Utkal University
Bhubaneswar, Odisha

ଉତ୍କଳ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଓଡ଼ିଶା

Botany

Learning with Plants, Targeting Excellence

Established in 1969, the Department is recognized for excellence in teaching and research in major areas of Plant Science. It offers M. Sc. in Botany, Ph.D. in Botany, Microbiology & Environmental Science. Its curriculum engages foundational and emerging areas of botanical science, with theoretical background and practical approach. The Department puts forward proficiency in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Plant Genetic Manipulation, Environmental Biotechnology and Microbial technology aligned with global advances in plant science research, emphasising the specificities of regional flora and ecosystems of Odisha. The Department also offers self-financing M.Sc. programmes in Applied Microbiology and Environmental Science.

Thrust Areas of Research

Biotic & Abiotic Stress Resilience of Plants.
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Tissue Culture & Plant Biotechnology
Exploration of Phyto-remediation
Cytology & Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Physiology & Structural Biochemistry
Plant Diversity, Systematics & Taxonomy
Algal Biotechnology
Phyto-Chemistry & Ethnobotany
Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation & Climate Change

Vision

To cultivate creativity and competency in students through innovative value-added teaching-learning, and quality research designed to solve scientific & societal challenges.

Mission

Advancing the plant sciences through cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and the global sharing of knowledge.
To serve as a catalyst for developing skilled, committed, and intellectually transformed educators and researchers who drive societal benefit across Odisha.

Strategic Goals

Exploration and management of different environmental issues related to biotic and abiotic stress in living organisms.
Greater emphasis on extension and outreach activities to enhance public engagement and awareness regarding environmental conservation, public health, and climate change.
Promotion of multidisciplinary research in various aspects of biodiversity conservation and environmental management.
Bioprospecting of plants and microorganisms for product development and environmental sustainability in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP).

Distinctive Features

Strategic Co-Location & Collaboration with Premier National & International Institutes.
Research Impact well appreciated by Global community.
Global recognition of alumni in teaching, research, extension, administration & industry linkage.

Faculty

Prof. Chinmay Pradhan

cpradhan.bot@utkaluniversity.ac.in

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Prof. Chinmay Pradhan

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Dr. (Mrs.) Bhabatarini Panda

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Dr. Bandana Kullu

bandkullu@gmail.com

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Dr. Anath Bandhu Das

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Dr. Sarita Sahoo

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Dr. Padmaja Patel

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Dr. Bidyadhar Padhi

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Dr. Dinabandhu Mishra

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Dr. Satya Narayan Patnaik

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Dr. Bhabani Prasad Choudhury

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Dr. Prafulla Chandra Tripathy

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Dr. (Mrs.) Aruna Kumari Mishra

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Dr. Rama Chandra Mohanty

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Dr. Manoranjan Kar

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Dr. Shiba Prasad Rath

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Dr. Hemanta Kumar Patra

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Dr. Gopal Chandra Satpathy

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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Chand

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Dr. (Mrs.) Santilata Sahoo

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Dr. Siba Prasad Adhikary

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Dr. Amarendra Narayan Misra

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Dr. Umaballav Mohapatra

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Dr. Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra

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Dr. Kunja Bihari Satapathy

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Programmes Offered
Syllabus

Sl.No.	Programmes	Number of seats
1	MSc (Botany)	32
2	M. Sc. (Applied Microbiology)	20
3	M. Sc. (Environmental Science)	20
4	PhD (Botany)	10
5	PhD (Environmental Science)	5
6	PhD (Microbiology)	5

Content

Sl.No.	Programme	Download
7	M.sc Botany
8	Ph.D Botany

Objectives & Outcomes

Sl.No.	Programme	Download
9	M.sc Botany
10	Ph.D Botany

News & Events

Celebration of Annual Function of the Department on 9th May 2026

14

Jul

Celebration of Annual Function of the Department on 9th May 2026

Celebration of World Environment Day on 5th June 2026

10

Jul

Celebration of World Environment Day on 5th June 2026

Celebration of Earth Day on 21st April 2026

10

Jul

Celebration of Earth Day on 21st April 2026

16

Feb

Golden Jubilee Celebration

20

Jan

National Seminar 2020

Notice & Circular

Facilities:

The Department has well equipped laboratories with number of sophisticated equipment to carry out practical for M.Sc. students. Besides the general M.Sc. laboratories to carry out routine practical, the Department has several research laboratories including Cytogenetic and Molecular Biology, Plant Tissue and Organ Culture Facility, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Environmental Biology, Microbiology and one General laboratory, Green house and Net house facilities, Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Instrumentation facilities, etc., where Doctoral/Postdoctoral students, Scientists and Faculty members are actively engaged in cutting edge research in various fields of Biotechnology. Some of the facilities are as follows:

Botanical Garden:

The Department maintains a botanical garden since its inception. A treasure of plant wealth, conservatory of rare and endangered species, trees, shrubs, aquatic plant collection and vermicompost unit.

Museum / Herbarium:

The museum of the department of Botany is the showpiece for institution and the state as a whole, having varieties of exhibits such as herbarium specimen and seeds etc. At present approximately 10,000 herbarium specimens are available in the department, which are displayed for student of various school and colleges of the state and outside the state, parents, guardians and visitors of different corner of the country.

Research laboratories

There are five specialized Research Laboratories such as Cytogenetic and Molecular Biology, Plant Tissue and Organ Culture Facility, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Environmental Biology, Microbiology and one General laboratory for the Research scholars and students.

Air Quality Monitoring Station (AQMS) and Automatic Weather Station (AWS)

Rising pollution in cities not only brings down the quality of life and increases mortality and morbidity rate but also the transport of air pollutants from one region to another region has made it an international issue. Monitoring of air pollutants become very essential to understand and address various scientific and social issues. Recently, Utkal University become one of few universities in India to be part of prestigious national air pollution monitoring program of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) by signing a MoU with Indian Institute of Tropical Metrology, Pune who is nodal research agency to execute above scientific program under the name “MAPAN“ (Monitoring of Air Pollutants and Network ). Under the above program, a sophisticated advance Air Quality Monitoring Station (AQMS) has been installed and operational since Diwali this year at Dept. of Botany (DoB) of Utkal University where the M.Sc. Environmental Science (SFC) program is functional. Air pollutants measured under this program are particulate matters (PM₁₀ & PM_2.5), Ozone (O₃), Oxide of Nitrogen (NO_X), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Carbon dioxide (CO₂) etc. Apart from AQMS, there is a dedicated weather monitoring system (AWS) to link various meteorology parameters with air pollutants. The data generated could be used to address various environmental and social issues like impact of air pollution on health and eco-system, identification of source of pollutants through modelling, crop yield, microclimate of cities, and spatial-temporal/seasonal/long term trend of various atmospheric pollutants w.r.t weather. Dr. Saroj Kumar Sahu, UGC-Assistant Professor (Environmental Science) is in-charge of operation and development of this program at DoB, Utkal University.

Geographical Information System (GIS) Lab.

There is dedicated advance computer laboratory with advance Geographical Information System (GIS) based high computational facilities to handle the air pollution, remote sensing, emission and environmental data. Lab. has also Linux server to facilitate 3D Atmospheric chemical transport modelling studies.

Glass house facility

A fiber-glass house of 400 sq. ft. is there in the department which is used by the research scholar for maintaining the plants on pot cultures for experimental work.

Culture room

A separate culture room facility is there for aseptic culture of plant tissue, Cyanobacteria and algae.

Seminar library

Seminar Library of the department has 2838 nos. of books and journals for the use of students and faculties. It has e-granthalay software for easy access, issue of books and library automation.

