**☛****About Department:**
The Department has a well-organized infrastructure and well-equipped laboratories with sophisticated instruments like a **U.V. Spectrophotometer, U.V. transilluminator, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography**, etc.
The student approach is consciously promoted as a policy by management, which is enhanced by the research projects (BCUD, ISRD, UGC) undertaken by faculty. Most remarkably, the department has state-of-the-art and quite spacious laboratories which provide the space for ample equipment and instrumentation, and also accommodate a good number of students for project work and research purposes.
**☛****Course offered:** M.Sc.
**☛****Specialization:** Microbiology
**☛****Course Details & Duration:** 2 years
**☛****Intake:** **48 Students**
**☛****Course features:**
The Department of Microbiology was started in **1993** under the roof of the Poona Gujarati Kelavani Mandal’s Haribhai V. Desai College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune 411 002. **M.Sc. Microbiology** was started in **2016**. We aim to provide quality education and develop scientific and research aptitude amongst students. Along with academics, students are encouraged to take up research projects and internships in various industries.
**☛****Eligibility for Admission:**
**B.Sc. Microbiology**
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MB 511 MJ | Microbial Systematics | 4 |
| MB 512 MJ | Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology | 4 |
| MB 513 MJ | Basic Quantitative Biology | 2 |
| MB 514 MJP | Practicals based on MB 511 MJ Microbial Systematics, MB 512 MJ Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology, and MB 513 MJ Basic Quantitative Biology | 4 |
| MB 510 RM | Research Methodology | 2 |
| MB 510 RMP | Research Methodology | 2 |
| MB 515 | Microbial Extremophiles | 2 |
| MB 515 | Practicals Based on Microbial Extremophiles | 2 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MB 521 MJ | Molecular Biology-I | 4 |
| MB 522 MJ | Enzymology, Bioenergetics and Metabolism | 4 |
| MB 523 MJ | Laboratory Techniques and Instrumentation | 2 |
| MB 524 MJP | Practicals based on MB 521 MJ Molecular Biology I, MB 522 MJ Enzymology, Bioenergetics and Metabolism and MB 523 MJ Laboratory Techniques and Instrumentation | 4 |
| MB 520 OJT | Internship / On job training | 4 |
| MB 526 MJ | Nitrogen Metabolism, Respiration and Photosynthesis | 2 |
| MB 526 MJP | Practicals based on MB 526 MJ Nitrogen Metabolism, Respiration and Photosynthesis | 2 |
| Sr. No. | Activity Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guest lectures |
| 2 | National Science Day |
| 3 | Visit to understand the instrumentation |
| 4 | Practical demonstration of “Chick Embryo Fibroblast Culture” |
| 5 | Induction Programme |
| 6 | Bridge course |
| 7 | Demonstration and Hands-on-training on Lyophilizer |
| 8 | Poster competition |
| 9 | Research Paper Presentation Competition |
| 10 | Gene Annotation |
| 11 | Career Opportunities in pharmaceutical Industry |
| 12 | Poster Presentation and Science Exhibition |
| 13 | How to read Scientific Literature |
| 14 | Debate competition |
| 15 | Visit to CEMET, Pune |
| 16 | Visit to Morde Foods, Pvt. Ltd., Manchar, Pune |
| 17 | Fermented food products competition |
| 18 | Practical session on BLAST-FASTA and Gene Annotation |
| 19 | Workshops |