can anyone suggest me the syllabus for msc microbiology entrance exam in St Xavier's college kolkata.. thank you in advance
Hello dear, here’s the full syllabus and question format of Msc microbiology in St Xavier’s college 2022-2023
PG MICROBIOLOGY--admission test
Paper Format: Total- 50 marks Time- 1 hr 30 mins
1. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED NO OPTIONS)
2. ANALYTICAL LONG TYPE 1 QUESTION (FROM CHOICES OF 5/6 TOPICS-WORD LIMIT WILL BE
GIVEN) 10X1=10
Syllabus
Introductory Microbiology-, Cell biology and Genetics-microbial growth and nutrition, bacterial morphology and staining, control of microbes (antibiotics), eukaryotic microbes-algae, fungi, protozoa, Plasma membrane and other eukaryotic subcellular oraganelle structure and function, transport across membrane, cell cycle, cell signaling and protein secretion, Mendelian, Post Menedelian and Microbial genetics
Medical, Industrial, Food and Agricultural Microbiology-common microbial diseases and toxins, normal microflora, of human being, bacterial pathogenicity, basic immunology-Types of immunization, Types of immunity, Immunoglobulin Structure and Function, Antigen Antibody Interaction, monoclonal antibody, Vaccine and Vaccination, virology- General Characteristics and Structural Components of virus , Lytic cycle of T odd and even bacteriophages and Lysogenic cycle of lambda phage, oncogenic and animal virus. industrial production of ethyl alcohol, beer, vitamins, microbial fermentation, Plant pathology, Biogeochemical Cycles, environmental microbiology including Air, Water (MPN, water treatment) and soil microbiology , Microbial Flora of fresh food (meats, milk etc.). Microbial Spoilage of food, Preservation of Food , fermented foods, Plant pathogen interaction.
Biochemistry and molecular Biology-stereochemistry, biological application of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics, bioanalytical techniques viz. HPLC, TLC, gel electrophoresis, biochemistry of biomolecules like nucleic acid, amino acid and protein, lipid, carbohydrate, vitamins, enzymology, bioenergetics, microbial metabolism, Prokaryotic and eukaryotic replication, transcription and translation, prokaryotic gene regulation, Recombinant DNA Technology and gene therapy, mutation and repair, transposons.
Source - https://admissions.sxccal.edu/PG2022/admission%20test%20syllabus.htm
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