Girls’ common room

About 88-90% of students of the department are girls. Therefore, department facilitates them by providing a furnished girls’ common room for their leisure time along with indoor game facilities.

First-Aid Room

To meet the unseen medical emergencies of the students during working hour, the department is having a separate First Aid room with a bed and first aid Box.

Computer laboratory

The department has a central computer laboratory with ten computers equipped to broadband LAN internet connection. It is for the access of students, Research Scholar and staffs of the department.

Student lounge with Wi-Fi facility

There is a student lounge of 15 sitting capacity with facilities of Newspaper, Magazines and free Wi Fi. This provides a platform for interaction of students of different semesters and different disciplines.

Biometry and CCTV surveillance

For general security of the department, it is facilitated with biometry CCTV surveillance.

RO- Drinking water facility

One RO drinking water and one cold drinking water facility is available in the department.

Student house

The department is having four student committees/ houses for smooth functioning of departmental activities since the time of establishment and they are named as Parijatak, Satadal, Pallavi, Madhupak by our founder professor and Head Prof. B. Padhi. Students are elected for each committee by the departmental students each year. Parijatak is the post of seminar secretary which conducts the weekend seminars for students and overall, in charge of all the departmental activities of the students up to annual function. Satadal committee takes care of the wall magazine up to date and informative for the students. Pallavi is given the responsibility of the entire cultural activities takes place in the department from time to time. and finally, the Madhupak secretary looks after the food arrangement and refreshment activities associated with each programme of the department.

Student seminar

Weekend seminars are being arranged by the students in every Saturday in the department lecture hall where the students of botany, microbiology, environmental science, research scholar deliver seminars on various topics related to their syllabus and current research topics. Sometimes invited lectures are also organized for the students as their enrichment and motivate programmers by eminent professors from different universities and Nobel orated from different fields.

Class room

There are three class rooms with ICT facility and three General Laboratories for students of MSc. Botany, Applied microbiology and Environmental Science.

Conference Hall

Department is having a conference hall of 1000 sq ft with a ‘U’ table and 50 sitting capacities equipped with interactive smart projector. The room is frequently used for Departmental meetings and Ph.D. seminars presentations.

Vermicompost

The department is having a vermicompost unit which is regularly supplied by biodegrading wastes and garden wastes of the department and further the compost is being used for the gardening purpose.

Major Equipment

Sl. No.	Equipment
1.	UV-VIS spectrophotometer
2.	High speed Cooling centrifuge
3.	Water Distillation System
4.	Vertical and Horizontal gel electrophoresis System
5.	Gradient PCR
6.	Stereo Zoom Microscope
7.	Fluorescence microscope
8.	Gel Documentation system
9.	Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
10	Temperature Control Water Bath
11	Rotary Evaporator
12.	Laminar Air Flow
13.	Autoclave
14.	Incubator
15.	Plant Growth Chamber
16.	Hot-Air Oven
17.	Air Quality Monitoring System
18.	Weather Monitoring System
19.	GIS and modelling lab.

