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  Master Degree in Medicinal Plants Sciences (M.Sc.(ayu medicinal plants)
(under PGT SFC Cell)
 
Aims & Objects

 

  1. To adopt multidisciplinary approach for comprehensive teaching of all aspects related to medicinal plants.
  2. To generate skilled manpower to meet the present and future requirement of human resources in the field of medicinal plant resources development
  3. To provide distinctive education and training on all aspects of medicinal plants.
 
Duration: 2 years
 
Eligibility:
 
  1. Qualification: Graduate in any of the following disciplines: Botany, Pharmacy, Agriculture or Ayurveda.
  2. Age: Minimum 20 years
 
Number of Students in one academic session: 15 (Few seats are reserved for Foreign students)
 
Medium of teaching: English
 
Course Contents (Brief outlines): The course has been divided into 3 parts. 
 
  1. Medico-Botanical Sciences,
  2. Agricultural Sciences,
  3. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Including material, Personnel and resources management.
 
Medico-Botanical Sciences
 
  1. Introduction to medicinal plants.
  2. Morphological Studies of the plants.
  3. Areas of occurrence and ecological studies.
  4. Important identifying characters.
  5. Useful parts and their specific characters, properties and uses. Season & method of collection of different parts viz. root, stem, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and exudates.
 
Agricultural Sciences
 
  1. Area, Land and Topography
  2. Soil Conditions
  3. Preparation of the land for cultivation
  4. Nursery
  5. Sowing, Germination and Transplanting
  6. Irrigation
  7. Use of fertilizers and manures
  8. Care from fungi, pests, etc.
  9. Weeding and harvesting
 
Pharmaceutical Sciences
 
  1. Macro/Microscopic, Chemical, Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological studies of the crude drugs (Both modern & Ayurvedic aspects)
  2. Material, personnel and recourses management aspects related to medicinal plant resources development
 
Academic year: Starts in the month of July.
 
Mode of Examination: Annual, at the end of each academic year. In the final year it is mandatory for the students to submit a Dissertation under the guidance of a faculty member.
 
Fee: Rs.40000 per annum in 4 installments for Indian Students and US $ 2400 per year for foreigners- 40%concession in Tuition fee and registration fee for candidates from SAARC countries and NRI sponsored candidates.
 
 
 

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Phone: +91-288-2552014  
Fax:    +91-288-2552014 
Email: deanipgt@ayurveduniversity.com

 
 
 
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