History of the department

The Department of Microbiology was established in 1990. Post-graduation in Microbiology was started in 2002, with specialization in Microbiology. At undergraduate level Microbiology was initially started in combination with Chemistry, Botany & Zoology under self-financing scheme in1999. This combination was later changed to Microbiology, Botany, Chemistry and Zoology. The department is running post-graduation course in Microbiology since 2002.

Vision & Mission

As a fundamental and applied science, Microbiology plays a crucial role in human welfare, particularly in Medicine, Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Bioinformatics. Microorganisms and microbial techniques serve as essential tools driving innovation and industrial progress.

Aim

Recognizing the growing importance of microbiology, academic institutions have integrated this discipline into their curricula, ensuring that students are well-prepared for future challenges. Our commitment to providing strong theoretical and practical training has resulted in a generation of skilled Microbiologists. The success of our alumni in diverse fields stands as a testament to the impact of this program.

Graduates PG I TO III Semester subjects in microbiology can explore careers in:

• Medical Microbiology
• Industrial Microbiology
• Food and Dairy Microbiology
• Immunology
• Clinical Virology
• Genetic Engineering
• Molecular microbiology
• Pathology Lab
• Bioinformatics and more

List of Co-coordinators:

s. no	Name of Co-coordinators:	Period
1	Dr. R. Shukla	2000 – 2005
2	Dr. Neelima Raipuria	2005 – 2007
3	Dr. Anuradha Dave	2007 – 2012
4	Dr. Shashi Tiwari	2012 – 2014
5	Dr. Anuradha Dave:	2014 – 2020
6	Dr. Sulekha Pathak	2020 – 2022
7	Dr. Rajni Nigam	2022 – 2025
8	Dr. Manisha Rathi	2025 – till date

SELF – FINANCE SUBJECT RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT:

Under graduate

• B.Sc. I, II, III Year – Microbiology
• B.Sc. – IV Year (Honors) Research Methodology - Microbiology

Post graduate

Post graduate students are imparted the knowledge in the following areas during their four semesters.

• Semester I Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology, Microbial Biochemistry
• Semester II Molecular Biology and Recombinant DNA Technology. Biostatistics & Computer Application. Microbial Genetics. Microbial Metabolism.
• Semester III Environmental Microbiology Industrial & Food Microbiology Medical Microbiology Agriculture Microbiology
• Semester IV In their fourth semester, students proceeds for their dissertation work in different institutes according to their choice of topics.

NAME OF UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE FOR DISSERTATION WORK OF MICROBIOLOGY M. SC. IV SEMESTER

Tropical Research Forest Institute Indian Council of Forest Research & Education Mandla Road, Jabalpur. (Director). Ph. – 2840483 (off.) Fax. – 2840484 Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences. (Inmas), DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organisation). (Director). Ministry of Defence New Delhi. National Research Centre for weed science. Indian council of Agricultural Research Maharajpur, Adhartal, Jabalpur Ph. – 0761 – 2353101 Fax – 0761-2353129 Desert Medicine Research Centre Indian Council of Medical Research New Pali Road Jabalpur – 342005 Ph. – 0291-2771181, 98280-68842 Fax – 0291 – 2720618 Central Institute of Medical – Aromatic plants council of scientific & Industrial Research. P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow – 226015 Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. Hyderabad – 500007 Ph. – 27160123 Fax. – 91-40-27160387, 91-40-27153198 National Research Centre for Soya bean. Khandwa Road, Indore – 452001 Ph. – 2362835, 2364879 (o), 9303224211 ® Fax – 9107312470520 National Institute of Maleria Research. Indian Council of Medical Research Ministry of Health & Family welfare. 22, Shamnath Marg, Delhi – 110054. Ph. – 011-23981690, 23981905, 23921026 Fax – 011-23946150, 22515086

National AIDS Research Institute, Pune (Maharastra) Office of the Director. A.P. Forensic Science Laboratory. Red Hills, Hyderabad – 500004 (AP Police Deptt.) Indian Council of Medical Research V. Ramlingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar P.O. 4911, New Delhi (ICMR) Ph. – 26589791, 26588930 Director, State Forest Research Institute Polipathar, Jabalpur M.P. Central Drug Director Research Institute. Chattar Manzil P.O. 173, Lucknow – 226001 Ph. – 2212411 – 18 (PABX) Fax – 0522 – 2223405 / 2223938 Deptt. Of Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology. Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar. Ph. – 264474, 264475 Ext. – 120 Central Instrumentation Laboratory, Punjab University, Chandigrah 160014 India. I.R. Bhardwaj Director. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering Nabi Bagh, Berasia Road Bhopal (Contact during Dec. for Adm.) Bhabha Atomic Research Institute Centre (BARC), Mumbai CMBR, Research Centre, Bhopal MPCOST, Bhopal IGNTU, Amarkantak (M.P.) ICMR, NIRTH, Jabalpur ICAR, Jabalpur Victoria Hospital Jabalpur Nanaji deshmukh Vetenary science university Jabalpur

Both UG & PG students do their Internship/Project/Dessertation work in different labs according to their choice in each Year/Semester which are job oriented.

