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SACRED HEART COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), THEVARAKOCHI, KERALA, 682013CURRICULUM AND SYLLABICHOICE BASED CREDIT AND SEMESTER SYSTEM(CBCSS)UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME IN BOTANY(B.Sc. BOTANY - MODEL I)INTRODUCED FROM 2019 ADMISSION ONWARDSBOARD OF STUDIES IN BOTANYSacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi, Kerala

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 2019CONTENTSSl. No.Page No.1Forward032Members of the BoS in Botany053Curriculum064Grievance Redressal Mechanism245B.Sc. Botany Programme Outcomes (POs)256Syllabus of Core Courses267Pattern of Question Papers778Model Question Papers Core (Theory)789Model Question Papers Core (Practical)9210Syllabus of Complementary Courses10411Model Question Papers (Compl. Theory)11312Model Question Papers (Compl. Practical)117BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 2

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 2019FORWORDScience is a study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically and the base of alldevelopments in the world is because of practical application of science, i.e. technology.The creation of a scientific thinking in society necessitates proper education and guidance.In order to achieve this, one must update the developments in every field of science. Toachieve this goal, the curriculum of every programme in science should be revisedfrequently to incorporate the recent advances in science.In line with the changes in higher education, the state of Kerala had introduced theautonomy in its 13 selected colleges in 2014. Exercising the opportune occasion ofautonomy, the dept. of Botany had attempted to redraft the entire syllabus of UG in adifferent perspective and the rearrangement of the courses in a more systematic and learnerfriendly manner in 2015.The Board of Studies in Botany has made a thorough evaluation of the present syllabusand decided to revise the curriculum in tune with the parent University and the UniversityGrants Commission’s model for Under Graduate Curriculum. In this process care has beentaken to give emphasis to various aspects such as the creativity of students, knowledge ofcurrent developments in the discipline, awareness of environmental impacts due to thedevelopment of science and technology, the skills essential for handling equipment andinstruments in laboratories and industries, employability and entrepreneur development.Later, consequent of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India order and the subsequent UGCcircular, the Academic Council of the college decided to incorporate EnvironmentalStudies and Human Rights in the UG curriculum, as an additional core course.Mahatma Gandhi University has revised the curriculum for the UG programs in 2017. Inthat they have included Environmental Studies and Human Rights in an impressive way.The BOS in Botany of this college decided to follow the syllabus of that course withappropriate modification as full course in Semester V.The Academic Council of the college decided to implement the revised syllabus witheffect from the academic year 2019-20.The following are the major changes envisaged in the new draft.BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 3

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 20191. Under graduate programme in Botany has 13 courses designed as per awell thought out draft scheme where care is given to the scientific coherence ofprogression subjects. The dissertation of the sixth semester is modified in such away that the candidates shall opt for either conventional dissertation or any of thehands on training projects of the following types. The hands on training shall bestreamlined in such a way that an MoU shall be signed with the outsideprofessional agency, if any, with that of the department.The following are the projects considered for hands on training:1. Mushroom cultivation3. Nursery Management2. Landscaping and garden designing4. Flower arrangement and Vegetablecarving5. Topiary and Bonsai6. Poly-house farming & Precisionfarming7. Organic farming and Plantation management 8. Plant tissue culture9. Cultivation of Medicinal plants10. Traditional post-harvest technology11. Natural fibre extraction and Handicrafts12. Natural dyes and Mural painting13. Vermi composting and Organic manure14. Bio-pesticides and Bio-insecticides15. Bio-fertilizers and Biological control16. Floriculture and Cut flowermarketing17. Traditional and Natural food processing18. Home-made Chocolate Making19. Wood and Timber Processing20. Budding, Layering, GraftingVirtual Lab and Additional CreditsIn tune with the new trends, ICT enabled teaching methods and to spread the message ofnon-invasive methods, Green Chemistry and protection of environments, virtual labs areoffered in the new syllabus. Out of the 13 courses in Botany programme, 8 courses areappended with a minimum of 3 virtual lab experiments. During the tenure of theprogramme, students can choose at least 18 experiments from these without sparing acourse completely for which they can earn an additional credit.ThevaraAugust 15, 2018Dr. (Fr.) Jose JohnChairman, BoS in BotanyBoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 4

