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B.Sc. Biotechnology
MJP ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY BAREILLY
(A) Eligibility
(B.Sc. in Biotechnology)
1. (a) The examination for the degree of Bachelor of science shall consist of three parts
(1) Part I
(2) Part II
(b) A candidate who after passing (i) the intermediate examination (Biology) of the Board of
High School and intermediate education, Utter Pradesh or of and Indian University
incorporated by any law for the time being in force, or (ii) any other examination recognized
by the University as equivalent there to, has attended a regular course of study in an affiliated
college for one academic year, shall be eligible for appearing at the Part I examination for the
B.Sc (Biotechnology) Degree.
2. (a) A candidate who after passing the Part I B.Sc(Biology) Examination of the University,
has completed a regular course of the study for one academic year in an affiliated college,
shall be eligible for appearing at the Part II B.Sc (Biotechnology) Examination.
A candidate who, after passing Part II B.sc (Biotechnology) Examination of the University
completed a regular course of study for one academic year in an affiliated college shall be
eligible for appearing at the Part III B.sc (Biotechnology) Examination.
(b) A candidate who has passed Part I B.Sc (Biotechnology) Examination from University or
any other examination recognized by the University as equivalent to the Part I B.Sc
(Biotechnology) examination of the University may also be admitted to the Part II B.Sc
(Biotechnology) Examination. Provided that he/she offered for the above mentioned
examination of another University, a course of an equivalent standard with almost identical
syllabus as required for Part I examination of the University and has attended a regular
course of study for one academic year in an affiliated college for the University.
3. Every candidate shall be required to pass in all of the following papers for Part I, II and III of
B.Sc (Biotecnology) examinations:
A. Part I: (1) Bioscience I (Plant Diversity) (2) Bioscience II (Animal Diversity) (3) Cell
Biology (4) Organic Chemistry (5) Biochemistry (6) Biostatistics
B. Part II: (1) Biomolecules (2) Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry (3) Molecular Biology
& Animal Cell Culture (4) Genetics (5) r-DNA Technology & Genomics (6) Fundamental
of Computer
C. Part III: (1) Animal Biotechnology & Animal Physiology (2) Plant Biotechnology &
Plant Physiology (3) Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology (4) Immunology & Medical
Biotechnology (5) Information Technology & Bioinformatics (6) Two months training
(Entrepreneurship)
4. The examination shall be by means of papers, but candidate shall also be required to undergo
a practical examination. Candidates shall be required to pass separately in the Practical
Examination.
5. A candidate who desires to enter for an examination under this eligibility criteria must submit
his/ her application on a prescribed from so to reach the Registrar not later than 15th
November, proceding the date of examination. The application shall be accompanied by an
examination fee Rs. 5/- for each for three parts and shall be forwarded by the Principal of the
college concerned.
6. There is a uniform pattern of examination in all the papers of for Part I, II and III of B.Sc
(Biotechnology) Examination and details are as Follows
8. The distribution of marks for B.Sc (Biotechnology) Parts I, Part II and Part III practical theory
Examination throughout will be as follows as per UGC norms.
9. The university rules for Examination/ Evaluation/ Improvement Examination/ Award of grace
marks etc. in the above course will be at par with other science graduate courses of the
university.
(B) Scheme of Examination
There shall be three examinations, one at the end of each year, the first being the B.Sc.
(Biotechnology) Part I Examination, the second B.Sc (Biotechnology) Part II examination,
and the third B.Sc (Biotechnology) part III final examination.
