MS Microbiology is a 3-year postgraduate course, the minimum eligibility for the pursuance of which is the successful completion of MBBS from a university recognized by the Medical Council of India, and with a minimum aggregate score of 55%, besides 1-year of relevant experience.

Top Institutes offering this course are:

• St. Xavier’s College Mumbai
• University of Lucknow
• The Oxford College of Science Bangalore
• Fergusson College Pune
• St. Xavier’s College Kolkata
• Barkatullah University, Bhopal

The average tuition fees charged in India for the course ranges between INR 1 and 5 Lakhs, for a span of 3 years.  Admissions to the course are based on the round of counseling conducted after the candidate’s successful qualification of a relevant entrance test

Microbiology Surgeon focuses on medical care of adolescents, children, and infants. Major subjects that form part of this course’s curriculum are Childcare, Anatomy, Nutrition, Child Health, Community Health, Family Welfare, and Child Psychology.

Successful postgraduates of the course are hired in capacities such as Environmental Microbiologist, Food Quality Assurance Scientist, Food Microbiologist, Technical Brewer, Medical Microbiologist, Lab Assistant, Biomedical Scientist.

Popular areas that hire such postgraduates include Hospitals, Colleges, schools, etc. The average annual salary offered to such postgraduates in India ranges between INR 4 and 10 Lakhs, increasing with the candidate’s experience and skillset.

MS Microbiology: Career Prospects

Such professionals can work across Pharmacies, Dairies, Breweries, Distilleries, Enzymes, etc.

Further specialization in the field can be pursued in areas such as Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Immunology and infectious diseases, Oncology, etc.

Related MS Microbiology courses are:

• M.Sc. in Applied Microbiology
• M.Sc. Biological Science
• M.Sc. Biology
• M.Sc. Biophysics
• M.Sc. Biotechnology

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Some of the popular professional avenues open to successful postgraduates of the course are listed below with the corresponding salaries offered for the respective positions.

Job Position	Job Description	Average Annual Pay Scale in INR
Clinical Laboratory Technologists	Clinical Laboratory Technologists usually work in hospitals or other clinical settings performing complex tests, analyses, and specimen examinations. In some larger hospitals and laboratories, technologists can specialize in a particular area or field, such as clinical chemistry, immunology or cytotechnology.Some of these jobs may require additional training, although some employers may accept a combination of coursework and on-the-job experience.	2,56,225
Pharma Assistant	Pharma Assistants helps in administrative duties in a Pharmaceutical company.	1,68,000
Medical Microbiologist	Medical Microbiologists study bacteria, viruses, and parasites, all of which can be seen as the cause, and often part of the cure, for various diseases.	4,00,662
Lab Assistant	Lab Assistants are generally employed at clinics, pharmaceutical companies and educational institutes’ laboratories. Their job is to assist in experiments conducted in laboratories.	2,06,225
Biomedical Scientist	Biomedical Scientists are responsible for carrying out a range of scientific and laboratory tests on samples and fluids of tissues to diagnose and help clinicians treat a disease. Effectiveness of such treatments is evaluated by Biomedical Scientist.	2,66,967