BS Botany Scope in Pakistan: Universities and Fees

Quick Facts

Degree Level	BS
Discipline	Biology, Botany
Offered By	74 universities in our directory
Typical Duration	4 years

BS Botany (also offered as Plant Sciences) is a four-year undergraduate degree studying plants — their structure, physiology, genetics, classification and ecology — underpinning agriculture, forestry, conservation and plant-based industry.

What You’ll Study

Coursework covers plant anatomy and morphology, plant physiology, plant taxonomy and systematics, genetics and plant breeding, plant pathology, ecology and environmental botany, and increasingly plant biotechnology and tissue culture, with laboratory and field work and a final-year project.

Career Scope in Pakistan

Agriculture is central to Pakistan’s economy, which gives botany more practical relevance here than in more industrialised economies. Graduates work in agricultural research institutes and crop improvement programmes, seed companies and plant breeding, plant pathology and crop protection, forestry and rangeland management, environmental consultancy and conservation, herbal and pharmaceutical raw material industries, and teaching.

Plant pathology and crop protection are areas of steady demand given persistent pest and disease pressure on major crops. Research careers require postgraduate qualification, and agricultural research organisations are significant employers of MPhil and PhD holders.

Admission Requirements

Intermediate (FSc/ICS) or an equivalent qualification in a relevant group, plus the admission or aptitude test used by the university concerned. Merit is normally calculated from academic record and test score. Check each university’s admissions page for the current cycle.

Where You Can Study This

74 universities
46 cities
68 public
6 private

Fees are not shown here: we hold a published figure for 33 of these 74 universities, and comparing one against a blank column would be misleading rather than informative. Each university page carries its own fee where we have it.

University	City	Sector	Duration
Baba Guru Nanak University, Nankana Sahib	Nankana Sahib	Public	—
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	Public	2 years
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	Public	4 years
Emerson University, Multan	Multan	Public	4 Year Degree Program
Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan	Dera Ghazi Khan	Public	4 years
Gomal University	Dera Ismail Khan	Public	4 Years
Government College for Women University, Sialkot	Sialkot	Public	4 years
Government College for Women University, Sialkot	Sialkot	Public	4 years
Government College University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	4 Years
Government College University, Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Public	4 Years
Government College University, Lahore	Lahore	Public	—
Government College Women University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	4 years
Government College Women University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	4 years
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Hazara University	Mansehra	Public	—
Islamia College Peshawar	Peshawar	Public	—
Kalam Bibi International Women Institute, Bannu	Bannu	Public	—
Karakurum International University	Gilgit	Public	4 years
Khawaja Freed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan	Rahim Yar Khan	Public	—
Khushal Khan Khattak University	Karak	Public	—
Kinnaird College for Women	Lahore	Public	—
Kohat University of Science and Technology	Kohat	Public	—
Kohsar University, Murree	Rawalpindi	Public	4 Years
Mir Chakar Khan Rind University, Sibi Balochistan	Sibi	Public	4 years
National University of Pakistan	Rawalpindi	Public	—
Quaid-i-Azam University	Islamabad	Public	4 years
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University	Quetta	Public	4 Years
Shah Abdul Latif University Merit	Khairpur	Public	4 Years (BS)
Shah Abdul Latif University	Khairpur	Public	4 Years (BS)
Thal University, Bhakkar	Bhakkar	Public	4 years
Thal University, Bhakkar	Bhakkar	Public	2 years
The Azad Jammu & Kashmir University of Bhimber Botany, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics	Bhimber	Public	—
The Azad Jammu & Kashmir University of Bhimber	Bhimber	Public	—
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Subsidized	Peshawar	Public	4 Years (8 semesters)
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Non-Subsidized	Peshawar	Public	4 Years (8 semesters)
The Women University	Multan	Public	4 Years
The Women University	Multan	Public	4 Years
The Women University	Multan	Public	2 Years
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir	Muzaffarabad	Public	4 Years
University of Baltistan, Skardu	Skardu	Public	4 Years
University of Buner	Bunair	Public	4 years
University of Chakwal, Chakwal	Chakwal	Public	4 Years
University of Chitral	Chitral	Public	4 Years
University of Education	Lahore	Public	—
University of Education	Lahore	Public	—
University of Gujrat	Gujrat	Public	—
University of Haripur	Haripur	Public	4 Years
University of Karachi	Karachi	Public	4 years
University of Kotli	Kotli	Public	2 Years
University of Kotli	Kotli	Public	4 Years
University of Lakki Marwat	Lakki Marwat	Public	4 Years
University of Layyah	Layyah	Public	—
University of Makran, Panjgur	Punjgur	Public	4 years
University of Mianwali	Mianwali	Public	—
University of Narowal	Narowal	Public	4 Years
University of Peshawar	Peshawar	Public	4 years
University of Poonch	Poonch	Public	4 years
University of Sargodha	Sargodha	Public	—
University of Science & Technology	Bannu	Public	4 years
University of Sindh	Mirpur Khas	Public	4 years
University of Swat	Swat	Public	4 years
University of Turbat	Turbat	Public	2 years
University of Turbat	Turbat	Public	4 years
University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences	Lahore	Public	—
Woman University Swabi	Swabi	Public	4 Years
Women University Mardan	Mardan	Public	4 years
Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir	Bagh	Public	4 years
Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan	Dera Ghazi Khan	Private	—
Grand Asian University, Sialkot	Sialkot	Private	—
Jinnah University for Women	Karachi	Private	4 Years
Lahore Garrison University	Lahore	Private	—
Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University	Nerian Sharif	Private	4 years
University of Lahore	Lahore	Private	4 years

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scope of Botany in Pakistan?

Agricultural research and crop improvement, seed companies and plant breeding, plant pathology and crop protection, forestry and rangeland management, environmental consultancy and conservation, herbal and pharmaceutical raw materials, and teaching.

What is the difference between Botany and Plant Sciences?

Largely naming — universities use both titles for the study of plants. Programmes badged Plant Sciences sometimes place more weight on applied and biotechnological aspects, so compare the actual curriculum.