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DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY,

INTRODUCTION

1.1  The Department of Microbiology was established in May 2006

1.2  Offer 1- M.Sc (2-Year) with an extra semester (Foundation) for those who have no previous knowledge of microbiology, and 2- BS program

1.3 Microbiology is the study of Microorganisms; include Bacteria & Fungi (both useful and harmful for human beings Plants and fishes etc), Viruses, and protozoa etc. Microorganisms and microbial enzymes can be used in industrial processes to carry out reactions that are not economically feasible by chemical means. Microbiology offers the possibility of major improvements in the way medicines are developed and manufactured. Microbiologists are employed principally in the health care (animal and Human beings), fine chemicals, brewing & distilling, food and food related industries, where they are involved in research and development, in process design & control, in management and in quality control. Therefore, the various disciplines of Microbiology are prime choice of man and women folk, mainly because of its laboratory-based activities.

OBJECTIVES

2.1    to foster an environment that promotes learning through quality teaching and research while encouraging mutual respect, tolerance and sensitivity.

2.2    to provide qualified and focused professionals in the subject of Microbiology to meet the future needs of educational institutes and/or industry.

2.3    to prepare researchers to meet the needs of industry and research organizations, science and technology..

2.4    to develop the department as a nursery for the advanced level degree program at CASVAB and other institutions particularly in the province of Balochistan.

 

Number of Seats Available

7.1 The total number of seats in each program of study, including all categories of reserved seats shall be 35. The detail of distribution of seats is as under: -
  7.1.1 Local and Domicile of Balochistan, province-Category “A”
    Open merit: Balochistan 10% 04
    Open merit Quetta District 10% 07
    Open merit other than Quetta 75% 21
  7.1.2

Personnel serving in Balochistan –Category “B”               1     

(Non-local & non-Domiciles) Daughter/son/spouse

 
  7.1.3

University employees/ Nominees of AJK/ Armed Forces/ Northern Areas/ Disabled-Category “C”                                                        2             

Daughter/son/spouse
  7.1.4 Total Seats 35
  7.1.5 Category “C” applicants will submit their application forms to the Assistant Registrar (Student Affairs) by the due date, attached require documents and an affidavit, specimen of which is attached as Annexure-“A”.
7.2 BS (4 years)                               35 Seats (1st Semester)
7.3   (2 years)                               35 Seats (1st / Foundation Semester)

Eligibility Criteria for Admission

8.1 BS (4 year) Program
  8.1.1 Passed their F.Sc (Pre-Medical) in at least 2nd division
  8.1.2 Written test and interview to be qualified with at least 45% marks
8.2 M.Sc (2 year program)
  8.2.1 Passed their B.Sc with Zoology/ Botany/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry in at least 2nd division.
  8.2.2 Written test and interview to be qualified with at least 45% marks

Fee Structure

BS Program (4 year) Semester wise

1st Semester

S.# Detail of Fee Amount
1. Admission Fee (For total duration of course 1000
2. Tuition Fee 1200
3. Security (Non-refundable for total duration of course) 200
4. Identity Card (For every Semester) 25
5. Student Cultural Activities 75
6. Sports Fee 300
7. Transport Fee 400
8. Field Work                                                               500
9. Computer Lab.: Fee 600
10. Laboratory Fee                                                       200
11. Library Fee    (Per Annum) 200
12. Main Library Security (Refundable). 2000
13. Examination Fee 1000

2nd Semester BS Program

S.# Detail of Fee Amount
1. Computer Lab.: Fee 600
2.  Laboratory Fee 500
3. Identity Card (For every Semester) 25
4. Field Work                                                               500
5. Examination Fee 1000
  Dues payable in 2nd Semester 3825

3rd Semester BS Program

S.# Detail of Fee Amount
1. Tuition Fee 1200
2. Student Cultural Activities    75
3. Student Identity Card 25
4. Sports Fee 300
5. Transport Fee 400
6. Field Work                                                              500
7. Computer Lab.: Fee 600
8. Laboratory Fee                                                         500
9. Library Fee    (Per Annum). 200
10 Examination Fee 1000
  Dues payable in 3rd Semester 4800

