BHU M Sc Microbiology Entrance Exam

Can you provide me the syllabus of Entrance Exam of M.Sc (Microbiology) program in BHU or Banaras Hindu University as I will give the exam this year so need it for preparation?

[Raman Vij]

Banaras Hindu University conducts entrance exam for selecting eligible candidates to M.Sc courses. Syllabus of M.Sc (Microbiology) PET mainly includes questions from Biology, Chemistry and Microbiology.

The syllabus of Entrance Exam of M.Sc (Microbiology) program in BHU or Banaras Hindu University is as follows:

Syllabus of M.Sc (Microbiology) PET in BHU

Microbiology
• Microbial Physiology - Types of microbes, Sulphur and phosphorus metabolism, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Photosynthesis, Respiration
Biochemistry
• Microbial biochemistry - Biomolecules, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Amino acids, Proteins, Enzymes
• Genetics
• Organization of prokaryotic genome
• Gene mutation
• Nucleic acid
• DNA replication
• Genetic information flow - Mechanism of transcription, Genetic code, Translation
• Gene regulation
• Organization of genetic material
• Basic strategies of genetic engineering and its application
• Molecular Biology
Environmental Microbiology
• Occurrence of microbes
• Extremophilic microorganisms- Thermophilic microbes, Alkalophilic microbes, Acidophilic microbes, Halophilic microbes, Desiccation-tolerant microbes
• Aeromicroflora
• Microbes in water and wastewater
• Role of microbes in biogeochemical cycling
• Role of microorganisms in secondary treatment of sewage
• Anaerobic digestion of sludge
• Microbial degradation of synthetic pesticides and petroleum hydrocarbons
Biotechnology
• Microbes in biotechnology
• Application of plant tissue and animal cell culture
• Development of transgenic plants and animals
Agricultural Microbiology
• Role of microbes in agriculture
• Plant diseases- General symptoms, Mode of infection, Dispersal of plant pathogens
• Microbiological control of plant pathogens, pests and weeds
• Bacteria - Symbiotic bacteria, Free living bacteria, Cyano-bacteria, Phosphate solubilizing bacteria
Food Microbiology
• Microbes as source of food: mushrooms, single cell protein
• Microbial spoilage of food and food products
• Role of microbes- Food poisoning, Microbial toxins, Bioassay methods
• Microbial food borne diseases
• Microbes and fermented foods
Fermentation Technology
• Scope and opportunities of fermentation technology
• Microbial growth kinetics
• Different modes of fermentation processes
• Sterilization of fluids- Batch and continuous media sterilization processes, Sterilization of fermenter, Media sterilization, Sterilization of the feeds
• Microbial production of toxins and pigments
• Microbial production of enzymes

Chemistry
• Structure and Bonding
• Organic Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry

Botany
• Cryptogams
• Plant Pathology
• Cytology
• Genetics
• Phanerogam
• Ecology
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Plant Ecology
• Plant Metabolism
• Biochemistry
• Biotechnology
• Cytogenetics

Zoology
• Animal Diversity
• Cell Biology
• Biochemistry
• Comparative Physiology
• Endocrinology
• Developmental Biology
• Genetics
• Animal Behavior
• Functional Anatomy of Non chordates
• Biochemistry
• Mammalian Physiology
• Mammalian Endocrinology
• Developmental Biology
• Functional Anatomy of Chordates
• Cell Biology
• Genetics
• Immunology
• Environmental Biology