The department of Biological Sciences offers M.Sc. in Botany with special emphasis on Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Biology. The M.Sc. Botany classes started in the college in 1986 An air-conditioned research lab is available for students under the supervision of the faculty.

Since inception, the master's classes have shown excellent results, and its students have achieved top positions with a high percentage of 1st classes in the university examinations.

Students and teachers of the department are actively involved in research activities. Research facilities are available in a number of fields. Presently the department is carrying out research in Tissue Culture, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Paleo-botany and Plant Anatomy. Study tours, seminars and special lectures by eminent scientists are aimed at keeping students abreast of recent trends in the subjects.

Forman Christian College has a lovely botanical garden; it is an integral part of teaching and research of Department of Biological Sciences. It has a number of rare plants and trees. Experimental fields and enclosures are available in the Botanical Garden to facilitate research work at the M.Sc. level.

A spacious library has a rich collection of reference and textbooks covering all disciplines of the subject. A variety of journals are also available and a collection of M.Sc. thesis is present in the library for reference.

After securing their degrees, students are well regarded by renowned research and public organizations for positions or for additional education. Besides teaching and research work, the faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences is also contributing to the development of science curricula, textbook development, and the organization of science conferences at the national level.

COURSE NAME	TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
SEMESTER – 1
BTNY 501	Viruses and Prokaryotes	3
BTNY 502	Mycology and Plant Pathology I	3
BTNY 503	Evolutionary Biology of Lower Vascular Plants	3
BTNY 504	Cell and Molecular Biology	3
BTNY 505	Fundamentals of Biochemistry	3
BTNY 506	General Ecology I – Plants and their Environment	3
TOTAL		18
SEMESTER – 2
BTNY 507	Plant Protists and Bryophytes	3
BTNY 508	Mycology and Plant Pathology II	3
BTNY 509	Evolutionary Biology of Higher Vascular Plants	3
BTNY 510	Biostatistics	3
BTNY 511	Metabolism and Information Pathways	3
BTNY 512	General Ecology II – Plant Communities and the Ecosystems	3
TOTAL		18
SEMESTER – 3
BTNY 601	Plant Anatomy	3 (2+1)
BTNY 602	Genetics –I	3 (2+1)
BTNY 603	Plant Water Relations and Metabolism	3 (2+1)
BTNY 604	Environmental Biology	3 (2+1)
BTNY 605	Term Paper	1
BTNY 606	Research / Special paper **	4
TOTAL		17
SEMESTER – 4
BTNY 607	Plant Systematics	3 (2+1)
BTNY 608	Genetics – II	3 (2+1)
BTNY 609	Plant Growth and Development	3 (2+1)
BTNY 610	Environmental Risk Analysis	3 (2+1)
BTNY 611	Seminar	1
BTNY 612	Research / Special paper **	4
TOTAL		17
Total Credit Hours                                                       70

** To be selected from the courses offered for that semester from the list
below

Special Papers

BTNY 620 Air and Noise Pollution (Credits 4)
BTNY 621 Environmental Impact of Industrial Minerals (Credits 4)
BTNY 622 Human Activity and Environment (Credits 4)
BTNY 623 Fundamentals of Microbiology (Credits 4)
BTNY 624 Industrial Microbiology (Credits 4)
BTNY 625 Plant Tissue Culture (Credits 4)
BTNY 626 Advanced Plant Anatomy (Credits 4)
BTNY 627 Biotechnology (Credits 4)

Comprehensive Examination: A final qualifying examination will be conducted after two years. It will be comprehensive and externally evaluated. The pass percentage will be 50%.