M.Sc. in Microbiology 

at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon

The eligibility criteria for North Maharashtra University admissions is that candidate should have scored at least 50% aggregate at graduation (45% aggregate for backward class i.e. SC/ST/DT/NT/OBC/SBC/SEBC category candidates from Maharashtra state). For admission to this course, candidates need to follow the Online Centralised Admission Procedure (CAP) which is carried out by the university in the month of June.

The highest package offered during NMU placement drive 2023 stood at INR 22 LPA. The table below showcases the highest package offered in the last two years:

Course	Statistics (2021)	Statistics (2022)
the highest package	INR 8.5 LPA	INR 22 LPA

There are various scholarships provided by the university. Also, the university provides various schemes for the students. Some of them include Late Karmaveer Patil ‘Earn and Learn Scheme’. Late Karmaveer Patil ‘Earn and Learn Scheme’ aims at helping poor and needy students by giving economical help on doing some work. Students will be paid INR 15 per hour only up to a maximum of 3 hours a day, Student Research Motivation Scheme, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Medical Fund, Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students, UGC, New Delhi, Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child of UGC, New Delhi, etc.

Tabulated below is the list of the top recruiters at NMU campus during the placement drive 2023:

NMU Top Recruiters
Kumar Metal Industries	Marine Export Pvt. Ltd.	TMEIC
India Mart	Kent RO System Ltd.	ICA Pidilite
Supreme PetroChem Ltd.	Grauer & Weil India Limited	JSW Paints Pvt. Ltd.

The university has over 40,000 seats for BA programmes at its affiliated colleges. NMU Jalgaon has 25 seats for its BA course. The seat count further varies from one college to another. Below table mentions BA seat count for some of the NMU-affiliated colleges:

Institutes	Seats
ETESS's.G.G.K. Science and S.K.M.C. Arts and Commerce College	320
PT CO-OP ESS's Arts Science and Commerce College	960
PRHSS's Arts and Commerce College	1080
JDMVP CO-OP S's Arts Commerce and Science College	1800
Wanijya and Vidnyan Mahavidyalaya	2400
NSS Uttamrao Patil Arts and Science College	3680
KES's Pratap College	5580

NOTE: The mentioned seat intake is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

A concise placements report for BA is not available as of now. However, as per the annual report 2023 of NMU Jalgaon, the highest package (overall) offered was INR 22 LPA. Additionally, 149 students were placed and the average package offered was INR 4.54 LPA. Some of the top recuiters were IndiaMart, Gadre, TMEIC among others.

Kavayitri Bahinbai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University was awarded with four star grade in the year 2001, a B grade with 2.88 CGPA in the year 2009 and an A Grade with 3.11 CGPA in 3rd Cycle re-accreditation in the year 2015 by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore. Moreover, the jurisdiction of the NMU is extended over three districts i.e. Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar.

Yes, fellowships are available for students pursuing a course at NMU Jalgaon. The Research Fellowship in Sciences for Meritorious Students (RFSMS) scheme of the UGC is open to candidates who have registered for PhD in Science in Universities with Potential for Excellence/ Centres with Potential for Excellence/ Centres of Advance Studies and Department of Special Assistance identified by UGC. Below are other fellowships available for NMU students:

• Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students, UGC, New Delhi
• D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship of UGC, New Delhi
• Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Candidates

NMU provides hostel facility both for boys and girls. The university has single, double and triple seated rooms are available to accommodate more than 1000 students. Moreover, the hostel facility include Wi-Fi connectivity, water coolers, solar water heaters, computer lab with internet connectivity, study tables and chairs separately for each students etc.

North Maharashtra University offers four-year BTech course spread across eight semesters. BTech is available in five specialisations such as:

• Paint Technology
• Chemical Engineering
• Oil, Fat and Waxe Technology
• Food Technology
• Polymer and Plastic Technology