Department of Micro-Biology

The Department of Microbiology is established in 2005. The various courses offered in the department are M. Sc., M. Phil., and Ph.D. in microbiology. This subject has been started to make microbiology as an interdisciplinary subject in the sense that a microbiologist must be one who also has knowledge of biochemistry, biostatistics and bioinformatics, so that when the students think of making a career in their chosen field, they must have the basics of these prime subjects to become a competent microbiologist. That is why this course has been labeled as a M. Sc. course in Microbiology but with Horizontal Mobility. During the first year the students are given an exhaustive training and basic knowledge of biochemistry, biostatistics and bioinformatics with computer orientation.

Microbiology department is self supported department.

Department is involved in conducting high quality research in the thrust areas such as;

• Microbial physiology
• Microbial bioinformatics
• Enzymology
• Environmental Microbiology
• Food Microbiology

Department has academic flexibility introduced by University from June 2007 to modify and revise the syllabus. The M. Sc. syllabus has been fine tuned in this respect and made more advanced than the earlier one. This syllabus has been introduced from June 2008 with limited choice based Credit System along with Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE). Department also have other academic programs like M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Microbiology

Intake capacity for the M. Sc. course is 30 students per year. M.Sc. microbiology course comprises 16 theory papers of four credit hours each. Eight practical courses of four credit hours each. Department has accepted limited choice based credit system.

1. STRUCTURE OF M. SC. DEGREE COURSE IN MICROBIOLOGY
   • Semester - I
     • LS 141: Cell Biology, Microbiology and Virology
     • BC 141: Proteins – Structure and Functions
     • BC 142: Biomolecules
     • BSI 141: Biostatistics and Bioinformatics with Computer Orientation
     • LC BC 141: Laboratory Course I
     • LC BC 142: Laboratory Course II
   • Semester - II
     • BC 241: Enzymology
     • MB 241: Molecular Biology
     • BC 242: Bioenergetics
     • TB 241: Tools and Techniques in Bioscience
     • LC BC 241: Laboratory Course III
     • LC BC 242: Laboratory Course IV
   • Semester - III
     • GE 341: Genetic Engineering
     • FT 341: Fermentation Technology-I
     • IM 341: Immunology
     • MIC 341: Microbial Diversity and Extremophiles
     • LC MIC 341: Laboratory Course V
     • LC MIC 342: Laboratory Course VI
   • Semester - IV
     • MIC 441: Food and Dairy Microbiology
     • BI 441: Bioinformatics
     • MFT 441: Microbial Fermentation Technology
     • MIC 442: Medical Microbiology
     • LC MIC 441: Laboratory Course VII
     • LC BC 442: Laboratory Course VIII (Project work)
2. STRUCTURE OF Ph.D. DEGREE COURSE IN MICROBIOLOGY

   Presently, 4 research students are working in the Department for Ph.D. degree. M.Phil/Ph.D. admissions are through entrance examiniation (PET) conducted by Departmental Research Committee (DRC).

Department has facility to carry out microbial testing and other microbiology related work.

The faculty of our Department is involved in research activities with sister departments such Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, Botany and Food Science and Technology. We also have collaboration with C-DAC, MITCON, Pune, and Solapur University, Solapur.

Department had undertaken consultancy work for Microbial testing with; EUREKA FORBES WATER FILTER.

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Department has total space about: 2500 sq.ft.; 01 Coordinator room, 01 Office, 01 M.Sc. Laboratory, 01 Research Laboratory, 01 Computer Room, Staff Room, Class Room, and Store Room.

Department is well equipped with various instruments like UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, Cooling Centrifuge, Orbital Shaker Incubator, Colorimeter, Microscope, Digital Balance, Laminar Air Flow, Bacteriological incubator, Autoclave, Mini Vertical Electrophoresis, Refrigerator, Maxi Gel Electrophoresis, Horizontal Gel Electrophoresis, Computers, and other useful laboratory equipments.

Currently, we have 01 Coordinator, 03 Assistant Professors. Faculty of our Department is working as a BOS member in other University. One of our staff members has given keynote address/lead lectures with honors, in different National / International conferences.

Two of our faculties have post-doctoral research experience of reputed research institutes; one is trained at National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA and the other trained at Okayama University, Japan, IIT Delhi and NMIMT, USA. Their research specializations are bioinformatics (microbial informatics) and microbial physiology respectively. Along with this, 06 staff members from the Department of Biochemistry are also available as visiting faculty. We are also using molecular modeling techniques and professional/free software such as SYBYL, SPARTAN, AMBER, GROMACS, MODELLER, SPDBV and ClustalW etc. to understand microbial systems at molecular level.

• UGC, New Delhi under XIth plan period.
• Department is a part of DST-PURSE Scheme.

Head,
Department of Micro-Biology,