Department of Microbiology

The Post-Graduate Department of Microbiology, established in 1975 from the Golden jubilee celebration fund of R. T.M. Nagpur University, completed 44 years of its fruitful existence in 2019 A.D. The mandate was to impart Post-Graduate education i.e. M.Sc. degree course programme incorporated with eight theory papers & four practicals. in regard to Environmental Microbiology, Microbial Chemistry and Metabolism, Microbial Enzymology, Industrial Microbiology, Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Virology, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology and also to conduct applied and strategic research in the areas of microbiology related to environment, agriculture, industry and medical sectors, in the backward region of Maharashtra state in particular and country as a whole in general. During these years, the Department of Microbiology has continued to promote and upgrade the knowledge of students, teachers & members of different social & cultural organizations with the recent developments. The intake capacity of students at M.Sc. Part I level has increased from 6 in 1975 to 30 till date. From the session 2015-2016 M.Sc. semester pattern with choice based credit system (CBCS) was introduced.

Courses

M.Sc. (Microbiology) Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) starts from 2015-2016 (Four Semesters)
- PhD by Research – Essential Requirement. PET Examination Pass

Specializations For M.Sc Microbiology :
=> General (Environmental, Molecular Biology, Virology, Immunology, Medical & Industrial Microbiology)

Admissions

Intake Capacity of Student in M.Sc. Part-I: 30 Nos.

(Eligibility, General Procedure):

For Admission to M.Sc. Part-I Course in Microbiology the candidate must have passed the B.Sc. Examination with Microbiology/Biotechnology subjects. Candidates are admitted on merit basis i.e. aggregate in B.Sc. Exam.

Research

Research Activity:

Sr. No.	Name of Researcher	Topic	Date of Registration	Guide
1.	Mr. Rahul S. Bhende	Microbial Bioremedeation of commonly used pesticides from contaminated agricultural soil	20/05/2019	Dr. P. M. Tumane
2.	Ms. Sadiya Deshmukh	Studies on Isolation and Characterization of L-Asparaginase Producers and Selection of Potential Agro Based Sources for L-Asparaginase production: A Novel Approach	20/05/2019	Dr. P. M. Tumane

Major Research Project (Completed): (2011-2014):

Sr. No.	Name of Researcher	Topic	Date of Registration	Guide
1.	Mr. Rahul S. Bhende	Microbial Bioremedeation of commonly used pesticides from contaminated agricultural soil	20/05/2019	Dr. P. M. Tumane
2.	Ms. Sadiya Deshmukh	Studies on Isolation and Characterization of L-Asparaginase Producers and Selection of Potential Agro Based Sources for L-Asparaginase production: A Novel Approach	20/05/2019	Dr. P. M. Tumane

Placements

Placement Profile of Students:

Sr. No.	Name of Students	Organization/Institute	Date of Joining
1.	Dr. Durgesh Wasnik	Assistant Professor & Head USG College, Nagpur	15/03/2016
2.	Ms. Kahkashan Bee	Assistant Professor USG College, Nagpur	16/03/2016
3.	Mr. Atul Sirsat	NARI	2017
4.	Mr. Badal Jewade	Railway	2019
5.	Mr. Vishal Fule	Bank of India	2018
6.	Ms. Humera Memon	Project Assistant - Level II NEERI	2018
7.	Ms. Dhanashree Mone	Project Assistant - Level II NEERI	2016
8.	Ms. Shraddha Dahat	Project Assistant NRCC, Nagpur	2017

Contact

P.G. Department of Microbiology
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
L. I. T. Premises, Amrawati Road
NAGPUR 440 033 (M.S.) India
Phone No.: 0712-2536223, 0712-2545781
E-mail :[email protected]