Pokhara University discontinued the offering of BSc Medical Microbiology program.
The Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology is a four year program of Pokhara University. Microbiology is one of the youngest branches of biomedical science. The rapid increase in the number of Hospitals, Medical College, Nursing Homes, Health Institution, Health related research institutes, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnological Industries, Food Industries both in private and public area over the last decade have accelerated tremendous demand for microbiology. The demand is equally felt in the NGOs and INGOs sectors involved in Health Care and promotion activities.
Objectives
The main aim of the course is to train students in the field of medical microbiology. Training in both theory and practical is imparted to the students covering all the subspecialties: Systemic and Diagnostic Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Mycology and Immunology. After graduation, the graduates of Pokhara University can work a part of the patient care, disease prevention and control in the community effectively along with active participation as researcher in health research and QC staff in Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic industries. They will be trained with the modern methods of teaching learning and IT skills to enable them to tackle the future assignment in laboratory diagnostic, experimental animal, industrial along with academic ventures. They will also be introduced to basic research methodology so as to enable them to start basic and applied research independently.
Eligibility
Minimum 2.4 GPA in Aggregate; minimum "C+" Grade in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and minimum "C" grade in other subjects.
Admission Criteria
Provisions for Admission Process
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In order to pass the integrated admission process, a minimum of 50 percent marks should be obtained.
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One mark will be awarded for each correct answer and marks will be deducted at the rate of 0.25 for each wrong answer.
Candidates who have been successfully selected in the admission process will have to submit the following original and 1/1 photocopy of the following documents to the concerned educational institution at the time of admission.
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Certificate of qualification, Transcript and Character Certificate of 10+2 and SLC/SEE or Equivalent.
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Copy of Citizenship / Passport.
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Admit card of the Entrance Examination.
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Documents submitted for reservation.
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Certificate of Equivalence for the students with certificates from foreign institutions.
*Foreign candidates wishing to study in the vacated seat for foreign students must fill in the online application form mentioning the academic program of their choice within the time limit mentioned in this notice.
Provisions for Scholarships
As per Rule 20 of the National Medical Education Rules, 2077, out of the total scholarship seats to be awarded to the Government of Nepal at the undergraduate level, 55 percent of the seats will be distributed through open competition and 45 percent of the seats will be distributed on the basis of the following:
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Female |
33% |
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Dalit |
9% |
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Aadibasi janajati |
15% |
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Khas Aryan |
17% |
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Madhesi |
12% |
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Tharu |
4% |
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Muslim |
2% |
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Candidates from the Backward community |
4% |
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Disabled |
2% |
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Families of martyrs, families of disappeared persons, families of injured warriors, and conflict victims |
2% |
Examination Format
Question type: Single best response type of multiple-choice questionsOption: Four options (A,B, C,D)Number of questions: 200Full marks:200Cognitive ratio:Recall:Understanding:Application-30:50:20Duration: 3 hours
Weightage
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S.N. |
Content/Domain |
Question |
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a. |
Core Subjects |
150 |
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1. |
Community health nursing |
25 |
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2. |
Adultshealthnursing |
25 |
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3. |
Child health nursing |
25 |
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4. |
Midwifery and Gynaecological nursing |
25 |
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5. |
Fundamental of nursing |
20 |
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6. |
Leadership and management |
20 |
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7. |
Behavior science and mental health |
10 |
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b. |
Basic and Integrated Health Science applied to nursing |
30 |
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c. |
Mental Agility Test(MAT) |
20 |
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8. |
Verbal reasoning |
5 |
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9. |
Numerical reasoning |
5 |
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10. |
Logical sequencing |
5 |
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11. |
Abstract reasoning/Spatialrelation |
5 |
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Total |
200 |
Curricular Structure
| Semester | Semester |
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Semester I Professional English Medical Botany Medical Entomology Fundamental Chemistry General Microbiology |
Semester II General Microbiology II Human Anatomy and Physiology I Microbial Biochemistry Molecular Biology I Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering |
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Semester III Human Anatomy and Physiology II Molecular Biology II Systemic Bacteriology I Epidemiology Bio-Informatics |
Semester IV Systemic Bacteriology II Systemic Virology Systemic Parasitology Systemic Mycology Public Health Microbiology I |
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Semester V Public Health Microbiology II Pharmaceutical Microbiology Industrial Microbiology Microbial Biotechnology Immunology |
Semester VI Diagnostic Bacteriology I Diagnostic Virology Diagnostic Parasitology Diagnostic Mycology Diagnostic Immunology Seminar I |
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Semester VII Diagnostic Bacteriology II Diagnostic Microbiology Research Methodology Bio-statistics and Data Management Management of Microbiology Laboratory Seminar II |
Semester VIII Hospital/Factory Internship Thesis/Dissertation Seminar |
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