Air Quality Monitoring System & Weather Monitoring System

Publications

Mohapatra S, Panda B. (2026). Phytochemicals as neurotherapeutics in Alzheimer’s disease: Exploring plant-based interventions for emerging complex brain disorders. Brain & Heart. DOI: 10.36922/BH025430065.
Swain S.S., Ghana M., Mohanty O.P., Panda B., and Nayak S. (2026). Microbial degradation of Diospyros melanoxylon biomass by Trichoderma atroviride for plant growth promotion of finger millet. Scientific Reports, 16:6023. ISSN: 2045-2322 (Online).
Tripathy, A., & Kullu, B. (2026). Rhizophagus irregularis inoculation alleviates Zn toxicity in Triticum aestivum L. by improving biochemical response, antioxidative defense, and nutrient uptake. Vegetos, 1–10.
Dash, K., Kadrka, T., Sabar, K., & Panda, B. (2025). Cyanobacteria–Bacteria Synergistic Interaction for Wastewater Treatment and Biomass Production. Environmental Quality Management, 35(2), e70248.
Dehery, S. K., Panda, R., Saikia, D., Tanti, B., & Das, A. B. (2025). Morphological index and karyotype asymmetry of eight seeded diploid and non-seeded triploid banana (Musa acuminata Colla.) from North-East India revealed genomic variability. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 72(6), 6861–6876.
Mondal, S., Panda, B., Nayak, J. K., Pradhan, C., Chattopadhyay, K., & Chakraborty, K. (2025). The role of aerenchymatous gas spaces in root sodium ion management under salt stress: Do they matter in rice? Annals of Botany, 136(5–6), 1279–1294.
Muduli, B.C., Selvaraj, S., Sahu, S., Dhall, S., Swain, N., Chidambaranathan, P., Meher, J., Pradhan, C., Chatterjee, D., Mohanty, S., & Samantaray, S. (2025). Haplotype characterization of phosphorus homeostasis gene, SPX-MFS3 under combination of low nitrogen and phosphorus conditions in indica rice at seedling stage. 3 Biotech, 15(6), 188.
Sahoo, M., & Kullu, B. (2025). Claroideoglomus claroideum inoculation improves bio-hardening of micropropagated G9 banana by modulating antioxidative response, nutrient uptake and photosynthetic efficiency. Discover Plants, 2(1), 110.
Sahoo, P., Mishra, A., Mangaraj, P., Ravindra, K., Beig, G., Tyagi, B., & Sahu, S. K. (2025). What drives anthropogenic fine particulate chloride emissions in India? A quantitative assessment of hotspots. Science of The Total Environment, 991, 179949.
Behura, A., Parameswaran, C., Prabhukarthikeyan, S. R., Pradhan, C., Parida, M., Keerthana, U., & Samantaray, S. (2024). Unravelling genetic diversity and population structure of Sarocladium oryzae causing sheath rot disease in rice using hyper-variable SSR markers. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 130, 102245.
Dash, K., & Panda, B. (2024). The bio-control potential of Alcaligenes aquatilis against its associated cyanobacteria Lyngbya aestuarii. Environmental Quality Management, 34(1), e22203.
Mishra, P., & Panda, B. (2024). Comparative physiological response of filamentous cyanobacteria Phormidium tenue and Leptolyngbya lignicola under chromium (VI) stress. Environmental Quality Management, 33(4), 727–736.
Mondal, S., Paul, A., Mitra, D., Pradhan, C., Seth, C. S., Chattopadhyay, K., & Chakraborty, K. (2024). The multifaceted role of different SnRK gene family members in regulating multiple abiotic stresses in plants. Physiologia Plantarum, 176(5), e14543.
Panda, B., Tripathy, A., Patra, S., Kullu, B., Tabrez, S., & Jena, M. (2024). Imperative connotation of SODs in cancer: Emerging targets and multifactorial role of action. IUBMB Life, 76(9), 592–613.
Panda, S., Das, A., Das, A. B., & Panda, S. K. (2024). Silicon amendment escalates cellular Si deposition and antioxidant enzyme defense against Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) attack in rice. Silicon, 16(5), 2285–2301.
Patel, P., Dehery, S. K., Jena, S. N., Pradhan, C., & Das, A. B. (2024). Chromosomal variations in twelve ecotypes of a medicinal plant Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop: Karyotypes and 2C DNA content analysis. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 71(2), 621–634.
Patra, H. K., Patra, D. K., & Acharya, S. (2024). Chromium-induced phytotoxicity and its impact on plant metabolism. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 46(2), 20.
Sahoo, P., Sahu, S. K., Mangaraj, P., Mishra, A., Beig, G., & Gunthe, S. S. (2024). Reporting of gridded ammonia emission and assessment of hotspots across India: A comprehensive study of 24 anthropogenic sources. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 479, 135557.
Samal, A., Sahu, S. K., Mishra, A., Mangaraj, P., Pani, S. K., & Beig, G. (2024). Assessment and quantification of methane emission from Indian livestock and manure management. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 24(6), 230204.
Senapati, A., Panneerselvam, P., Chidambaranathan, P., Nayak, A. K., Mitra, D., Pradhan, C., & Anandan, A. (2024). Ecological dynamics of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in wetland and aerobic rice ecosystem under subtropical humid climatic conditions in Eastern India. Symbiosis, 93(1), 99–113.
Acharya, S., Jali, P., Pradhan, M., Pradhan, C., & Mohapatra, P. K. (2023). Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Property of a True Mangrove Rhizophora apiculata Bl. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 20(9), e202201144.
Choudhary, A., Kumar, P., Pradhan, C., Sahu, S. K., Chaudhary, S. K., Joshi, P. K., et al. (2023). Evaluating air quality and criteria pollutants prediction disparities by data mining along a stretch of urban-rural agglomeration including coal-mine belts and thermal power plants. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1132159.
Das, A., & Das, A. B. (2023). Chlorophyll a fluorescence activity and genetic heritability of morphological attributes among mid-early and late-duration indica rice genotypes of Odisha. Vegetos, 36(4), 1180–1190.
Kumar, P., Beig, G., Sahu, S. K., Yadav, R., Maji, S., Singh, V., & Bamniya, B. R. (2023). Development of a high-resolution emissions inventory of carbonaceous particulate matters and their growth during 2011–2018 over India. Atmospheric Environment, 303, 119750.
Kumar, P., Beig, G., Singh, V., Sahu, S. K., Siingh, D., & Bamniya, B. R. (2023). Model simulation of carbonaceous fine particulate matter using SAFAR emission inventory and comparison with EDGAR-HTAP simulations. Atmospheric Environment, 315, 120147.
Mishra, M., Sahu, S. K., Mangaraj, P., & Beig, G. (2023). Assessment of hazardous radionuclide emission due to fly ash from fossil fuel combustion in industrial activities in India and its impact on public. Journal of Environmental Management, 328, 116908.
Mishra, P., & Panda, B. (2023). Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation by a mangrove isolated cyanobacteria Limnothrix planktonica using fruit waste. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 252, 126503.
Mohanty, M., Pattnaik, M. M., Mishra, A. K., & Patra, H. K. (2023). Phytoefficacy of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laub for aqua-remediation of hexavalent chromium in chromite mine effluent of South Kaliapani, Odisha, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(15), 43927–43931.
Nayak, I., Sahoo, B., Pradhan, C., Balasubramaniasai, C., Prabhukarthikeyan, S. R., Katara, J. L., & Samantaray, S. (2023). Genome-wide analysis of amino acid transporter gene family revealed that the allele unique to the aus variety is associated with amino acid permease 17 (OsAAP17) amplifying both tiller count and yield in indica rice (Oryza sativa L.). Agronomy, 13(10), 2629.
Panda, E., Dehery, S. K., Pradhan, C., & Das, A. B. (2023). Study of Karyotype Asymmetry and Chromosome Number in Seven Cooking Bananas (Musa acuminata L.). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 93(2), 387–395.
Patel, P., Dehery, S. K., Jena, S. N., Pradhan, C., & Das, A. B. (2023). Ecotype variations in karyotypes and 2C DNA content in Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jossop: an important medicinal plant. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 37, 100506.
Patnaik, A., Kumar, A., Behera, A., Mishra, G., Dehery, S. K., Panigrahy, M., et al. & Panigrahi, K. C. (2023). GIGANTEA suppresses wilt disease resistance by down-regulating the jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1091644.
Pradhan, B., Chand, P. K., & Das, A. B. (2023). Hexavalent chromium bioaccumulation mediated enhancement of pyrethrin production in African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.): A promising plant for phytoremediation. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 45(6), 80.
Pradhan, B., Das, M., & Pradhan, C. (2023). Stochastic assessment of oil spill trajectory: A case study of Paradeep Offshore, Odisha. Marine Systems & Ocean Technology, 18(3), 124–139.
Sahu, S. K., Mangaraj, P., & Beig, G. (2023). Decadal growth in emission load of major air pollutants in Delhi. Earth System Science Data, 15(7), 3183–3202.
