B.SC (HONS) BOTANY-GCU Lahore

Course name: B.SC (HONS) BOTANY

Course Overview: The Department of Botany is one of the oldest departments of GC University Lahore, imparting instructions at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level since 1912. Among the prominent scholars, Prof. Shiv Ram Kashyap, Professors of stature, Prof. S.L. Ghose, Prof. A.C. Joshi, lead this Department. After the Independence of the Subcontinent, Dr. A.A. Qureshi, Dr. Sultan Ahmed, a Mycologist and Taxonomist of international repute, Prof. A.R. Zafar, Prof. A.H. Zafar, Prof. Jawad A. Khan, Prof. Masud-ul-Hasan, Dr. R.A. Mirza and Prof. A. U. Khan promoted the culture of research and development.

The Department of Botany is recognized as a leading provider of quality education supported by relevant experience of staff and the dissemination of leading edge research. Staff members are committed to provide ample opportunities for students to develop those skills that are keenly sought by employers.

The famous saying that “All Flesh is Grass” reflects its significance of Botany in the biosphere. It began with tribal lore, to identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants for a number of reasons; they generate oxygen and provide food, fibers, fuel and medicine for life forms to exist on earth. An understanding of Botany can help to:

Become a researcher or teacher in a research and/or academic institution.

Understand fundamentals of life processes in living organisms to produce more food and fiber for population using healthier and better hybrid seeds of crops harvested through plant breeding and genetics.

Depict environmental changes through the use of plants as bio indicators and protect plants and endangered plant species through biodiversity conservation techniques.

Provide link between academia and industry.

Manage sustainable agriculture, forestry and horticulture with efficacy.

No. of Semesters: 8

Course duration: 4 years

Requirements:

1. Admission Regulations

1. Admission will be strictly on merit which shall be determined on the basis of overall marks and Interview.
   
2. The applicant (Male/Female) applying for admission to BA/BSc (Hons) 4-years programme must have passed his/her HSSC with at least 50% Marks.
   
3. The candidates for admission to B/VBSc (Flans) will be interviewed on the dates notified. And the candidates who remain absent will have no claim to admission. Irrespective of the marks they have obtained in the HSSC Examination.
   
4. Candidates who select English Literature and Political Science as their major subject are required to pass a written test conducted by the departments In order to qualify for admission. Merit List shall be prepared on the basis of the candidates’ score in the written test of and interview.
   
5. For BSc (Hons) in Physics /Mathematics /Statistics/BS (CS), the candidate must have passed his/her HSSC Examination with Mathematics from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education securing at least 50% marks.
   
6. Diploma holders DAE/DCom are not eligible to apply for admission to BA/BSc 1-Years (lions) Programme except BSc (Hons) in Electronics offered by department of Physics, and BCom (Hons) offered by department of Economics.
   
7. Candidate who passed! Corn will be eligible for admission to BA/BSc 4-Years (lions) programmer in only those subjects which are allowed by the concerned department.
   

How to apply: Admissions for Undergraduate degree programs usually opened once in a year during Fall Semester i.e. August / September.

• Applications for admission to various Undergraduate degree programs are invited through an advertisement.
  Admission is made purely on merit basis from amongst the applicants.
  
• In case the admission form is downloaded from university website (www.gcu.edu.pk), it should be accompanied with a Bank Draft / Pay Order
  
• The application forms are available in the prospectus which can be obtained from the Office.
  
• The candidates are advised to fill the Application Form carefully after reading the instructions and especially the column for preferences of different disciplines.
  

Curriculum:

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Year-3

Year-4

• Students will select 4 courses from the following list subject to the availability of the faculty
  

ALLIED COURSES