DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

Infrastructure:

The Department of Microbiology was established as UG in 2001 and elevated to PG level in 2005. The department has necessary facilities required to run UG and PG courses.

Classrooms labs and library :

There are separate classrooms and labs for M.Sc. and B.Sc. Classes. The department has two lecture rooms and a seminar cum lecture room. There is a separate departmental library for PG students. It contains 1000 volumes.

Computer facility:

The department has computer facility for faculty and PG students with Wi-Fi Internet connection. There is a back up of 7.5 KVA generator in case of power breakdown. A central facility of 65 KVA generator is also present in the college.

Equipments:

Other necessary equipment for teaching and research viz., Overhead Projectors, LCD Projector (from central facility), BOD Incubators, Ovens, Digital Electronic Balances, Inverter 1KVA, Refrigerators, Microscopes, Colony Counters, Rotatay Shaker, Vortex Shaker, pH meter, Double Distillation Unit, R.O., Vacuum Pump,  Autoclave and Centrifuges, Laminar airflow, PCR and Infrared Spectrophotometer etc. are present in microbiology laboratory and regularly used.

Internet Connectivity:

Wi-Fi Internet connection

Projects and Educational Tours:

M.Sc. projects and educational tours to different laboratories of repute viz. Division of Microbiology, Biotechnology, NBPGR, Division of Plant Pathology, Virology (IARI), AIIMS, DRDO New Delhi, NDRI Karnal and several Pharmaceutical Companies in various states have been undertaken.

Faculty:

The department of Microbiology was established as UG in 2001 with Coordinator Dr. J. Mohan Co-Coordinator Dr. B.S. Dahiya and two faculty members (Dr. Rohini and Miss. Deepa Ruhela). At that time this subject was incorporated as the first in the colleges situated on Delhi-Saharanpur belt. The UG programmme started with meager strength of 45 students which soon increased up to one complete section of 60 students. In the light of good performance of this department its status was elevated to PG in 2005. (Dr. S.K. Sahi and Dr. Mahesh Kumar were appointed for P. G. department. Later, with the addition of two more faculty members, the total strength of the department became five, (Dr. S.K. Sahi, Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Dr. Mamta Patra, Dr. Amit Kumar Jain and Dr. Varun Kumar Tomar).

Dr. Amit Kumar Jain left the department and joined as Assistant Regional Director of IGNOU Ahmadabad, Dr. Nidhi Sharma also left and Dr. Reena Panwar joined the department in 2015 as faculty member. At present the department has three faculty members. All the faculty members are highly qualified and are actively engaged in research.

Academic Achievements:

Gold Medals of University:

The PG students of the department have also excelled in academics. The following  Gold medal of the university was awarded.

NET/CSIR/ICAR/DST-Qualified and JRF/SRF:

Many students who have passed M.Sc. from the department qualified the NET/CSIR/ICAR exams and are working as JRF/SRF in different institution a few of them are listed below—

CSIR/NET/ICAR-NET

 Courses offered by the department

UG:

At UG level under Vocational Programme with Industrial Microbiology, Botany and Chemistry are available. At UG entry one section of minimum 60 students are present. The department admits students on the basis of merit. The admission rules of the university and the reservation rules of the U.P. Govt. are strictly followed.

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PG:

The department offers M.Sc. Degree in Microbiology of the CCS University Meerut. The university conducts semester wise examinations. There are four courses in each semester and in total 16 courses are offered to complete the M.Sc. degree in four semesters. There are 30 seats available in M.Sc. Microbiology and admissions are done on the merit basis.

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