Sahu, S. K., Sahoo, P., Mangaraj, P., Beig, G., Tyagi, B., Samal, B., et al. & Yadav, R. (2023). Identification and quantification of emission hotspots of air pollutants over Bhubaneswar: A smart city in Eastern India. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 23(9), 230049.
Tripathy, S., Patra, S., Parida, C., & Pradhan, C. (2023). Green biodegradable dielectric material made from PLA and electron beam irradiated Luffa cylindrica fiber: Devices for a sustainable future. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(53), 114078–114094.
Arti, C., Pradeep, K., Kumar, S. S., & Chinmay, P. (2022). Real time roadway pollution in Indian cities: A comparative assessment with modelled emission. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 26(5), 97–106.
Banerjee, A., Mittra, B., & Das, A. B. (2022). Biochemical and histological characterisation of Fusarium oxysporum infected wheat (Triticum aestivum) seedlings in vitro. Indian Phytopathology, 75(2), 559–563.
Behera, A. K., Srivastava, R., & Das, A. B. (2022). Mechanical and degradation properties of thermoplastic starch reinforced nanocomposites. Starch–Stärke, 74(3–4), 2100270.
Beig, G., Jayachandran, K. S., George, M. P., Rathod, A., Sobhana, S. B., Sahu, S. K., et al. & Jindal, V. (2022). Process-based diagnostics of extreme pollution trail using numerical modelling during the fatal second COVID-19 wave in the Indian capital. Chemosphere, 298, 134271.
Choudhary, A., Kumar, P., Sahu, S. K., Pradhan, C., Singh, S. K., Gašparović, M., et al. & Singh, A. K. (2022). Time Series Simulation and Forecasting of Air Quality Using In-situ and Satellite-Based Observations Over an Urban Region. Nature Environment & Pollution Technology, 21(3).
Das, S. K., Das, B., Jena, A. B., Pradhan, C., Sahoo, G., & Dandapat, J. (2022). Therapeutic potential and ethnopharmacology of dominant mangroves of Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha, India. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 19(3), e202100857.
Dehery, S. K., & Das, A. B. (2022). Genetic diversity of twelve triploid bananas and plantains under section Eumusa as evident by chromosome morphology and SSR markers. The Nucleus, 65(1), 35–48.
Ghosh, T., Pradhan, C., & Das, A. B. (2022). Induced tolerance against stem-rot disease of low-land indica rice (Oryza sativa var. Manika) caused by Sclerotium oryzae Catt. in sub-lethal dose of cadmium. Journal of Plant Pathology, 104(1), 149–165.
Mahapatra, D. M., Satapathy, K. C., & Panda, B. (2022). Biofertilizers and nanofertilizers for sustainable agriculture: Phycoprospects and challenges. Science of the Total Environment, 803, 149990.
Mangaraj, P., Sahu, S. K., Beig, G., & Samal, B. (2022). Development and assessment of inventory of air pollutants that deteriorate the air quality in Indian megacity Bengaluru. Journal of Cleaner Production, 360, 132209.
Mangaraj, P., Sahu, S. K., Beig, G., & Yadav, R. (2022). A comprehensive high-resolution gridded emission inventory of anthropogenic sources of air pollutants in Indian megacity Kolkata. SN Applied Sciences, 4(4), 117.
Sahoo, C., Subudhi, H., & Panda, B. (2022). Phenotypic characterization of aromatic rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces of Odisha, India.
Sahoo, P. C., Das, P. P., Das, A., & Das, A. B. (2022). Phytochemical Credentials, Antimicrobial Activities and Cytotoxicity of Bark Derived Coumarin of a Medicinally Important Tree Hymenodicton orixense (Roxb.) Mabb.
Sahu, S. K., Mangaraj, P., Tyagi, B., Yadav, R., Paul, O., Chaulya, S., et al. & Beig, G. (2022). Estimating NOX, VOC, and CO variability over India’s first smart city: Bhubaneswar. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 997026.
Satpathy, P., & Pradhan, C. (2022). Biomethanation of crop residues to combat stubble burning in India: Design and simulation using ADM1 mathematical model. Methane, 1(2), 125–138.
Sethy, R., & Kullu, B. (2022). Micropropagation of ethnomedicinal plant Calotropis sp. and enhanced production of stigmasterol. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 149(1), 147–158.
Tanweer, S., Dash, K., & Panda, B. (2022). Enhanced biomass production of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by two associated bacteria Paenibacillus camelliae and Curtobacterium ammoniigenes. Archives of Microbiology, 204(1), 66.
Beig, G., Sahu, S. K., Anand, V., Bano, S., Maji, S., Rathod, A., et al. & Trimbake, H. K. (2021). India’s Maiden Air Quality Forecasting Framework for Megacities of Divergent Environments: The SAFAR Project. Environmental Modelling & Software, 145, 105204.
Beig, G., Sahu, S. K., Rathod, A., Tikle, S., Singh, V., & Sandeepan, B. S. (2021). Role of meteorological regime in mitigating biomass induced extreme air pollution events. Urban Climate, 35, 100756.
Chen, Y., Beig, G., Archer-Nicholls, S., Drysdale, W., Acton, W. J. F., Lowe, D., et al. & Wild, O. (2021). Avoiding high ozone pollution in Delhi, India. Faraday Discussions, 226, 502–514.
Dalai, D., Chakraborti, M., Mondal, T. K., Ray, S., Kar, M. K., Chakraborty, K., et al. & Marndi, B. C. (2021). The core set of sequence-tagged microsatellite sites markers between halophytic wild rice Oryza coarctata and Oryza sativa complex. Euphytica, 217(4), 57.
Dehery, S. K., Panda, E., Saha, P. R., Sinha, R. K., & Das, A. B. (2021). Chromosome diversity and karyotype asymmetry analysis in four cultivated triploid and three diploid wild genotypes of Musa from North-East India. The Nucleus, 64(2), 167–179.
Dehury, S., Dehery, S. K., & Das, A. B. (2021). Karyotype Variation in Eight Cultivars of Indian Dessert Banana (Musa acuminata L.) of Section Eumusa from Odisha, India. Caryologia, 74(1), 23–31.
Dhali, S., Pradhan, M., Sahoo, R. K., Mohanty, S., & Pradhan, C. (2021). Alleviating Cr (VI) stress in horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum Var. Madhu) by native Cr-tolerant nodule endophytes isolated from contaminated site of Sukinda. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(24), 31717–31730.
Jagatee, S., Rout, J. R., Behera, S., Ram, S. S., Sudarshan, M., Pradhan, C., … & Mohanty, R. C. (2021). Effect of enzymatic hydrolysis on structural, chemical and elemental properties of sweet potato flour. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 12(2), 687–697.
Kumar, S., Singh, A., Srivastava, A. K., Sahu, S. K., Hooda, R. K., Dumka, U. C., & Pathak, V. (2021). Long-term change in aerosol characteristics over Indo-Gangetic Basin: How significant is the impact of emerging anthropogenic activities? Urban Climate, 38, 100880.
Nath, B., Saha, P. R., Das, A. B., Jena, S., Sinha, S., & Sinha, R. K. (2021). Morpho-taxonomical and karyological study of Gopi banana: an indigenous palatable cultivated variety of Musa × paradisiaca. Vegetos, 34(4), 937–943.
Patra, D. K., Acharya, S., Pradhan, C., & Patra, H. K. (2021). Poaceae plants as potential phytoremediators of heavy metals and eco-restoration in contaminated mining sites. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 21, 101293.
Pradhan, B., Das, M., & Pradhan, C. (2021). Forecasting oil spill movement through trajectory modeling: a case study from Bay of Bengal, India. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 7(2), 1107–1119.
Pradhan, B., Das, M., & Pradhan, C. (2021). Marine Oil Spills: Implications on Response Plan. EnvironmentAsia, 14(3).
Pradhan, M., Das, R., Dhali, S., Lakra, P. B., Pradhan, C., & Mohanty, S. (2021). Plant growth promoting activities of P solubilizing bacteria and their impact on disease resistance in groundnut, Arachis hypogaea L. against soil borne fungal pathogens. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB), 59(09), 606–616.
Rath, A., & Das, A. B. (2021). Chromium stress induced oxidative burst in Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper: physio-molecular and antioxidative enzymes regulation in cellular homeostasis. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 27(2), 265–279.
Sahu, S. K., Mangaraj, P., Beig, G., Samal, A., Pradhan, C., Dash, S., & Tyagi, B. (2021). Quantifying the high resolution seasonal emission of air pollutants from crop residue burning in India. Environmental Pollution, 286, 117165.
Sahu, S. K., Mangaraj, P., Beig, G., Tyagi, B., Tikle, S., & Vinoj, V. (2021). Establishing a link between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) zones and COVID-19 over India based on anthropogenic emission sources and air quality data. Urban Climate, 38, 100883.
Satapathy, S., Soren, J. P., Mondal, K. C., Srivastava, S., Pradhan, C., Sahoo, S. L., … & Rout, J. R. (2021). Industrially relevant pectinase production from Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus KX928754 using apple pomace as the promising substrate. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 15(1), 347–356.
Satpathy, P., Uhlenhut, F., & Pradhan, C. (2021). Agricultural Waste to Biogas Energy: Design and Simulation Using the Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1. In Biomethane through Resource Circularity (pp. 189–195). CRC Press.
Tripathy, P., & Das, A. B. (2021). Morphological and molecular diversity of blackgram germplasm collected from Odisha. Ecological Genetics and Genomics, 20, 100088.

