1. Year of Establishment: 1999

2. Faculty Strength: 

3. Courses offered: B.Sc (General & Honours)

4. Best practice of the department :
a. Documentation of traditional knowledge, medicinal plants and agriculturally important germplasm as students’ project and availing of ‘Summer School for B.Sc Students’ in Research labs.
b. Institution of ‘Linnaeus Award’ for Subject topper from the College as a means of encouragement to excel in their academic studies.
c. Community extension service by training womenfolk, students and teachers in mushroom cultivation and spawn production.

5. Other activity: Faculty Extension service :-
a. Faculty members have given talks on Climate change, Biodiversity Conservation and Forest managements in educational institutes, villages and other social gathering.
b. Faculty members have assisted District level Science Exhibitions and Seminars as judges.
c. Faculty members have/are rendered their service as interview board members of Schools. d. Faculty members have provided free textbooks and have organized free tutorial classes for Higher Secondary Level Science students from economically deprived families.
e. Vocational course on mushroom cultivation (RUSA)

6. Project taken by Department: Research Work

Title of ProjectSponsoring AgencyYear of SanctionP.IAmount
(In Lakhs)
Study of Traditionally Used Bio-Pesticidal Plants of NagalandDST, Government of Nagaland2015-2016P.Tiatemsu5.11
Documentation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Banana (Musa sp. L) of Nagaland
DST, Government of Nagaland
2017-2018P.Tiatemsu2.6
Preparation of Castile Soap Using Non-Timber Forest Produce and Traditionally Used Medicinal HerbsDST, Government of Nagaland2019-2020Ms. Naomi and Dr. Aolemla2.5