Vision of the Department

To produce graduates with relevant education descriptors and hands-on skills in microbiology and related areas of life sciences plus holistic development of individuals that makes them responsible citizens of society.

Mission of the Department

• Imparting relevant knowledge and creating an atmosphere to develop innovative and critical thinking.
• Skill enhancement through hands-on training and value-added courses plus add on courses.
• Sustained focus on original high quality research encouraging scientific thinking and approach.
• Creating an environment for holistic development of individuals with emphasis on spirit of integrity, equity, professional ethics and social harmony through the exposure and participation in co-curricular, extracurricular and extension activities.

• B.Sc MICROBIOLOGY 
• M.Sc IMMUNOLOGY & MICROBIOLOGY, 
• M.Phil, Ph.D

Faculty-Student Ratio:  1: 20

PROGRAM OUTCOMES (PO)

PO1- Microbiology knowledge: Graduates will acquire microbiology specific knowledge including molecular biology, immunology and rDNA technology coupled with hands-on skills and leadership skills for a successful career.

PO2- Problem analysis: Graduates will be able to analyse, solve and troubleshoot problems in implementation of microbiological protocols.

PO3- Design/development of solutions: Graduates will develop creative thinking and cooperate with each other to solve problems in the field of microbiology.

PO4- Conduct investigations of complex problems: Graduates will acquire practical skills – which help in planning and designing protocols to validate hypothesis and execute experimental techniques independently as well as assimilate, analyse and interpret subsequent data.

PO5- Modern tool usage and communication: Graduates will effectively be able to manage resources and time using ICT and computer enabled devices and accomplish ability to understand and communicate all ideas effectively.

PO6- Environment sustainability and Ethics: Graduates will get adequate knowledge to use information and implement solutions for environmental protection and remediation. Graduates will be aware of their role and responsibility in handling and use of microbes including genetically modified microorganisms.

PO7- Lifelong learning: Graduates will carry on to learn and adapt in a world of constantly evolving technology.

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOME (PSO)

PSO1: Microbiology skills: The ability to understand the basic concepts related to the relevant fields of microbiology which will enable them to analyse and develop solutions to microbiology related problems.

PSO2: Microbiology related employability skills: The ability to use the acquired hands-on skills in microbiology, molecular biology, immunology, medical microbiology and screening for useful biomolecules within employment areas.

 PSO3: Successful Career and Entrepreneurship:  The ability to gainfully become an entrepreneur by using microorganisms to produce biofertilizers, mushrooms and pharmaceutically important biomolecules as well as using practical hands-on training to become employed in diagnostic, industrial, pharmaceutical, food and research and development laboratories.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEO)

PEO1: To provide the graduates with knowledge in microbiology and an overview of the processes that employ or deal with microbes that enables them to handle the safe and efficient use of microbiological applications with development of competence on par with global standards and helps the graduates for life-long learning.

PEO2 To prepare graduates by imparting skills to use technological developments related to current and advanced areas involving molecular diagnostics, immunotechnolgy, mass cultivation of microbes, downstream processing and nanotechnology with scope for upskilling in all potential future technologies so as to contribute effectively for Research & Development leading to patenting and publishing.

PEO3: To train graduates to choose a decent career option either as Entrepreneur or having a high degree of employability; or pursue higher education – by empowering students with basic interpersonal skills, ability to handle critical situations allowing them to be good team members as well as training to excel in competitive examinations.

PEO4: To impart a strong sense of social responsibility with awareness of professional and societal ethical values and scope to develop leadership capabilities.

PEO5 : To establish an environment that accentuates the requirement to fulfil life-long learning for the overall development of self and society at large.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)

PEO 1:To provide the candidates with in-depth knowledge in immunology and microbiology and afirm grasp of the processes that employ or deal with microbes plus adept use of immunological techniques in relevant technologies that empowers them to deal with the safeand efficient use and monitoring of microbiological and immunological applications with development of competence on par with global standards and helps in the life-long learningof candidates.

