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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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Description:Horticulture and Landscape  Microbes and Agriculture  Courses in collaboration with other Universities, Industries, Foreign institutions, etc Through UGC, DRS, SAP laboratory, the department is extending research .. Dr. D. Sandeep Raja, Asst Professor, Acharya NG Ranga University, Bapatla.