BOTANY DEPARTMENT

The Department of Botany came into being in the year 1963 under the supervision of the founder Principal (L) Shri. S. C. Dutta. It started with the Pre university classes and affiliated to the Guwahati University. Professor Umesh Chandra Kakati, who joined the Department in 1964, was the first full time lecturer. He was the one who nurtured and developed the Department to make it ready for the degree course. He retired in the year 2001. Mrs. Anjali Dutta joined the Botany Department in 1965 as full-time teacher and had contributed enormously to the growth and development of the Department. Mrs. Dutta retired in 1989. Mrs. Rama Sarkar joined the College as a demonstrator in 1970 and later was appointed as lecturer of Botany in February 1975. She became the head of Department of Botany in 2001 and continued till she retired on 31st Dec, 2007. Dr. (Mrs.) Ayesha Ashrof Ahmed, an M.Sc gold medalist of 1977 batch from Guwahati University, Assam joined the College on 3rd July, 1985 as lecturer of Botany. She obtained her Ph. D. degree in 2001 from Guwahati University for her work on Ethnobotany of the Khasis of Meghalaya. Her presence in the College as lecturer of Botany had a very positive impact on students. She resigned from her post on April, 2006. Shri. Swapan Kumar Roy became the head of botany in January 2008. Smti. Florida Kharlukhi, the laboratory assistant who has completed 36 years of service retired in May 2019 and in her place Shri. Bantei Syiemlieh joined the department as a laboratory attendant on the 23rd September 2019. Shri. S.K. Roy, the H.O.D. of Botany Department retired on 31st January 2020 after completing 27 years of his service. Smti. D. Kharshandi became the head w. e .f. 1st February 2020. Dr. R.V. Diengdoh joined the department as a full time lecturer against sanctioned post in the month of July 2021.