Biology Depatment
Department of Biology was started in this college in 1967 for catering the needs of medical students. Till then it has produced thousands of science medical graduates and hundreds of students who got admitted in MBBS. Initially 5 year course was studied i.e from Prep, Pre medical upto graduation but in 2001, 11th & 12th were shifted to schools & now only degree courses are taught.
Besides offering degree course (B.Sc.1,2,3), the department also offers 3 year Add on Course in Bio- Technology i.e Diploma, Certificate & Advanced diploma course. The department has 3 fully equipped laboratoties of Botany , Zoology and Bio-technology and a Museum. The department has its own departmental library also having about 2000 books (course books as well as reference books)for the students.
Annual features of the department include
- Celebration of Environment day, Bio- diversity week, Science day, Aids day and many more such days
- One day compulsory trip to hills for the onsight study of Flora & fauna of a perticular area.
- Workshop cum exhibition of Medicinal plants
- Training to students for making vermicompost as well as Mushroom culturing.
- Short field trips to study local Flora & fauna.
Faculty
- Dr. Sanjay Talwani with 27 yars of experiance of teaching Botany
- Dr. Charn Kumar, Gold Medallist with 24 years of experiance of teaching Zoology
- Prof. Abha Mehta , UGC with 5 years of experiance of teaching Zoology
- Prof. Harpreet Kaur in Bio technology
- Prof. Simranjeet Kaur in Botany
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CHARN KUMAR (HOD)
Designation: Associate Professor
Qualification: M.Sc (Goldmedallist), Ph.D, SLET Qualified
Specialization: Entomology, Field Surveys & wildlife
Email:charnkumar@yahoo.com
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ABHA MEHTA
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.Sc (Zoology),UGC-NET
Specialization: Zoology (Cytogenetics)
Email: dr.ravikantsharma402@gmail.com
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HARPREET KAUR
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.Sc (Biotechnology),PSTET 1-2
Specialization: Fermentation Technology
Email: harpreet_batras@yahoo.co.in |
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SIMRANPREET KAUR
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.Sc (Botany)
Specialization: Plant Breeding & Cytogenetics
Email: simarsohal85@gmail.com
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Biology Department Activities
1. Celebrated World habitat & World Wildlf Week at village Salaudi on 4-10-2021. Apicture exhibition of Birds of local area was also displayed . All the biology teachers and students went to the village and interacted with the villagers.
2. Celebrated National Science Day at A.S.Senior Secondary School, Khanna on 25-2-2022. Teachersfrom Biology, Chemistry and Physics departments
displayed minor experiments to the students of XI and XII classes to create awareness and interest about science.
3. Dr. Charan exhibited the Electric Scooter made by him on the science day to the teachers and students of the school.
4. Dr. Charn, incharge of Waris Shah Museum, organised an exhibition for 2 days in which all Arts & Craft items of winners of Inter Zonal Youth festival
participants were displayed to the college students on 8-9, March, 2022.
5. The department organised Workshop cum Exhibition of 29 medicinal plants on 5-4-2022.
6. 44 Students ob B.Sc. Medical classes went to Kasaulli and adjoining areas for One day trip.
