Brief History
The Department Of Botany, P.N College (Autonomous), Khordha, Odisha was established in 1971 with a Degree-course(Pass) under Utkal university, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar and owes its origin to the devoted and tenacious efforts of the great soul Late Prananath Pattanaik. The Department of Botany has been in the fore front of teaching in plant science since its year of establishment. The original aim of providing quality education to the educationally underprivileged tribe of this locality has been successfully fulfilled in 1974, when this Dept. Of Botany accorded due recognition to establish Botany (honours) courses, since then the Department has shown its extraordinary performances towards imparting knowledge over plant science and its various scope among students. In 2009, The Department started an advance tissue culture programme for 2 years. Various students participated in the programme and acquired useful skill in achieving full knowledge over plant science .
- Programme offered
- B.Sc. (Botany Hons.)
- Inter disciplinary courses
- Environmental Science, Biotechnology, Biology
- Intake Capacity(Students)
- 70
Faculty Profile
(including teaching, non-teaching & technical staff)
Dr. Binodini Mishra
M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D, NET
Dr. Ladukesh P. Mishra
M.Sc., Ph.D
Mrs. Sudhansumala Rout
M.Sc. , M.Phil, B.Ed
Dr. Gitanjali Rout
M.Sc., M.Phil, B.Ed, Ph.D
Mr. Laxmi Prasanna Pattanaik
M.Sc., BIAMS, DHMS
Mr. Jyoti Ranjan Pattanaik
M.Sc., LLB
Mrs. Amrita Manjari
M.Sc.
Mr. Jitendra Kumar Samantaray
B.Sc.
Ms. Ushashee Mandal
M.Sc.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Rath
Mr. Bikash Sahoo
Mr. Biswanath Mohanty
Remarkable achievements
- State/National Level Seminar Organized By The Department
- Extra Mural /Expert Lecturer Organized by the Department
- Achievement of the Students in various co-curricular activities
- Mentainance of Biological garden with various plants with academic and medicinal plants
Alumni
| Name | Qualification/Position |
|---|---|
| Dr. Pratyush K. Pradhan | Reader in Botany, P.N (A) College, Khordha |
| Priya Ranjan Behera | M Sc., Botany Project Assistant Natural Product Division, RRL,BHUBANESWAR. |
| Suravi Dipali Muduli | M Sc. ENV. Sc. NOU, Project Assistant Hydrometeorology Division, RRL, Bhubaneswar. |
| Saswati Nayak | M.SC,SRF,ALGAL Biotechnology IARI, New- Delhi. |
| Animesh Das Pattanaik | Lect. in Botany, Christ College ,Cuttack |
| Mr Rabindra Ku Pradhan | Orissa Administrative Service, Tangi ,Orissa |
| Dhiren Ku. Pattaniak | IAS |
| Chiittranjan Khuntia | OAS |
| Soumaya Kanta Chhotaray | IFS, (AP) |
| Poonam Singh | SBI, BBSR. |
| Maitree Mohanty | Jr. Clerk Court |
| Amarpalli Priyadarshini | Jr. Clerk Forest Dept. Khordha. |
| Rojalin Pradhan | Jr. Clerk Collector Office, Khordha |
| Mehul Agrawall | WIPRO(Banglore, Karnataka) |
| Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pattanaik | Assistant Auditor General of Co-operative Society, Odisha |
| Dr. Raghunath Rath | Reader (Rtd), Talcher College, Anugul |
| Mr. Sangram Keshari Samantaray | Senior Audit Officer, Odisha |
| Mr. Biranchi Narayan Maharana | Manager, Gramya Bank, Odisha |