Microbiology

Hi Rishabh, Agriculture is a primary source of livelihood for the majority of Indians. Thus, generally it remains the last priority among students choosing a career option. Which is a very wrong assumption. Agricultural graduates have wide scope of career in public sector and private sector. In fact entrepreneurship is a great opportunity to pursue your prospective career in agricultural field. It is just a myth that Agriculture does not offer job opportunities. Lovely Professional University is the first private University who has got and accreditation from ICAR. Curriculum here is as per the guidelines of ICAR (Indian Council of Agriculture Research) and is designed to train students to understand ways of improving the crop production in a sustainable manner and to provide overall knowledge related to agriculture. The demand for graduates with a degree in agriculture is increasing every day in India and abroad. B.Sc. Agriculture is a 4 year undergraduate professional course offered by Lovely Professional University. Course fees are also considerably lower in comparison to other professional degrees, while rewarding with good jobs and a better packages. Infact one of LPU student has got the package of Rs 1 Crore per Annum. # It has various and variety of career options: Agriculture Officer, Farm Manager, Plantation manager, Research Officer, Quality assurance Officer in related fields, Agriculture Loan Officer in Banks, Production Manager, Operations Manager in Fertilizer Units, Food Development Manager, Self owned Food Processing Units, SEED Quality Manager and Government jobs are also there. I hope this will be helpful to you.

Hi Anjali, You can work as Microbiologist in Pharmaceutical companies like Parenteral Drugs India Limited, Cipla, etc. If you are interested in banking sector jobs, you can apply for the position of Probationary Officer or Management Trainee in Banks. Other job positions can be searched in pharmaceutical departments under government hospitals, in drug manufacturing, research based labs, etc. You can also pursue M.Sc. Microbiology from Lovely Professional University. # In LPU,. M.Sc. (Hons) Microbiology, a four semester programme is to enable graduate students to pursue doctoral studies or professional employment, through imparting in depth knowledge in specific domain of Microbiology along with three semester independent research project leading to dissertation to harness the flair of research. # Eligibility Criteria (Qualifying Exam) is that the candidate must be Pass with 60% aggregate marks in Bachelor's Degree (Applied Medical Science or Medical Science and Allied Medical or Agriculture or Biosciences or Food Science or Medical Lab. Technology or Life Sciences or Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology or Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology or Clinical Chemistry or Public Health and Allied Sciences or Plant Science) or equivalent. (5% relaxation to North East states and Sikkim candidates/ Defence Personnel and their Dependents/ Wards of Kashmir Migrants). # There are certain Salient Features:
- Research Orientation
Research based subjects such as workshop on instrumentation, scientific writing and ethics help students to build research aptitude. -Specializations
Subjects in areas of Agriculture Microbiology, Fermentation Technology and Medical Microbiology provide students with the advance knowledge and emerging trends in these areas. - Dissertation courses split in 3 different semesters are incorporated in the curriculum to provide research and hands on experience to students in problem identification, laboratory work, data analysis and interpretation. - Conferences and Workshops
Participation in national and international level conferences and workshops help in the holistic development of students with scientific competence
- Professional Enhancement
In addition to core curricula, course offers subjects like analytical and soft skills to enhance personality and employability. # Online Admissions are already going on, you can take admission through their University website. For maximum scholarship benefits hurry to enroll. Good luck.