Postgraduate Department of Botany
The Department of Botany at Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam, was established in 1965 as an undergraduate department. It was elevated to a Postgraduate Department in 2014 and further recognized as a Research Centre in Botany in 2025. The department is committed to providing high-quality, skill-oriented education in plant sciences. It currently offers B.Sc. (Honours) in Botany with Plant Biotechnology as a specialization, M.Sc. Botany with Plant Biotechnology as an elective, and Ph.D. Programme in Botany
In addition to well-equipped undergraduate and postgraduate laboratories, the department houses a modern Phytochemistry Laboratory to support advanced research. The laboratory infrastructure has also been strengthened under the Star College Scheme of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.