botany & microbiology

621 Pages·2012·15.78 MB·English

INDEX
ANU College of Sciences
Botany & Microbiology 1
Biochemistry 14
Biotechnology 25
Chemistry 39
Computer Science & Engineering 53
Electronics & Instrumentation Technology 62
Environmental Sciences 71
Food & Nutritional Sciences 86
Geology 95
Mathematics 104
Nanotechnology 118
Physics 127
Statistics 141
Zoology & Aquaculture 160
ANU College of Arts, Commerce and Law
Bommidala Departme nt of Human Resource Management 181
Commerce & Business Administration 190
Economics 208
Education 218
English 228
Hindi 240
History & Archaeology 249
Journalism and Mass Communication 260
P.G. Dept. of Legal Studies & Research 270
Political Science and Public Administration 281
Rural Development 2951
Sociology and Social Work 301
Telugu and Oriental Languages 313
Tourism and Hospitality Management 324
ANU College of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences 335
ANU College of Engineering & Technology
Civil Engineering 356
Computer Science & Engineering 367
Electronics & Communication Engineering 381
Electrical & Electronics Engineering 396
Mechanical Engineering 406
Engineering Chemistry 416
Engineering Physics 424
Engineering Mathematics 432
English 439
ANU College of Architecture & Planning Architecture 447
ANU College of Physical Education & Sports Sciences
Physical Education & Sports Sciences 457
Research Centres/Chairs
Dr. Ambedkar chair for social policy & social action 481
Mahayana Buddhist Studies 496
DR.K.R.R.Mohan Rao Centre For Scientific Socialism 506
Gandhian Studies Centre 513
Centre for Women’s Studies 521
University Computer Centre 530
Centre For Community Social Responsibility 538
PRISM 545
ANU Campus: Ongole Commerce & Business Administration 548
Economics 558
History 568
Mathematics 577
Social Work 585
Education 595
Statistics 603
Physical Education & Sports Sciences 611
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BOTANY & MICROBIOLOGY
1. Name of the Department : Botany & Microbiology
2. Year of Establishment : 1967
3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the University?
Faculty of the University
4. Names of programmes offered:
M.Sc. Botany
M.Sc. Microbiology
M. Phil/ Ph. D in Botany and Microbiology
Besides department offers the following NON CORE papers under CBSC pattern.
M.Sc. Botany: 1. Horticulture and Landscape
2. Medicinal Plants and Human Health
M.Sc. Microbiology
1. Microorganisms in health and environmental alleviation.
2. Microbes and Agriculture
5. Interdisciplinary programmes and the departments involved: Nil
6. Courses in collaboration with other Universities, Industries, Foreign institutions, etc. : Nil
7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reason: Nil
8. Examination System: Semester/Choice Based Credit System.
9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments
Faculty are involved in taking classes for MBA International Business students.
10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, fi lled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/
Asst. Professors/ Others)
Actual (including
Sanctioned Filled
CPS & MPS)
Professor 3 1 1
Associate Professors 3 nil nil
Assistant Professors 6 + 2 7 7
Others (Adhoc) 1 Asst.Professor 1
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11. Faculty profi le with name, qualifi cation, designation, area of specialization, experience and
research under guidance
No. of
No. of Ph.D/
years of M.Tech.
Name Qualifi cation Designation Specialization
experi- students
ence guided for
last 5 years
Prof. M. Vijaya MSc., Ph.D Professor Microbial 28 years 5 Ph.D’s
Lakshmi Biotechnology
Dr. G. Rosaiah MSc., Assistant Plant Physiol- 10 years 2 Ph.D’s
Mphil., Ph.D Professor ogy
Dr. K. Ammani MSc., Ph.D Assistant VAM Fungi 10 years 5 Ph.D’s
Professor
Dr. V. Uma MSc., Ph.D Assistant Bacteriology 10 years 2 Ph.D’s
Maheswara Rao Professor
Dr. K. Mallikarjuna MSc., Ph.D Assistant Molecular 10 years 2 Ph.D’s
Professor Biology
Dr. M. Raghuram MSc., Assistant Plant Pathology 10 years 2 M Phil’s
Mphil., Ph.D Professor
Dr. S.M. Khasim MSc., Ph.D Assistant Plant Ecology 10 years 2 Ph. D’s
Professor
Dr. A. Amruthavalli M.Sc., Ph.D Assistant Plant Physiol- 7 years 1 Ph. D
Professor ogy
Dr. Y. R.K.V. MSc., Assistant Plant Physiol- 23years ---
Tirupati Rao MPhil., Ph.D Professor ogy
(ADHOC)
12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, Adjunct faculty, Emeritus Professor:
Prof. Z. Vishnuvardhan - Emeritus Professor
Dr. A. Satyanarayana - Adjunct Faculty
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13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty- program-wise information
M.Sc. Botany : 15%
M.Sc. Microbiology : -
14. Program-wise Student Teacher ratio
M.Sc. Botany : 12: 1
M.Sc. Microbiology : 12: 1
15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff : 09
Permanent staff : 3
NMR : 6
16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies
a) Bioactive compounds from plants and microbes
b) Legume-Rhizobium interactions
c) Orchid biology
d) Tissue culture and propagation
17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies
and c) Total grants received, Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants
received project- wise
Name of the Funding Amount
S.No Title of the Project Duration
Teacher agency (Rs.)
Prof. M. Mangrove Actinomycetes as a
1. 2009-12 CSIR 12,26,000/-
Vijayalakshmi source of bioactive compounds.
Prof. M. Isolation and Characterization 2013-16 UGC 9,63,300/-
Vijayalakshmi of bioactive compounds from MRP
Rhodococcus erythrococcus
2. Dr. G. Rosaiah Enhancement of black gram 2011-14
yield in rice fallows by ex- UGC
7, 90,300/-
ploiting indigenous Rhizobial MRP
strains.
3. Dr. V. Uma Screening and Characteriza- 2011-14 UGC- 8,65,800/-
Maheswara Rao tion of antibacterial bioactive MRP
principle from mangrove
plants of Andhra Pradesh.
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3. Dr.K.Mallikarjuna In vitro propagation and conser- 2013-16 DST 20,92,000
vation, antimicrobial screening SERB
and genetic diversity analysis of FTSYS
a critically endangered medici-
nal plant Strychnos wallichiana
Steud Ex DC.
4 Dr.K.Mallikarjuna In vitro propagation and 2013-16 UGC 3,05,000
conservation, antimicrobial MRP
screening and genetic diver-
sity analysis of an endangered
mangrove medicinal plant
Xylocarpus granatum.
Molecular and
Morphological
5 Dr. S.Md. Khasim characterization of 2009-12 UGC 6,93,300/-
Orchids from south
India.
Molecular characterization of