Candidates will have to pass separately in each of the three examination, but the marks of
the three examination will be counted together for a place on the pass list of the part III
examination. A candidate for the B.Sc (Biotechnology) examination will be assigned
division on the following basis:
All the rest in the third Division if they obtain the minimum pass marks in each paper
Note: Candidates in all papers of B.Sc (Biotecnology) Part I or II and III examinations are
allowed to answer question-papers through the medium of English or Hindi (Devanagari
script)
Part I- B.Sc. I (Biotechnology) (A) Theory papers
(B) Practical
S. No. Papers Code Year Title of the Papers Sessional Theory Total Marks
Marks Marks
7 Practical (BSBT/BSMB-107 P) I Bioscience I 25 75 100
(B) Practical
S. No. Papers Code Year Title of the Papers Sessional Theory Total
Marks Marks Marks
7 Practical (BSBT/BSMB-207 P) II 25 75 100
Biomolecules
8 Practical (BSBT/BSMB-208 P) II Biophysical Chemistry 25 75 100
9 Practical (BSBT/BSMB-209 P) II 25 75 100
Enzymology and Protein
engineering
10 Practical (BSBT-210 P) II 25 75 100
Biotechnology
Total 400
(B) Practical
General features, taxonomic position, distribution, cell structure heterocyst, water bloom,
reproduction and economic importance with special reference to Nostoc.
General features, out line classification, structure, reproductuion, stelar evolution, and heterospory
and seed habit. Type study Lycopodium, Selaginella, Equisetum and Pteridium.
General features, out line classification of Gymnosperms, Type study of Cycas, Pinus and Ephedra
General principle of taxonomy and animal classification. Salient features and outline classification
upto order in nonchordates.
General characters of Protozoa: Protozoa and human Diseases, type study of Paramecium caudatum,
General idea of origin of Metazoan, metamerism and symmetry. General character of Porifera: Type
study of Sycon. General character of Coelenterate: Type study of Obelia.
General characters of Mollusca: Type study of Pila globosa. General characters of Echinodermata:
External feature of Star - fish, General introduction of minor phyla and their examples.
General characters and outline classification of phylum chordata. General characters and
classification of class mammalia.
Cell Biology (BSBT/BSMB-103)
M.M:100
Unit: I
Cell as a basic unit of living system, Biochemical composition of cell, protein, lipid, carbohydrate,
nucleic acid. The cell theory, Ultra structure of cell, Membrane composition, Early studies on
Plasma Membrane. The lipid bilayer membrane. A summary of membrane function – simple
diffusion, Facilitated transports, Active transport, Endocytosis, Pinocytosis, Phagocytosis,
Exocytosis.
Unit: II
Unit: III
Unit: IV
Nucleic acids, structure of DNA, DNA as genetic material- Griffith experiment, experiment of Hershey &
Chase, Meselson-Stahl experiment, and DNA replication. Structure and types of RNA, RNA as genetic
material, transcription, post transcriptional modifications: methylation, capping , splicing & polyadenylation.
Unit: V
Genetic Code: Evidence & Essentiality of Codon, Triplet code, Start and Stop codons. Reading
frames, universality of genetic code, Overlapping and split gene. Protein synthesis, in Prokaryotes
and eukaryotes and its regulation
Organic Chemistry (BSBT/BSMB-104)
M.M:100
Unit: I (a) Electromeric effects; Inductive effect, mesomeric effect, electromeric effect,Baker-
Nathan effect, Hydrogen bonding
(b) Organic intermediates; carbocation, carbanions, free radical, carbenes
(c) Nucleophilic substitution reactions in aliphatic compoundsb (SN1 and SN2), Elimination
reactions (E1 and E2)
Unit: I Carbohydrates
Monosaccharide: classification, configuration, conformation and derivatives, common disaccharides,
structure and occurrence of storage and structural polysaccharides, glycoprotein: structure and
functions.
Unit: II Lipids
Fatty acids, triacylglycerole, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids: sphingomyelins, cerebrosides,
and gangliosides, cholesterols, micelles, bilayers, liposome, lipoprotein structure and function.
Vitamins of B-group, their coenzyme forms, Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), source and
biochemical function. Fat soluble vitamins: RDA sources and functions.
Unit V: Metabolism
Outlines of following pathways (including name & structure of intermediates, name of enzymes and
regulatory aspects but excluding mechanism of enzymes), Glycolysis, TCA cycle, HMP pathway,
Glycogen Synthesis and degradation, Gluconeogenesis.
Biostatistics (BSBT-106)
M.M:100
Unit: I
Introduction to biostatistics: Definition, statistical methods, biological measurement, kinds of
biological data, function of statistics and limitation of statistics.
Unit: II
Collection of data, sampling and sampling design, classification and tabulation, types of
representation [graphic –bar diagram, pie diagram and curves] and basic concept of calculus.
