Semester wise distribution of papers | ||||
Semester | Paper No. | paper | Full mark | Duration of Examination |
First Semester | ||||
Theory | ||||
Paper-I | Fundamentals of microbiology | 50 | 3 hours | |
Paper-II | Microbial diversity | 50 | 3 hours | |
Paper-III | Microbial physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics | 50 | 3 hours | |
Practical | ||||
Paper-IV | Practical based on Paper I,II and III | 100 | 6 hours | |
Second Semester | ||||
Theory | ||||
Paper-V | Agricultural microbiology and Plant Pathology | 50 | 3 hours | |
Paper-VI | Environmental, Food and industrial microbiology | |||
Paper-VII | Medical microbiology and Immunology | 50 | 3 hours | |
Practical | ||||
Paper-VIII | Practical based on theory paper V,VI and VII | 100 | 6 hours | |
Third Semester | ||||
Theory | ||||
Paper-IX | Biostatistics, Computer application and Instrumentation | 50 | 3 hours | |
Paper-X | Microbial biotechnology: Fundamentals | 50 | 3 hours | |
Paper-XI | Microbial biotechnology: Applications | 50 | 3 hours | |
Paper-XII | Practical based on Paper IX,X and XI | 100 | 6hours | |
Fourth Semester | ||||
The candidates shall choose one of the following elective courses | ||||
A. Agricultural Microbiology | ||||
B. Industrial Microbiology | ||||
C. Environmental Microbiology | ||||
D. Pharmaceuticals and Clinical Microbiology | ||||
E. Plant Pathology | ||||
Theory | ||||
Paper-XIII | 50 | 3hours | ||
Paper-XIV | 50 | 3hours | ||
Paper-XV: Seminar-cum-Practical 50marks | ||||
Paper-XVI: Project 100 marks |
Admission to M.Sc. Applied Microbiology program shall be based on criteria decided by the Management Committee of Asian Institute of Public Health. A student shall be eligible to apply for admission to Microbiology course, if he/she has completed a 3 years bachelor’s degree in life science subjects from a recognized institution/university. The selection of the eligible candidates for admission to Microbiology program may be based on career marks & interview as deemed necessary by the Management Committee.