4th Semester BS Program

S.# Detail of Fee Amount
1. Tuition Fee 1200
2. Computer Lab.: Fee 600
3. Laboratory Fee 500
4. Identity Card (For every Semester)                                                               25
5. Field Work 500
6. Examination Fee                                                      1000
  Dues payable in 4th Semester    3825

5th Semester BS Program

S.# Detail of Fee Amount
1. Tuition Fee 1200
2. Student Cultural Activities         (Per Annum). 75
3. Identity Card 25
4. Sports Fee       (Per Annum).                      300
5. Transport Fee 400
6. Field Work                                                              500
7. Computer Lab.: Fee 600
8. Laboratory Fee                                                       500
9. Library Fee    (Per Annum).                                                         200
10 Examination Fee 1000
  Dues payable in 5th Semester 4800

6th Semester BS Program

S.# Detail of Fee Amount
1. Tuition Fee 1200
2. Computer Lab.: Fee                                                              600
3. Identity Card 25
4. Laboratory Fee  500
5. Field Work                                                     500
6. Examination Fee 1000
7. Dues payable in 6th Semester 3825

7th Semester BS Program

S.# Detail of Fee Amount
1. Tuition Fee 1200
2. Student Cultural Activities         (Per Annum). 75
3. Identity Card 25
4. Sports Fee       (Per Annum).                       300
5. Transport Fee 400
6. Field Work                                                              500
7. Computer Lab.: Fee 600
8. Laboratory Fee                                                       500
9. Library Fee    (Per Annum).                                                          200
10 Examination Fee 1000
  Dues payable in 7th Semester 4800

8th Semester BS Program

S.# Detail of Fee Amount
1. Tuition Fee 1200
2. Computer Lab.: Fee                                                               600
3. Identity Card 25
4. Laboratory Fee  500
5. Field Work                                                     500
6. Examination Fee 1000
7. Dues payable in 8th Semester 3825
8. Total Dues for four year BS Program (8 Semesters) 37400

M. Sc Program (Two Year) Semester Wise

*Additional Semester (Foundation) and/or 1st Semester

S.# Detail of Fee Amount
1. Admission Fee (For total duration of course 800
2. Tuition Fee 1200
3. Security (Non-refundable for total duration of course) 200
4. Identity Card (For every Semester) 25
5. Student Cultural Activities (Per Annum). 150
6. Sports Fee (Per Annum).                      600
7. Transport Fee(Per Annum).    800
8. Field Work                                                               500
9. Computer Lab.: Fee 600
10. Laboratory Fee                                                       500
11. Library Fee    (Per Annum) 200
12. Main Library Security (Refundable). 2000
13. Examination Fee 1000
  Dues payable at the time of admission 8575

  *The above fee shall be for those students who have to study additional semester as deficiency semester and for those students enrolled in the 1st semester.

2nd Semester

S.# M Sc. (Two Years Program Microbiology) Amount
1. Tuition Fee 1200
2. Field work Fee 500
3. Identity Card 25
4. Computer Fee 600
5. Laboratory Fee 500
6. Examination Fee 1000
  Dues payable in 2nd Semester 3825

(1st and 2nd Semester for those studying Foundation Semester)

3rd Semester

S.# M Sc. (Two Years Program Microbiology) Amount
1. Tuition Fee 1200
2. Computer lab Fee 600
3. Identity Card 25
4. Laboratory Fee 500
5. Field work Fee 500
6. Sports Fee 500
7. Student Cultural Activities 150
8. Examination Fee 1000
  Dues payable in 3nd Semester 4475

4th Semester M. Sc. Microbiology

S.# M Sc. (Two Years Program Microbiology) Amount
1. Tuition Fee 1200
2. Field work Fee 500
3. Identity Card 25
4. Computer Fee 600
5. Laboratory Fee 500
6. Examination Fee 1000
  Dues payable in 4th Semester 3825
  Total Dues for two years (4 Semesters) 20700/-
  Total Dues for (4 Semesters + Deficiency Semester) 24525

* The above fee structure is given as a guide. The University of Balochistan reserves the right to revise the fee structure and current rates of fee. Fee will be charges on semester basis, as given above.

