Departmental Profile

NOWGONG COLLEGE  ::  Department of Botany

Name of the Head of the Department:   Krishna Kanta Medhi

Address:   Nowgong College, Nagaon, Assam, Pin- 782001

Phone:   +913672231262

Contact email:   hodbotnc@gmail.com

Number of Staff in Department:   7         Staff Details        View Profiles

Total Intake Capacity:   212         Details of Course Offered

About the Salient Achievements of the Department:   Nowgong College was established on 7th August, 1944. The science faculty of the college received affiliation from Gauhati University on 1st March, 1953. The Department of Botany was started before 1953, though the all records are not available today. From 1953 onwards, the teachers on permanent basis joined. The department was started with subject Biology. In 1958, degree section was opened and the subject “pure botany” was introduced in intermediate course in addition to Biology. It was then named as “Department of Biology and Botany” in 1970, when separate Zoology Department was established, it came to be known as “Department of Botany”. Major course was introduced in 1968.  To develop interest in the concerned subject;  To develop responsibility towards the entire Biological world for its conservation and sustainable management;  To know about the potentiality of Biological world and their impact on human being and vise-versa;  To impart knowledge about the beneficial aspects of plants in every steps of life.

Details of Externally Funded Research/Infrastructure Projects:

Name Funding Agency Project Duration Total Fund Received Status

Algal Flora from different habitats of Central Assam and Conservation of Collected strains MoEF 3 Years 15,17000/- Ongoing
Modification of wasteland by creating vegetation cover with few economically important plants of Assam. UGC 1 Year 6 Months 80,000/- Ongoing
Assessment of drinking water quality of Nagaon Municipality area UGC 2 Years 16.000/- Completed
Ethnobotany of the Tea-Garden and Ex-tea garden Communities of Nagaon District, Assam UGC 2 Years 42,000/- Completed
Nitrogen fixing Blue Green algae (Cynaobacteria) in Morigaon District, Assam and Evaluation of Biofertilizer productivity of few species UGC 2 Years 50,000/- Completed
Effect of solid water disposal from paper mill on land UGC 2 Years 41,500/- Completed

Other Activities (e.g., National/International Conferences, Symposia, Seminar, etc. organized during the last 10 years):   I. National Seminar on Bioresources of North-East India – Industrial Potentials and Intellectual Property Rights Issues (January 2nd & 3rd 2009). II. Demonstration Training for Higher Secondary School Teachers (13th &14th July 2007). III. Awareness and Training Programme for Farmers on Use of Fertilizer (21st & 22nd February 2006) IV. Workshop on Hydroponics (18th – 20th November 2003) V. Demonstration Training for Higher Secondary School Teachers (27th & 28th January 2001) VI. Workshop on Project Works of Botany (Major) – 30th October – 1st November 1998 VII. National Seminar on Need of Environmental Education and Protection of Orchid & Lichen Flora of N E Region of India (21st – 23rd December 1990)

Staff Details

Number of Professor :   0
Number of Associate Professor :   1
Number of Assistant Professor :   5
Number of Lecturer :   1
Number of other teaching staff :   0
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Course Details

Course Name

Duration

Intake Capacity

H.S. 2 Years 120
U.G. 3 Years 70
P.G. 2 Years 8
Certificate Course in Mushroom Cultivation 3 Months 10
Ph.D. 3 Years 4

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Name	Funding Agency	Project Duration	Total Fund Received	Status
Algal Flora from different habitats of Central Assam and Conservation of Collected strains	MoEF	3 Years	15,17000/-	Ongoing
Modification of wasteland by creating vegetation cover with few economically important plants of Assam.	UGC	1 Year 6 Months	80,000/-	Ongoing
Assessment of drinking water quality of Nagaon Municipality area	UGC	2 Years	16.000/-	Completed
Ethnobotany of the Tea-Garden and Ex-tea garden Communities of Nagaon District, Assam	UGC	2 Years	42,000/-	Completed
Nitrogen fixing Blue Green algae (Cynaobacteria) in Morigaon District, Assam and Evaluation of Biofertilizer productivity of few species	UGC	2 Years	50,000/-	Completed
Effect of solid water disposal from paper mill on land	UGC	2 Years	41,500/-	Completed

Course Name	Duration	Intake Capacity
H.S.	2 Years	120
U.G.	3 Years	70
P.G.	2 Years	8
Certificate Course in Mushroom Cultivation	3 Months	10
Ph.D.	3 Years	4