- To achieve the highest possible standards of teaching and research in Microbiology and allied subjects by providing a high quality of education that will allow graduates to be active and productive.
- To Prepare students as successful professionals for employment in any of the vast array of microbiology related organizations such as schools, colleges, institutes, Universities, industries including Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Environmental, and Quality Control-Quality Assurance sectors.
- To Develop the students as effective researchers on fundamental and applied problems to involve in interdisciplinary research/industries and promote the development of academic, Scientific and Industrial Revolutions.
- Achieve personal academics by use of modern educational technology in the secondary and tertiary level, independent thought, collegial exchange of ideas, and high ethical standards.
- Develop the skills to find gainful employment in academics, hospitals, health and environment related laboratories, industry and government organizations.
The Department of Microbiology seeks to achieve the country’s needs with highly skilled, innovative and inquisitive health science resource persons capable of dealing with infectious and immunological diseases to improve the people’s quality of life.
- To establish good governance ensuring for such a learning environment in the entity so that the graduates can attain the intended learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and attitude and be fit to meet the need of the society.
- To modernize and update the curricula according to the needs of the society.
- To ensure entry of good quality learners with commitment so that graduates can achieve desired standards.
- To improve physical facilities to create better learning condition for the achievement of learning outcomes.
- To ensure effective teaching-learning for quality education (for attaining intended learning outcomes).
- To establish fair and effective procedures to assess achievement of course learning outcomes by the students.
- To improve student support services in such a level so that students’ personal and academic needs can be met.
- To make an effective team of academics and non-academics for quality education.
- To develop capacity, formulate policy and undertake program for innovative research.
- To maintain and enhance internal quality assurance (IQA) practices
The Department of Microbiology was established in 2012 and the program has been established in 2013. The Department is involved in both research and academic activities. The Department is conducting BSc (4 year Honors) course(160 credits,46courses) and MS(Master of Science) course. MS course was initially 2 years 80 credit course with mandatory Thesis. At present MS course is 1.5 years 70 credit course having option of either thesis or Non-thesis.
- The Department has 5 teachers: 1 Professor, 1 Associate professor(part time), 3 Lecturers(one part time) and addition 1 Laboratory technologist.
- Number of students admitted in to this Department from 2013 to 2023(spring) was 371 of which BS was 282 and MS was 89.
- number of ongoing students: Total:183, BS=166, MS=17
- No. of Passed students: Total=159, BS=116, MS=43
- Number of publications= 15
- It is a prestigious Department which is nearer the top of the lists of Departments in all universities.
- Being passed from the Department, there is great opportunity to serve the country.
- At present , drug resistance has been the main obstacle to successful treatment of infectious diseases. Microbiologists can help overcome this obstacle by giving accurate result of culture and sensitivity.
Job opportunity of graduates and post graduates are:
- As a teacher in universities, institutes, colleges (including Medical colleges, schools etc.)
- As scientific officer in private and public diagnostic laboratories and clinics.
- As scientific officer/ research fellow in institutes /colleges /universities /industries.
- As scientific officer in Quality Control laboratories of pharmaceutical, food and food related industries.-Managerial position in research and clinical laboratories etc.
- Job opportunities abroad.
- Eligible to appear General BCS and have jobs in different Departments of Government.
- Higher education and training opportunities at home and abroad
Deb Jyoti Mukharjee Joy
Lecturer
