INDIRA GANDHI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
(Accredited B+ (2016-21) by NAAC, India) NIRF ranking within 200 rank (2020 & 2021) and 150 rank (2018 & 2019)
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
The following are the list of courses prescribed by Pondicherry University for B.Sc. Microbiology programme from the year 2021-22 onwards, under the Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) suggested by UGC, India.
Click HERE to download the copy of the revised B.Sc. Microbiology syllabus followed from 2021-22 onwards
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| Course type | Subject Code | Title of the paper | Lecture credit | Tutorial /lab credit | Theory (h/week) | Practicals (h/week) |
| SEM -I | 20 CREDITS | |||||
| MIL – 1 | LBEN/LHIN/LM AL/LSAN/LTAM/ LTEL 111 | Language – 1 | 03 | 05 | ||
| ENGLISH – 1 | ENG 112 | English – 1 | 03 | 05 | ||
| DSC-1`A | ENGL 112 | Fundamentals of Microbiology | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC- 2A | APMB 111 | Cell Biology | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-3A | APMB 112 | Fundamentals of Biochemistry (Allied – I) | 01 | 02 | ||
| DSC-4A | APMB 113 | Practicals -I Fundamentals of Microbiology | 01 | 02 | ||
| DSC-5A | APMB 112P | Practicals – II Cell Biology | 01 | 02 | ||
| DSC-6A | APMB 113P | Practicals-III Fundamentals of Biochemistry (Allied – I) | 02 | 02 | ||
| AECC-1 | PADM 113 | Public Administration | 02 | |||
| Course type | Subject Code | Title of the paper | Lecture credit | Tutorial /lab credit | Theory (h/week) | Practicals (h/week) |
| SEM -II | 20 CREDITS | |||||
| MIL -2 | LBEN/LHIN/LM AL/ LSAN/LTAM/LT EL 121 | Language – II | 03 | 05 | ||
| ENGLISH -2 | ENGL 122 | English – II | 03 | 05 | ||
| DSC-IB | APMB 121 | Molecular Biology | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-2B | APMB 122 | Immunology | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-3B | APMB 123 | Clinical Biochemistry (Allied – II) | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-4B | APMB 121P | Practicals – IV Molecular Biology | 01 | 02 | ||
| DSC-5B | APMB 122P | Practicals -V Immunology | 01 | 02 | ||
| DSC-6B | APMB 123P | Practicals – VI Clinical Biochemistry (Allied-II) | 01 | 02 | ||
| AECC-2 | ENVS 123 | Environmental Studies | 02 | 02 | ||
| Course type | Subject Code | Title of the paper | Lecture credit | Tutorial /lab credit | Theory (h/week) | Practicals (h/week) |
| SEM -III | 20 CREDITS | |||||
| MIL -3 | LBEN/LHIN/LMAL/ LSAN/LTAM/LTEL 231 | Language-III | 03 | 05 | ||
| ENGLISH -3 | ENGL 232 | English – III | 03 | 05 | ||
| DSC-IC | APMB 231 | Bacterial Physiology and Metabolism | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-2C | APMB 232 | Recombinant DNA Technology | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-3C | APMB 233 | Economic and Medical Entomology (Allied-III) | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-4C | APMB 231P | Practicals – VII Bacterial Physiology and Metabolism | 01 | 02 | ||
| DSC-5C | APMB 232P | Practicals – VIII Recombinant DNA Technology | 01 | 02 | ||
| DSC-6C | APMB 233P | Practicals – IX Economic and Medical Entomology (Allied-III) | 01 | 02 | ||
| SEC-1 | APMB 234 | Public Health Microbiology | 02 | 02 | ||
