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At a Glance
Faculty on Roll3
ProgrammeBS Botany
Duration4 Years
AffiliationUniversity of the Punjab
Career Paths
Plant Scientist
Agricultural Officer
Forest Officer
Environmental Consultant
Research Officer
Lecturer
Pharmaceutical Researcher (Medicinal Plants)
Government Graduate College Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi · est. 1948
The Department of Botany at Government Graduate College Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi, aims to become a premier, globally recognised centre for plant sciences — nurturing future botanists through research, quality education, and a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and conservation in the north-western part of Punjab.
Vision: A premier, globally recognised centre for plant sciences in north-western Punjab.
Mission: To train students who can serve their communities through teaching, research, and active participation in the plant sciences.
The Faculty
Dr. Mubashir Hussain
Lecturer in Botany · PhD — Nanotechnology, Plant Proteomics, Plant Biotechnology, Physiological/Biochemical/Molecular Mechanisms of Biotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
Dr. Muhammad Asim Sultan
Lecturer in Botany · PhD — Plant Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Plant Ecophysiology
Faiza Akram
Lecturer in Botany · MPhil — Molecular Genetics
Admissions · Session 2026
BS Botany
4 Years
4 Years
PU Scheme
University of the Punjab
Why Study Botany Here
Faculty bring research experience from foreign universities and have published more than 50 research articles in national and international journals. The department is equipped with a herbarium, a greenhouse, a glasshouse, and a Botany laboratory with advanced equipment, and has built a steady record of trained manpower and completed research projects in the field.
Curriculum
Scheme of Studies — BS Botany
The University of the Punjab course scheme for this programme. Courses are allotted to each semester by the department. Filter or search below.
Choose a semester (or another filter) above to view the courses for that semester.
| Sem | Code | Course Title | Scheme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOT-101 | Botany-I (Plant Diversity) | Old |
| 1 | BOT-102 | Botany Lab-I (Plant Diversity) | Old |
| 1 | BOT-110 | Cell Biology (Theory) | New |
| 1 | BOT-110L | Cell Biology (Lab) | New |
| 1 | BOT-112 | Diversity of Plants (Theory) | New |
| 1 | BOT-112L | Diversity of Plants (Lab) | New |
| 1 | CHEM-101 | Chemistry-I (Physical Chemistry) | Old |
| 1 | CHEM-102 | Chemistry Lab-I (Physical Chemistry) | Old |
| 1 | COMP-111 | Computer (Introduction and Applications) | Old |
| 1 | ENG-111 | English-I (Language in Use) | Old |
| 1 | GCCE-101 | Civics and Community Engagement | New |
| 1 | GENG-101 | Functional English | New |
| 1 | GISL-101 / GETH-101 | Islamic Studies / Ethics (for Non-Muslims) | New |
| 1 | HQ-001N | Fehm-e-Quran | New |
| 1 | ISE-111 | Islamiat / Ethics | Old |
| 1 | NB-107 | General Zoology (NS) | New |
| 1 | ZOOL-101 | Zoology-I (Invertebrate Diversity) | Old |
| 1 | ZOOL-102 | Zoology Lab-I (Invertebrate Diversity) | Old |
| 2 | AARB-122 | Basic Arabic Language (AH) | New |
| 2 | BOT-103 | Botany-II (Plant Systematic Anatomy & Development Theory) | Old |
| 2 | BOT-104 | Botany II (Plant Systematic Anatomy & Development Theory) | Old |
| 2 | BOT-114 | Fundamentals of Plant Taxonomy (Theory) | New |
| 2 | BOT-114L | Fundamentals of Plant Taxonomy (Lab) | New |
| 2 | BOT-116 | Biodiversity and Conservation (Theory) | New |
| 2 | BOT-116L | Biodiversity and Conservation (Lab) | New |
| 2 | BOT-118 | Fundamentals of Genetics and Evolution (Theory) | New |
| 2 | BOT-118L | Fundamentals of Genetics and Evolution (Lab) | New |
| 2 | CHEM-103 | Chemistry-II (Inorganic Chemistry) | Old |
| 2 | CHEM-104 | Chemistry Lab-II (Inorganic Chemistry) | Old |
| 2 | ENG-112 | English-II (Academic Reading and Writing) | Old |
