Department of Botany

Achievements

Highlights

  • Even major and two minor research projects completed.
  • UGC sponsored Career Oriented Certificate Course started for UGC students for five consecutive years.
  • Creating awareness about conservation of forests (as natural bio-resources) and environment among students at large scale through nature club activity.
  • Botanical study tours and field work arranged in every year for students which helpful for exposure of student to nature, forests and marine flora.
  • Continuous training arranged for environmental monitoring to researchers.
  • Management of waste material (Kitchen garden) done in the campus-by Vermi-composting method.
  • Every year arranged training to students about mushroom cultivation.
  • Development of nursery in botanical garden to train the students.

Achievements

  • Department has received Rs. 69,71,200/- amount during 1995-2022 from UGC, MOEF and NMPB agencies.

Awards

  • Pune Municipal Corporation Pune has felicitated with a ‘Shikshak Gaurav Puraskar’ on 5th September, 2012.
  • Awarded ShikshakGouravPuraskar of BharatiVidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune- 38. in Year 2012-2013.
  • Seva Gaurav Puraskarof BharatiVidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune on 26th April 2015.
  • Awarded Best Programme Officer NSS of Government of Maharashtra, January 2021.

Memberships

  • Research guide (Ph.D. and M.Phil) In Botany.
  • N.S.S. Program Officer, Y.M. College, Pune-38.
  • Former Rector, BharatiVidyapeeth, New Boys Hostel, Erandwane, Pune-38.
  • Former Chairman of BOS in life Sciences, BharatiVidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune-38.
  • Former Faculty member of Science faculty, BharatiVidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune- 38.
  • Member of BOS of Biotechnology, Solapur University, Solapur (2008 – 2009)
  • Former Member of BOS of Botany, Solapur University, Solapur.
  • Member of Academic Council From April 2016 to till date BharatiVidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune-38.
  • Life Member of Aerobiological Society of India.
  •  Dean, Faculty of Science from 11th June 2021 to 10th June 2023.