| Course type | Subject Code | Title of the paper | Lecture credit | Tutorial /lab credit | Theory (h/week) | Practicals (h/week) |
| SEM -IV | 20 CREDITS | |||||
| MIL -3 | LBEN/LHIN/LMAL/ LSAN/LTAM/LTEL 241 | Language – IV | 03 | 05 | ||
| ENGLISH -3 | ENGL 242 | English – IV | 03 | 05 | ||
| DSC-1D | APMB 241 | Virology | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-2D | APMB 242 | Medical Bacteriology | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-3D | APMB 243 | Plant Pathology (Allied -IV) | 03 | 04 | ||
| DSC-4D | APMB 241P | Practicals – X Virology | 01 | 02 | ||
| DSC-5D | APMB 242P | Practicals – XI Medical Bacteriology | 01 | 02 | ||
| DSC-6D | APMB 243P | Practicals – XII Plant Pathology (Allied-IV) | 01 | 02 | ||
| SEC-2 | APMB 244 | Mushroom and Spirulina cultivation | 02 | 02 | ||
| Course type | Subject Code | Title of the paper | Lecture credit | Tutorial /lab credit | Theory (h/week) | Practicals (h/week) |
| SEM -V | 20 CREDITS | |||||
| SEC -3 | APMB 351 | Management of Microbiology laboratory (Basic credit seminar) | 02 | 04 | ||
| APMB 352 | Microbial Diversity and Bacterial Phylogeny | 04 | 05 | |||
| APMB 353 | Medical Mycology and Parasitology | 04 | 05 | |||
| APMB 354 | Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 04 | 05 | |||
| *DSE-1A | APMB 355 | Industrial Microbiology | 04 | 05 | ||
| *DSE-2A | APMB 356 | Biostatistics and Computer Applications | 04 | 05 | ||
| *DSE-3A | APMB 352P | Practicals – XIII Microbial Diversity and Bacterial Phylogeny | 01 | 02 | ||
| APMB 353P | Practicals – XIV Medical Mycology and Parasitology | 01 | 02 | |||
| APMB 354P | Practicals – XV Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 01 | 02 | |||
| APMB 355P | Practicals – XVI Industrial Microbiology | 01 | 02 | |||
| APMB 356P | Practicals – XVII Biostatistics and Computer Applications | 01 | 02 | |||
| GE-1 | APMB 357 | Bioinformatics | 03 | 05 | ||
| Course type | Subject Code | Title of the paper | Lecture credit | Tutorial /lab credit | Theory (h/week) | Practicals (h/week) |
| SEM -V | 20 CREDITS | |||||
| SEC-4 | APMB 361 | Microbes and their Applications (Advanced credit seminar) | 02 | 04 | ||
| APMB 362 | Food and Dairy Microbiology | 04 | 05 | |||
| APMB 363 | Microbial Ecology and Environmental Microbiology | 04 | 05 | |||
| *DSE-1B | APMB 364 | Soil and Agricultural Microbiology | 04 | 05 | ||
| *DSE-2B | APMB 365 | Haematology and Blood Banking | 04 | 05 | ||
| *DSE-3B | APMB 366 | Microbial Production of Pigments, Flavour and Aroma Compounds | 04 | 05 | ||
| APMB 362P | Practicals – XVIII Food and Dairy Microbiology | 01 | 02 | |||
| APMB 363P | Practicals – XIX Microbial Ecology and Environmental Microbiology | 01 | 02 | |||
| APMB 364P | Practicals – XX Soil and Agricultural Microbiology | 01 | 02 | |||
| APMB 365P | Practicals – XXI Haematology and Blood Banking | 01 | 02 | |||
| APMB 366P | Practicals – XXII Microbial Production of Pigments, Flavour and Aroma Compounds | 01 | 02 | |||
| GE-2 | APMB 367 | Microbial Genomics | 03 | 05 |
Total number of Credits – 120
# APMB – APplied MicroBiology; the first numeral stands for year of collegiate education; second numeral stands for number of the semester; third numeral is for serial number of the course: P – denotes practical course.
*Among six papers, student have the choice of selecting any three papers (theory with practical course).
