B.Sc. Microbiology

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Introduction

Situated in the heart of Lalitpur, Pinnacle is a global standard college dedicated to its motto “Discipline & Excellence”. As per the demand of parents, guardians, students and national scientific arena, Pinnacle launched B.Sc Microbiology program affiliated to Tribhuvan University in 2007 A.D. for the first time in Lalitpur district. Since then, the college has been providing research based quality education with coordinated efforts of experts and scholars in the field of microbiology.

B.Sc Microbiology of T.U. is interdisciplinary four years program that includes the study of biology of microorganisms and equip the students with both theoretical and practical knowledge of applications   of  microorganisms.  The   course is designed   to   produce biological   scientists   who   can   utilize   the   knowledge   in   various   fields   including pharmaceutics,   medical, environment,   agriculture,   food,   industries,   public   health, molecular biology and genetics, and many more.

 

Microbiology at a glance in Pinnacle

Microbiology is a research oriented subject and recent pandemic of COVID-19 has highlighted more on its scopes and applications. Microbiology is advancing with promised scopes and brighter future. The life of microscopic organisms is primitive one and exist in nature more in number than any other forms of life to be known till date. They represent the bulk of knowledge to study life processes and other advancement in other organisms. Since microorganisms are ubiquitous in nature, their interactions in ecosystem affect life on the earth directly or indirectly. Microbes are not only harmful but advantageous too. Recent researches have been directed towards biodegradation of plastics, oil and other xenobiotic substances and treatment of genetic diseases using molecular techniques that involve microorganisms, and antibiotic resistance along with vaccine production.

To make our students familiar with recent advancements in microbiology, in addition to regular laboratory works, we have arranged guest lectures, journal club and seminar, and filed, laboratory and industrial visit. We have also arranged the training program in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which is one of the gold standard tools for infectious disease diagnosis and is used in microbial researches most often. Students are motivated to get involved in research based activities. We would like to assure our research oriented educational activities help the students be competent in this modern era of science and technology.

Facilities

  1. Well-stocked library
  2. Well-equipped laboratories
  3. Highly experienced and trained faculties
  4. Guest lectures
  5. Scholarships available for deserving students
  6. Research based teaching learning activities

Activities

  1. Journal Club/Scientific presentation
  2. Training in molecular techniques (such as PCR) and bioinformatics
  3. Frequent field, industries and laboratory visit
  4. Mushroom production, composting, wine production
  5. Detection of adulteration in milk, microbiological analysis of food and water
  6. Screening of antibiotics producing microorganisms from soil
  7. Project works from first year
  8. Entrepreneurship development counseling

Seminar on “Application and Scope of Microbiology” organized by Microbiology Department

 

Our students collecting nasal swabs from school children for their project work

Career Opportunities for B.Sc graduates

Quality Controller (QC) at pharmaceutical companies, food and dairy industries and water companies.

Research assistant and Scientist assistant at research labs and forensic labs

Infection Control Officer at hospitals

Researchers and scientists

Marketing representatives at pharmaceutical companies

Teaching assistants of undergraduate courses

Course structure

1st year:  General Microbiology (Th+Pr), Chemistry (Th+Pr), Zoology/Botany (Th+Pr), Scientific Communication (Th)

2nd year: Biochemistry and Microbial Biotechnology (Th+pr), Chemistry (Th+Pr), Zoology/Botany (Th+Pr), Applied Statistics (Th)

3rd year: Molecular Cell Biology (Th+Pr), Chemistry/Zoology/Botany (Th+Pr), Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Quality management (Elective I, Th)/Bioinformatics (Elective II, Th), Chemistry (electives): Basic Biochemistry/AnalyticalChemistry (Th), Zoology (electives): Bioinformatics/Natural Resource Management (Th), Reasearch Methodology (Th)

4th year: Agriculture and Food Microbiology (Th+Pr), Medical and Public Health Microbiology (Th+Pr), Computational Course (Th/Lab), Project writing and Presentation (Project) or Methods in Microbiology (Applied Microbiology; work/Th), Bioinstrumentation (Interdisciplinary subject,Th)

Eligibility Criteria

Total seats: 30

  • Good academic records in I.Sc/ +2/ A level or equivalent with final grade C in each subjects of (Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English) [For students with A level, minimum E grade is required].
  • Has passed the entrance exam of T.U.