Research Projects

Sl. No.	Project title	Funding agency	Amount (Rs. in lakh)	Period	PI/Co-PI/ Coordinator
1.	*Axenic culture of Claroideoglomus claroideum* and its application on micro-propagated plants**	Science and Technology Dept., Govt. of Odisha	9.16	2018-2021	Dr. Bandana Kullu
2.	“Genome specific SSR and chromosomal markers analysis and molecular characterization of GIGANTEA gene in Musa species”	CSIR, New Delhi, GoI	6.2	3 Years	Prof. Anath Bandhu Das
3.	“Consortium for managing Indian banana genetic resources”	DBT, Govt. of India	21.23	3 Years	Prof. Anath Bandhu Das
4.	“Genome Characterization of Banana/Plantain Genetic Resources of North-eastern Region and their Utilization in Multicentre Planning for Commercial Improvement”	DBT, Govt. of India	25.73	3 Years	Prof. Anath Bandhu Das, Dr. Chinmay Pradhan
5.	Evaluation of bio degradability of bio-composite using PLA & natural fibers	DST, Govt. Of Odisha	8.01	3 Years	Dr. Chinmay Pradhan
6.	*Characterization and biodegradation of polyhydroxylalkanoates (PHA) from Synechocystis* sp. PCC 6803/**	Seed grant, Utkal University	1 lakh	2 years	Dr.Bhabatarini Panda
7.	Prevalence antibiotic resistant Coli form bacteria in drinking water samples from slum areas of Bhubaneswar	Seed grant, Utkal University			Dr. Bandana Kullu
8.	Startup-Grant for UGC -faculty recharge programme.	UGC	6	2 years	Dr. Saroj Kumar Sahu
9.	Operational, analysis & maintenance of MAPAN-AQMS station at Utkal University/ Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, (2016-21)	Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES),	150	5 years	Dr. Saroj Kumar Sahu
10.	Short term Research and Studies on Forest Fire Crisis occurring in the State.	Forest Dept. Govt. of Odisha	13.18	6 months	Dr. Bandana Kullu
11.	Mathematical simulation of energy from agricultural waste.	UGC, New Delhi	21.72	2 years
12.	Indo-Norway project entitle “Quantifying Impacts of South Asian Aerosols on Regional and Arctic Climate (QUISARC)”/2018-2020)	Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES),	79.53	2 years	Dr. Saroj Kumar Sahu
13.	Eco-physiology study of algal-bacterial interaction in mangrove ecosystems of Odisha	UGC-BSR START-UP GRANT	10	2 years	Dr.Bhabatarini Panda
14.	Microalgae from Mangrove Ecosystems of Odisha: Bio-prospecting for Bio-plastics production	DST, Govt. Of Odisha	9.76	3 years	Dr.Bhabatarini Panda
15.	Management of chromium toxicity stress by phytoremediation technology	CSIR, New Delhi, GoI	27.36	5 years	Prof. H. K. Patra
16.	DAE/ BARC outreach programme (Tissue culture of banana)	DAE/ BARC	5	2 years	Prof. A .B. Das
17.	DST FIST programme of Dept. of Botany	DST, Govt. Of India	66	1 year	Department of Botany
18.	UGC-DRS (SAP-III) programme of Dept. of Botany	UGC	65	5 years	Department of Botany
19.	Studies on Biodiversity in Core and Buffer Zone at Mandakini Coal Block Project (M/S KPCL) in Angul District, Odisha	KPCL	14.75	1 years	Dr. Chinmay Pradhan
20.	Valorization of fruit waste for the extraction of bioactive compounds and their potential applications	MRIP, OSHEC	–	2025-2026	–

Workshop/Seminar Details

Sl. No.	Date	Name of the Programme	Expert Member Involved
1	05.06.2023	World Environment Day	Dr. Jayakrushna Panigrahi (President, Odisha Environmental Society)
2	25.08.2023	Special Invited Lecture (Parijatak Seminar)	Prof. Rajgopal Subramanium, University of Hyderabad
3	08.01.2024	EMBO-ISPP Global Lecture Series	Prof. Christian Fankhauser, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
4	30.03.2024	National Seminar on Recent Advances in Plant Science for Sustainable Development	Prof. C. S. K. Mishra (Member, OPSC)
5	08.05.2024	World Thalassemia Day	Prof. Priyanka Samal (HOD, Clinical Haematology, RMRC)
6	13.02.2025	1st Golden Jubilee Lecture Series (Parijatak Seminar)	Prof. Lingaraj Sahoo (IIT Guwahati, Assam)
7	21.02.2025	2nd Golden Jubilee Lecture Series (Parijatak Seminar)	Asst. Prof. Dr. Swetansu Hota (Indiana University School of Medicine, USA)
8	03.03.2025	3rd Golden Jubilee Lecture Series (Parijatak Seminar)	Prof. Saroj Kanta Barik (North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong)
9	26.03.2025 – 27.03.2025	National Seminar on “Plants and Microbes for Sustainable Environment”	Dr. Subrat K. Das, Adjunct Scientist, ILS – “Exploration of Microbial Resource in Bay of Bengal & their Biotechnological Application”
10	31.01.2026	Prof. Dinabandhu Mishra Memorial Lecture on “Photosynthesis, a Major Determinant of Biodiversity, Evolution and Climate Change”	Prof. B. C. Tripathy, Former Dean, School of Life Sciences, JNU and Former Vice-Chancellor, Ravenshaw University
11	21.04.2026	Earth Day – 2026 Celebration: “Our Power, Our Planet” – Youth for Nurturing the Green Earth	Dr. Arun Kumar Rath, Retd. IAS, Former Union Education Secretary, Govt. of India; Dr. Chitaranjan Mishra, Former Senior Scientist; Prof. Madhumita Das, Former Vice-Chancellor, FM University
12	05.06.2026	World Environment Day – 2026: “Inspired by Nature, For Climate, For Our Future”	Prof. Jaykrushna Panigrahi, Secretary, Orissa Environment Society

Achievements

The Department extends full support and facility to young research Scholars engaged in work at different laboratories. The research groups in different specialized areas regularly publish in peer reviewed journal of repute in their field. A number of research projects funded by several private enterprises (NALCO, MONET, NINL, OPGC etc.). The Department has executing the DRS-SAP III Programme since 2013 and DST- FIST since 2015. The Department brings together past and present students on the alumni meet as an annual event on a statutory date i.e. the 3^rd February every year and a news letter named “Sanjog” is brought out on the occasion by the Old Students Association. The Department has been functioning as the central secretariat of Orissa Botanical Society for last 40 years.

Sl. No.	Academic Year	Student Name	NET / GATE / ICMR-JRF / SLET Qualification
1	2020–2022	Chinmayee Palei	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
2	2020–2022	Subrat Bag	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE, SSB HED Govt. of Odisha
3	2020–2022	Niharika Pradhan	CSIR-UGC-NET
4	2020–2022	Budhibalabanta Bariha	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
5	2020–2022	Ashish Patnayak	CSIR-UGC-NET
6	2020–2022	Devirani Mallick	CSIR-UGC-NET
7	2020–2022	Jayashree Mohanty	CSIR-UGC-NET
8	2020–2022	Aniruddha Nayak	CSIR-UGC-NET
9	2020–2022	Anita Sahoo	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
10	2021–2023	Chandan Sahu	GATE and ICMR-JRF
11	2021–2023	Dharmesh Kumar Mohanty	CSIR NET-LS, GATE, MRFT
12	2021–2023	Sumitra Das	CSIR-UGC-NET
13	2021–2023	Dibyaswini Jena	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
14	2021–2023	Pratibha Bal	GATE
15	2021–2023	Abhipsa Pathak	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
16	2022–2024	Bibhu Prasad Behera	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
17	2022–2024	Shubhamita Nayak	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
18	2022–2024	Smrutish Rath	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
19	2022–2024	Ranu Behera	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
20	2022–2024	Madhusmita Biswal	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
21	2022–2024	Priyanka Maharana	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
22	2023–2025	Tanmayee Behera	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
23	2023–2025	Shiba Prasad Behera	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
24	2023–2025	Alok Pradhan	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
25	2023–2025	Subhrakanta Parida	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
26	2023–2025	Kranti Bijayeeni Pattnayak	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
27	2023–2025	Chinmayee Swain	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
28	2023–2025	Sanghamitra Kishan	CSIR-UGC-NET
29	2023–2025	Monalisha Routray	CSIR-UGC-NET, GATE
30	2023–2025	Ranjit Kumar Swain	GATE
31	2023–2025	Subham Sahoo	CSIR-UGC-NET

Sl. No.	Name of Student	Programme Studied	Nature of Achievement	Year
1	Swarnalata Tripathy	Research Scholar	1ST PRIZE-National Seminar on Emerging Trends of Biotechnology and Crop Improvement, R.D.Women’s University	2017
2	Sadaf Tanweer	Research Scholar	Research Scholars’ Poster Presentation: `VISHLESHAN’	2019
3	Swarnalata Tripathy	Research Scholar	Research Scholars’ Poster Presentation: `VISHLESHAN’	2019
4	Subrat Kumar Dehury	Research Scholar	Best Poster Presentation	2019
5	Sadaf Tanweer	Research Scholar	Sorojini G. Panigrahi Young Scientist award	2020
6	Sadaf Tanweer	Research Scholar	Best Poster Presentation	2020
7	Swarnalata Tripathy	Research Scholar	Poster Paper Award-ODISHA RESEARCH CONCLAVE	2021