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 2019Members of the Board of Studies in Botany1. Dr. (Fr.) Jose John (Chairman)2. Dr. (Prof) T. Dennis Thomas (Dean, School of Biosciences, Central University,Kasargodu)3. Dr. Dan Mathew (Scientist, JNTBGRI, Thiruvananthapuram)4. Dr. John E. Thoppil (Head, Department of Botany, Calicut University)5. Dr. Linu Mathew (Dept. of Biosciences, M.G. University, Kottayam)6. Dr. P.K. Bindu (Dept. of Botany, S.D. College, Alappuzha)7. Mr. Binoy C. (Tissue Culture Lab, AVT, Cochin)8. Dr. Giby Kuriakose9. Dr. I’ma Neerackal10. Mr. Ebin P. J.11. Mr. Kiran George Koshy12. Ms. Princy Mol A. P.13. Mr. Lesly AugustineBoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 5

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 2019CURRICULUM1. TITLEB. Sc. BOTANY PROGRAMMEGraduate Programme under Choice Based Credit Semester System, 2019.2. SCOPEApplicable to regular Under Graduate Programme B.Sc. Botany, conducted by the SacredHeart College (Autonomous) with effect from 2019-20 admissions.3. STUDENT ATTRIBUTESTo our knowledge, the Earth is the only planet where life exists. Chlorophyll bearingorganisms assimilate the atmospheric CO2 and release O2, the vital component required forexistence of life. Green plants are the only ultimate source of food for other livingorganisms. Plants and plant produce have been used as drug, cloth and shelter. Industrialrevolution and its aftermath made a paradigm shift in the minds of the people around theworld. The significance of ecosystem and natural environment with its natural products isaccepted world over now. Botany programme envisages to unravel the significance ofplants in the maintenance of life on planet earth.Attributes:1. Love and understanding of nature2. Protection of natural habitats and biodiversity3. Scientific character of observation and reasoning4. Co-operation and team work5. Practice of plant science knowledge in real life6. Need based training in Botany of adequate quality at the undergraduate level7. Use of Information Communication Technology to gather knowledge ofcurrent developments in plant sciences8. Acquire skills essential for handling equipment and instruments in chemicallaboratories9. Enhance employability and an aptitude for entrepreneurshipBoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 6

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 20194. DEFINITIONS4.1 Programme means a three year programme of study and examinations spread over sixsemesters, according to the regulations of the respective programme, the successfulcompletion of which would lead to the award of a degree.4.2. Semester means a term consisting of a minimum of 450 contact hours distributed over90 working days, inclusive of examination days, within 18 five-day academic weeks.4.3. Academic Week is a unit of five working days in which distribution of work isorganized from day-one to day-five, with five contact hours of one hour duration oneach day. A sequence of 18 such academic weeks constitutes a semester.4.4. Course means a complete unit of learning which will be taught and evaluated within asemester.4.5. Common Course I means a course that comes under the category of courses forEnglish and Common Course II means additional language, a selection of both iscompulsory for all students undergoing undergraduate programmes.4.6. Core course means a course in the subject of specialization within a degreeprogramme.4.7. Complementary Course means a course which would enrich the study of corecourses.4.8. Open course means a course outside the field of his/her specialization, which can beopted by a student.4.9. Choice based core course means a compulsory course for all under graduate students(as per the UGC directive) to enrich their general awareness.4.10. Credit is the numerical value assigned to a course according to the relativeimportance of the content of the syllabus of the programme.4.11. Additional credit or extra credit is the numerical value assigned to Club activities,Social service, Internship etc. which is not added with the total academic credits of thestudents.4.12. Grade means a letter symbol (e.g., A, B, C, etc.), which indicates the broad level ofperformance of a student in a course/ semester/programme.4.13. Grade point (GP) is the numerical indicator of the percentage of marks awarded to astudent in a courseBoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 7

