Vivekananda Institute of Tropical Mycology (VINSTROM)
Mycological Research in the Department of Botany of our college dates back to 1980. Over twenty five years of sustained research by Dr. T. S. suryanarayanan in experimental mycology, environmental mycology, marine mycology and endophyte ecology and physiology brought international recognition to our college in general and the mycology group in particular. As a mark of recognition, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith has created a separate Institute – Vivekananda Institute of Tropical Mycology (VINSTROM) in the year 2005 to continue the research efforts in mycology. VINSTROM is currently focusing its efforts on understaing the biodiversity and technological potential of microfungi in forests and other environments.
