Research Facilities

Facilities Available in M.Sc. Classrooms

Classrooms cum Laboratories – designed in such a way that twenty students can learn theory and carry out experiments within the same place with ample moving space and sophistication. The classrooms provide an ambiance of attractive learning and inquisitive research. Education is offered in both classrooms cum field and natural forest areas. Maximum attention is provided to impart the practical oriented understanding of scientific concepts with frequent field visits and collections. Every classroom has the following facilities.

• LCD projector, Internet with Wi-fi connectivity (24 x 7), Glass board/white marker board
• Students were provided with Advanced Binocular Compound light microscopes, Dissection microscopes, individual cupboards with lock and key
• Tabletop centrifuge, Hot air oven/Incubator chamber, pH meter, Spectrophotometer, Digital Balance made available in every classroom/laboratory.
• All required glassware labware, chemicals, reagents, stains, and dyes stocked in close vicinity
• Electrophoresis units of different dimensions, laminar air flow chambers
• Autoclaves/pressure cookers
• Comfortable wash basins with well lit and clean drying area
• RO water dispenser with hot, cold and normal water in every classroom
• Gas stoves, hot plates, heating mantles of various size and microwave ovens All these are housed within the classrooms for the comfort of learning and experimenting

General Instrumentation & Research Facilities

• Advanced Microscopy lab with Nikon 80i Advanced Research microscope with light, darkfield, phase contrast, polarizer, and fluorescence, digital imaging facility
• Nikon SMZ 800 Dissection stereo zoom for macro photography
• Microtome, Hotplates, incubator ovens, slide and tissue processing units
• Plant Biotechnology lab with PCR machines, Microwave ovens, Millipore/RO water units, Gel documentation systems.
• Sanyo Deep Freezer (-80ºC), Large size Refrigerators
• Manual/Automated Autoclaves of different sizes
• Plant Tissue culture facility with media preparation area, sufficient culture racks, large size LAF’s, Nikon Stereo Zoom Microscopes for TC observations.
• Herbarium facility with collections on RED listed plants and maximum collections on Grasses of south India
• Good reading room and library facility. UGC - INFLIBNET and online textbooks and Journals are open to students. Staff and students contribute for subscription of daily newspapers, science magazines, and reports.
• Green Houses & Nurseries. Two shade houses are available and well maintained (20 w x 20 L x 15 H) (30 W x 80 L x 19 H). A poly house for acclimation/hardening of tissue culture plants with misting facilities also available.
• A Nursery is being raised to have all kinds of plants required for practical and experimental studies