| 2 | GENT-101 | Entrepreneurship | New |
| 2 | GICP-101 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan | New |
| 2 | GQR-101 | Quantitative Reasoning (I) | New |
| 2 | HQ-002N | Fehm-e-Quran | New |
| 2 | MATH-111 | Elementary Mathematics-I (Algebra) | Old |
| 2 | PST-111 | Pak Studies | Old |
| 2 | ZOOL-103 | Zoology-II (Chordate Diversity) | Old |
| 2 | ZOOL-104 | Zoology- Lab-II (Chordate Diversity) | Old |
| 3 | BOT-201 | Botany-III (Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution) | Old |
| 3 | BOT-201 | Phycology & Bryology (Theory) | New |
| 3 | BOT-201L | Phycology & Bryology (Lab) | New |
| 3 | BOT-202 | Botany Lab-III (Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution) | Old |
| 3 | BOT-203 | Mycology (Theory) | New |
| 3 | BOT-203L | Mycology (Lab) | New |
| 3 | BOT-205 | Plant Anatomy and Embryology (Theory) | New |
| 3 | BOT-205L | Plant Anatomy and Embryology (Lab) | New |
| 3 | CHEM-201 | Chemistry-III (Organic Chemistry) | Old |
| 3 | CHEM-202 | Chemistry Lab-III (Organic Chemistry) | Old |
| 3 | ENG-211 | English-III (Communication Skills) | Old |
| 3 | GENG-201 | Expository Writing | New |
| 3 | GICT-201 | Applications of Information and Communication Technologies | New |
| 3 | GPST-201 | Pakistan Studies. | New |
| 3 | HQ-003 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 3 | MATH-211 | Elementary Mathematics-II (Calculus) | Old |
| 3 | ZOOL-201 | Zoology-III (Biochemistry) | Old |
| 3 | ZOOL-202 | Zoology Lab-III (Biochemistry) | Old |
| 4 | BOT-203 | Botany-III (Plant Physiology and Ecology) | Old |
| 4 | BOT-204 | Botany Lab-IV (Plant Physiology and Ecology) | Old |
| 4 | BOT-207 | Phytogeography (Theory) | New |
| 4 | BOT-207L | Phytogeography (Lab) | New |
| 4 | BOT-209 | Principles of Plant Ecology (Theory) | New |
| 4 | BOT-209L | Principles of Plant Ecology (Lab) | New |
| 4 | BOT-211 | Principles of Plant Biochemistry (Theory) | New |
| 4 | BOT-211L | Principles of Plant Biochemistry (Lab) | New |
| 4 | BOT-213 | Principles of Plant Physiology (Theory) | New |
| 4 | BOT-213L | Principles of Plant Physiology (Lab) | New |
| 4 | CHEM-203 | Chemistry-IV (General Chemistry) | Old |
| 4 | CHEM-204 | Chemistry Lab-IV (General Chemistry) | Old |
| 4 | ELEC-S4-1 | General Elective (Social Sciences) | New |
| 4 | ENG-212 | English-IV (English for Practical Aims) | Old |
| 4 | GQR-201 | Quantitative Reasoning II | New |
| 4 | HQ-004 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 4 | SOC-211 | Introduction to Sociology | Old |
| 4 | ZOOL-203 | Zoology-IV (Physiology) | Old |
| 4 | ZOOL-204 | Zoology Lab-IV (Physiology | Old |
| 5 | BOT-301 | Higher Fungi | Old |
| 5 | BOT-301 | Advanced Plant Ecology (Theory) | New |
| 5 | BOT-301L | Advanced Plant Ecology (Lab) | New |
| 5 | BOT-302 | Higher Fungi Lab | Old |
| 5 | BOT-303 | Microbial and Molecular Genetics | Old |
| 5 | BOT-303 | Advanced Plant Biochemistry (Theory) | New |
| 5 | BOT-303L | Advanced Plant Biochemistry (Lab) | New |
| 5 | BOT-304 | Microbial and Molecular Genetics Lab | Old |
| 5 | BOT-305 | Evolutionary Trends in Trachaeophytes | Old |
| 5 | BOT-305 | Advanced Plant Physiology (Theory) | New |
| 5 | BOT-305L | Advanced Plant Physiology (Lab) | New |
| 5 | BOT-306 | Evolutionary Trends in Trachaeophytes Lab | Old |
| 5 | BOT-307 | Environmental Biology | Old |
| 5 | BOT-307 | Plant Microbe Interactions (Theory) | New |
| 5 | BOT-307L | Plant Microbe Interactions (Lab) | New |
| 5 | BOT-308 | Environmental Biology Lab | Old |
| 5 | BOT-309 | Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms (Theory) | New |
| 5 | BOT-309L | Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms (Lab) | New |
| 5 | BOT-311 | Biostatistics (Theory) | New |
| 5 | BOT-311L | Biostatistics (Lab) | New |
| 5 | HQ-005 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 6 | BOT-311 | Plant Anatomy (Advance Course) | Old |
| 6 | BOT-312 | Plant Anatomy (Advance Course) Lab | Old |
| 6 | BOT-313 | Gene Cloning (Advance Course) | Old |
