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| UG - B.Sc. BOTANY [NON-SEMESTER] |
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Eligibility for Admission:
A candidate who has passed Higher Secondary Examination in Academic or vocational stream with Botany(or)Biology under higher secondary board of examination, TamilNadu or an examination accepted as equivalent thereto by the syndicate subject to such conditions as may be prescribed thereto are permitted to appear and qualify for the B.Sc degree examination of this university after a course of study of three academic years.
Duration of the Course:
The course for the degree of Bachelor of Science shall consist of three academic years.
Course of study
The course of study shall comprise instruction in the following subjects according to the syllabus and books prescribed from time to time.
I- YEAR
- Language Paper I
- English - Paper I
- Major Core Paper I
- Major Core Paper II
- Allied Theory –Zoology
- Major Practical-I
- Allied Practical-Zoology
II-YEAR
- Language – Paper II
- English- Paper II
- Major Core Paper – III
- Major Core Paper-IV
- Allied Theory – Chemistry
- Major practical –II
- Allied Practical - Chemistry
III-YEAR
- Major Core Paper-V
- Major Core Paper-VI
- Major Core Paper-VII
- Major Core Paper-VIII
- Major Core Paper-IX
- Major Practical-III
- Major Practical-IV
Examination:
The theory examination shall be three hours duration to each paper at the end of each year. The candidates failing in any subject(s) will be permitted to appear for each failed subject(s) in the subsequent examination.
The practical examination for UG course shall be conducted at the end of the year.
Passing Minimum:
The candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination if the candidate secures not less than 40 marks in the University examination in each theory and practical papers.
For the Practical paper, a minimum of 40 marks out of 100 marks in the University examination and the record notebook taken together is required to pass the examination.There is no passing minimum for the record notebook. However submission of a record notebook is a must.
Classification of Successful Candidates
Candidates who secure not less than 60% of the aggregate marks in the whole examination shall be declared to have passed the examination in First Class.
All other successful candidates shall be declared to have passed in the Second Class. Candidates who obtain 75% of the marks in the aggregate shall be declared to have passed the examination in First Class with Distinction provided they pass all the examinations prescribed for the course at the first appearance.
Candidates who pass all the examinations prescribed for the course in the first instance and within a period of three academic years from the year of admission to the course only are eligible for University Ranking.
Maximum Duration for the completion of the UG Programme:
The maximum duration for completion of the UG Programme shall not exceed three years.
Commencement of this Regulation:
These regulations shall take effect from the academic year 2007-08,i.e., for students who are to be admitted to the first year of course during the academic year 2007- 08 and thereafter.
Transitory Provision:
Candidates who were admitted to the UG course of study before 2007-08 shall be permitted to appear for the examinations under those regulations for a period of three years i.e., upto and inclusive of the examination of April/May 2010.
Thereafter,they will be permitted to appear for the examination only under the regulations then in force.
Scheme of Examination:
The Scheme of Examinations for different years is as follows:
| Sl.no |
Paper |
Title of Paper |
Duration |
Marks |
| I-YEAR |
| 1 |
Language Paper I |
Algae and Bryophytes
Fungi,Bacteria,Viruses,Lichens and
Plant Pathology
Covering papers-I&II |
3 |
100 |
| 2 |
English - Paper I |
3 |
100 |
| 3 |
Major Core Paper -I |
3 |
100 |
| 4 |
Major Core Paper-II |
3 |
100 |
| 5 |
Allied Theory- Zoology |
3 |
100 |
| 6 |
Major Practical-I |
3 |
100 |
| 7 |
Allied Practical-Zoology |
3 |
100 |
| II-YEAR |
| 8 |
Language – Paper II |
Pteridophytes,
Gymnosperms and Paleobotany
Anatomy and Embryology of
Angiosperms
Covering papers III&IV |
3 |
100 |
| 9 |
English- Paper II |
3 |
100 |
| 10 |
Major Core Paper – III |
3 |
100 |
| 11 |
Major Core Paper – IV |
3 |
100 |
| 12 |
Allied Theory: Chemistry |
3 |
100 |
| 13 |
Major practical –II |
3 |
100 |
| 14 |
Allied Practical -Chemistry |
3 |
100 |
| III-YEAR |
| 15 |
Major Core Paper – V |
Morphology,Taxonomy of Angiosperms
and Economic importance
Cytology,Genetics,Plant Breeding and
Evolution
Plant Physiology
Plant Ecology and Phytogeography
Medicinal Botany
Papers covering V,VI.
Papers covering VII,VIII&IX |
3 |
100 |
| 16 |
Major Core Paper- VI |
3 |
100 |
| 17 |
Major Core Paper-VII |
3 |
100 |
| 18 |
Major Core Paper-VIII |
3 |
100 |
| 19 |
Major Core Paper-IX |
3 |
100 |
| 20 |
MajorPractical-III |
3 |
100 |
| 21 |
Major Practical-IV |
3 |
100 |
Total marks |
2100 |
Minimum passing for each paper is 40 out of 100
Question Paper Pattern:
B.Sc., Botany Major and Allied.
Time: 3 hrs.
Max. Marks: 100.
Part-A: 10x2=20
(Answer all questions)
(Two Questions from each unit)
Part-B: 5x4=20
(Answer all Questions)
(One question from each unit with internal choice.
Part-C: 5x12=60
(Answer all Questions)
(One question from each unit with internal choice)
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