After two years of independence of India, in 1949 the Department of Botany was established by the first Principal Ms. Sudha Sen. In 2007, BSc Honours course was started by realising the keen interest in the subject under the guidance of Ms. Mohinder Kaur HOD. In 2017, PG course was started by the efforts of Dr Manju Sahni HOD for providing higher studies at college level. In 2022, a Research and teaching Lab was established under the guidance of Ms Ramanjit Bhatti (HOD) and untiring efforts of Dr. Tarunpreet Singh. It is a matter of great pride that PG Department of Botany, Govt. College for Girls Ludhiana has been selected for support under CURIE (Consolidation of University Research for Innovation and Excellence) Programme of Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, for 3 years. Govt. College for Girls Ludhiana is the only Govt. College of whole North India and among only 2 Govt. Colleges Pan India, selected for receiving grant under CURIE programme. Mission – Aware, Awaken and Enlighten about The Planet Earth Vision –To create a society for sustainable development and sustainable future, To explore mysteries of Plant World.

Session and date	Topic of activity	Resource person details	No. of students attended	Brief summary of the activity
06-05-2022	Field study of Dalhousie	_	35	The objective of this tour was to familiarize and aware the students about the diversity of flora of Dalhousie region.
7-3-2023	Workshop on entrepreneurial botany through microgreen and  seedling raising	Ms . Juhi bakshi (manager at technocare nursery	300	. Students came to know about the practical knowledge of microgreens and how can it can be used to build a startup
17-03-2023	Field study of Kullu Manali	_	46	The objective of this tour was to familiarize and aware the students about the diversity of flora of manali region