MAHARANA PRATAPSINH SHIKSHAN SANSTHA’S

ANAANDIBAI RAORANE ARTS, COMMERCE AND SCIENCE

COLLEGE, VAIBHAVWADI, SINDHUDURG

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

Vision-

“To be the leading centre providing student – responsive education,

farmer –responsive training and services for plant nursery, taxonomy of

flowering plants, conservation of Biodiversity and inventory of medicinal

plant.”

Mission-

A.R.A.C.S College aims to impart education in Plant Science and

related areas.

Objectives

To provide relevant education to the students in Plant Sciences.

To promote research and training in the field of Taxonomy,

Environmental science and agro forestry and sustainable development.

To encourage the youths on conservation of Plants and careers in

Botany for rural development.

To provide consultancy in for Farmers through integrated extension

activities.

About Department:-

Department of Botany established in 2012. The department started

functioning with enrolling 19 students for the B.Sc. course and one teacher. It has

progressed rapidly with increases in students number as well as faculty

strength. At present, the department admits 78 students for B.Sc. Botany course

and the sanctioned faculty is three. Further, there is a non-teaching / technical staff

two members.

Besides, one applied component subject (Horticulture and Gardening).

hasalso been taught as from last three years. Majority of the past students of the

department have admitted in M.Sc. Botany, Landscape designing and horticultural

and competitive exam, while some past students occupy teaching position. A few

past students have also earned reputation as successful Cashew industrialists.

The department has planned to organize one workshop on Plant

Identification (Cyperaceae).

The research work in the department was oriented towards both classical and

applied components of the subject. A. R. A. C. S. College is situated in close

vicinity of Western Ghats, there is rich biodiversity in some regions within its

jurisdiction. Hence, an exhaustive attempt is made to investigate Angiosperm flora

in different regions. In view of significant role of coastal ecosystem taxonomic

aspects of flowering plants especially Grasses have been studied. According to

IUCN Category of Rare, endemic, endangered and critically endangered species of

flowering plants have been propagated by simple seed germination technique. To

achieve the above research objectives, besides, relying solely on the University of

Mumbai for minor research Projects andThis has greatly helped the department in

research facilities such as Botanical Garden, herbarium, The research work carried

out in the department has appeared in more than 2 papers published in national and

international journals and is also presented international conferences.

The department organized one Medicinal Plant exhibition of

SindhudurgDistrict as well as organized Science Exhibitions for school students.

Under extension activities Department provides services in identification of

plants. The faculty members are actively involved in various programmers for

promotion of scientific awareness among people through popular articles (in

regional language Marathi), Further some members also given a talk in

Grampanchayat level for conservation and awareness regarding forest fire of Tal.

Vaibhavwadi, Sindhudurg. Some faculty members guided Nature Club activities

and participated in exploration of flora.

The department has established effective linkages with various state

levelBotanial survey of India, Social Forest Dept., National Institutes and

Universities. All these developments clearly speak of the bright future of the

department as one of the leading centers of Botanical Research in India

AnandibaiRaorane Arts, Commerceand Science College, Vaibhavwadi has

aptlyrendered services to the community, by the way of providing educational

facilities, particularly to the rural students. Chemistry is a laboratory science that is

based on observations of changes that occur when different materials are mixed. In

our college, the department of chemistry has been established in academic year

2012-13 with nineteen students who had dreams and desire to enrich their

competence in the field of chemical sciences. We know the fact that the prosperity

and progress of faculty depends on the fundamental facilities. Our faculty member

always tried their level best for all round development of the department. Due to

sincere efforts of Principal Dr. C.S.Kakade, today we have fundamental facilities

such as well maintained store room, well equipped laboratories, laboratory

drainage etc.

It is a matter of pride to mention that our two staff members are doing Ph.D.

Our staff members acquired not only good academic qualification, but they are also

ahead in extra-curricular and social activities like, participation and presentation of

research paper in various national and international conferences, seminars and

workshop, participation in Blood Donation campetc.

Innovative curricular and extra-curricular activities such as Seminars, Guest

Lectures were conducted successfully. All these programmes have added a great

value to our teaching and learning programme.

Innovative practice chemistry club have been established from academic

year 2014-15 and various activities like study tour, quiz competition, poster

presentation competition, essay writing competition, science festival, RasayanJatra

etc. are organized through chemistry club.

Students of Botany actively participated in university level as well as district

level Avishkar research competition, Poster presentation competition, organized by

university of Mumbai as well as by different institutions department of Botany.

This activity enhances scientific attitude and popularize science in the society.

Department faculty:

Sr.

No. Name of Faculty Designation Qualification

Teaching Faculty

1 Mr. R.P.KASHETTI Assistant

Professor M.Sc, NET-CSIR JRF, GATE.