STUDENT AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENT

SL NO	NAME OF THE STUDENT	PROGRAMME STUDIED	NATURE OF ACHIEVEMENT	YEAR
1	Sanskruti Parida	M.Sc	ORAL PRESENTATION IN Odisha Botanical Society	2018
2	Poojarin Samal	M.Sc	Oral Presentation among PG students	2020

Faculty Awards / Achievements :

Prof. Pradeep Kumar Chand: Samant Chandra Sekher award by OBA, 2014 (Awarded in 2017)
Prof. Anatha Bandhu Das: Dr. Mopuri Braham Memorial Award-OBS (2018)
(Dr) Hemant Kumar Patra : Senior Scientist Award by Odisha Bigyan Academy (2019)
Dr. Chinmay Pradhan : NESA Scientist of the Year Award by NESA, New Delhi (2020)
Prof. Anath Bandhu Das: CSIR Emeritius Scientist Award By CSIR,2020.

Placement

Sl. No.	Batch	Student Name	Job Name
1	2020-2022	Chinmayee Palei	Lecturer in Botany recruited by SSB
2	2020-2022	Subrat Bag	SSB Degree Lecturer
3	2020-2022	Budhibalabanta Bariha	SSB Lecturer in Botany
4	2020-2022	Jayashree Mohanty	SSB Degree Lecturer
5	2020-2022	Shikta Rani	OPSC PGT in Botany
6	2020-2022	Prangya Binodinee	OAVS PGT
7	2020-2022	Sweety Soren	OAS
8	2020-2022	Sweta Mishra	OPSC PGT in Botany
9	2020-2022	Himadri Keshari Swin	OPSC PGT in Botany
10	2020-2022	Sushree Supriti Pradhan	SSB-PGT
11	2020-2022	Anita Sahoo	SSB Lecturer
12	2020-2022	Anany Anindita	Assistant Conservator of Forest, MoEFCC
13	2021-2023	Abhilipsha Pati	PGT-Botany
14	2021-2023	Supriya Patel	High School Teacher
15	2021-2023	Sumitra Das	SSB Lecturer (Botany), Dept. of Higher Education, Odisha
16	2021-2023	Monalisha Nayak	OPSC PGT in Botany
17	2021-2023	Subhashree Sahoo	Forest Guard
18	2021-2023	Sandeep Kumar Mohanty	Govt. Job
19	2022-2024	Madhusmita Majhi	Assistant Teacher
20	2023-2025	Shiba Prasad Behera	Employee of Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya, Badadeuli, Karanjia
21	2023-2025	Sanghamitra Kishan	Working at Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Sundargarh

Sl. No	Name of the student	Programme studied	Nature of Achievement	Year
1	Monalisha Nayak	M.Sc.	NET	2017
2	Sagar Prasad Nayak	M.Sc.	NET	2017
3	Alok Senapati	M.Sc.	NET/GATE	2017
4	Srotoswini Pradhan	M.Sc.	NET/GATE	2017
5	Chandi Prasad	M.Sc.	NET/GATE	2017
6	Chandan Sahu	M.Sc.	NET/GATE	2017
7	Isani Behera	M.Sc.	NET	2017
8	Bijayanti Dhara	M.Sc.	NET	2017
9	Saswati Soumya Mohapatra	M.Sc.	NET	2018
10	Priyadarsini Prusty	M.Sc.	NET	2018
11	Devidutta Samantaray	M.Sc.	GATE	2018
12	Alok Senapati	M.Sc.	NET	2018
13	Ritishree Mallick	M.Sc.	NET	2018
14	Bandita Nayak	M.Sc.	NET	2018
15	Deeptimayee Panigrahi	M.Phil.	NET	2018
16	Preeti Sagarika	M.Sc.	NET	2018
17	Sadaf Tanveer	M.Phil.	NET	2018
18	K P Saswati Swetlina	M.Sc.	NET	2018
19	Saswati Soumya Mohapatra	M.Sc.	GATE	2019
20	Binod Kumar Mohapatra	M.Sc.	GATE	2019
21	Prajna Priyadarshini Das	M.Sc.	GATE	2019
22	Khushboo Chawda	M.Sc.	NET /GATE	2019
23	Devidutta Samantaray	M.Sc.	GATE	2019
24	Mama Sahoo	M.Phil.	NET	2019
25	Sonali Jena	M.Sc.	NET	2019
26	Swati sucharita Nayak	M.Sc.	GATE	2019
27	Sonali Jena	M.Sc.	GATE	2019
28	Rajkishore Sahoo	M.Sc.	NET	2019
29	Shomina Dehury	M.Sc.	NET	2019
30	Deepanjali Hansda	M.Sc.	NET	2019
31	Saranga Nayak		NET	2019
32	Sashi Bhusan Gahir	M.Sc.	NET	2019
33	Jyotiranjan Rath	M.Sc.	NET	2019
34	Subhashree Behera	M.Sc.	NET	2019
35	Susmita Bist	M.Sc.	GATE	2019
36	Pankaj Kumar Das	M.Sc.	GATE	2019
37	Dileswari Dalai	M.Sc.	GATE	2019
38	Ajar Anupam Pradhan	M.Sc.	NET/GATE	2019
39	Rakesh Kumar Achary	M.Sc.	NET
40	Basudev Majhi	M.Sc.	NET	2020
41	Binayak Mohapatra	M.Sc.	GATE	2020
42	Sankruti Parida	M.Sc.	NET/GATE	2020
43	Sunita Majhi	M.Sc.	NET	2020
44	Maheswari Behera	M.Sc.	GATE	2020
45	Reecha Mohapatra	M.Sc.	NET	2020
46	Swabhiman Pradhan	M.Sc.	NET	2020
47	Sthitiprangyan Sarangi	M.Sc.	GATE	2020
48	Debabrata Mohanty	M.Sc.	GATE	2020
49	Binayak Mohapatra	M.Sc.	GATE	2020
50	Dharashree Dhimayee Behera	M.Sc.	GATE	2020
51	Sai Sudha Singh	M.Sc.	GATE	2020
52	Vivekand Mohanta	M.Sc.	NET	2021
53	S. K. Sajid Mohammad	M.Sc.	GATE	2021
54	Budhibalabanta Bariha	M.Sc. (Cont.)	NET/GATE	2021
55	Shiba Prasad Nath	M.Phil. (Cont.)	NET	2021
56	Karisma Dash	Ph.D. (Cont.)	ARS-NET	2021
57	Jhanshirani Singh	M.Sc. (Cont.)	GATE	2022
58	Anita Sahoo	M.Sc. (Cont.)	GATE	2022

Sl. No

Name of the student

Programme studied

Placement

Year of placement

Sagarika Panda

Ph. D.

Junior Lecturer, OPSC, OES-2

2016

Sadhana Priyadarshini

M.Sc.

OFS, Fovt of Odisha

2016

Kalpita Bhatta

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Centurian University of Technology and Mangaement

2017

Atia Arzoo

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Centurian University of Technology and Mangaement

2017

Gyanranjan Mahalik

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Centurian University of Technology and Mangaement

2017

Shivani Giri

M.Phil.

PGT, Kendriya Vidyalya Sangathan

2017

Deepak Kumar Patra

Ph.D.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2017

Deeptimayee Panigrahi

M.Phil.

Assistant Professor, Higher education Dept., Govt. of Odisha

2018

Srotoswini Pradhan

M.Sc.

