M. PHIL. IN BOTANY
(Evening Program)
STUDY
PATTERN
M.PhII. Programme (two years full-time)
The
course consists of 5 compulsory subjects which make up the core of the
programme and several other subjects of which you choose 1. There are 6
subjects in total. Each subject is of three credit hours making it a 18 credit
hours. 12 credit hours are for research dissertation. The whole M.Phil.
programme is of 30 credit hours.
OBJECTIVES
Training
of students for higher degree to improve their qualification.
To
enhance professional ability of college and university teachers to compete for
higher positions.
To
apprise M.Phil. students with latest developments in various fields of plant
sciences.
To
produce scientists who can meet the challenges of research and teaching of the
21st century.
Semester
one: In this semester there will be three core courses each of 3 credit hours
(2 credit hours for theory and 1 credit hour for practical), this semester
will start from September and will end by December each year.
Semester
two: The second semester is
from January to May each year and students are required to take up 2 core and
1 optional courses of 3 credit hours each. Total will be 9 credit hours in
second semester.
Semester
3 and 4: This is from September 2nd year onward for full one year and is
exclusively reserved for research. At the end of 2nd year students have to
submit their dissertation. The thesis is of 12 credit hours therefore the
whole M.Phil. program will be 30 credit hours.
Courses
of each semester are as follows:
Courses of M. Phil Environment Science
Semester
1
|
M.Sc.
- Part I |
|
|
Bot.
501 |
Diversity
of Plant Forms-I: Phycology, Mycology, Bryology |
| 1st
core course |
Bot-701 |
Form
and phylogeny of plants |
| 2nd
core course |
Bot-702
|
Photophysiology
of plant growth |
| 3rd
core course |
Bot-703
|
Ecology
of halophytes |
Semester
2
| 1st
core course |
Bot-704 |
Essentials
of microbial genetics |
| 2nd
core course |
Bot-705
|
Principles
and practice of plant conservation |
One
optional course out of the followings:
| Optional
courses |
Bot-706 |
Advances
in genetics and plant breeding |
| Optional
courses |
Bot-709 |
Fermentation
Biotechnology |
Semester
3 and 4
| Research |
Bot-899 |
Thesis/
dissertation |
THESIS
This
is a compulsory requirement for M.Phil. programme. A student who scores
minimum GPA = 3.0 in comprehensive examination shall be allowed to prepare
his/ her research synopsis for presentation before the Academic Committee for
approval.
A
student who fails to score minimum GPA = 3.0 in the comprehensive examination
shall be screened out as a failed student. On the recommendation of the
academic committee the student may be given a chance to appear in a re-sit
examination.
Academic committee shall determine the date for
the submission of thesis after 4th semester. Most probably. it will be the
last week of May.
A
Board of Examiners, proposed by the academic committee and approved by the
Board of Studies, will evaluate the thesis in a viva-voce examination of the
student. The minimum requirement for the approval of thesis is 3.0 grade
points (B Grade). The Board may recommend a revision and one-time
re-submission of the thesis under the prescribed rules.
ENTRY
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must hold; M. Sc. degree (botany and
related fields) with at least 2nd division from recognized university or an
equivalent from any other recognized university. The Admission Committee of
the department however, reserves the right of admission to any students of
related fields such as biochemistry, microbiology or genetics and will be
fully authorized to devise eligibility criteria
for entry. Persons who are working in Government, autonomous, semi autonomous
or private organizations are also eligible to apply. Such applicants will be
asked to submit a 'No Objection' certificate from their employers. Maximum age
for admission will be 30 years, relaxable in special cases.
