The Department of Botany is one of the oldest departments of the institution. It is started in June-1963 with the establishment of this institution. The subject Botany is one of the three optional subjects for B.Sc. a three year under graduate (UG) degree course. The botany is a basic subject which deals with the study of plants. The Department of Horticulture started in 1980. Like botany the subject Horticulture is one of the three optional subjects for B.Sc. a three year under graduate (UG) degree course. The Horticulture is an applied branch of botany which deals with the study of floriculture, olericuture, Pomology, preparation of vegetable products, preparation of fruit products and preservation technology of vegetables, fruits and their products. The department of horticulture is attached with the botany department from the beginning. The department is recognised as research centre from 1991. Recently M.Sc. in Botany is started in 2021 on demands of the students. The M.Sc. Botany is a two year post graduate (PG) degree course. The department of Botany and Horticulture is performing the best for the students from the beginning at the university level as far as results and research are concerned. Several student supporting facilities are maintained in the department from the beginning. The department maintains a Botanical garden with thousands of naturally grown and cultivated plants of botanical interest particularly for the benefit of the students. It maintains a small botanical museum with many plant models, specimens, charts and more than one thousand herbarium sheets of plant specimens collected by the students, teachers and researchers. The department organises regular excursions for UG and PG students. It organizes seminars, guest lectures and conferences for the benefit of the students. The department has very specious well equipped laboratories. It has many important instruments such as Gel documentation, PCR, Electrophoresis, fraction collector, Elisa reader, Microscopes with imaging system, laminar air flow, BOD, Lyophilizer, Fruit crusher machine, Bottle filing machine, Pulper machine, Microtome, K-Yan projector, LCD projector, GPS and digital camera etc. The department is performing the best only due to the visionary faculty of the department. The cumulative efforts and contributions made by the past and present faculty of the department help a lot to achieve the goal, mission, vision and objectives of the institution