Assistant Professor, Higher education Dept., Govt. of Odisha

2018

Khushboo Agrawal

M. Phil

Assistant Professor, Higher education Dept., Govt. of Odisha

2018

Jamuna Tudu

M.Sc.

Assistant Professor, RD Women’s University, BBSR

2018

Ishani Behera

M.Phil.

TGT, Dept. of Mass Education, Govt. of Odisha

2018

Smruti Ghantayat

M.Phil.

Assistant Professor, Higher education Dept., Govt. of Odisha

2018

Sudipti Mohapatra

Ph. D.

OFS, Govt of Odisha

Priyadrashini Mallick

Ph. D.

OAS, OPSC, Odisha

2018

Uttam Jena

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB Odisha

2019

Babita Tudu

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB Odisha

2019

Shiva Gupta

M.Sc.

PGT, Kendriya Vidyalya Sangathan

2019

Binay Kumar Majhi

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2019

K P Saswati Swetalina

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2019

Amiyabala Naik

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2019

Pranati Nayak

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2019

Jayanti Mallick

M.Phil.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2019

Sadaf Tanweer

M.Phil.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2019

Ritishree Mallick

M.Phil.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2019

Aradhana Grahacharya

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2019

Rajashree Sahoo

Ph. D.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2019

Khirachand Naik

M.Phil.

Clerk, Gramin Bank

2019

Upanjali Majhi

M.Sc.

OAS, OPSC, Odisha

2020

Anil Kumar Gomangoo

M.Sc.

Food supply Inspector

2021

Lipsa Mohanty

M.Sc.

Registrar, District Court, Khorda

2021

Ashutosh Subudhi

M.Sc.

TGT, Odisha Adarsh Vidyalya Sanghathan

2021

Sourav Ranjan Pradhan

M.Sc.

TGT, Jawahar Navodya Vidyalya

2021

Jyoti Ranjan Rath

M.Phil.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Akhtari Khatoon

Ph.D.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Baijayanti Dhara

M.Phil.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Priyadarshini Prusti

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Subhashree Behera

M.Phil.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Pankaj Kumar Das

M.Phil.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Jakatun Begum

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Arundhati Samal

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Jakesh Mohaptra

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Rojismita Majhi

M.Sc.

Lecturer, SSB, Odisha

2022

Students

Name of the student	Gender	State of Domicile	Programme name	Student Unique Enrolment ID
		Year (2016-17)
Alok Senapati	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT011
Amiyabala Naik	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT029
Anil Kumar Gomango	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT018
Anita Naik	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT024
Ankita Behura	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT008
Aradhana Grahyacharya	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT003
Asish Behera	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT013
Bandita Nayak	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT016
Binay Kumar Majhi	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT031
Bipin Kumar Sahoo	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT002
Deeparani Gond	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT027
G. Rajyashree	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT007
Itishree Nayak	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT019
Jyoti Ranjan Rath	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT009
K P Saswati Swetalina	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT025
Karisma Dash	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT020
Khirachand Naik	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT026
Monalisha Sahoo	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT006
Prashant Kumar Behera	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT022
Prateeksha Mishra	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT004
Preeti Sagarika	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT005
Ritishree Mallick	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT021
Sachidananda Dalabehera	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT032
Shashi Bhushan Gahir	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT015
Soumya Joshi	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT012
Subash Shrambutika	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT030
Subrat Kumar Dehery	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT001
Sushama Kumari	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT028
Upasana Das	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	15BOT010
Sadaf Tanweer	F	Odisha	Mphil Botany	25816V17005
Diptimayee Panigrahi	F	Odisha	Mphil Botany	25816V17003

Year (2017-18)
Madhusmita Chand	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT001
Manvin Joshi	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT002
Dinesh kumar Nayak	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT003
Arpita Nayak	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT004
Shomina Dehury	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT005
Shaswati soumya Mohapatra	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT006
Kanhei sundar Mohanty	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT007
Sarangadhara Nayak	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT008
Subhasmita Panigrahi	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT009
Priyadarshini Prusty	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT010
Amruta Panda	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT011
Khushboo Chawada	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT012
Priyanka Priyadarshini	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT018
Rajkishore Sahoo	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT015
Vivekananda Mohanta	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT016
Rajsmita Nayak	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT017
Jayanti Malik	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT023
Sanjurani Muduli	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT022
Rashmita Singh	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT019
Asha Chatter	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT027
Subhashree Behera	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT025
Sasmita kumari Behera	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT023
Dipanjali Hansdah	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT030
Birendra Mandal	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT031
Rahul Hansdah	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT029
Basudev Majhi	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT028
Devidutta Samantaray	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT032
Binod kumar Mohapata	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT014
Bibhudutt Smrrutiranjan Nayak	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT013
Priety snigdha Priyadarshini	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT026
Soneli Kullu	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT020
Akhilesh Yadav	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	16BOT021
Diptimayee Jena (mphil)	F	Odisha	MPhil. Botany	25816V18003
Mama Sahoo (mphil)	F	Odisha	MPhil. Botany	25816V18007
Year (2018-19)
Ajar anupam Pradhan	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT014
Chinmaya Jena	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT019
Deeptimayee Pujari	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT022
Dharmananda Muduli	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT012
Dileswari Dalai	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT031
Elina Murmu	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT028
Gangadha Sethi	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT027
Goutami Dhal	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT009
Jyotirmaya Das	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT008
Krushna Priya Patra	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT004
Lipsa Mohanty	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT013
Lishi Tirkey	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT030
Maheswari Behera	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT017
Pankaj Kumar Das	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT021
Prajna Priyadashini Das	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT010
Pooja Singh	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT002
Prathana Behera	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT023
Rakesh kumar acharya	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT101
Rakesh kumar Mahanta	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT007
Runi Panda	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT029
Sandeep Sahoo	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT011
Sarmistha Rout	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT015
Smruti Ranjan Das	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT032
Sonali Jena	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT001
Sonia Santi Soren	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT025
Subhra Routray	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT005
Sunita Majhi	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT026
Susmita Bist	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT006
Swati Sucharita Nayak	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT018
Uttam Meher	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	17BOT024
Year (2019-20)
Pramesh Pal	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT018
Reecha Mohapatra	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT009
RojismIta Majhi	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT031
Padmini Munduri	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT028
Carol CristyY Hembrom	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT029
Soumyajit Rout	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT019
Shebangi Hembram	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT028
Sthithipragyan Sarangi	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT015
Gayatri Priyadarshini	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT020
Swabhiman Pradhan	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT016
Binayak Mohapatra	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT010
Saisudha Singh	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT021
Priya Kumari Hembrom	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT027
Priyanka Sunderroy	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT021
Arpita Mallick	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT024
Jakatun Begum	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT003
Sonalisuchismita Sethy	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT032
Sagar Bijuli	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT026
SK Sajid Mohammad	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT011
Rajeswari Majhi	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT030
Debrabrata Mohanty	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT004
Sanskruti Parida	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT001
Natasha Mahapatra	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT014
Neelam Mahanta	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT007
Manisha Sahoo	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT006
Sushreesubhashree Routray	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT003
Amiyaranjan Sahoo	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT012
Dharashree Dhimayee Behera	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT022
Anisha Rath	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT008
Subhangini Roy	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	18BOT012
Aishwarya Agarwal	F	Odisha	M.Phil. Botany	15816V191
Year (2020-21)
Gyanendra Panigrahi	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT001
Chandan kumar Moharana	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT002
Priyanka Pattanaik	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT003
Rupali Mohanty	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT004
Ipsita mahasmruti Jena	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT005
Sritam Mishra	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT006
Avipsa Priyadarshini	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT007
Poojarin Samal	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT008
Lipsa Mohanty	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT009
Santosh Biswal	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT010
Sonali supriya Nayak	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT011
Sourav ranjan Pradhan	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT012
Lachhama Pradhan	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT013
Uttam kumar Marandi	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT014
Biswajeet Acharjee	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT015
Manmohan Behera	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT016
Debasish Swain	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT017
Pragyan paramita Panda	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT018
Ipsita Sahoo	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT019
Debasmita Dutta	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT020
Pragnya Paramita	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT021
Subhasmita Sahoo	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT022
Semma Kerai	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT023
Karishma Mallik	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT024
Padmalochan Singh	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT025
Sonia Majhi	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT026
Namita Behera	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT027
Ashutosh Subudhi	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT028
Baijayanti Behera	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT029
Usharani Mohanta	F	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT030
Rakesh ratan Majhi	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT031
Mrutyunjay Dash	M	Odisha	M.Sc. Botany	19BOT032

