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15. EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment
Microbiology, UG department was established in 1988 and PG Course in 1998
2. Names of Programmes/ Courses offered (UG, PG,.)
UG Programme –B.Sc. MCB/MCZ- and PG programme in M.Sc. in Microbiology
3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved
1. Certificate courses- a.. Principles of Genetic Engineering b. Food technology
2. Open electives under CBCS for UG – ―Microbial Diseases: Causes, Prevention and Cure‖
and Open electives under CBCS for PG – ―Microbes and Us‖
4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system
Semester and choice based credit system
5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments
Certificate courses, term paper and Open electives (CBCS) for UG and PG
6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst.
Professors)
Total – 8 faculty
3 unaided (Associate Professors), 5 unaided (Assistant Professors)
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. /
M. Phil. etc.,)
Name of the Qualification Designation Specialization Teaching Ph.D
faculty (M.Sc.) Experience Guided
2012-
2016
1. Dr. Beatrice M.Sc, NET, Associate Microbiology 19 years Nil
Sequeira Ph.D Professor
2. Dr. Syed M.Sc, NET, Associate Microbiology 17 years Nil
Wajeed Ph.D Professor
3. Dr. Vanitha M.Sc, Ph.D, Associate Microbiology 23 years 1
N M SLET, B. Ed Professor
4. Ms. W. M.Sc, M.Phil, Asst Prof Microbiology 13 years Nil
Jothy NET
5. Ms. M.Sc, NET Asst Prof Microbiology 7 years Nil
Mamatha
6. Dr. Popy M.Sc, Ph.D Asst Prof Biotechnology 5 years Nil
Dutta
7. Ms. Ria M.Sc, SLET Asst Prof Microbiology 4.5 years Nil
Saha
8. Ms. M.Sc, NET Asst Prof Microbiology 5.5 years Nil
Shalmali
Kamat

8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information
Ans: No temporary faculty
9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio
PG 30:1 ; UG ˜60:1 – theory
PG 15:1 ;UG 19:1- practical
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and
filled
Lab assistants - 2(UG); 1 (PG)
11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding
agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received
project-wise.
Major Research Projects Completed during 2012- 2016:nil
Ongoing Major Research Projects: 2012- 2016 : Nil

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