Department of Microbiology
The Department of Microbiology has been established in 2016 to offer B. Sc. in Microbiology. The department has all necessary facilities like well-equipped laboratories, incubator, hot air oven, laminar air flow, computers, internet etc. for running courses effectively. The department is dedicated to educate the students through various curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities. The Department runs Short Term Course in “Microbial Quality Control in Industries” to provide plenty of opportunities to the students to continue professional development in pharmaceutical, food, Dairy industries. The Microbiology is highly allied to our life and natural processes. This enables the students to understand the principles of Health Sciences, Life Sciences and Environment and which forms the strong foundation for the various postgraduate studies.
Departmental Expertise and services
- Career counseling for students to pursue microbiology as a career.
- Blood checkup of villagers at NSS camp.
Faculty (Teaching Staff)
Mr. Makarand Mahadev Jadhav
Qualification: M.Sc. Microbiology
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: 01 Year
Miss. Pallavi Ramachandra Salunkhe
Qualification: M.Sc. Microbiology
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: –
Mr. Miss. Sachita Bharat Kuchekar
Qualification: M.Sc. Microbiology
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: –
(Non-Teaching Staff)
Mr. Shrinivas Vasant Makhare
Qualification: HSc.
Designation: Laboratory Assistant
Experience: 19 Years
Mr. Sanjay Mahadev Sanas
Qualification: B.A.
Designation: Laboratory Attendant
Experience: 31Years
Faculty
| Sr. No. | Year | Name | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-23 | Miss. Kshirsagar S. A. | View |
| Miss. Kavthalkar A. S. | View | ||
| Mr. Bansode A. S. | View | ||
| 2 | 2021-22 | Miss. Inje S. R. | View |
| Miss. Kshirsagar S. A. | View | ||
| Miss. Nadaf R. M. | View | ||
| 3 | 2020-21 | Miss. Barge P. R. | View |
| Miss. Phalke S. R. | View | ||
| Miss. Ladh K. P. | View | ||
| 4 | 2019-20 | Miss. Patil P. V. | View |
| Miss. Chavan J. D. | View | ||
| 5 | 2018-19 | Mr. Botalji A. L. | View |
| 6 | 2017-18 | Mr. Botalji A. L. | View |
Syllabus & Outcomes
Short Term Course
The Department conducts Short Term Course in “Microbial Quality Control in Industries” for B.Sc. Part III students. The course aims at –
- Covering the basic techniques and their applications to pharmaceutical industries.
- Providing knowledge about antimicrobial agent and about efficacy testing.
- Imparting information about tools and techniques used in antimicrobial testing.
- Giving depth of knowledge and skills for professional careers in microbiology.
- Inculcating value of dignity of labour among the students.
- Providing an environment which fosters the continuous improvement and innovations in the subject.
| Sr. No. | Year | Title of the Course | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-24 | Vermicomposting (Skill based course (UG)) | |
| Theoretical Soil and Water Microbiology (Skill based course (UG)) | |||
| 2 | 2022-23 | Basics in Bioinformatics
(Certificate course) |
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| Basics of Medical Microbiology
(Add on course) |
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| Become a Microbiology Laboratory Technician (Skill based course) | |||
| 3 | 2021-22 | Microbial Quality Control in Industries (Certificate course) | |
| Basics in Biostatistics (Add on course) | |||
| Aseptic processing- contamination concept & control (Skill based course) | |||
| 4 | 2020-21 | Overview of Biopharmaceutical manufacturing (Certificate course) |
Academic Calendar & Time Table
The Department of Microbiology prepares the Departmental Academic Calendar and Timetable. This academic calendar helps to conduct the academic activities held in specific year. The activities conducted during academic year are as,
- Planning of theory and practical syllabus and distribution among the respective faculties
- Use of effective learning methods
- Evaluation of students are carried out by using various tests.