Batch 2025 – 2027

Sl. No.	Dept. Roll No.	Name of the Student
1	25BOT001	BIBHU PRASAD PANIGRAHI
2	25BOT002	MEERA BISWAJITA
3	25BOT003	DEEPNITA SAHOO
4	25BOT004	GOURAV BIHARI
5	25BOT005	BHAGYASHREE PANDA
6	25BOT006	GITANJALI DAS
7	25BOT007	ROJALIN DAS
8	25BOT008	MADHUSMITA PADHI
9	25BOT009	PRASANTA DALEI
10	25BOT010	SHRABANI MANDAL
11	25BOT011	SWAPNARANI MANDAL
12	25BOT012	DEBASMITA PATTANAIK
13	25BOT013	SUBHASHREE PANDA
14	25BOT014	SATYAM SAHOO
15	25BOT015	ALIVA LENKA
16	25BOT016	ARADHANA SAHU
17	25BOT017	RESHAM SATNAMI
18	25BOT018	MANJU NAIK
19	25BOT019	SMRUTIREKHA PRIYADARSHINI
20	25BOT020	PRITI PRATIVA MALIK
21	25BOT021	BINITA BESHRA
22	25BOT022	SWAPNARANI SETHY
23	25BOT023	HEMANGINI SABAR
24	25BOT024	NIKITA PRADHAN
25	25BOT025	NAMITA KABASI
26	25BOT026	DEEPSIKHA KERKETTA
27	25BOT027	SONAM TOPPO
28	25BOT028	ROUTRAY ARYA THAKUR
29	25BOT029	STHITIPRAJNA PRADHAN
30	25BOT030	JANMEJAYA DASH
31	25BOT031	SMRUTI REKHA BEHERA
32	25BOT032	DASHARATHI DASH

Alumni

There is an alumini association in the name of “Old Student Association, P.G Dept. Of Botany, Utkal University” with Regd. No. 7140-108 of 1996-1997. The OSA of the Department was initiated in 1974 and since then functioning regularly. The annual meet of the association is held on the statuary date i.e. 3rd Sunday of February every year in which personal exchange of thoughts and experiences, release of the news letter ‘SANJOG’, presentation awards, cultural programme followed by a grand dinner. The alumni association conduct quiz, debate, essay, group discussion, face the interview competition, seminar paper presentation among the students every year to train and groom them for national level competition. It also organizes Prof. S.N Pattnaik memorial lecture on 5th September by inviting distinguished speakers from all over India. Alumni association of the department has contributed funds for the development of Prof. B. Padhi, founder Head of the Botany department, in the department garden premises. Department also gives Smt. Sarojini G. Panigrahi Memorial Award in the memory of Late Smt. Sarojini Panigrahi out of a generous contribution to the OSA by Late Dr. GopinathPanigrahi, former joint director, Botanical survey of India. Another new award namely “Narendra Pratibha Samman” has been instituted by Sri Manik Kumar Sinha, a First batch student of this Department and an active member of OSA in the memory of his deceased parents. This award is given to the best Student adjudged on the basis of all-round activities in the Department.

The Alumni Association: Old Students Association, Department of Botany, Utkal University
Registration No.: 7140-108 of 1996-97
Annual Meet on the statutory day (2nd Sunday in the month of February every year)
“Narendra Prativa Samman” Award for the all-rounder PG student
“Smt. Sarojini G. Panigrahi Memorial Award” for the 1st Rank Holder PG student
Prof. P. C. Tripathy Memorial Seminar Presentation
Faculty Memorial Lecture Series: Prof. S. N. Pattnaik Memorial Lecture
Alumni Meet organized every year on the 2nd Sunday of February
Publication of the Newsletter “Sanjog”
Essay Competition among State-Level UG and PG Students
Quiz Competition among State-Level PG Students
Elocution Competition among State-Level PG Students
Motivational and Scientific Talks

Notable Alumni

Sl. No.	Name	Designation
1	Late Prof. S. N. Patnaik	Former UGC Emeritus Professor
2	Prof. B. C. Tripathy	Former Vice Chancellor, Ravenshaw University, Odisha
3	Late Prof. S. P. Rath	Former Vice Chancellor, MSCBD University, Odisha
4	Prof. R. C. Mohanty	Former UGC/CSIR Emeritus Professor
5	Prof. H. K. Patra	Former UGC/CSIR Emeritus Professor
6	Prof. S. P. Adhikari	Former Vice Chancellor, FM University, Odisha
7	Prof. M. Kar	Former UGC Emeritus Professor
8	Prof. P. K. Chand	Former Vice Chancellor, MSCBD University, Odisha
9	Prof. A. N. Mishra	Former Vice Chancellor, Khalikote University, Odisha
10	Prof. U. B. Mohapatra	Former Vice Chancellor, Rajendra University, Bolangir, Odisha
11	Prof. S. L. Sahoo	Former DBT, Government of Odisha Emeritus Professor

List of the distinguished alumni of the Department:

Prof. B. C. Tripathy, Former Vice Chancellor. Revanshaw University and Current Dean. Life Science, JNU, New Delhi.
Prof. S. P. Rath, Former Vice Chancellor, North Orissa University, Baripada.
Prof S. P. Adhikari, Vice Chancellor, Fakinmohar University, Balasore.
Prof. Ajit Pattnaik, Additional PCCF and Chief Executive, Chilika Development Authority.
Sj. Prasanna Kumar Pradhan, Joint Secretary, Health Govt. of India.
Sj. Umesh Saranghi, former Chief Secretary, Maharashtra, Secretary Agriculture, chairman, NABARD.
BoradaKanta Mishra. Former Chairman & Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board, Govt. of Odisha.
Dr. Ajay Kumar Mohapatra, Deputy PCCF, Govt of Odisha,
Dr. Bidyut Kumar Mohanty, Faculty, Medical University of South Carolina, USA Dr. SitakantaPattnaik, Faculty Member, Kentuky University, USA.
Prof. P.K Chand, Former Vice Chancellor, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Baripada.
Prof. U.B Mohapatra, Vice Chancellor, Rajendra University, Balangir.

“Sanjog”: The Goodwill Link

The association of the Botany alumni of Utkal University named as the “Old Students’ Association (OSA)” is the oldest in the Vani Vihar campus, which was formed in the year 1974 and subsequently became officially registered under the Societies Registration Act (No. XXI of 1860), Bhubaneswar during 1996-97. Over the past years, “Sanjog, the official publication of the OSA, has been making sustained efforts to connect the alumni members to their alma mater.

Annual OSA meet

Annual meet	Date	No. of participants
43^rd	19th February,2017	117
44^th	18th February,2018	132
45^th	17th February, 2019	150
46^th	16th February, 2020	284