Dr. M. Raghu Rhizobial isolates from Vigna UGC-
6 2010-13 13,07,284/-
Ram trilobata (l.) Verdek. Cultivars MRP
of A.P.
Bioformulations from endo- UGC-
Dr.A.Amrutha phytic microorganisms against 2011- Major
7 9,14,800/-
valli chilli anthracnose caused by 2014 research
Colletotrichum sp.” – ongoing project
Total Grant Rs. 91,57,784/-
18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects received : 01
a) National collaboration:
ICAR Research Project on “ Recycling of oil palm waste through cost effective and
innovative techniques “ in collaboration with Oil Palm Research Station, Pedavegi, A.P.
with a cost of Rs. 17,00,000/-
b) International collaboration: Nil
19. Department projects funded by DST-FIST, UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE, DBT, ICSSR, AICTE,
etc., total grant received
UGC Non- SAP : Rs. 40,00,000/-
UGC DRS SAP : Rs. 45,55,000/-
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DST- FIST : Rs. 78,00,000/-
UGC-MRPs : Rs. 91,57,784/-
Total Grant : Rs. 25,512,784/-
20. Research facility/ center
Through UGC, DRS, SAP laboratory, the department is extending research facility for measurement
of photosynthesis, water potential, Isolation of compounds and studies on anatomical features
not only for the researches of the department but also to outsiders.
21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies : Nil
22. Publications:
• Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) 213
(National : 35; International : 178)
• Monographs : -
• Chapters in Books : 6
• Edited Books : -
• Books with ISBN with details of publishers
S.No Author Book Title Publisher Details ISSN/ISBN.
1. Dr.K.Ammani Flora of gunadala hill” Krishna dis- ISBN No. 978-3-659-64902
trict A.P. India Taxonomic studies of
LAP lambert publishers ,2014
indigenous plants on highlands
2. Dr. M Raghu Ram “Rock Art Studies I – Concept, Aryan Books International,
Methodology, context, Documen- New Delhi 978-81- 7305-
tation and Conservation”. 491-4
3. Dr. M Raghu Ram “Rock Art: Recent Researches and New Bharatiya Book Cor-
New Perspectives” (Festschrift to poration, Delhi, India,ISBN
Padma Shri. Dr. Yashodhar Mathpal) 81-8315-263-5-978-81-8315-
(Vol. II) Ed: Ajit Kumar, 263-12014, 333-340.
4. Dr.A.Amrutha Plans to build new Vibrant Andhra SSDN Publishers and Dis-
Valli and Pradesh tributors, New Delhi ISBN
Dr.T.V.A.S.Sarma No:978-93-8357-522-0
• Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,
• Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory,
EBSCO host, etc.) : 48
• Citation Index – range / average : 20 – 800 / 142.6
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• SNIP : 1.405
• SJR : 1
• Impact Factor – range / average : 0.3 – 5.0/ 2.4
• h-index : 54
23. Details of patents and income generated : Nil
24. Areas of consultancy : 01
Identifi cation of plant species to pharmacy students (Free service)
25. Faculty selected nationally/ internationally to visit other
laboratories/ institutions/industries in India and abroad: Nil
26. Faculty serving in
a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please
specify) :
a) National committees Prof. M. Vijayalakshmi – Member, NAAC PEER Committee
Dr. M. Raghu Ram - Member, Advisory committee, Ministry of Arts and culture, New
Delhi
b) International committees: Nil
c) Editorial Boards : Dr. V.UmaMaheswara Rao- American Journal of Marine Science,
Asian Journal of Bioscience
Dr. M. Raghu Ram- American Journal of Microbiology
d) any other (please specify) : Dr. M. Raghu Ram - Member, AP Pollution Board
27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops,
training programs and similar programs:
No. of faculty completed the Refresher course : 8
No. of faculty completed the workshops : 2
28. Student projects
• Percentage Of Students Who Have Done In-House Projects Including Inter-Departmental
Projects : 100%
Student Project Is Mandatory For Both M.Sc. Botany And M.Sc. Microbiology
• Percentage Of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities industry /
institute
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