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National Institute of Virology, Pune primarily focuses in the domains of virological research, diagnostics, and training. The institute offers courses tailored for healthcare professionals, focusing on virology to equip them with both theoretical understanding and practical skills. NIV Pune Courses include MSc Virology, PhD and M.Phil. The duration of these courses ranges from 2-6 years.
NIV Pune PG Courses include MSc Virology and M.Phil in Biotechnology and Basic Medical Science with a duration of 2 years. The NI`V Pune P.hD course is offered in Biochemistry, Basic Medical Science, Microbiology and Zoology with a duration of 6 years.
Candidates who are interested in studying the virology courses at NIV Pune must meet the eligibility requirement for their desired course and should follow the NIV Pune fee structure. Refer to the table below to know more about NIV, Pune courses offered and their eligibility requirements.
Courses | Eligibility Criteria |
Graduates from diverse backgrounds, including Microbiology, Biotechnology, Medicine, Veterinary Science, and related fields, are eligible to apply. | |
Hold a Master’s degree or an equivalent professional degree recognized by the corresponding statutory regulatory body with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate. | |
Hold a Master's degree in the relevant field. Completed M.Phil coursework with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate and have obtained the M.Phil degree. |
Note- Candidates have to appear for Online Entrance Examination (OEE) conducted by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) to get admission in these courses.
Hello,
As of now no detailed information related to admission of MSc Virology has been updated at the official website of National Institute of Virology, you can stay updated at https://www.niv.co.in/ for more details regarding this, but as per the syllabus of last year exam pattern, the syllabus has two part out of which the first one is of 20 marks carrying 10 questions pertaining to general awareness, and second part is of 80 marks carrying 40 questions mainly from areas of graduate level life science subjects such as biotechnology, microbiology, botany, zoology, medicine, veterinary science. The eligibility criteria for the course is passed bachelor's degree in any discipline of zoology, botany, biotechnology, microbiology, chemistry, veterinary science with 60% aggregate, in case of reserved categories there is relaxation of 5%.
National Institute of Virology (NIV) located in Pune conducts its own admission process for admission to its Master of Science (M.Sc.) Program in Virology. For information regarding the syllabus of the Entrance Exam do follow the link below
https://www.careers360.com/colleges/national-institute-of-virology-pune/msc-virology-course
Hi
As per your question according to the data The entrance exam for the virology course is conducted by
the Pune university. This entrance examination is conducted in online mode. It comprises of 100
questions. 80 questions are from your graduation course.
Remaining 20 are 10th class level maths ..like reasoning, speed and time, age , coding and decoding,etc.
the problem level is moderate. With hardwork and smart work this exam are often easily cleared.
Entrance exams for the course - There are 100 Multiple Choice Questions of every carrying 2 marks each
and negative marking of 0.5 marks per wrong answer conducted by the institute wherein All questions
are compulsory.
The questions contain 20 questions on +2(HSC) level in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and arithmetic and
80 questions on degree-level bioscience subjects that include bioscience , Botany, Microbiology,
Zoology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Medical Sciences and Veterinary Science.
Hope helpful.
Please follow up with the link to get more information:
https://www.careers360.com/colleges/national-institute-of-virology-pune
Candidates must have graduated from diverse backgrounds, including Microbiology, Biotechnology, Medicine, Veterinary Science, and related fields to be eligible for M.Sc Virology Course at National Institute of Virology, Pune.
The duration of M.Phil Course at National Institute of Virology, Pune is 2 years.
To be eligible for P.hD Course at NIV Pune candidates must hold a masters degree in relevant field and have completed M.Phil coursework with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate and have obtained the M.Phil degree.