribal children of the Chhattisgarh state, which has been successfully fulfilled by the Department.
The Department has been operating several research projects funded by various national and international agencies. The faculty members of the department have produced high quality research publications in reputed national and international journals. The Department has over 300 quality research publications since the inception. The faculty members have specializations in different disciplines such as Microbiology and Microbial Technology, Stress physiology; Plant Biotechnology; Ecology and Environmental Biology, Plant diversity and Conservation, Ethnobotany and Plant systematics etc. The research activities of the department are spread over different laboratories; each faculty supervising variable number of research students for Ph. D. degree.
There are 28 doctoral students and one post-doctoral fellow who constitute the core working group in these laboratories. The departmental laboratories are equipped with the advanced instrumentation facilities which include Photo-microscopy with Leica (DM200) digital Microscopes, Kjeldhal, Phytotron etc. Moreover, the department also extends facilities of Spectrophotometer, PAM analyser, Air sampler etc. The Department is planning to establish a Botanical Garden and a Medicinal plants Garden in the campus of the University. The Botanical Garden shall house rare, threatened, endemic and medicinal plants of Chhattisgarh to provide excellent opportunity for the postgraduate students and research scholars for experimentation and for further study on plants.

Admission Requirements

37+

19 Apr 2022
3 Years
Aug

Tuition fees

Domestic
21,840 INR
Domestic (Out of State)
21,840 INR
International
180,000 INR

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Frequently Asked Questions

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (formerly known as Guru Ghasidas University) is a central university located in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. The eligibility criteria for a PhD program may vary depending on the specific department or discipline. However, generally, the following criteria are common for PhD admissions in Indian universities: Educational Qualifications: Candidates should have a Master's degree in a relevant field from a recognized university. The minimum required percentage may vary, but it is typically around 55% or equivalent CGPA (50% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). Entrance Exam: Many universities, including Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, require candidates to qualify for a national-level entrance exam like the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by UGC or similar exams like CSIR-NET, GATE, etc. Some universities also conduct their own entrance exams for PhD admissions.
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