PEO 2:To enable candidates by imparting updated analytical and hands-on skills to use andimplement technological developments related to advanced and potential areas involving molecular diagnostics, automated systems of diagnosis, immunoblotting technology,upstream or downstream processing and nanotechnology with scope for upskilling upto future technologies so as to contribute effectively for Research & Development leading topatenting and publishing.

PEO 3:To train candidates to choose a decent career option either as Entrepreneur or having a high degree of employability; or pursue research – by providing training in interpersonal skills,sense of social responsibility, ethical and administrative acumen, ability to handle critical situations allowing them to be good team members and leaders as well as training to excel incompetitive examinations.

PEO 4:To impart a strong sense of social responsibility with awareness of professional and societal ethical values and scope to develop leadership capabilities with the continuous need for lifelong learning.

CURRICULUM & SYLLABUS

MINIMUM CREDITS TO BE EARNED: 140

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PROGRAM OUTCOME (PO)

PO-1: Life Sciences knowledge: Successful candidates will apply current/recent specific knowledge in the respective discipline with proficiency in practical skills and leadership skills for a successful career.

PO-2: Problem analysis: Successful candidates will be able to apply the knowledge in microbiology to design standards, resolve and troubleshoot problems in implementation or standardization of protocols.

PO-3: Design/development of solutions: Successful candidates will develop creative and cognitive thinking and cooperate with each other to solve problems in the field of Life sciences.

PO-4: Conduct investigations of complex problems: Successful candidates will acquire capabilities to plan and design protocols and utilize practical skills to validate hypothesis by executing experimental techniques independently coupled with the ability to assimilate, apply, analyze, interpret and accurately evaluate subsequent data.

PO-5: Modern tool usage: Successful candidates will effectively be able to choose and manage resources including time using ICT and other computer enabled devices.

PO-6: Ethics: Successful candidates will be aware of their role and responsibility in proper handling, use and safe disposal of microbes including genetically modified microorganisms.

PO-7: Communication: Successful candidates will have the ability to understand and communicate all ideas and concepts effectively.

PO-8: Environment sustainability: Successful candidates will get adequate knowledge to use information and implement solutions for environmental protection, safeguards and remediation.

PO-9: Lifelong learning: Successful candidates will carry on to learn, adapt and disseminate knowledge in a world of constantly evolving technology.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs)

The overall outcome of graduates specific to M.Sc. in Immunology & Microbiology programme at VISTAS can be summarized as:

PSO 1:The ability to understand, implement and troubleshoot the concepts related to the fields ofmicrobiology and immunology which will enable them to analyse and develop solutions tomicrobiology, immunology and rDNA related problems using knowledge and hands-on skillsin microbiology, molecular identification, immunodiagnostics, screening for useful biomolecules and nanotechnology in the interpretation of data in relevant protocols.

PSO 2:The ability to gainfully become an entrepreneur by using microorganisms to mass producebiofertilizers, mushrooms or any other edible forms of SCP, fermented productsand pharmaceutically important biomolecules as well as using knowledge, communication andpractical hands-on training to become employed in diagnostic, industrial, pharmaceutical, food and research and development laboratories.

PSO 3:The ability to understand the principles and concepts underlying immunology and microbiology, including the interactions between microorganisms and the immune system and to Possess proficient laboratory skills in techniques relevant to immunology and microbiology, including culturing microorganisms, performing immunological assays, and molecular biology techniques such as PCR and sequencing etc.,

PSO 4:The ability to critically analyze the research in Immunology and Microbiology and to evaluate experimental design, methodology and interpretation of results and to understand the regulation of immune responses which includes the roles of different immune cells, cytokines and signaling pathways in health and disease.

PSO 5:For the effective scientific communication and to relate microbes and their role in ecosystem and public health research with wide opportunities and career prospects.

CURRICULUM & SYLLABUS

MINIMUM CREDITS TO BE EARNED: 90

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