Discipline	Science
Program Level	Post Graduate (PG)
Qualification	Master of Science (M.Sc)
Total Seats	64
Program Duration(in Months)	24
Classroom Hours	1456
Examination/Course Pattern	semester
Program Description	To excel in various fields of Microbiology, To gain higher education in the field of microbiology, To gain knowledge regarding microbiological and analytical skills related to medical, food, pharmaceuticals, environmental and agricultural aspects, To train the students practically eligible to pursue higher research work, To make them competent to address various societal issues.
Admission & entry requirements	Candidates who have passed the three year B.Sc. Degree examination of Mangalore University or any other University considered as equivalent thereto or any integrated degree with Microbiology/ Biological Science/ Agricultural Science/ Medical Science/ Food Science/ Genetics/ Pharmacology/ Pharmacognosy/ Botany/ Zoology/ Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Chemical Engineering/ Biotechnology/ Immunology/ Food and Nutrition/ Food Technology/ Diary Microbiology/ Molecular Biology/ Cell Biology/ Biophysics/ Bioinformatics/ Biological Chemistry/ Methodology and perspective of Science/ Microbial Physiology/ Medical Microbiology/ Methods in Microbiology/ Physiology/ Human Physiology/ Microbial Taxonomy/ Food Technology/ Microbial Genetics/ Food and Agricultural Microbiology/ Environmental Microbiology/ Environmental and Sanitation Microbiology/ Environmental Physics as major/minor/subsidiary/optional /specialized subjects are eligible for the programme provided they have secured a minimum of 45%(40% for SC/ST/Category–I candidates) marks in any two subjects