Unit: III
Measures of central tendency, Mean, Median, Mode, Geometric Mean. Measure of dispersion,
variability and changes. Deviations- quartile deviation, mean deviation, standard deviation, Standard
Error of Mean, coefficient of variations
Unit: IV
Test of significance, Chi-square test, t-test, f-test and ANOVA with numerical
Unit: V
Probability: Random experiment and associated sample space, events definition of probability,
algebra of events, addition and multiplication theorems on probability (without proof). Binomial,
poisson and normal distributions analysis.
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-107 P)
Bioscience I
Time: 3 hrs. M. M: 75
Q.1 (a) Preparation of temporary mounts to demonstrate stages of mitosis. (10)
(b) Study of permanent slides of different stages of mitosis & meiosis. (15)
Q.2 (a) Section cutting and slides preparation: (20)
(i) Bryophytes: Riccia, Marchantia and Anthoceros
(ii) Pteridophyta: Lycopodium, Selaginella, Equisetum and Pteridium
Q. 3 Spotting (20)
Algae: Nostoc, Chlamydomonas, Volvox, Oedogonium, Chara, Vaucheria,
Polysiphonia and Laminaria
Fungi: Albugo, Penicillium, Puccinia, Alternaria and Agaricus
Bryophyta: Riccia, Marchantia and Anthoceros
Pteridophyta: Lycopodium, Selaginella and Equisetum and Pteridium
.
Q.4 Viva (5)
Q.5.Records (5)
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-108 P)
Bioscience II
Time: 3 hrs. M. M: 75
Q. 5 Viva (5)
Q. 6 Records. (5)
Q. 6 Records. (5)
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-109 P)
Biochemistry & Chemistry
Time: 3 hrs. M. M: 75
(Part A)
Q.1 Identification of carbohydrate by various methods (15)
(a) Fehling’s solution test
(b) Benedict’s solution test
(c) Barfoed’s solution test
(d) Molish’s solution test
Q.2 Identification of amino acids by various methods (15)
(a) Ninhydrin reaction test
(b) Xanthoproteic test
(c) Biuret test
Q.3 Viva-Voice (5)
Q. 4 Records (5)
(Part B)
Q. 1 Detection of elements by Lassaigne’s test: N, S, Cl, Br, I (25)
OR
Detection of functional group of organic compounds
Q.2 Viva (5)
Q.3 Records (5)
Practical (BSBT -110 P)
Biostatistics
Time: 3 hrs. M. M: 75
Q.1 Measure the central tendency [Mean, Median and Mode] (20)
OR
Q.2 Basic concept of calculus, test of significance: Chi-square test, t-test, f-test (20)
and ANOVA
Unit: II
Unit: III
Lipid metabolism: Biosynthesis of long- chain fatty acids, its regulation and β- oxidation of fatty
acids, biosynthesis of triacylglycerole, Biosynthesis of cholesterol.
Unit: IV
Metabolism of protein and amino acids: Biosynthesis of amino acids, oxidation of amino acids, de-
carboxylation, transamination and deamination,
Unit: V
Hormone metabolism: General introduction of Animal hormone and its type, functions and
deficiency diseases (Excluding endocrine system)
Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry (BSBT/BSMB-202)
Unit I: M.M:100
Energies of a living body: Sources of heat limit to temperature, heat dissipation and conservation,
primary event in photosynthesis, stragies of light reception in microbes, plants and animals, osmotic
behavior of living cell, osmosis, tonicity and turgor pressure .
Unit II:
General ideas of first law of thermodynamic, enthalpy of systems. Second law, concept of Entropy,
Entropy changes in reversible and irreversible processes, Entropy as function of temperature, volume
and pressure, Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy functions. Third law of thermodynamics, variation of
entropy with temperature, determination of absolute entropies of liquids and gases, application of
third law of thermodynamics
Unit V:
Recent development in drugs; General description of new drugs, introduced their chemical nature
and biochemistry & application.
Molecular Biology & Animal cell Culture (BSBT/BSMB-203)
M.M:100
(Part A)
Molecular Biology
Unit I:
Post translational modification in brief, and protein targeting to organelles: protein targeting in
bacteria, in eukaryotic cells, Insertions elements, transposons,
Unit II:
DNA repair and recombination. DNA sequencing. DNA microarray in brief and Protein analysis.
Unit III:
Cell cycle control and its regulation. Cancer: Molecular biology of cancer, its types. Programmed
cell death (Apoptosis)
(Part B)
Animal cell Culture
Unit IV:
History of development of cell culture, the natural surroundings of animal cells, metabolic
capabilities of animal cells, simulating natural condition for growing cells, Importance of growth
factors of serum.
Unit V:
Primary cultures, anchorage dependence of growth, Non anchorage dependent cells, Secondary
cultures, , Continuous cell lines, commonly used animal cell lines – their origin and characteristics.
Growth kinetics of cells in culture. Applications of animal cell culture for studies on gene
expression.
Genetics (BSBT -204)
Unit: I M.M:100
Mendalian laws of inheritance, Monohybrid cross and the law of segregation, Dihybrid cross and the
law of independent assortment, chromosome theory of inheritance, test and back cross Multiple
allele
Unit: II
Sex determination in man and Drosophila: Linkage and crossing over, Karyotype, mapping of
gene, sex linked inheritance.
Unit: III
Unit: IV
Unit: V
(Part A)
r-DNA Technology
Unit: I
Introduction to r-DNA technology, Restriction enzymes, Adaptors and linkers, Joining of DNA
molecule.
Unit: II
Isolation and purification of DNA from bacterial, plant and animal cells, Introduction of DNA into
living cells, cloning vectors for E.coli, Plasmids, Bacteriophage, Phagemids, Cosmids. General idea
of PCR technology
(Part B)
Genomics
Unit: III
Unit: IV
Genome organization: general idea to prokaryotic and eukaryotic, mapping of prokaryotic genome,
General idea of human genome project, genomic & cDNA Libraries.
Unit: V
Proteomics: General idea of proteomics, role of proteomics, production of useful protein ( with
special reference to Single cell protein), protein folding and denaturation (chaperones).
ENZYMOLOGY & PROTEIN ENGINEERING (BSBT/BSMB -206)
(Part A)
Enzymology
UNIT-I
Enzyme: Definition, classification, zymogens and their activation; Enzyme substrate complex:
concept of E-S complex, binding sites, active sites, specificity, energy of activation, kinetics of
enzyme activity. Michaelis-Menten equation and its derivation, Different plots for the determination
of km and Vmax and their physiological significance; Factors affecting initial rate: Temperature,
pH, substrate concentration, enzyme concentration, time, metal ions, modulators etc.; Isolation,
crystallization and purification of enzymes, test of homogeneity of enzyme preparation, methods of
enzyme assay.
UNIT-II
Two substrate reactions (Random, ordered and ping-pong mechanism) enzyme inhibition, types of inhibition,
determination of Ki, suicide inhibitor; Enzyme regulation: Product inhibition, feed back control, covalent
modification, Negative co-operativity and half site reactivity, protein-ligand binding, Hill and Scatchard plots,
kinetics of allosteric enzymes.
UNIT-III
Isoenzymes: multiple forms of enzymes with reference to lactate dehydrogenase and creatinine
phosphokinase; Multienzyme complexes; Ribozymes; Biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications of
enzymes
(Part B)
Protein Engineering
UNIT-IV
Technology: methods for large scale production of enzymes; Immobilized enzymes and their comparison with
soluble enzymes, methods for immobilization of enzymes, Immobilized Enzyme reactors, Applications of
immobilized and soluble enzyme in health and industry; Application to fundamental studies of biochemistry:
Artificial enzyme, Enzyme electrodes.
UNIT-V
Thermal stability and catalytic efficiency of enzyme; Site directed mutagenesis and enzyme engineering-
selected examples; Delivery system for protein pharmaceuticals, structure functions relationship in enzymes;
Structural motifs and enzyme evolution; Methods for protein sequencing; Methods for analysis of secondary
and tertiary structures of enzymes; Protein folding in vitro and in vivo.
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-207 P)
Biomolecules
Time: 3 hrs. M.M: 75
(b) Sugars
Q5 Records (5)
Practical (BSBT/BSMB – 209P)
OR
Q.3 Sterilization technique: Autoclaving and Hot air oven, physical and chemicals
method (15)
Q. 4 Technique of inoculation and media preparation: NA, NB, SDA, SDB (15)
Q. 5 Viva (5)
Q. 6 Records (5)
Proposed Syllabus for B.Sc Part- III (Biotechnology)
Animal Biotechnology &Animal Physiology (BSBT-301)
M.M:100
(Part A)
Animal Biotechnology
Unit: I
General principle of animal biotechnology, genetic manipulation: Gene Knock out technology.
Marker gene, genetically modified animals: Nude mice, transgenic mice, knock out mice, SCID
mice.
Unit: II
Principle of cell culture production of monoclonal antibodies, transplanting cultured cells. General
use of transgenic animal and plants in medicine.
(Part-B)
Animal physiology
Unit: III
General and cellular basis of Animal Physiology, Body fluid compartments, transport across cell
membrane, homeostasis, intracellular digestion: digestive enzyme, coordination of digestion.
Unit: IV
Muscle and movement: Structure of skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles, mechanism of muscle
contraction., gametogenesis, Female reproductive cycle & hormonal control.
Unit: V
Nervous system and nerve cells, nerve impulses, action potential, structure and functions of sensory
organs (olfactory and eyes). Structure and function of hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and
pancreas, neuroendocrine, regulation, secondary messenger concept.
Plant Biotechnology and Plant Physiology (BSBT-302)
M.M:100
(Part A)
Plant Biotechnology
Unit: I
Introduction of plant biotechnology, types of culture: seed culture, embryo culture, callus culture,
organ culture and their application. General idea of Micropropagation their applications and
advantages.
Unit: II
Haploid and their application. Somaclonal variation and their application. Introduction to protoplast
isolation, principle and application, testing of viability of isolating protoplast, various steps in the
regeneration of protoplast.
Unit: III
Somatic hybridization; introduction and application of somatic hybridization, various methods for
fusing protoplast; chemical, electrical, use of markers for selection of hybrid cell. Introduction to A.
tumefaciens and it’s use in genetic transformation
(Part B)
Plant Physiology
Unit: IV
Movement of water in plants in relation to water potential, osmotic potential, pressure potential and
metric potential, guttation, transpiration, physiology of stomatal opening and closing. Role of
photosynthesis pigments, PS II AND PS I complex and mechanism of photosynthetic electron
transport. Photophosphorylation- mechanism of carbon dioxide fixation in C3, C4 and CAM plants,
photorespiration.
Unit: V
Plant growth regulators, distribution and their metabolism, mechanism of action of plant growth
regulators, role of major plant growth regulators in various plant developmental Processes ,
importance of growth regulators, phototropism: phototropic signal perception, Gravitropism, growth
response, photoperiodism, vernalization. Dormancy: significance, seed dormancy and bud
dormancy.
Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology (BSBT-303)
M.M:100
Unit: I
Historical development of industrial biotechnology, industrially important microorganisms, major
classes of product and fermentation processes. Fermentors: types of Fermentors and basic functions.
Large scale production of acetic acid and citric acid.
Unit: II
Unit: III
A general concept on pollution, types and ecological impact, Minamata disease, Itai-Itai disease,
methaemoglobinemia,
Unit: IV
Unit: V
Microbial product of pharmaceuticals value- raw materials, organisms and industrial processes
involved in the production of penicillin, vitamin B12 and rabies vaccine.
Microbial product of industrial value- raw materials, organism and industrial processes involved in
the production of ethanol. Recycling and safe this disposal of industrial wastage through the
microbes.
Immunology & Medical Biotechnology (BSBT-304)
M.M:100
Unit: I
Unit: II
General idea of humoral and cell mediated immunity, immunity to infectious diseases, autoimmune
diseases.
Unit: III
Antigens: types, properties, heptanes-adjuvant, vaccines- types, toxoid, antitoxins, general idea of
immunoglobulin- structure their types and properties. Antigens-antibody reaction agglutination,
precipitation, immunofluorescence, ELISA, RIA, introduction of hypersensitivity and its types.
Unit: IV
Normal microbial flora of the human body, Host- microbe interaction – virulence factors of
microbes. Invasiveness and pathogenicity, Non-specific resistance factors and bacteria causing
diseases (name and causative agents).
Unit: V
Mechanism of bacterial and viral pathogenesis, antiviral anti bacterial agent, laboratory diagnosis of
viral disease, role of viruses in disease (name and causative agents). General concept of parasitology
and antiparasitic agents.
Bioinformatics (BSBT/BSMB-305)
M.M:100
Computer and its components; software basics; data vs. information. Firmware, language,
compilers, interpreters, MS –Dos, Windows and UNIX, Linux as a UNIX alternative. Searching the
web, search engine, web indices, and internet security. Concept of firewell, digital signature, remote
login.
What is Bioinformatics? Use of information technology for studying Biosciences, emerging areas of
Bioinformatics, future prospects of Bioinformatics.
Gene prediction, sequence alignment and sequence searching, multiple sequence alignment,
Phylogenetic analysis, protein sequence analysis, protein structure prediction. Blast and Fasta.
Basics of database management system, SQL, Artificial Neural Network technology, Genetic
algorithm,
Practical (BSBT-306 P)
Biotechnology
Time: 3 hrs. M. M: 75
4. Spotting (10)
5. Viva (5)
6. Records (5)
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-307 P)
Bioinformatics
Time: 3 hrs. M. M: 75
1. Sequence Alignment (20)
OR
5. Viva (5)
6. Record (5)
B.Sc. Microbiology
M.J.P. ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY BAREILLY
(A) Eligibility
(B.Sc. in Microbiology)
2. (a) The examination for the degree of Bachelor of science shall consist of three parts:
(4) Part I
(5) Part II
(b) A candidate who after passing (i) the intermediate examination (Biology) of the Board of
High School and Intermediate Education, Utter Pradesh or of and Indian University
incorporated by any law for the time being in force, or (ii) any other examination recognized
by the University as equivalent there to, has attended a regular course of study in an affiliated
college for one academic year, shall be eligible for appearing at the Part I Examination for
the B.Sc. (Microbiology) Degree.
2. (a) A candidate who after passing the Part I B.Sc. Examination of the University, has
completed a regular course of the study for one academic year in an affiliated college, shall
be eligible for appearing at the Part II B.Sc. (Microbiology) Examination.
A candidate who, after passing Part II B.Sc. (Microbiology) Examination of the University
completed a regular course of study for one academic year in an affiliated college shall be
eligible for appearing at the Part III B.Sc. (Microbiology) Examination.
(b) A candidate who has passed Part I B.Sc. (Microbiology) Examination from University or
any other examination recognized by the University as equivalent to the Part I B.Sc.
(Microbiology) examination of the University may also be admitted to the Part II B.Sc.
(Microbiology) Examination. Provided that he/she offered for the above mentioned
examination of another University a course of an equivalent standard with almost identical
syllabus as required for Part I examination of the University and has attended a regular
course of study for one academic year in an affiliated college for the University.
3. Every candidate shall be required to pass in all of the following papers for Part I, II and III of
B.Sc. (Microbiology) examinations:
A. Part I: (1) Bioscience I (Plant Diversity) (2) Bioscience II (Animal Diversity) (3) Cell
Biology (4) Organic Chemistry (5) Biochemistry (6) General Microbiology
B. Part II: (1) Biomolecules (2) Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry (3) Molecular Biology
& Animal cell culture (4) Microbial Genetics (5) Microbial Physiology (6) Fundamental of
Computer & Biostatistics
C. Part III: (1) Medical Microbiology (2) Agriculture, Food & Dairy Microbiology (3)
Industrial & Environmental Microbiology (4) Immunology & Virology (5) Information
Technology & Bioinformatics (6) Two month training (Entrepreneurship)
4. The examination shall be by means of papers, but candidate shall also be required to undergo
a practical examination. Candidates shall be required to pass separately in the Practical
Examination.
5. A candidate who desires to enter for an examination under this eligibility criteria must submit
his/ her application on a prescribed from so to reach the Registrar not later than 15th
November, proceding the date of examination. The application shall be accompanied by an
examination fee Rs. 5/- for each for three parts and shall be forwarded by the Principal of the
college concerned.
