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1st August 2016, 12:19 PM
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Re: KGMC Microbiology Department

The Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University was established as an independent department in the year 1987

The department has contributed immensely to the teaching/training, patient care services and research in Microbiology.

Currently the department handles nearly 40,000 specimens annually for various diagnostic tests.

The Department runs a MD programme (3 years course, MCI recognized) and also gets students registered in the University for PhD and MD-PhD courses.

Academics-

Undergraduate Teaching:


MBBS Students are in the department for 3 semesters of 18 weeks each (teaching duration).

Total teaching hours are 270 (more than the minimum hours recommended by MCI)

Teaching is done through lectures, demonstrations, Tutorials and Hands on practical.

Lectures are taken using multimedia and overhead projectors.

There are dedicated rooms for tutorials.

Teaching Hours Distribution Semester wise Credit hours for
entire course
Theory- 1-2 hrs/wk Each semester Theory- 4.5
Practical - 2 hrs/wk Theory - 27 hrs Practical- 3
Tutorial 1-2 hr/week Practical - 36 hrs Tutorial-4.5
Total (54 wk)- 270 hrs Tutorial- 27 hrs Total: 12
90 hrs/semester

Postgraduate Teaching:

MD Microbiology started in the year 1987.

It is recognized by MCI.

Currently 6 students are taken for MD every year.

They are posted in various laboratories by rotation.

More than 70 MD students have passed so far and are well placed in various Academic Institutes or private practice.

Post graduate Seminar: 1 per week
Journal Club: 1 per week
Case discussion: 1 per week
General Microbiology tutorials: Every morning 30 mts, 5 days a week
Teaching of undergraduates (MBBS & BDS) in form of practical and tutorial classes: 2-4 hrs. per week
Routine reporting in laboratory: 4 hrs. per day
MD thesis related research work
Maintain Log book of daily activity in each laboratory posting
Attend theory lectures taken by faculty for MBBS students

Faculty members-

Name Position
Dr. Mastan Singh Professor & Head
Dr. Amita Jain Professor
Dr. Vimala Venkatesh Professor
Dr. Jyotsna Agarwal Professor
Dr. Gopa Banerjee Professor
Dr. K. P. Singh Associate Professor
Dr. Raj Kumar Kalyan Additional Professor
Dr. Prashant Gupta Associate Professor
Dr. Sheetal Verma Assistant Professor

Contact-

King George's Medical University
Shah Mina Road, Chowk
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003


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