BSc Medical Microbiology

BSc Medical Microbiology

Bachelors
·
4 years

Pokhara University discontinued the offering of BSc Medical Microbiology program. 

Fee (Tentative)NPR 750,000

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

  1. In order to pass the integrated admission process, a minimum of 50 percent marks should be obtained.

  2. 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.

  1. Certificate of qualification, Transcript and Character Certificate of 10+2 and SLC/SEE or Equivalent.

  2. Copy of Citizenship / Passport.

  3. Admit card of the Entrance Examination.

  4. Documents submitted for reservation.

  5. 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:

Female

33%

Dalit

9%

Aadibasi janajati

15%

Khas Aryan

17%

Madhesi

12%

Tharu

4%

Muslim

2%

Candidates from the Backward community

4%

Disabled

2%

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

S.N.

Content/Domain

Question

a.

Core Subjects

150

1.

Community health nursing

25

2.

Adultshealthnursing

25

3.

Child health nursing

25

4.

Midwifery and Gynaecological nursing

25

5.

Fundamental of nursing

20

6.

Leadership and management

20

7.

Behavior science and mental health

10

b.

Basic and Integrated Health Science applied to nursing

30

c.

Mental Agility Test(MAT)

20

8.

Verbal reasoning

5

9.

Numerical reasoning

5

10.

Logical sequencing

5

11.

Abstract reasoning/Spatialrelation

5

 

Total

200

Curricular Structure

Semester Semester

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

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

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

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

Downloads

Syllabus for NHPC Licensing Examination of Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology (B.Sc Medical Microbiology).pdf