Placement & Higher Study in 2020-21

 Academic session in 2020-21

Name	Higher study	Placement
Ms. Ranjana Chaliha	Pursuing M. Sc
Mr. Pradyum Subba		Ground Staff, Indigo Airline

Placement & Higher study in 2019-20

 Academic session 2019-20

Name	Higher study	Placement
Ms.Tajmin Sultana	MSW
Mr. Abhijit Baruah		DBO, Bandhan Bank, Dibrugarh MB Division
Ms. Rinki Deka		School Teacher, Gurutool, Namrup

Placement & Higher Study in 2018-19

 Academic session 2018-19

Name	Higher study	Placement	Competitive examination
Mr. Sahadev Sah		Sales Executive, AAIZEN Pharmaceuticals
Ms. Puja Kumari	B. Ed		CTET 2022
Ms. Soyanika Patra	M. Sc in Biotechnology
Mr. Avinash Sonar	M. Sc in Biotechnology	Subject Teacher, VKV, Changlang, AP	TET 2021, GATE 2022

Placement & Higher study in 2017-18

 Academic session 2017-18

Name	Higher study	Placement
Mr. Pranjit Changmai		Self Employed, Green Tea Developer
Mr. Prasurjya Buragohain	MBA	Administrative Assistant, BVFCL, Namrup
Mr. Rejoice Sanga	PGDTM, ED & EM	Senior Specialist- Coding, LogixHealth, Banglore
Mr. Ridip Phukan	MSW	Assistant Manager, Horishpur Tea Estate
Mr. Rontu Gogoi		Fire Safety Executive,  BVFCL, Namrup
Mr. Surajit Borgohain		Safety Officer, NECCON Power  & Infra Ltd.
Ms. Priyanka Gogoi	M. Sc in Botany  and Pursuing Ph. D at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat

Placement & Higher Study in 2016-17

 Academic session 2016-17

Name	Higher study	Placement
Mr. Mayur Chaliha	M. Sc in Biotechnology	Production Officer, MolBio, Goa
Ms. Seema Chaurasia	M. Sc in Biotechnology
Ms. Kalyani Deb		Punjab National Bank
Mr. Ashim Phukon		Social Organization, AASU

Course offered

 Curricular Aspects

Course offered:

1.      H. S. Course

2.      B. Sc Major/Honours and B. Sc Non-honours Course

3.      B. Sc Skill Enhancement Courses as per the academic curriculum of Dibrugarh University

 Programme offered by the department

            1. Bachelor in  Botany (B. Sc Honours)

            2. Bachelor in  Botany (B. Sc Non-Honours)

Apart from above department carries Senior Secondary course --

            1. Biology (covers Botany section)

Certificate Course in --

            1. Mushroom cultivation

Undergraduate Honours courses (core)

SEM I

            BC101P & T- Microbiology and Phycology (Credit 4+2=6)

            BC102P & T- Biomolecules & Cell Biology (Credit 4+2=6)

SEM II

            BC203P & T- Mycology & Phytopathology (Credit 4+2=6)

            BC204P & T- Archegoniate (Credit 4+2=6)

SEM III

            BC305P & T- Anatomy of Angisoperms (Credit 4+2=6)

            BC306P & T- Economic Botany (Credit 4+2=6)

            BC307P & T- Genetics (Credit 4+2=6)

SEM IV

            BC408P & T- Molecular Biology (Credit 4+2=6)

            BC409P & T- Plant Ecology & Phytogeography (Credit 4+2=6)

            BC410P & T- Plant Systematies (Credit 4+2=6)

SEM V

            BC511P & T- Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms (Credit 4+2=6)

            BC512P & T- Plant Physiology (Credit 4+2=6)

            DSE I & II with 4+2 credit

SEM VI

            BC613P & T- Plant Metabolism (Credit 4+2=6)

            BC614P & T- Plant Biotechnology (Credit 4+2=6)

DSE I & II with 4+2 credit

            Undergraduate Honours courses (DSE) -Student can choose any two from each semester

SEM V-

            BD501T & P- Analytical Techniques in Plant Sciences (Credit 4+2=6)

            BD502T & P- Bioinformatics (Credit 4+2=6)

            BD503T & P- Research Methodology (Credit 4+2=6)

SEM VI

            BD605T & P- Plant Breeding (Credit 4+2=6)

            BD606T & P- Natural Resource Management (Credit 4+2=6)

            BD607T & P- Horticultural Practices and Post-harvest Technology (Credit 4+2 =6)

Undergraduate Generic Elective Courses  (From 1^st semester to 4^th semester, five generic papers offer by the department and students may choose any one from these.

      1. Biodiversity (Microbes, Algae, Fungi, Lichen & Achegoniate) (Credit 4+2=6)

      2. Plant Ecology and Taxonomy) (Credit 4+2=6)

      3. Anatomy and Embryology (Credit 4+2=6)

      4. Plant Physiology and Metabolism (Credit 4+2=6)

      5. Economic Botany and Plant Biotechnology (Credit 4+2=6)

Dipterocarpus macrocarpus Vesque

Local name: হলং (Hollong)
Scientific Name: Dipterocarpus macrocarpus Vesque
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Recognition: State tree of Assam
Conservation status: Critically Endangered

General characteristics: Hollong is a large tree and plant height reach upto 45 meter. Tree trunk may be upto 6 meter in diameter. Young shoots and petioles are covered with reddish-brown hairs. Leaves are elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminate at apex with a size of  25 – 45 × 14 – 25 cm, membranous, glabrous when mature. Flowers usually solitary, 5.8 – 7.5 cm long. Calyx-tube turbinate, silky-pubescent inside, velvety-puberulous outside. Petals 5, subfalcately oblanceolate, ca 6.5 × 1.5 – 2 cm, membranous, imbricate pinkish. Stamens ca 30; filaments dilated at base; anthers oblong with a pair of tubercles at base. Ovary ovoid, 5 – 6 × 3 – 4 mm, silky-pubescent; style ca 1.5 cm long, tapering from the top of the ovary. Fruits ovoid, ca 5 × 3.5 cm with enlarged wing-like calyx lobes (Pagag & Singh).

Flowering & Fruiting: June – July and January – March

Range of Distribution: India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam

Local distribution: This plant is widely distributed in Dihing patkai national Park, Dibrugarh district.

Economic Importance: The timber is used in construction of house, especially for planking. Wood used for plywood, internal construction work and also used as railway sleepers. Oleoresin from the tree used as lubricant and in soap works (Pagag & Singh).

Global conservation status: Plant is in IUCN Red Listed category and it is critically endangered.

Regional threat: Due to high demand of its timber and superior wood quality plant is under severe threat from local people. Illegal and over exploitation creates a substantial threat on the plant.  

References:

K. Pagag & S.K. Singh. Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong.