Department of Botany at MES Asmabi College was started in the year 1969 with Pre-degree course. The department was upgraded as U.G. Department in the year 1978 with Botany as main subject and Zoology and Chemistry as subsidiary subjects. Post graduate programme in Plant Science was started in the year 2001, which has been renamed as MSc Botany in 2015. The department has been approved as Research centre in Botany by University of Calicut in 2013 and offers research programme leading to Ph.D in various disciplines of Botany. The department aims to provide basic knowledge in natural world especially concerning the plant life. Plant identification, knowledge about medicinal plants, preparation and distribution of different Biofertilizers and biopesticides , knowledge sharing to other school and college students for Science fair and other project work are some of the extension work the department is offering. The department by doing all these keeps a link with the society for upgrading the knowledge in the field of Science. The Department has established a successful MoU with Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation to work in the tribal and forest areas for the research on Environment and benefits of Tribal community.