The department started with PUC in 1968. By the hard work and efforts put in by the Principal and staff, the department was awarded with major B.Sc., Branch V Botany with ancillary subjects Zoology and Chemistry, from1979. The department has been renamed in 2002 as Plant Biology and Plant Bio-Technology, bearing in mind the changing mind set of the society at large. The new name not only has lent it an extra charm but has made it more accessible. After getting autonomy in 2006 the department started the PG course, M..Phil., in 2011 and Ph.D. in 2012. This technology-oriented major on the study of plants and the related fields have made the course job oriented.
The Department organizes field visits to Research Centres, various biomedical laboratories as well as industrial visits to Commercial firms. The department offers hands- on- training on Mushroom cultivation, Spirulina cultivation, Biofertilizer production, and Vermicompost. The department maintains its own Medicinal and Kitchen Garden. Other institutional visits expose them to environmental initiatives, while visits to the Irula Tribal Centre help them to learn more about traditional medicine. Visits to the sea coast for algal collection are also a part of the curriculum. The department collaborates with other R&D laboratories for internships and research work to support our research scholars.