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 20194.14. Grace Marks shall be awarded to candidates as per the University Orders issuedfrom time to time.Words and expressions used and not defined in this regulation shall have the same meaningassigned to them in the Act and Statutes.5. DURATION OF THE PROGRAMMEThe duration of U.G. programmes shall be 6 semesters The duration of odd semesters shallbe from June to October and that of even semesters from November to March. A studentmay be permitted to complete the Programme, on valid reasons, within a period of 12continuous semesters from the date of commencement of the first semester of theprogramme.6. COURSE DESIGNThe UG programme in Botany consists of the following types of courses:a) Common courses.b) Core courses.c) Complementary courses.d) Open courses.e) Choice based courses.f) ProjectThe core course is in the discipline of Botany and two complementary courses, in Zoologyand Chemistry. No course shall carry more than 4 credits. The student shall select any oneopen course in Semester V offered by other departments including Department of PhysicalEducation.A student can earn extra credits as detailed below: Service - Learning. Courses offered by talent clubs. Course in Virtual Lab Experiments.BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 8

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 20197. PROGRAMME STRUCTUREProgramme Duration6 SemestersTotal Credits required for the successful completion of the programme120 CreditsCredits required from Common Course I (English)22 CreditsCredits required from Common Course II (Second Language)16 CreditsCredits required from Core Course, Complementary Courses and Project79 CreditsOpen Course3 CreditsMinimum attendance required75 %7.1. Course-wise Distribution of Credits:The B. Sc. Botany programme consists of common courses with 38 credits, corecourse, Choice based course and complementary courses with 79 credits and opencourse with 3 credits.The number and credits of different types of courses of the programme are listedbelow.Type of the CourseNo. of CoursesNo. of CreditsCommon Course I (English)622Common Course II (Additional Language)416Total1038Core Courses – Theory1234Core Courses – Practical612Choice Based Course13Project & Viva – Voce12Total2051Complementary Courses – Theory820Complementary Courses – Practical28TotalOpen CourseGrand Total101283341BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 9120

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 20197.2. Extra-Credit Courses:The list of extra-credit courses and their corresponding credits are given below:CourseNo. of CreditsService-Learning (Mandatory)1Courses offered by talent clubs1Virtual lab Experiments17.3. Semester-wise Distribution of Credits and Instructional Hours:Sem ISem IISem IIISem IVSem VSem edCredWeeWeeWeeWeeWeeWeeititititititkkkkkkCommon Course I(English)79794545----Common Course II(Second Language)44444545----Core Course - Theory2222232312111212Core Course - Practical1222122248410Complementary Course – IZoology- Theory22223333----Complementary Course – IZoology- Practical-222-222----Complementary Course – IIChemistry - Theory22223333----Complementary Course – IIChemistry – Practical-222-222----Project---------22-Open Course--------34--Choice Based Core Course----------332522251825222519252125Total 18BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 10

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 2019SEMESTERNo. of CreditsNo. of Instructional l8. EXAMINATIONSThe evaluation of each course shall contain two parts:(i)CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA)(ii)END-SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE)The internal to external assessment ratio shall be 1:3, for both courses with or withoutpractical. There shall be a maximum of 75 marks for external evaluation and maximum of25 marks for internal evaluation.Marks distribution for external and internal assessments and the components for internalevaluation with their marks are shown below:8.1 Mark Distribution for all Core Theory Papers:a) Marks of End Semester Examination:60b) Marks of Internal Evaluation:20Different components of theory paper internal evaluation is given below. All threecomponents are mandatory.Components of Theory – Internal EvaluationAttendanceAssignment / Seminar/ Viva-VoceInternal Assessment Tests (Two) (2 5 10)Marks5510TotalNote: Decimal are to be rounded to the next whole number20BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 11

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 20198.1.1 Mark Distribution for Open coursea) Marks of End Semester Examination: 75b) Marks of Internal Evaluation- Core Courses: 25Different components for the open course internal evaluation is given below.Components of Theory – Internal EvaluationAttendanceAssignmentSeminar/ Viva-VoceInternal Assessment Tests (Two) (2 5 10)Marks55510TotalNote: Decimal are to be rounded to the next whole number25Assignment:Assignments are to be done by the students from I, II, III and IV Semesters. At least oneassignment should be done in each semester for all courses. Assignments shall be a fieldvisit with report in a structured format, collection, preservation and presentation ofbotanical specimens, teacher monitored group discussions supported by report, museumenrichment, herbarium preparation, preparation of models, charts, posters, short reportbased on scientific papers or scripts on topics of respective semesters, small surveyreports, written quiz, etc.Seminar / Viva:A student shall present a seminar in any one course in the V and VI semesters and shallappear for a Viva- voce for all the remaining courses.Internal Assessment Tests (IAT):Two internal assessment tests (IAT) are to be attended in each semester for each paper.The marks for the tests will be converted into a 5 mark scale for the test paper componentof internal evaluation.BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 12