6. There is a uniform pattern of examination in all the papers of for Part I, II and III of B.Sc.
(Microbiology) Examination and details are as Follows
8. The distribution of marks for B.Sc. (Microbiology) Part I, Part II and Part III practical
examination throughout will be as follows as per UGC norms.
9. The university rules for Examination/ Evaluation/ Improvement Examination/ Award of grace
marks etc. in the above course will be at par with other science graduate courses of the
university.
(B) Scheme of Examination
There shall be three examinations one at the end of each year, the first being the B.Sc.
(Microbiology) Part I Examination, the second B.Sc. (Microbiology) Part II examination, and
the third B.Sc. (Microbiology) part III final examination.
Candidates will have to pass separately in each of the three examination, but the marks of
the three examination will be counted together for a place on the pass list of the part III
examination. A candidate for the B.Sc. (Microbiology) examination will be assigned
division on the following basis:
All the rest in the third Division if the y obtains the minimum pass marks in each paper
Note: Candidates in all papers of B.Sc. (Microbiology) Part I or II and III examinations are
allowed to answer question-papers through the medium of English or Hindi (Devanagari
script)
Part I B.Sc. I (Microbiology) (A) Theory Papers
S. No. Papers Code Year Title of the Papers Sessional Theory Marks Total Marks
Marks
1 I 25 75 100
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-107 P) Bioscience I
2 I Bioscience II 25 75 100
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-108 P)
3 I Biochemistry & Chemistry 25 75 100
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-109 P)
4 Practical (BSMB-110 P) I 25 75 100
Microbiology
Total 400
(B) Practical
S. No. Papers Code Year Title of the Papers Sessional Theory Total Marks
Marks Marks
1 II 25 75 100
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-207 P) Biomolecules
2 II Biophysics & Biophysical 25 75 100
Practical (BSBT/BSMB-208 P) Chemistry
3 II Enzymology and Protein 25 75 100
Practical (BSMB-209 P) Engineering & Biostatistics
4 Practical (BSMB-210 P) II 25 75 100
Microbiolog y& Biostatistics
Total 400
Total 500
(B) Practical
S. No. Papers Code Year Title of the Papers Sessional Theory Total Marks
Marks Marks
1 III 25 75 100
Practical (BSMB-306 P) Microbiology
2 III Bioinformatics 25 75 100
Practical (/BSBTBSMB-307 P)
3 III Two Months Training 75 225 300
Entrepreneurship
Total 500
(A)Theory papers
6 (BSMB-106)
General Microbiology
(B)Practical
Common Practicals
4 Practical (BSMB-110 P)
Microbiology
General Microbiology (BSMB-106)
M.M:100
Unit I:
Introduction- definition, scope, and history of microbiology. Difference between the prokaryotic
and eukaryotic microorganism. Classification of microorganism- general principle of nomenclature,
whittaker’s five kingdom concept, Classification and characterization of bacteria according to
Bergy’s manual systematics bacteriology (9th edition).
Unit II:
Microbiology: principle and applications of simple, compound, bright field, dark field, phase
contrast, fluorescent and electron microscopy, Sterilization principle and method physical (moist
heat and dry heat, filtration, pasteurization, tyndallization, radiations) and chemical (alcohols,
aldehydes, phenol, halogens and hypochlorite).
Unit III:
Unit IV:
Microbial cell; ultrastructure of bacteria, sub cellular structure and cell envelope – slime, capsule,
cell wall, pili, flagella, cell inclusion, biosynthesis of bacteria cell wall and its composition.
Unit V:
Media: types of simple media, enriched and transport media with specific example for each type,
Culture technique: Spread, Streak and pour plate method. Methods of maintenance and preservation
of cultures.
