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24 MonthsMaster of Science (M.Sc) in Botany is a full-time two-year postgraduate course offered by the University of Mumbai, Mumbai.
Botany is a discipline of the Biological Sciences and specifically the Science of Plant Life. The field of Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines including structure, growth, reproduction, physiology, metabolism, development, diseases, chemical properties, classification and evolutionary relationships among the taxonomic groups of plants. Botany began with early human efforts to identify edible, medicinal and poisonous plants, making it one of the oldest branches of science. The study of plants is vital because they are a fundamental part of life on earth, and generate the oxygen and food that allow humans and other organisms to exist. India is rich in Biodiversity of plants and other biological organisms. It is a source of our food, medicine and many other requirements of life. Biodiversity is one of the important areas to be studied and understood.
In order to cater to this need, the Botany Department of St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous) offers an M.Sc. degree in Botany under its Autonomous system which allows us to design our own syllabi and our own evaluation system. The degree is awarded by the University of Mumbai.
A candidate for being eligible for admission to the M.Sc. Degree in Botany should have passed the B.Sc. (Three year integrated course) degree examination of the University of Mumbai with at least seven units (i.e. minimum required for majoring in a subject) in Botany or B.Sc. Botany from any other University recognized as equivalent thereto
Admission of students into the Autonomous Degree Courses will be on the basis of the aggregate marks in the qualifying examination or its equivalent, for both the Undergraduate (UG) and the Postgraduate (PG) courses, unless specified otherwise.