M. Sc. Microbiology
(Students admitted from 2018–19)
Scheme of Study
I Semester (23 Credits)
| Course Code |
Course Name |
No. of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
| L |
T |
P |
| BIS431 |
Microbial Diversity |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS432 |
Microbial Physiology & Metabolism |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS417 |
Classical & Molecular Genetics |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS401 |
Applied Biochemistry |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| CHY437 |
Analytical & Instrumentation Techniques |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS433 |
Microbiology & Microbial physiology Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| BIS406 |
Applied Biochemistry Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| TOTAL |
20 |
0 |
6 |
23 |
II Semester (28 Credits)
| Course Code |
Course Name |
No. of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
| L |
T |
P |
| BIS434 |
Food & Dairy Microbiology |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS518 |
Immunobiology |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS501 |
Genetic Engineering & Genome Editing Technologies |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS524 |
Microbial Ecology |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| MAT435 |
Biostatistics & its Applications |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| BISxxx |
Elective I |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS435 |
Food & Environmental Microbiology Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| BIS520 |
Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| TOTAL |
22 |
2 |
8 |
28 |
III Semester (23 Credits)
| Course Code |
Course Name |
No. of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
| L |
T |
P |
| BIS436 |
Advanced Virology |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS525 |
Principles of Fermentation Technology |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIS526 |
Medical Microbiology |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BISxxx |
Elective – II |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| BIS527 |
Bioprocess & Downstream process Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| BIS528R01 |
Medical Microbiology & Immunology Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| BIS399R01 |
Seminar |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| BIS499 |
Project Phase I |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| MAN106 |
Research Methodology & IPR |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| TOTAL |
17 |
0 |
12 |
23 |
IV Semester (16 Credits)
| Course Code |
Course Name |
No. of Contact Hours / Week |
Credits |
| L |
T |
P |
| BIS500R01 |
Project Work & Viva-voce |
0 |
0 |
32 |
16 |
| TOTAL |
0 |
0 |
32 |
16 |
LIST OF ELECTIVES
| Elective - I |
| BIS421 |
Enzymes & Enzyme Technology |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| BIN518 |
Applied Bioinformatics |
| BIS437 |
Microbial Communication |
| BIS428 |
Computational Drug Discovery |
| Elective – II |
| BIS438 |
Biodegradation & Bioremediation |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| BIS429 |
Medical Laboratory Technology |
| BIS430 |
Tissue Culture Techniques |
| BIS439 |
Advanced Pharmaceutical Microbiology |
| Semester |
No. of Theory |
No. of Lab |
Credits Earned |
| I |
5 |
3 |
23 |
| II |
6 |
3 |
28 |
| III |
5 |
3 + Project Phase - I |
23 |
| IV |
None |
Project work |
16 |
| Total Credits |
90 |