2 Dr. V.A.PAITHANE Assistant

Professor

M.Sc.B. Ed. Ph.D (Taxonomy of

Angiosperms).

3 Mr. S. B.PATIL Assistant

Professor M.Sc., NET.

Non- Teaching Faculty

1 Mr. M. G. Raorane Lab. Assistant B.Com.

2 Mr. U.S.ROANANE Lab. Attendant B.Com.

Botany Laboratory

Botany Laboratory area: 20 X 20 = 800 Sq. Ft.

Department Classroom area: 10 X 10 = 100 Sq.Ft.

Department provides all necessaryequipments, facility.

Fulfills withglassware and chemicals.

Departmental Herbarium

One of regional herbarium from Sindhudurg.

Dept. of Botany has about 800 herbarium sheets of Collected plants from

Sindhudurg, Solapur and Kolhapur District, Goa.

Departmental Herbarium shows mostly grasses collections.

One type specimen (Dimeriaanadinaiana) and Eriocaulondevendraniione

new report for Maharashtra

Departmental Herbarium always focused on to collect the Rare, Endemic

and endangered plants from Western Ghats.

Facilities/ instruments/ equipments availableat the department:

Particulars

Sr. No.

Name of Instrument Quantity

1. Hot air oven 1

2. Auto clave 1

3. Binocular Microscope 1

4. Monocular compound

Microscops

08

5. Hand lance 5x to 20x 01

6. Hand Refractometer 01

7. Grafting tools 05

8. Dissecting Microscopes 8

Strength of Department:

Sr.No. Academic

Year

B.Sc. Part I B.Sc. Part II B.Sc. Part III Total

1 2012-13 19 -- -- 19

2 2013-14 27 19 -- 46

3 2014-15 51 14 08 73

4 2015-16 35 12 06 53

5 2016-17 60 12 06 78

Enrichment and Remedial Course for students :

Types of

learner

Types of

methods

Slow learner Remedial Extra lecture individual problem

solving etc.

Medium

learner

Improvement Test, problem solving etc.

Advance

learner

Enrichment Projects, students seminars etc.

Research Achievements:

Sr.No. Particulars Quantity

1 Reference books in central library 15

2 Reference books in Departmental library 50

3 No. of Research Paper Published in International

Research Journal

05

4 No. of Research Paper Published in National Research

Journal

12

5 No. of Research Paper Published in Proceedings of

National and International

Conferences/symposia/Workshops/Seminars

00

6 No. of Research Paper Abstracted in Souvenirs of

National and International

Conferences/symposia/Workshops/Seminars

20

7 No. of National Seminar Attended 10

8 No. of National/International Conference Attended 20

9 No. of Workshop Attended 10

10 No. of minor research project completed 01

11 No. of major research project completed -

Honors , Awards, Rewards and Prizes

1) Faculty:

1. Honored as Expert in Angiosperms by ENVIS Center Maharashtra,

Botanical survey of India.

2. Honored as Expert in flowering Plants by National biodiversity

Authority, Chennai.

3. Honored as Expert and Major contributors in Malvaceae by eflora India

group.

2) Students:

1. Mr. Vinayak Vijay HaldiveF.Y.B.Sc. studentwas selected for University

level poster presentation in Avishkar Research Competition organised by

dept. of student welfare university of Mumbai at S.H. Kelkar college,

Devgad on Nov. 2016.

Unique Activity:-

1) Department students ShravaniKhandare and GeetanjaliPalkar was actively

participated and presented one research project in district level Avishkar

research competition organized by Dept. of student welfare University of

Mumbai and S.H. kelkar college Devgad on Nov. 2015

2) Department students Mr.Vinayak Vijay Haldive and AnupritaThamankar

were actively participated and presented one research project in district level

Avishkar research competition organized by Dept. of student welfare

University of Mumbai and S.H. kelkar college Devgad on Nov, 2016.

Departmental Activity:

Our department always promotes to the students for PG admission guidance

and tries to help them to career guidance.

Our department organizes various departmental activities through Botany

club like poster presentation competition, Medicinal Plant and Wild plant

exhibition and Competition, Exploration tour to study plants, experts lecture,

seminars, Industrial visit to motivate the students and to develop their skill.

Our department always engaged in plantation activity with forest department

and Social forest Department.

Departmental faculties are always visiting the various locations of

Sindhudurg, Solapur, Kolhapur, Goa.

Departmental activities:

Medicinal Plant Exhibition 2015-16:

STUDY TOUR (Lead botanical garden, Shivaji University kolhapur)

PLANTATION PROGRAMME IN COLLEGE:

FOREST DEPARTMENT VISITED TO BOTANY LAB:

Some plant scientist visit to nearest plateau with faculty of college: