Botany is a branch of science dealing with the study of plants. It is a vast subject as there are 3,00,000 species of green plants, which are currently recognized, and there are more than 1,00,000 fungi, 5,000 bacteria and other microbes. Plants are the only living organisms that are capable of converting the energy of solar radiations into chemical energy. The whole universe is produced food of plants.

The application of botanical knowledge is for the well being of mankind. The primary necessities of man are three fold food, clothing and shelter. All these necessities are fulfilled by the plants from very ancient times.

Department of Botany of Govt. (Auto.) Girls P.G. college of excellence Sagar (M.P.) was established in 1981-82 when science faculty with subjects Botany, Zoology, Chemistry & Physics was started in graduation level. Since then it is running & progressing continuously. Post graduation classes were started in 1989-90.

In M.Sc. Final, Forest Ecology and Plant Pathology are being taught as a special paper. Department has some of its traditional practices like we conduct excursion tours for students to study the plant in nature and we also take the students to the Botanical gardens; Botanical Museums, Fields of Medicinal Plants to get acquainted with plants in nature.

The department has been recognized as a research center since December 2007. At present Five research scholars have been registered under the supervision of Dr. Pratima Khare for persueing research.

A new course in Undergraduate level in Industrial Microbiology has started from 2012-13 and running countinuously as complete U.G. Program in Industrial Microbiology.