The department imparts quality training in Plant Sciences, both in theory and practical.  It equips its students with basic skills and sound knowledge to pursue further studies in any field of their choice and interest and also moulds them into worthy citizens of the mother planet earth, laying more emphasis on the simple adage “Think globally and act locally”. With so many advances in the field of life sciences taking shape at an exponential rate standing at the threshold of the new scientific world, the present day students of life sciences have quite a demanding and bright future ahead of them.  This department has a strong conviction that what its students get here would keep them in good stead in the world of fierce competition and challenging opportunities.

Established in 1952 on a modest scale to cater to the needs of Intermediate students, the department has grown from strength to strength in the past more than five and a half decades of its existence.

     Changes made in the courses or programmes during the past five years and the contribution of the faculty to those changes

Ø     Revised syllabus has been introduced for I B.Sc. from the batch admitted in the year 2004-2005, II B. Sc. from the year 2005-2006 and III B. Sc. from the year 2006-2007.

Ø     One lecturer of the department (C. Ravindrakumar) has attended a meeting of Botany lecturers of colleges affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University on proposed new syllabus for Botany at KBN College, Vijayawada organized by the academic cell of ACTA, AP (a teachers’ organization) during 2003-2004 and taken active part in the deliberations there.  The outcome of this meeting was submitted to the Acharya Nagarjuna University for consideration.

Ø     Faculty regularly reviews the syllabus of both theory and practical at its meetings and sends the suggestions to the concerned University authorities.

Ø     The suggestions made by the faculty in framing and revision of syllabus for certificate and diploma programs in Medical Lab technology (U.G.C. sponsored C.O.P. Add-on program) offered by the college found a place in syllabus communicated by the Acharya Nagarjuna University.

Ø     University question papers are reviewed by the faculty soon after the examinations are over and the discrepancies, if any, found therein are brought to the notice of concerned University authorities for the rectification and consideration in valuation .

Details of the past staff members  :

S. No.	Name	Qualifications	Period	Length of service in years/Remarks
1.	Sri Susarla Venkata Ramana Rau	M. Sc.	1952-1989	37/Expired while in service (on extension)
2.	Sri Kamana Subba Rao	M. Sc.	1960-1994	34/Retired as Principal(1989-1994)
3.	Sri Uppugunduri Venkateswara Rao	M. Sc.	1960-1992	32/Retired as Vice-Princiopal
4.	Sri Yendluri Ramamohana Rao	M. Sc.	1966-1983	17/Expired while in service
5.	Sri Kodali Satyanarayana Murty	M. Sc.	1966-2003	37/Retired as Principal
6.	Sri Vankayalapati Dhanamjaya Moorthy	M. Sc.	1968-1998	30
7.	Sri Madduri Satyanarayana Murti	M. Sc., M.A., M.A., M.A.,B.Ed.	1960-1996	36
8.	Sri Nadella Anantha Koteswara Rao	M. Sc.	1960-1998	38
9.	Srimati Alluri Kamala Kumari	M. Sc., B. Ed.	1978-2002	24
10.	Sri Chilakapati Ravindrakumar	M. Sc.	1978-
11.	Sri Yarlagada Subba Rao	M. Sc.	1985-
12.	Sri Avula Srinivasa Rao	M. Sc., B. Ed.	2001-
13.	Srimati Alluri Kamala Kumari	M. Sc., B. Ed	2003-