Course Information & Syllabus
Under Graduate - B.Sc - Microbiology
Eligibility: Higher Secondary with Chemistry and Biology.
Syllabus
I Semester
Major 1: General Microbiology and Microbial Physiology
Major 2 : Allied Chemistry
Non-Major Elective- Fundamentals of Biology
Soft skills
II Semester
Major 1: Immunology and Genetics
Major 2 : Allied Chemistry
Non – Major Elective – Inheritance Biology
Soft skills
PRACTICAL: General Microbiology, Immunology
III Semester
Major 1: Molecular Biology
Allied 1 : Biochemistry
Soft skill
Environmental science
IV Semester
Major 1: Soil and Agricultural Microbiology
Allied 1 : Biochemistry
Environmental science
PRACTICAL: Molecular Biology
V Semester
Major 1: Medical Bacteriology
Major 2: Medical Mycology and Parasitology
Major 3: Medical Virology
Major 4: Genetic Engineering
PRACTICAL: Medical Microbiology
VI Semester
Major 1: Environmental Microbiology
Major 2: Food and Dairy Microbiology
Major 3: Industrial and Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Major 4: Bio-technology
PRACTICAL: Food and Energy
Career Prospects
Higher Studies:
M.Sc. in Medical Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Agricultural Microbiology, Soil Microbiology.
Integrated M.Tech in the above.
MS in Genetics, Immunology, Food, Agricultural. Medical Soil, Mining and Veterinary Microbiology, etc.
MBA
Job Opportunities:
R&D Departments in Pharmaceutical and Food processing units, Breweries and Distilleries CSIR Labs and Universities.
Quality Control in Fermentation Industries, Hotels, Food and drug Control departments and Laboratories.
As Microbiologists in Hospitals, Laboratories, Blood Banks, etc.