Abbreviations used : DSC- Discipline Specific Core course; AECC – Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course; SEC – Skill Enhancement Course; GE – Generic Elective course; DSE – Discipline Specific Elective course; MIL – Modern Indian languages.
** For Theory ONLY the Internal – 25 M arks [I & II Internal Assessment Test marks – 15; Term end /case papers/assignments/ seminars demonstration/presentation/write-ups/ viva voce etc – 5 Marks; Attendance marks (Max.) -5 marks (95-100% – 5 mark, 90-94% – 4 mark, 85- 89% – 3 mark, 80-84% -2 mark, 75-79% – 1mark] and 75 Marks (end semester examination).
For Practicals ONLY the Internal – 15 Marks [one Internal Assessment test (5 marks), practical observation/demonstration/ viva voce /model making or presenting (5 marks) and attendance (5 marks) adopting the attendance marks rule of theory subjects] and 35 Marks (end semester practical examination)
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
B.Sc. Microbiology
REGULATIONS
(Effective from the academic year 2021-22)
AIM OF THE COURSE
The B.Sc. Microbiology course aims to impart the students with basic principles of Microbiology and their applications to humankind.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
Candidates for admission to B.Sc. Microbiology shall be required to have passed H.Sc., (+2) or its equivalent with Botany/Zoology/Biology as one of the subjects of study.
DURATION OF THE COURSE
Prescribed studies in B.Sc. Microbiology shall be of six consecutive semesters (three years). The maximum duration allowed for each student to acquire prescribed number of credits in order to complete the Programme of Study shall be twelve consecutive semesters (six years).
AGE LIMIT
The rules as applicable to other Under Graduate courses as prevailing in Pondicherry University.
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
The medium of instruction shall be English
PATTERN OF EXAMINATION
❖ The End-Semester examination for each course in a B.Sc. Microbiology shall be conducted by the Pondicherry University for a maximum of 75 marks and Internal Continuous Assessment for 25 marks.
❖ Internal Assessment for all theory courses shall be done on the basis of at least two Internal Assessment tests (15 marks), term papers/assignments/seminars/case demonstrations/presentations/write-ups/viva voce etc. (5 marks) and attendance (5 marks).
The following weightage shall be given to attendance:
95% – 100% (5 marks)
90% – 94% (4 marks)
85% – 89% (3 marks)
80% – 84% (2 marks)
75% – 79% (1 mark)
❖ For Skill Enhancement Course of Semester VI (SEC- 4 /APMB-361) Microbes and Their Applications (Advanced Credit Seminar) course’s End-Semester examination (75 marks). shall be internally conducted and evaluated by the Department of Microbiology.
❖ The Practical End-Semester examination for each course in a Programme of Study shall be conducted by the Pondicherry University for a maximum of 35 marks and Internal Continuous Assessment for 15 marks.
❖ Internal Assessment for all Practical courses involving Laboratory/Field work/Project work shall be done on the basis of one Internal Assessment test (5 marks), practical observation/ demonstration/viva voce/model making or presenting (5 marks) and attendance (5 marks).
❖ End-semester examination shall be conducted for all courses offered. The duration of the end-semester examination shall be 3 hours.
❖ Every student has to pay examination fee per Credit basis as fixed by the University.
❖ A schedule of end-semester examinations will be prepared and displayed by the University much in advance.
❖ No student with less than 75 % in any particular course shall be permitted to attend the end-semester examination and shall be given grade FA-failure due to lack of attendance.
However, an overall condonation of 10 % is permitted for medical reasons. A student who has been awarded FA shall repeat the course when offered. The Principal/Head of the Department shall ensure that the candidate is informed about the lack of attendance before the commencement of end-semester examination and confirm that such candidates are not permitted to write the examination.
❖ To pass a course the student must secure minimum of 40 out of 100 marks (40 %) in the internal and in the end-semester examination.
A student who has earned the required number of 120 credits by clearing all the required courses shall be declared as pass even if he/she could not clear optional courses which were taken in excess of the required number of courses.