ADMISSION
CRITERION
Students once admitted to the department for
M.Phil. will not be
allowed to take admission elsewhere in any other diploma or degree. The
admission criterion is as under:
Marks
in M.Sc. Botany
(Total
marks will have weightage of 100 marks)
=
100
College
test
=
60
Interview
=
40
Total
=
200
Merit
will be determined by marks scored out of total i.e. 200 marks
FACILITIES
LIBRARY
Library in the Botany Department contains a
good collection of books, Journals and other research material. In all, there
are 5,022 books, some very good collection of journal titles including some
journals of Linnean society and rich collection of research material on plant
Morphology (bryophytes and angiosperms). In the main library of the college
computing facilities include networked PCs linked tc wide range of software,
communication and print services. There is an open-access to the Internet and
links to a broad based information network connecting many national and
international universities.
BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
This
Society was established in 1954. The founder members of the society were Dr
Sultan Ahmed, Dr Muzzafar Ahmed, Dr Abu Baker, Prof. Ahsanul Islam and Prof.
Wais Hussain Bokhari. The society started the publication of internationally
reputed Journal "Biologia" and its first edition was
LABORATORIES
The
Labs in the department are fully equipped and students have access to flame
photometer, muffle furnace, temperature controlled growth chambers and some
high quality cooled incubators, centrifuge machines, ovens, fermenter, rotary
microtomes and rotary shakers. Very advance type ot research is being carrie
oul Lab. under the supervision of Dr. lkram - ul Haq.
HERBARIUM
The
oldest in town, Govt. College herbarium was established under the chairmanship
of Prof. Kashyap in early 20th century and since then it has been
playing an essential role in teaching and research of botany. It contains
important flora of Pakistan present in preserved form in the herbarium. All
botany students and outside researchers and visitors have access to the
material with permission of the department. The plant collection is huge,
comprises of several hundred of specimens including algae, fungi, bryophytes,
pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Most important among the
collection are some rare Bryophytes collected by late Prof. Kashyap and a huge
collection of mycological specimens done by late Dr. Sultan Ahmed.
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Botanical
Garden at Bagh-e-Jinnah is an integral part of research and teaching at Botany
department. In 1912 authorities gave 7 acres of land to Botany Department to
be used purely for research purposes. Since then it is being controlled and
looked after by the department. Garden contains wild flora and has number of
rare and exotic species. This is particularly due to the untiring efforts of
Dr Amin-ul-Haq Khan who is not only been taking interest in bringing the rare
and important species in the garden but is also activating the building work
in and around the botanical garden.
The construction of newly built wall around the garden will eventually save
rare Species and wild life from any outside disturbance. Green house,
experimental fields, plant breeding enclosures and a seed bank are present in
the Garden to facilitate researchers to carry out their research projects.
FACULTY
* Prof. Dr. Rashid Ahmed
Mirza, Ph.D. (Manchester)
Chairman
(Ecology,
Vegetation and Soil Sciences)
* Dr.
Amin-ul-Haq Khan, Ph.D. DIC (UK)
Professor
(Environmental
impact Assessment and Plant conservation)
* Dr.
lkram-ul-Haq, Ph.D. (P.U.)
Professor
(Pathology
and Biotechnology)
* Dr.
Zaheer-ud-Din Khan, Ph.D. (UK)
Associate Prof.
(Plant
Morphology, Anatomy and Food Microscopy)
* Dr.
Mian Wajahat Hussain, Ph.D. (USA)
Associate Prof.
(Plant
Physiology and Biochemistry)
* Dr.
Zaheer-ul-Hasan Naqvi, Ph.D. ( U.K.)
Associate Prof.
(Genetics
and Plant breeding)
* Dr.
Athar Hussain, Ph.D. (P.U.)
Assistant Prof.
(Plant
Tissue culture and Biotechnology)
* Dr.
Muhammad Saleem, Ph.D. DIc RCSA (UK)
Lecturer
(Microbial
and Environmental Genetics)
* Dr.
Abdul Wahid Ph.D. (P.U.)
Lecturer
(Environmental
Science)
* Mrs.
Shazia Mirza M.Phil (P.U. )
Lecturer
(Molecular Biology)
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