Objectives:
   1. To develop an indepth knowledge among students about
       the plant kingdom which is an inseparable part of their
       lives. 

   2. To inculcate research habit by giving emphasis on Applied
       Botany highlighting the importance of Biotechnology and
       tissue culture which are of immense value in the present
       times.

  Courses Offered:
    B.Sc Botany (Three year course, started in 1957)   
    M.Sc Botany (Four Semester course, started in 1979)

  Faculty:
   M.P Ramani, M.Sc. (Head of Department)
    M. Ramesh,  M.Sc., Ph.D.

    S. Komala Sanath, M.Sc., B.Ed.
    M. Jayashree, M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed.
    K. Mohana Kurup, M.Sc., Ph.D.
    K. Samitha Varma, M.Sc.
    P.P Rajan, M.Sc., Ph.D.
    P.Indulekha, M.Sc., Ph.D.

 Assisants
    E. Raveendran
    M. Sivadasan
    M. K. Saraswathy

 Gardener
   K. Mohandasan