| 6 | BOT-313 | Systematics of Angiosperms (Theory) | New |
| 6 | BOT-313L | Systematics of Angiosperms (Lab) | New |
| 6 | BOT-314 | Gene Cloning (Advance Course) Lab | Old |
| 6 | BOT-315 | Plant Tissue Culture (Advance course) | Old |
| 6 | BOT-315 | Plant Pathology (Theory) | New |
| 6 | BOT-315L | Plant Pathology (Lab) | New |
| 6 | BOT-316 | Plant Tissue Culture Lab | Old |
| 6 | BOT-317 | Palynology (Advance course) | Old |
| 6 | BOT-317 | Molecular Genetics (Theory) | New |
| 6 | BOT-317L | Molecular Genetics (Lab) | New |
| 6 | BOT-318 | Palynology Lab | Old |
| 6 | BOT-319 | Laboratory Techniques | Old |
| 6 | BOT-319 | Sustainable Development Goals | New |
| 6 | BOT-320 | Seminar | Old |
| 6 | BOT-320 | Artificial Intelligence in Botany | New |
| 6 | HQ-006 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 7 | BOT-400 | Research Thesis Select any three courses from the following Air Pollution, its Impacts and Control | Old |
| 7 | BOT-401 | Air Pollution, its Impacts and Control | Old |
| 7 | BOT-401 | Analytical Techniques in Botany (Theory) | New |
| 7 | BOT-401L | Analytical Techniques in Botany (Lab) | New |
| 7 | BOT-402 | Air Pollution, its Impacts and Control (Lab) | Old |
| 7 | BOT-402-2 | Air Pollution, its Impacts and Control (Lab) | Old |
| 7 | BOT-403 | Biohazards, Biosafety, Bioethics | Old |
| 7 | BOT-403 | major | New |
| 7 | BOT-403-2 | Biohazards, Biosafety, Bioethics | Old |
| 7 | BOT-403L | major | New |
| 7 | BOT-404 | Biohazards, Biosafety, (Lab) | Old |
| 7 | BOT-404-2 | Biohazards, Biosafety, (Lab) | Old |
| 7 | BOT-405 | Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility | Old |
| 7 | BOT-405 | Forensic Botany (Theory) | New |
| 7 | BOT-405-2 | Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility | Old |
| 7 | BOT-405L | Forensic Botany (Lab) | New |
| 7 | BOT-406 | Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility (Lab.) | Old |
| 7 | BOT-406-2 | Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility (Lab) | Old |
| 7 | BOT-407 | Biodegradation and Bioremediation | Old |
| 7 | BOT-407 | Scientific Inquiry and Research Methods (Theory) | New |
| 7 | BOT-407-2 | Biodegradation and Bioremediation | Old |
| 7 | BOT-407L | Scientific Inquiry and Research Methods (Lab) | New |
| 7 | BOT-408 | Biodegradation and Bioremediation (Lab.) | Old |
| 7 | BOT-408-2 | Biodegradation and Bioremediation (Lab) | Old |
| 7 | HQ-007 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
| 8 | BOT-400-2 | Research Thesis | Old |
| 8 | BOT-409 | Microbes, Man and the Environment | Old |
| 8 | BOT-409 | Plant Biotechnology (Theory) | New |
| 8 | BOT-409-2 | Select any three courses from the following Microbes, Man and the Environment | Old |
| 8 | BOT-409L | Plant Biotechnology (Lab) | New |
| 8 | BOT-410 | Microbes, Man and the Environment (Lab.) | Old |
| 8 | BOT-410-2 | Microbes, Man and the Environment (Lab) | Old |
| 8 | BOT-411 | Water Pollution, its Management and Control | Old |
| 8 | BOT-411 | Economic And Industrial Botany | New |
| 8 | BOT-411-2 | Water Pollution, its Management and Control | Old |
| 8 | BOT-412 | Water Pollution, its Management and Control (Lab.) | Old |
| 8 | BOT-412-2 | Water Pollution, its Management and Control (Lab) | Old |
| 8 | BOT-413 | Challenges of a Changing Earth | Old |
| 8 | BOT-413 | Evolutionary Trends in Plants (Theory) | New |
| 8 | BOT-413-2 | Challenges of a Changing Earth | Old |
| 8 | BOT-413L | Evolutionary Trends in Plants (Lab) | New |
| 8 | BOT-414 | Challenges of a Changing Earth (Lab.) | Old |
| 8 | BOT-414-2 | Challenges of a Changing Earth (Lab) | Old |
| 8 | BOT-415 | Microbiology | Old |
| 8 | BOT-415 | Capstone Project | New |
| 8 | BOT-415-2 | Microbiology | Old |
| 8 | BOT-416 | Microbiology (Lab.) | Old |
| 8 | BOT-416-2 | Microbiology (Lab) | Old |
| 8 | BOT-417 | Comprehensive Viva-Voce | New |
| 8 | BOT-419 | Comprehensive Viva-Voce | New |
| 8 | HQ-008 | Tarjuma-e-Quran | New |
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