❖ Result Passing Board for each Programme of Study shall be constituted by the Pondicherry University from time to time.
❖ Revaluation and re totaling of the answer scripts shall be allowed within the stipulated period of time as decided by the Controller of Examinations (COE) after paying the required amount of fee.
DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS
THEORY
Total: 100 Marks
End-Semester University Examination: 75 marks
Continuous Internal Assessment: 25 marks
[comprises of Internal assessment tests – 15 marks; term papers/assignments/seminars/case demonstrations/ presentations/write-ups/viva voce – 5 marks; Attendance – 5 marks]
• Requirement for minimum pass in Continuous Internal Assessment: 10 marks (40 %) out of 25 Marks
• Requirement for minimum pass in Term End University Examination: 30 marks (40 %) out of 75 Marks
For Skill Enhancement Course of Semester VI (SEC- 4 /APMB-361) Microbes and Their Applications
(Advanced Credit Seminar) course’s End-Semester examination (75 marks) shall be internally
conducted and evaluated by the Department of Microbiology.
PRACTICALS
Total: 50 Marks
End-Semester University Practical Examination: 35 marks
Continuous Internal Assessment: 15 marks
[one Internal Assessment test (5 marks), practical observation/ demonstration/viva voce/model
making or presenting (5 marks) and attendance (5 marks)].
Requirement for minimum pass in Continuous Internal Assessment: 6 marks (40 %) out of 15 Marks
• Requirement for minimum pass in Term End University Examination: 14 marks (40 %) out of 35 Marks
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION
❖ A failed student who meets the attendance requirement may be permitted to register for the next end-semester examination in the following semester itself.
❖ Students who have failed due to insufficient attendance and /or less than 40 % Internal Assessment marks should repeat the course as and when offered.
GRADING AND GRADE CARD
Letter grades shall be used to assess the performance of students in each course by
converting final marks (out of 100) into grades. In case of fractions the marks shall be rounded
off to next integer. The following shall be used to convert marks into awarding grades: 
❖ The Semester grade point average (SGPA) shall also be calculated by taking all courses taken by the student in the semester and Cumulative grade point average (CGPA) shall also be calculated by taking all the courses taken by the student in all the semesters.
The University shall award “class” to students who acquired 120 (or as prescribed by Board of Studies) according to the following:
The Grade card shall be issued to the students containing grades obtained by the student in the previous semester SGPA and CGPA.
The Grade card shall list the following:
a. Title of the course taken by the student
b. Number of credits allotted to the course
c. The grades secured by the student in each course
d. Total number of credits earned by the student in that semester
e. SGPA of the student
f. Total number of credits earned by the student till that semester
g. CGPA of the student
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Theory External Examination (75 marks)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 75
Part – A 10 x 2 = 20 Marks
(2 questions from each unit)
Part – B 5 x 5 = 25 Marks
(Short answer type – all 5 questions need to be answered, either or choice, minimum one
question from each unit)
Part – C 3 x 10 = 30 Marks
(Essay answer type – 3 out of 5 questions to be answered, out of one question from each unit)
Practical External Examination (35 marks)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 35
I. Question 1 (20 Marks)
II. Question 2 Spotters (5 Marks)
III. Record (10 Marks)
(Submission of practical record for the End Semester Practical Examination is mandatory).
IMPORTANT NOTES
- Download Pondicherry Univ. approved copy (.pdf) of the B.Sc. Microbiology syllabus (2021-22 onwards).
- Download (.pdf) the Rules & Regulation of Pondicherry University for CBCS – Rules, Regulation & Guidelines (Note: Check the Rules and Regulations for course incomplete – 2.3.5 & 10.2)
- For a separate letter Ass. Registrar (Academic) intimating the course name change click HERE
For queries contact
Dr. V.S. SARAVANAN
Dept. of Microbiology Indira Gandhi College of Arts and Science, Kathirkamam, Pondicherry
vssaravanan@dhtepdy.edu.in
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