Practical (BSMB-110 P)
Microbiology
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 75
Q. 4 Spotting. (20)
Q. 5 Viva-voice (5)
Q. 6 Records (5)
Proposed Syllabus for B.Sc. Part II (Microbiology)
Part II B.Sc. II (Microbiology)
(B)Practical
Common Practicals
4 Practical (BSMB-210 P)
Microbiolog y& Biostatistics
Microbial Genetics and Biostatistics (BSMB 204)
M.M:100
Unit: I General idea of Mutagenesis- mutation, mutants, phenotypic, mutants- genotypic mutants-IS
elements-transposons, repair mechanism, Carcinogenicity testing.
Unit: II Concept of Gene –Lac operon, tryptophan operon, attenuation control, promoters, repressor,
gene expression and its regulation
Unit: III
Organization and function of genetic material of bacterial and viral, Brief account of plasmid-
structure- types, Replication of DNA- rolling circle model-theta model.
Unit V:
Unit V:
Measures of central tendency, mean, median, mode, geometric mean. Measure of dispersion,
variability and changes. Deviations- Quartile Deviation, Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation,
Standard Error Mean and Coefficient of variations. Test of significance, Chi-square test, t-test, f-test
and ANOVA with numerical
Microbial Physiology (BSMB 205)
M.M:100
Unit: I
Unit: II
Metabolism of proteins- metabolic pathways of nitrogen utilization, urea cycle, synthesis of amino
acids, peptides, proteins, pentose pathways,
Unit: III
Unit: IV
Unit: V
Section B
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6. Spotting (10)
7. Records (5)
8. Viva-Voice (5)
Proposed Syllabus for B.Sc. Part III (Microbiology)
Part III B.Sc. III (Microbiology)
Common papers
5
(BSBT/BSMB-305) Bioinformatics
(B) Practical
Common practicals
2 Bioinformatics
Practical (/BSBTBSMB-
307 P)
3 Two Months Training
Entrepreneurship
1
Practical (BSMB-306 P) Microbiology
Medical Microbiology (BSMB-301)
M.M:100
Unit I:
Normal microbial flora of the human body, Host- microbe interaction – virulence factors of
microbes. Invasiveness and pathogenicity, Non-specific resistance factors.
Unit II:
Mechanism of bacterial and viral pathogenesis, antiviral and antibacterial agent, laboratory diagnosis
of viral disease, general concept of parasitology and antiparasitic agents.
Unit III:
Unit IV:
Clinical symptoms: Epidemiology pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, prevention and treatment -of
the following viral infection (a) Respiratory infection: Common cold, Influenza, Dengue, and Rabies
(b) Liver diseases: Hepatitis A & B (d) Immunodeficiency disease: AIDS
Unit V:
Unit I:
Classification of soil, microflora of various soil types (bacteria, fungi, algae and nematodes in
relevance to soil types).
Unit II:
Bio-geological cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen, phosphorous and Sulphur. Biofetilizers, Symbiotic and
Non symbiotic nitrogen fixation (Rhizobium & Azotobacter)
Unit III:
Unit IV:
Food poisoning: food born infection Bacterial: staphylococcal, Bacillus, Chlostridium, Escherichia
coli
Unit V:
Food preservation: principle of food preservation- methods of preservation. (a) Physical: radiation,
drying, heat processing, chilling and freezing, high pressure and modification of atmosphere. (b)
Chemical: Sodium benzoate. Introduction of food sanitation.
Industrial & Environmental Microbiology (BSMB-303)
M.M:100
Unit: I
Unit: II
Microbial product of pharmaceuticals value- raw materials, organisms and industrial processes
involved in the production of penicillin, vitamin B12 and rabies vaccine.
Unit: III
Unit: IV
Types of aquatic ecosystems: fresh water- ponds, lakes, eutrophication- food chains, portability of
water- microbial assessment of water quality- water purification- brief account of water born
disease: Minamata disease, Itai-Itai disease, methaemoglobinemia,
Unit: V
Unit I:
Unit II:
Unit III:
General idea of humoral and cell mediated immunity, immunity to infectious diseases, autoimmune
diseases.
Unit IV:
Plant viruses, common plant viral disease: TMV and viroid –double standard DNA virus- Animal
viruses: Morphology, pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis of prions, Rinder pest, Foot and Mouth
diseases. Viral vaccines- prevention treatment of viral disease.
Unit V:
Microbiology
4. Spotting (20)
5. Records (5)
6. Viva-Voice (5)