Department of Botany

About the Department

The Department of Biology, Govt. College for Women was established in the year 1927. The course for B. Sc. Botany was started in the year 1952 while M.Sc. Botany course was started in the year 1972.  The department is an approved research centre of the University of Kerala from 2006 onwards.

The department has eight full-time faculty members and provides opportunities for 45 graduate and 17 postgraduate students per year (including marginal increase).  The Department of Botany strives to accomplish excellence in basic and applied aspects of plant sciences by fostering innovative research and teaching that encompasses and integrates all levels of biological organization from molecules to ecosystems.  Teaching and Research programs in General Botany, Molecular, Biochemical, Developmental biology, and Physiology of plants are undertaken in the department.

Mission

1. To impart scientific knowledge in the frontier areas of Plant Science to the women students.
2. To train the students in the basic and applied aspects of Botany to develop scientific temper.
3. To develop and foster research and inquisitive knowledge of students in the field of Botany.
4. To inculcate the spirit of environmental awareness among the students
5. To train and develop the female students with special thrust towards the economically and socially weaker sections of the society and in turn to foster the women empowerment in this section of the society.

Vision

1. Our vision is to project the potential of Department of Botany, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram as one of the premier departments among the Arts and Science colleges in the state.
2. To impart knowledge to students in the frontier areas of Botany and also to foster their development as responsible citizens of the country.

Programs offered by the Department

Name of the Programme	Subject	Category	Duration	Annual intake	Details
B Sc	Botany	UG (Science)	6 Semesters	30
M Sc	Botany	PG (Science)	4 Semesters	10
Ph D	Botany	Ph D (Science)	5 Years	—

Succession List of HODs of the Department

Sl. No.	Name of the teacher	Period
1	Smt.  K. V. Paul	1952-1962
2	Smt. T. Bhagavathy Amma	1962-1968
3	Dr. T. V. C. Thankam	1968-1979
4	Sri. K. Chandrasekharan Nair	1979-1983
5	Sri. G. P. Krishna Pillai	1983
6	Sri. S. Ramachandran Nair	1983-1984
7	Sri. K. Narayana Pillai	1984
8	Sri. V. U. Augusty	1985-1987
9	Smt. K. Prabhavathy Amma	1987-1991
10	Smt. Sosa Abraham	1991
11	Smt. B. Padma Kumari	1992
12	Smt. K. Usha Devi	1992-1994
13	Smt. B. Padma Kumari	1994
14	Smt. Susan Chacko	1994-1996
15	Smt. P. K. Sunanda Bai	1196-1998
16	Smt. R. Vijayambika	1998
17	Smt. S. Lalithamma	1998-2000
18	Smt. L. Prasanna Kumari	2000-2001
19	Smt. B. Kumari Girija	2001-2003
20	Dr. P S. Krishna Kumari	2003-2005
21	Sri. P. Raja Prasad	2005-2007
22	Dr. G. Balachandran	2007-2008
23	Smt. N. Shakkeela	2008-2009
24	Dr. Aniamma Varghese	2009-2010
25	Dr. A. Prasad	2010-2011
26	Dr. T. R. Jaya Kumari	2011-2012
27	Sri. V. Ramakrishnan	2012-2015
28	Dr. Sunil Kesava Deth G.	2016-2021
29	Dr. Sandhia G S	2021-2022