BSc Medical Microbiology

Pokhara University
4 years
Rs. 750000
Updated December 6, 2025

University

Pokhara University

Duration

4 years

Fee

Rs. 750000

Colleges

1+

Summary

• Four-year medical-microbiology program preparing laboratory-focused professionals for diagnostic, clinical, industrial, and research settings.
• Covers medical microbiology subspecialties: bacteriology, virology, parasitology, mycology, immunology.
• Trains students for diagnostic procedures, disease detection, outbreak investigation, and lab-based research.
• Develops competence in clinical laboratory operation, microbial biotechnology, epidemiology, and data management.
• Prepares graduates for patient-care support roles, disease-control programs, and health-sector research.

 

Description

Curricular structure

SemesterCourses
Sem IProfessional English; Medical Botany; Medical Entomology; Fundamental Chemistry; General Microbiology
Sem IIGeneral Microbiology II; Human Anatomy & Physiology I; Microbial Biochemistry; Molecular Biology I; Instrumentation & Biomedical Engineering
Sem IIIHuman Anatomy & Physiology II; Molecular Biology II; Systemic Bacteriology I; Epidemiology; Bioinformatics
Sem IVSystemic Bacteriology II; Systemic Virology; Systemic Parasitology; Systemic Mycology; Public Health Microbiology I
Sem VPublic Health Microbiology II; Pharmaceutical Microbiology; Industrial Microbiology; Microbial Biotechnology; Immunology
Sem VIDiagnostic Bacteriology I; Diagnostic Virology; Diagnostic Parasitology; Diagnostic Mycology; Diagnostic Immunology; Seminar I
Sem VIIDiagnostic Bacteriology II; Diagnostic Microbiology; Research Methodology; Biostatistics & Data Management; Microbiology Lab Management; Seminar II
Sem VIIIHospital/Factory Internship; Thesis/Dissertation; Seminar

 

 

Features

Features
• Eight-semester academic structure
• Practical and diagnostic orientation
• Strong emphasis on systemic and diagnostic microbiology
• Includes research methodology, seminars, and dissertation
• Mandatory hospital or industrial internship
• Training in laboratory management and bioinformatics

Fee
• Tentative: NPR 750,000 total

 

Admission Process

Admission process
• Meet minimum aggregate GPA and required grades in PCB subjects
• Sit integrated entrance exam; must score at least 50%
• MCQ exam: 200 questions, negative marking 0.25 per wrong
• Submit original certificates (10+2 and SEE/SLC), character certificates, citizenship/passport, equivalence documents where applicable
• Scholarship allocation as per National Medical Education Rules 2077 (open + reserved quotas)
• Foreign applicants follow PU’s online application instructions

 

Job Prospects

Job prospects
• Hospitals, medical colleges, diagnostic labs
• Public-health institutions and research bodies
• Pharmaceuticals, biotech firms, food and beverage industries
• NGOs and INGOs working in health promotion
• Clinical diagnostic units (bacteriology, virology, parasitology, mycology, immunology)
• Industrial microbiology and quality-control laboratories

 

Colleges Offering This Course

Nobel College