Full Time
3 Year
English
Science
Overview
Ph.D. in Botany is
3-year doctorate degree in Botany. Botany is a branch of biological science
that focuses on the study of plants and how they survive and interact with
other living and nonliving components of the environment. At undergraduate and
graduate levels, the curriculum of the course typically consists of
lecture-based lessons, lab sessions, and field research. Doctoral programs
however, focus more on research.
The
discipline’s coursework primarily allows students to conduct independent
research. Doctorate scholars may also enroll to graduate-level courses focused
on more advanced concepts in Botany. The course’s curriculum typically covers
the following components of study:
·
Foundations
of medicine
·
Biomedical
research
·
Nomenclature
·
Biological
conservation
The
course is designed for scholars interested in studying on an advanced level
about animal behavior, evolutionary trends, species, characteristics, and the
structure, functioning, behavior, and evolution of animals, including living
beings.Popular areas of employment for such scholars would include
biotechnology firms, seed and nursery companies, plant resource laboratories, educational
institutions, plant health inspection services, oil industry, arboretum, forest
services, land management agencies, national parks, chemical industry, food
companies, biological supply houses, etc.
Eligibility
As a minimum criterion
of eligibility, aspiring candidates need to meet the following minimum
eligibility criteria:
Postgraduate
degree in a relevant discipline, completed from a recognized
institute/university.
A
minimum aggregate score of 55% (50 % for SC/ST candidates) or equivalent grade
at the level of post-graduation.
At
least 5 years of teaching/ industry/ administrative/ professional experience at
a senior level.
Admission Process
Admission
to the course in India is made on the basis of the candidate’s performance in a
relevant written test and/or a round of Personal Interview and/or performance
in a relevant qualifying examination. Candidates are shortlisted based on both
academic record and performance in a relevant nation-wide screening test, such
as:
CSIR
NET- which is conducted twice a year. Qualifying candidates can apply for
government-funded scholarship to pursue the course.
DBT-
which is a national-level entrance examination conducted for supporting
shortlisted candidates in pursuing advanced research work in the discipline.
UGC
NET- also conducted for supporting shortlisted candidates in pursuing advanced
research work in the discipline.
Career Prospects
For successful
Botanies, careers opportunities abound in the discipline, in capacities such as
Soil and Plant Scientist, Biophysicist and Biochemist, Biological Technician,
Environmental Scientist and Specialist, Mycologist, Plant Breeder, and
Horticulturist.
Botany
involves observation and also management of fossils, living plants, and their
relationship with nature. Specializations in the discipline include Taxonomy,
Physiology, and anatomy of plants and their life processes.
Major Job positions
Taxonomist
Taxonomists research
about, and sub-divide types of plants into classifications, subsequent to
observing their species and grouping them based on similitudes.
Agronomist
Agronomist
is soil and plant researchers who work to enhance the yield of field crops like
grain and cotton. They develop techniques that help farmers in creating more
yield and avoiding harvest-failures.
Ecologist
Ecologists observe and
research on plants’ relationship and behavior with the soil and with other
living beings. They research on the biological categories of plants with the
objective of explaining their life phenomena.
Mycologist
Customarily,
Mycologists consider growth patterns and how harming living beings harms
vegetation. Mycologists are a kind of Microbiologists that observe and analyze
microscopic organisms and green growth in relation to microorganisms.
Plant
Breeder
Plant Breeders apply
customary hybridizing and crossbreeding methods, instead of hereditary
building, to enhance plants for human use, with focus on nature’s conservation.
Plant Breeders are a type of Plant Geneticists, and Geneticists work directly
in the science of plant genomes.
Job profile | Job description | Average salary | |
Plant Taxonomist | Plant Taxonomist is responsible for gaining uninhibited area for identifying, gathering, naming and classifying plant species. | Plant Taxonomist is responsible for gaining uninhibited area for identifying, gathering, naming and classifying plant species. | 3,08,139 in 0-2 Years |
Plant Physiologist | Plant Physiologist is in-charge of conducting research in physiology, yield, production, breeding and management of corps as well as agricultural plants or shrubs, trees and nursery stock. | Plant Physiologist is in-charge of conducting research in physiology, yield, production, breeding and management of corps as well as agricultural plants or shrubs, trees and nursery stock. | 3,56,971 in 0-2 Years |
Plant Geneticist | Plant Geneticist is responsible to work with genes to develop and isolate certain plant traits. | Plant Geneticist is responsible to work with genes to develop and isolate certain plant traits. | 3,50,000 in 0-2 Years |
Agronomist | An agronomist is responsible to work to improve the yield of field crops such as cotton and grain. They create methodologies that empower farmers in developing a lot more yield and avoiding harvest-failures. | An agronomist is responsible to work to improve the yield of field crops such as cotton and grain. They create methodologies that empower farmers in developing a lot more yield and avoiding harvest-failures. | 7,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Ecologist | Ecologists is responsible to observe and research on plants’ behavior and relationship with the soil and with other living creatures. They also research on the biological classes of plants with the objective of clarifying their life systems. | Ecologists is responsible to observe and research on plants’ behavior and relationship with the soil and with other living creatures. They also research on the biological classes of plants with the objective of clarifying their life systems. | 7,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Mycologist | Mycologists are responsible to consider development patterns and how living creatures hurts vegetation. Mycologists are a kind of Microbiologists that watch and examine microscopic organisms and green development in connection to microorganisms. | Mycologists are responsible to consider development patterns and how living creatures hurts vegetation. Mycologists are a kind of Microbiologists that watch and examine microscopic organisms and green development in connection to microorganisms. | 7,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Plant Breeder | Plant Breeders are responsible to apply standard hybridizing and crossbreeding techniques, rather than innate working, to improve plants for human utilization, with concentrate on nature's preservation. | Plant Breeders are responsible to apply standard hybridizing and crossbreeding techniques, rather than innate working, to improve plants for human utilization, with concentrate on nature's preservation. | 6,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
* Average salary are subjective to change based on various factors