MICROBIOLOGY

INFRASTRUCTURE :Demonstration Room – 1

• Size – 30’x50’  , Capacity – 50
• Audio-visual equipment available – LCD Projector, OHP
• 4 demonstration rooms are being constructed in the new building

Departmental Library-cum Seminar Room is available

• Size – 22feet ´ 15 feet, Capacity – 15
• Number of Books – 256
• Journals – available in central library

Office accommodation –                   

• Available for Professor and HOD, Associate Professors/Readers, Asst. Professors/Lecturer, Tutors/Demonstrator and Non-teaching and clerical staff

PRACTICAL CLASS ROOM/LABORATORIES :

• Size – 40feet x 80 feet, Capacity – 90
• Working arrangement – Seats available, water supply, sinks= 4, electric points, Cupboard for storage of microscopes-available
• Preparation room – Size-15feet x 30feet
• Laboratory manual is kept by students
• Other teaching aids—Smart white board  computer aided available
• Microscopes – 169

 RESEARCH LABORATORIES

• Size- 22feet x 16feet
• Equipment available –  Binocular microscope – 4, fluroscent microscope – 1, incubator – 1,
• water bath – 1, OHP -1 , LCD -1, digital microscope with photography arrangement – 1
• Undergraduate students participation in research – ICMR STS

TEACHING PROGRAMME;

Curriculum of studies- as prescribed by MCI

Methodology:

• Didactic Lecturers  – 32, 63, 52 hrs in 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th semester
• Demonstrations – 15, 21, 12 hrs in 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th semester
• Tutorials – 38 hrs, Seminars conducted – 5
• Practical – 15, 21, 12 hrs in 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th semester
• Other teaching/training activities: DMLT
• Students taken for Post Graduation – Yes

SERVICE LABORATORY IN THE TEACHING HOSPITAL/COLLEGE :

• Bacteriology including anaerobic, Serology, Virology, Parasitology, Mycology, Tuberculosis, Immunology,   CD4
• Size of laboratories
• Bacteriology                                                                15’ x18’
• Serology                                                                      15’ x 10’
• Virology (HBSAg, Dengue, Chikungunya)              15’ x 18’
• Parasitology                                                                15’ x10’
• Mycology                                                                     15’ x10’
• Tuberculosis                                                                15’ x 10’
• Immunology                                                                15’ x 10’
• CD4                                                                               15’ x 10’
• ICTC   (HIV)                                                                  15’ x 20’
• Autoclave                                                                    15’ x 20’
• Wash and dry                                                              15’ x 20’

There these laboratories staffs (teaching and non teaching), post graduates and tutors posted on rotational basis. A separate media preparation and storage room is available 15’ x 20