THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST DEPARTMENTS OF THE COLLEGE. IT WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN UNDERGRADUATE DEPARTMENT IN OCTOBER 1943 AND WAS RAISED TO POSTGRADUATE LEVEL IN 1960. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, SUCCESSIVE HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENT HAVE WORKED DEDICATEDLY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF STUDENTS AND SOCIETY. THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 1943, HAS CONSISTENTLY UPHELD THE VISION AND MISSION OF GOVERNMENT HOLKAR (MODEL AUTONOMOUS) SCIENCE COLLEGE BY PROMOTING SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION, INNOVATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. SANJEEDA IQBAL, THE DEPARTMENT NURTURES INTELLECTUALLY COMPETENT AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS THROUGH A BALANCED INTEGRATION OF THEORY AND HANDS-ON TRAINING. THE DEPARTMENT STARTED ADVANCED COURSES SUCH AS PH.D. AFTER RECEIVING RECOGNITION AS A RESEARCH CENTRE IN 1965. M.PHIL. WAS STARTED IN 2011. WITH FACILITIES SUCH AS MUSHROOM CULTIVATION, HYDROPONICS, VERMICOMPOSTING, GREEN MANURE UNITS, AND A WELL-MAINTAINED HERBARIUM AND VERTICAL GARDENING, THE DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED AN INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEM ALIGNED WITH GLOBAL STANDARDS AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. TRAINING IN VERTICAL GARDENING, MEDICINAL GARDENING, AND ORGANIC FARMING ENHANCES PRACTICAL SKILLS AND FOSTERS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY ENABLING STUDENTS TO ESTABLISH VENTURES IN MUSHROOM PRODUCTION, ORGANIC FERTILIZERS, PLANT NURSERIES, AND URBAN FARMING. THROUGH SKILL-BASED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED INITIATIVES, THE DEPARTMENT CONT