Establishment of the Department: The Department of Botany of Sundarban Hazi Desarat College had started its humble journey in 1980.

Brief Description: The Department is well well-spaced and well aerated with required classrooms and laboratory. The students are mainly come from around and adjacent regions, many of them from economically challenged back ground and most of them are first generation learner. At present our department is running with three faculties including one G.L.I. We the teachers and the students of our department enjoy a very genial and jovial relationship. Faculty members are extremely sincere, companionate and always trying to make learning enjoyable. In order to motivate our students, we are arranging Seminar, Student presentation, Group discussion as well as Departmental Excursion as a part of curriculum which greatly helps the student to corelate between laboratory and field. Students are also encouraged to publish Wall Magazine in every year. They also actively participates in different programmes like Science consortium, Krishi Mela, Slogan Writing Competition, etc. organized by the Institution. We welcome suggestions from students and their parents as well as other well-wishers too for further betterment of our Department. 

Name of the previous Faculty:

1. Sri Partha Bandopadhyay (1981-1985)
2. Dr. Bidyabhusan Ghosh ( 1982-2012)
3. Dr. Jyotirmoy Ghosh (1986- 2003)
4. Dr. Tapan Bera (2003)
5. Sri Saikat Naskar ( 2003 – 2006 )
6. Sri Sontu Bugh (2015-2017)  

Courses offered: Department offers General degree in Botany. 

Key Highlights: 

• Students use freshly collected materials of Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes which are collected from nearby areas in most cases in their practical class that greatly enhance their affection to the subjects. 
• Much Intensive care is taken of all the students due to fewer number of students in the Department.
• One Major research project was completed in our department. Recently another project proposal also got approval. 
• Our Department also organized one International Conference and International webinar on  26^th January and 27^th September, 2020 respectively. 
• Conducts educational tour, field study in a regular manner 
•  It is our aim to develop a motivated group of students who will not only be able to study to build their own career but also make them confident, understand global issues and  sustainable development and ultimately contribute to protect the unique biological diversity specifically the Mangroves in this region.

Notable alumni:                    

• Bhupen Roy( 1983)- School Teacher
• Uttam Mandal ( 1983)- Male Nurse of Indian Army
• Motiyur Rahaman( 1984)- Graduate lab instructor
• Modan Mohan Roy( 1984)- School Teacher
• Bina Gayen( 1984)- School Teacher
• Mihir Sardar( 1984)- School Teacher
• Debabrata Bera( 1985)- School Teacher
• Suman Debnath(2000)- school Teacher
• Prafulla Sanfui (2004)-  School Teacher
• Dr. S.K.Mondal (2003)- Doctor

Strength:

• Well Qualified Teachers
• Well-spaced & well aerated Laboratory
• Good Inter Personal Relationship 
• Good Teacher  Student Relationship
• Good Discipline
• Strong Management
• Strong Extension Culture
• Good Number of Specimens for Practical work

Weakness:

• Low Demand in Recent Years
• Inadequate laboratory equipment

Best practices of Departments:

• Chalk and Talk, ICT based teaching- learning methods are followed. Students’ assessment is conducted on a regular basis by taking internal, periodic assessment and homework assignments
• Students are motivated to collect fresh specimens, study them as well identify the surrounding plants thereby increasing their bonding with the subject as well as mother nature.
• Establishes a Departmental Library in addition to a Central library for easy access to students 
• Regular arrangement of Educational tour and Field survey to correlate their theoretical knowledge and familiarize them with real specimens from the field. 

Departmental Social Responsibility (DSR): Each year, during the celebration of `Briksho Ropon Utsav’ our department distributes saplings (fruit, timber and medicinal plants) to the surrounding schools` students and also to the local people. Saplings have also been given to the Teacher`s council Secretary as well as Nonteaching representative. By arranging popular talk students are encouraged to nurture the saplings and thereby helps in making them understand about the importance of Plants. During Awareness rallies conducted by our department different messages and slogans have been broadcasted by the students to raise awareness amongst the community against cutting and harming of trees, increasing and  conserving biodiversity and so on.

 Job opportinities/opportunities in higher studies after studying B.Sc. Botany Course:

1. B.Sc./Ph.D. in Botany
2. Teaching Profession in academic sectors
3. Researchers/Scientists
4. Botanical assistant in Botanical Gardens/Herbaria/Botanical Survey of India
5. Garden supervisor in Botanical Gardens
6. Forest Department 
7. Agricultural sector
8. Pathology