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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
SWAYAM’s CC-Botany 1 or Plant Groups is a programme on basic plant diversity and it consists of forty modules. The programme provides a comprehensive account of various classes of plants including; bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and mycorrhizae, archegoniate in the form of gymnosperms, including pteridophytes, bryophytes and even spermatophytes.
Each community discusses in-depth their ecological significance, classification, phylogeny, some significant forms of genera, and also their economic significance. The participants should be in a situation to take a detailed understanding of the major plant classes ranging from microbes to gymnosperms. These both form the basis of plant science which can be mastered by completing the forty modules.
This Plant Groups programme is designed for those who are students of biology. This programme will be refreshing as well as giving new knowledge to them. The certification will be useful and it will have a good position in the CV. For the higher studies, candidates from any branch of biological sciences would find the curriculum of the Plant Groups programme important and useful.
The Highlights
- Free learning programme
- 100% Online learning
- Undergraduate level programme
- Certification provided by Swayam
- MHRD certified programme
- Certification imparted by government
Programme Offerings
- online learning
- video modules
- Reading Materials
- Study Materials
- Mock Tests
- practice test
- Assessment quiz
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | St Xavier's College, Kolkata |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
To get qualified for the certification of the Plant Groups programme, candidates should score enough in the exams. They should secure 30 percent marks in the internal assessment and 70 percent in the term-end final proctored exam.
What you will learn
Candidates will be having these as leading out comes after completing the Plant Groups programme.
- Plant classes like; bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and mycorrhizae, archegoniate in the form of gymnosperms, including pteridophytes, bryophytes and even spermatophytes.
- In depth details of ecological significance, classification, phylogeny, some significant forms of genera, and also their economic significance.
- Economic importance of bacteria, range of thallus organization, ecology and distribution, general characteristics and reproduction in algae classification of algae.
- Morphology and life-cycles: Nostoc, Chlamydomonas, Oedogonium, Vaucheria, Fucus and Polysiphonia.
- General characteristics, ecology and significance, life cycle: Penicillium, Alternaria, Puccinia and Agaricus.
- Economic importance of Fungi and a lot of other things will be learned by candidates from the programme.
Who it is for
Application Details
Follow the given below steps for applying to the Plant Groups programme.
Step 1: Click the given link to this programme by visiting the programme URL of SWAYAM which is given below:
https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec20_bt11/preview
Step 2: Register or sign-in on the website then click on the “Join” button.
Step 3: Now candidates can fill the application form. After filling, click save for saving the profile.
The Syllabus
- Viruses: Discovery, general structure
- Virus Replication
- Economic Importance of Virus
- Bacteria – Discovery, General characteristics and cell structure
- Vegetative, asexual reproduction of bacteria
- Conjugation, Transformation and Transduction of Bacteria
- Economic importance of bacteria
- General characteristics, Ecology and distribution
- Range of thallus organization, Reproduction in algae
- Classification of algae
- Morphology and life-cycles: Nostoc and Chlamydomonas
- Morphology and life-cycles: Oedogonium and Vaucheria
- Morphology and life-cycles: Fucus, Polysiphonia.
- Economic Importance: Blue green algae and higher algae
- General characteristics, ecology and significance of Fungi
- Range of thallus organization in fungi, cell structure and nutrition.
- Classification and Reproduction in fungi
- General characteristics, ecology and significance, life cycle: Rhizopus (Zygomycota)
- General characteristics, ecology and significance, life cycle: Penicillium and Alternaria
- General characteristics, ecology and significance, life cycle: Puccinia and Agaricus
- Economic Importance of Fungi
- Smbiotic Associations-Lichens: General account, reproduction and significance
- Mycorrhiza: ectomycorrhiza and endomycorrhiza and their significance
- Unifying features of archegoniates, Transition and Alternation of generation.
- General characteristics and Land adaptations of Bryophytes
- Detailed Classification of Bryophytes
- Range of thallus organization, Morphology, anatomy and reproduction: Marchantia and Funaria
- Ecology of bryophytes and Economic importance of bryophytes with special mention of Sphagnum
- Economic Importance of bryophytes with special mention of Sphagnum
- General characteristics, classification of Pteridophytes
- Early land plants (Cooksoniaand Rhynia).
- Morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Selaginella
- Morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Equisetum
- Morphology, anatomy and reproduction of Pteris
- Heterospory and seed habit, stelar evolution..
- Ecological and economical importance of Pteridophytes
- General characteristics and Detailed Classification of Gymnosperms
- Morphology anatomy and reproduction of Cycas
- Morphology anatomy and reproduction of Pinus
- Ecological and Economic Importance of Gymnosperms
Evaluation process
For the certification of the Plant Groups programme, candidates should have minimum marks in the internal assessment and term-end final proctored exam.
Instructors
St Xavier's College, Kolkata Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Everything related to the schedule will be mentioned on Swayam website.
SWAYAM is a programme launched by the Government of India with the goal of achieving the three core principles of education policy: access, equality, and efficiency.
The aim of this initiative is to provide the best tools for teaching-learning to everyone, even the most vulnerable. For students who have so far been unaffected by the digital revolution and have not been able to enter the mainstream of the information economy, SWAYAM aims to bridge the digital divide.
There will be four quadrants; video lecture, specially prepared reading material (downloadable/ printable), self-assessment via quizzes and tests, and an online discussion forum for clearing candidates' doubts.
This Plant Groups programme is contributed by the St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.
AICTE, NPTEL, UGC, CEC, NCERT, NIOS, IIMB, NITTTR
SWAYAM programmes offer credits that can be transferred between every Indian university.
Dr. Arup Kumar Mitra, associate professor of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata will be handling this programme.