- Organization of workshop to pursue knowledge regarding subject
- Conduct guest lectures of resource persons from various fields of life sciences
- Field Visits and extension activities
- Preparation of students to participate in “Avishakar Research Competition” and some State level poster presentation competitions like “Dolphin”.
| Sr. No. | Year | Particulars | View Details |
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| 1 | 2024-25 | Academic Calendar | View |
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| 2 | 2023-24 | Academic Calendar | View |
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| 3 | 2022-23 | Academic Calendar | View |
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| 4 | 2021-22 | Academic Calendar | View |
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| 5 | 2020-21 | Academic Calendar | View |
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| 6 | 2019-20 | Academic Calendar | View |
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| 7 | 2018-19 | Academic Calendar | View |
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| 8 | 2017-18 | Academic Calendar | View |
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Guest Lectures, Expert Lectures
The Department of Microbiology organizes Guest Lectures/Expert Talks of the eminent scholars for overall development of the students.
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Sr. No. |
Year | Topic of the Lecture | Date |
View Details |
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1 |
2022-23 |
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Career opportunities after B.Sc Microbiology |
17/09/2022 | |||
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2 |
2021-22 | Haematology | 05/05/2022 | View |
| Blood Group Detection | 07/01/2022 | |||
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3 |
2019-20 | Business development and management | 11/02/2022 | |
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Scope of Foreign languages and food microbiology |
28/01/2020 | |||
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Blood group detection and Haemoglobin awareness |
20/01/2020 | |||
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4 |
2018-19 | Apiculture and its Role in Pollination | 28/09/2018 | |
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Blood and Haemoglobin Awareness |
21/09/2018 | View |
Conferences/Seminars/Workshops
Conferences/Seminars/Workshops organized by department of Microbiology aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research. The objectives of this are to provide an interdisciplinary forum for delegates engaged in the full spectrum of research, development, application and to discuss the current status and recent developments in Life Sciences and their allied fields.
Conference
| Year | Title of the Conference | Date | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Innovative trends in Biological Research | 09/11/2022 | View |
Seminar
| Year | Title of the Seminar | Date | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | National Seminar on Recent Trends in Life Sciences | 02/04/2019 | View |
Workshops
| Year | Title of the Workshop | Date | View Details |
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| 2021-22 | Power of life sciences in the existence of humans | 21/04/2022 | View |
Student Centered Activities
The Department of Microbiology organizes the activities such as Poster presentation, Students seminars, Wallpaper presentation, Educational tours etc. which help the students for their personal development as well as critical thinking.
Student Centric Activities
| Sr. No. | Year | Name of the Activity | Date | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-23 | Industrial visit to the Sahyadri
Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. Yashwantnagar, Seema Biotech Talsande and Zante Cashew Factory Malvan |
20/03/2023 to 21/03/2022 | |
| Celebration of International Microorganism Day | 17/09/2022 | |||
| Wallpaper: Probiotics | 15/08/2022 | |||
| 2 | 2021-22 | Study Tour at BVG Food Park | 8/05/2022 | |
| Avishkar Poster presentation Competition | 11/02/2022 | |||
| Student Seminars | 25 to 29/ 01/ 2022 | |||
| Wallpaper Presentation:
Oncogenic viruses |
26/01/2022 | |||
| Wallpaper Presentation: Eutrophication | 28/10/2021 | |||
| 3 | 2020-21 | Role of Microorganisms in food poisoning: | 06/10/2021 | |
| 4 | 2019-20 | Avishkar Poster presentation Competition | 6/01/2020 | |
| Visit to Parle Venugopal Satara | 20/12/2019 | |||
| 5 | 2018-19 | Visit to Exhibition in Kanyashsla at Satara | 19/08/2019 | |
| 6 | 2017-18 | Visit to Shree Krushna bakery Pvt. Ltd Tal Koregaon Dist. Satara | 10/02/2018 |
Extension Activities & Best Practices
| Sr. No. | Year | Name Of The Activity | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-24 | International Microorganism Day | 11th October 2024 | View |
Study Material & Question Bank
To enhance knowledge of UG students, department of Microbiology gives access to departmental library. It provides Study material, question Bank, Online Text books and Reference Books etc.
Questions Banks
E-Books
MoU/ Linkages/ Collaborations
