• The laboratories are well equipped to meet the demand of the honours curriculum.
• The teachers of the department use different teaching aids like projectors, charts,models, microscopes, permanent slides, preserved specimen, Herbarium, museum etc. in the classrooms.
• An interactive method of teaching is built up in the class between the teacher and student
• The museum of the Department of Botany is unique for its collections of various botanical specimens. Moreover during botanical excursions many specimens are collected from different ecological habitats and the unique ones are displayed in the museum.
• Moreover the students are also made aware of, how the specimens are collected, preserved and maintained in the museum.
• The Seminar library is a small repository of books (about 600) in the department in addition to the Central one.
• Botanical excursion is a part of the curriculum for both Botany Honours and General stream students of Calcutta University. The Department organizes long botanical excursions to different phytogeographical regions in India for the purpose of studying floral diversity in different natural habitats. In this process, the students become aware of the ecological importance and its interaction with plant community. Visit to Indian Botanic Garden is an annual fare for the students of Botany.
• During excursion to other phyto-geographical regions the teachers and students of the Department interact with the local people and make them aware about the various reasons behind the loss of biological resources in those areas. They also suggest conservation measures for species, which are at high risk and to be conserved on priority basis.
• Apart from these, publication of wall magazine, workshops and seminars etc. are organized by the Department.
• The teachers are specialized in different areas of the subject and therefore, are perfectly competent to meet the demand of the learner. All the teachers, besides teaching, organize seminars and workshops.
   

Add On Course :

Course Title: Cultivation and nutritive Value of Mushroom for the benefit of Human being.

Course Criteria : Add On Course is of 32 hours' course within 6 months. Both the Courses more or less have same syllabus. Each student can avail only one course. Only Honours students can attend in the course without any extra fees. It is a certificate course. After completion of the stipulated hours of classes only, one student will get a certificate. This certificate will facilitate them to get job. The course is being conducted by the Dept. of Botany of Bangabasi College. All teachers of Botany Dept. conduct the classes.

Value of the Course: Mushroom is a fatless highly proteinaceous and nutritive food especially for vegetarian people. It is often prescribed by doctors for diabetic and heart patients having high cholesterol and triglyceride. It keeps the body fit and healthy. It is good for obese people. It has much medicinal value. So, every student should take training on cultivation of mushroom.

Outcome of the Course: With the acquired knowledge of Mushroom Cultivation the students can take up Mushroom Cultivation as a source of income. The knowledge and skill will be helpful for getting absorbed in research organizations which carry out research on Mushroom Cultivation. Moreover, there are many small scale and large scale mushroom production centers where the students with this knowledge can get employed. Students can themselves have start ups and become successful entrepreneurs.

Department offers training on this course

Number of students in each year: 30

Year of Course: 2018-2019, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024