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 2019Hands on Training/ Research Project Internal Evaluation:MarksComponentsAttendance & Punctuality10Commitment10Skill10Conduct10Group Involvement10TOTAL50The assignments include written assignments, preparation of models, charts, posters etc.,field survey, field work.Hands on Training/ Research Project External Evaluation:ComponentsMarksProject Report25Presentation15Viva voce10Total508.2 Mark Distribution for all Practical Papers:The practical end-semester examination is conducted only at the end of even semesters.Pattern and scheme of evaluation of the examination will be decided by the board ofpractical examination.a) Marks of End Semester Examination:30b) Marks of Internal Evaluation:10Different components of practical paper internal evaluation is given below. Allthree components are mandatory.Components of Practical – Internal EvaluationAttendance and Lab InvolvementRecordTotalNote: Decimal are to be rounded to the next whole numberBoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 13Marks5510

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 20198.3 Attendance Evaluation for Both Theory and Practical Papers:Mark distribution for attendance, rules regarding attendance and condonation ofshortage of attendance are given below.8.3.1Mark Distribution for Attendance:Percentage of AttendanceMarks90 % and above5Between 85 and 90%4Between 80 and 85%3Between 75 and 80%275%18.3.2 Condonation of Shortage of Attendance:Candidate can seek condonation of shortage of attendance only once in a 2 yearcourse and twice in other courses of longer duration. Following are the rulesregarding attendance requirement:i.) Every candidate is to secure 75% attendance of the total duration of the course.ii.) A candidate having a shortage of 10% can apply for condonation of shortage inprescribedform on genuine grounds. Condonation of shortage of attendanceif any should be obtained at least 7 days before the commencement of theconcerned semester examination.iii.) It shall be the discretion of the Principal to consider such applications andcondone the shortage on the merit of each case in consultation with theconcerned course teacher and HoD.iv.) Unless the shortage of attendance is condoned, a candidate is not eligible toappear for the examination.9. COMPUTATION OF GRADE AND GRADE POINTSFor all courses (theory & practical), grades are given on a 08-point scale based on the totalpercentage of marks (CIA ESE) as given below:BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 14

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 2019% of Marks for a course95% and above85 to below 95%75 to below 85%65 to below 75%55 to below 65%45 to below 55%35 to below 45%Below 35GradeO - OutstandingA - ExcellentA - Very GoodB - GoodB - SatisfactoryC - AverageD - PassF - FailureAb – AbsentGrade Point10987654009.1.Computation of SGPA (Semester Grade Point Average)The SGPA is the ratio of sum of the product of the number of credits with the grade pointsscored by a student in all the courses and the total number of credits of all the coursesundergone by a student in a semester.SGPA (Si) Where, Si is the SGPA of the ith semester, Ci is the number of credits of the ith course andGi is the grade point scored by the student in the ith course.The SGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and reported in the transcripts.Illustration for SGPA:CreditGradeLetterGrade PointCredit Point(Credit Grade Point)Course 13B63 6 18Course 24A84 8 32Course 33 A93 9 27Course 43B 73 7 21Course 53C53 5 15Course 64O104 10 40CourseΣ ( Ci Gi) 153Σ Ci 20SGPA (Si) BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara : Page 15

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 20199.2Computation of CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average)The CGPA is also calculated in the same manner taking into account all the coursesundergone by a student over all the semesters of a programme, i.e.CGPA Where, Si is the SGPA of the ith semester and Ci is the number of credits in that semester.Note: The CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and reported in the transcripts.Illustration for CGPA:SemesterSGPA (Si)Credits (Ci)Si 22192.50V9.1315136.95VI9.5025237.50Σ Ci 120Σ ( Si Ci) 1095.01CGPA Grades for the different semesters and overall programme are given based on thecorresponding SGPA/ CGPA

B.Sc. Botany Programme – Curriculum and Syllabi 2019 BoS in Botany, Sacred Heart College, Thevara: Page 7 4. DEFINITIONS 4.1 Programme means a three year programme of study and examinations spread over six semesters, according to the regulations of the respective programme, the succes

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