11          ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

Each student is required to complete a minimum of seventy-five percent of attendance in theory lectures and practical classes separately for becoming eligible to appear in the examination of that semester.

More detailed information regarding eligibility requirement and admission procedure is given in admission form. The complete set of rules governing the admission, attendance and examination can be obtained from the Assistant Registrar (Student Affairs), University of Balochistan, Quetta.

 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2008

S. No

Activity

Date(s)

1

Announcement of Admission in M.Sc (Foundation/ 1st Semester)*

15th February 2008

2

Last date of Submission of admission Forms

25th February, 2008

3

Test Interview

28th February, 2008

4

Finalization of Admission Process

1st March to 5 March 2008

5

Deposition of Fee

10th March, 2008

6

Commencement of Classes

12th March, 2008

7

Completion of M.Sc Foundation Semester

12th July 2008

8

Examinations

19th -25rd July 2008

9

Result (Foundation Semester)

26th to 31st July

10

Study Tours

Annexure-A

11

Guest Speakers

Annexure-B

12

Seminars

Annexure-C

13

Announcement of Admission BS 1st Semester, 2008*

16th July, 2008

14

Golden Week

16th to 21st July, 2008

15

Last date of Submission of admission Forms

26th July, 2008

16

Test Interview

30th July, 2008

17

Finalization of Admission Process

1st August to 5th August 2008

18

Deposition of Fee

10th August, 2008

19

Commencement of Classes

11th August, 2008

20

Summer vacations

After completion of the Semester

21

Sports Week

1st to 7th October, 2008

22

Eid holidays

2nd to 3rg October, 2008**

23

Examinations (Preliminary, Mid and Final Term)

Every 16 weeks of Study

24

Winter Vacations

After completion of semester/s.

*   Subject to announcement of result/s

** Subject to appearance of moon

Annexure-A

A 10-15 days study tour will be planned for M.Sc and BS students during winter vacations and after their 2nd Semester’s examination, .i.e., January 2008. The visit will include following Universities:-

1.   University of Karachi, Karachi.

2.   Punjab University, Lahore

3.   University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore.

4.   Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.

 5.  Agriculture University, Faisalabad

The research organizations and industries related to Microbiology subject (NCEMB, Lahore, NIBGE & NIAB, Faisalabad and food packaging industries etc) located in above cities will also be included in study tour/s. 

Annexure-B

Guest Speakers

The topics and time schedule of the guest speakers will be submitted latter on and after consultation of the proposed guest speaker/s. The department will however, ensure that at least one such lecture is conducted each month. A tentative list of guest speaker/s is as under:-

Dr. Shakeel Babar

Director/ Project Director

CASVAB, UoB, Quetta

Prof. Dr. Ghulam Sarwar Pirkani

Bolan Medical College, Quetta

 

Dr. Khushi Muhammad

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore.

Associate Dr. Muhammad Anwar Sheikh

CASVAB, UoB, Quetta

Associate Prof. Dr. Farhet Abbas

CASVAB, UoB, Quetta

Dr. Kaisar Khan

Principal Scientific Officer,

National Institute of Bio: & Gen: Eng:

Faisalabad

Annexure-C

Seminars

The teaching staff will present their research work in seminars arranged at Department of Microbiology. One day seminars (at least three in a year) with at least three speakers in a seminar will be arranged to present their research papers in these seminars. The seminars will be concentrated on latest development made so far in the field of microbiology. Attendance of M.Sc and BS students will be mandatory. The names of researchers and topic/s of seminars will be submitted later, after consultation and availability of the researchers. However, tentative list is as under: -

Mainly covering areas of application of Microbiological interventions in industry etc.

Dr. A.Q Sikandar

Department of Community Med:

Bolan Medical College Quetta

Prof: Dr Badar Memon

Department of Microbiology, Shah Abdul Latif University

Khairpur, Sindh

Dr. Qurban Ali

Director General,

National Veterinary Lab:

Islamabad

Associate Prof: Dr. Safia

Department of Microbiology,

Quaid-e-Azam University,

Islamabad