COURSE COMBINATIONS WITH MICROBIOLOGY

• Undergraduate level: Microbiology with Botany/Chemistry/Zoology/Biotechnology
• Postgraduate level: Microbiology

INFRASTRUCTURE

Laboratories are very spacious and equipped with specified Chemicals & Instruments. Looking at the large number of students at Undergraduate & Postgraduate level, the Department has procured sufficient large number of glassware, Instruments & Chemicals.

Instrumentation Laboratory:

The Instrumentation Laboratory is equipped with various instruments used for carrying out experiments. The major instruments are as follows:

Particulars	Quantity
Camera Lucida	03
pH meter	02
Colony Counter	02
Olympus Research Binocular Microscopes	02
B.O.D. Incubator	02
Centrifuge	02
Laminar Air Flow	02
Stereoscopic Microscope	01
Compound Microscope	50
Simple Microscope	06
Hot Air Oven	02
Simple Microscope	06
Incubator	03
Laptop	01
LCD	01
Mixer Grinder	01
Over Head Projector	03
Micro wave	01
Electrophoresis Kit	01
PCR	01
Spectrophotometer	01
Hot Plate	01
Weighing Balance Machine	02
Autoclave	02
Colorimeter	02

LIBRARY:

Department has separate library for Microbiology, with sufficient number of books for PG students. The books are well classified under different heads such as General Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Genetics, Agriculture Microbiology,Biostatistics etc.

• PARTICULARS---------------------QUANTITY
• Total No. of UGC Books--------------448
• Books (General Fund)---------------1501
• Journals---------------------------------- 5

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

• One Day Seminar On “Embracing Organic Farming: Path Towards Sustainability” 2025
• National Seminar on “Ethanobotany in Ancient Wisdom: Bridging Traditional Knowledge with Modern Science” 2024
• One Day Lecture On “Health and Hygiene” 2024
• National Workshop on "Vigyan Lok Vyapikaran" organized by Jigyasa 2018

THE FACULTY MEMBERS AWARDED PHD:

• Dr. Anuradha Dave - 2005
• Dr.(Smt.) Rajni Nigam-2015
• Dr. Manisha Rathi- 2017
• Dr. Sudhir Singh Chandel-2023
• Dr. PratimaBhagat- 2022

Member of the department are eligible for Supervisor / Co-Supervisor for Ph.D.

• Dr. Manisha Rathi- 2017
• Dr. Pratima Bhagat- 2022
• Dr. Sudhir Singh Chandel-2023

ACTIVITY GROUPS:

• One-day workshop on Bioinstrumentation
• Workshop on Mushroom cultivation.
• Workshop on Microscope maintenance
• Guest lectures on special topics by eminent persons.

DEPARTMENTAL MAGAZINE

• Annual departmental magazine titled “HARITIMA” is being
• Annual Research Journal “ANUSANDHAN”
• Published with the contribution of students, staff & other persons from various institutes.

EXCURSION / EDUCATIONAL TOURS / VISITS:

Regular visits to S.F.R.I., T.F.R.I., and J.N.K.V.V. Jabalpur and outstation trips are organized every year according to the academic curriculum

• Institutional visit Center for Medical Mycology (9 January2025)
• Industrial Visit Sanchi industry (9 January 2025)
• Institutional visit BCRBC LAB (15 January 2024)
• Institutional visit JNKVV(15 January 2023)
• Institutional visit Weed Science(15 January 2019)

LIST OF CLASS III AND IV

• Lab Technician-
• Mr. Rajneesh Jain
• Lab Attendant-
• Mr. Santosh Kumar Kachhi
• Mr. Yagyanarayan

SHINING STARS OF MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

• Muskan Jain batch 2022, posted in ICMR, Jabalpur M.P. Project Assistant
• Shivani Lodhi batch 2022, posted in ICMR, Jabalpur M.P. Project Technician III
• Geeta Raikwar Posted in Private Pathology, batch 2023, Jabalpur M.P.

Placements :-

Students have got Placements in Good industries, and few of them are as under:-

1. Shraddha Palne – Net qualified, J.R.F. in CDRI Lucknow.
2. Bhawana Dubey CFSL Kolkata.
3. Manjari Vishwakarma- Govt. M.H. College of Home Sc. & Sc. For Women, as a Guest Faculty.
4. Nidhi Yadav - Govt. M.H. College of Home Sc. & Sc. For Women, as a Guest Faculty.
5. Deepti Khare - Govt. M.H. College of Home Sc. & Sc. For Women, as a Guest Faculty.
6. Surbhi Agnihotri – Technical Officer in LILAC Talent Search Lab Diagnostics in Mumbai.
7. Smt. Sonali Nigam – St. Aloysius College Jabalpur as a Assistant Professor.
8. Varsha Shukla – J.R.F. in Biotechnology Lab. R.D.V.V. Jabalpur.