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25th · Silver Jubilee · Est. 2001

National-level microbiology contest · since 2001

A Life Science Fiesta!

A quarter-century of microbiology.

MicrobiOlympiad brings together undergraduate & postgraduate life-science students from across India for a flagship microbiology quiz and a constellation of creative contests — essays, art, presentations, street plays, and more.

Edition
25th (2026–27)
Screening
January 2027
Grand finale
February 2027
MicrobiOlympiad trophy — a microscope and star
Since 2001
Held every year
a national fixture
100+
Partner colleges
across India
3,719
Participants
22nd edition (2024)
10
Themed contests
one big fiesta

Latest announcements

What's new

Fresh updates on the 25th Silver-Jubilee edition — milestones and new awards.

Cover of the MicrobiOlympiad 2026–27 brochure
Brochure released

The 2026–27 Silver-Jubilee brochure is out

All eleven themes, fees, rewards, conveners and the full calendar — registrations 21 Sep – 30 Oct 2026, final screening quiz on 20 Jan 2027 and the Grand Finale in February 2027.

Founder's message

Silver Jubilee Year of MicrobiOlympiad — a note from founder Prof. Ulhas K. Patil

Prof. Ulhas K. Patil looks back on the 25-year journey from a small idea in 2001 to a national movement — curiosity, competition and celebrations. Read it in English or Marathi.

Themes announced

Themes for MicrobioSlate, MicrobioPodium & MicrobioCanvas

The five theme topics for the essay, presentation and painting contests are out — pick one and start creating.

Portrait of Mrs. Abha H. Khedikar, Assistant Professor of Microbiology.
Prompt Teacher

First college to register for the 25th edition

We're delighted to recognise the very first coordinator to complete their college's registration for the Silver-Jubilee MicrobiOlympiad — our Prompt Teacher.

Mrs. Abha H. Khedikar · Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology · Dharampeth M. P. Deo Memorial Science College, Nagpur

New award

Overall Championship Trophy

A new college trophy — awarded to the college that wins the most events across all themes.

New award

Maximum Participation Trophy

A new college trophy — awarded to the college that sends the most participating students.

25th · Silver Jubilee · Est. 2001

A quarter-century of microbiology

From a single contest in 2001 to a national network of 100+ colleges — the 25th MicrobiOlympiad marks twenty-five years of igniting scientific curiosity in life-science students across India.

The 25-year story
Years since 2001
25Years since 2001
Partner colleges
100+Partner colleges
Themed contests
10Themed contests
Silver Jubilee finals
Feb 2027Silver Jubilee finals

The events

One umbrella, ten ways to compete

The flagship quiz is the highlight — surrounded by creative contests that turn the event into a multi-day life-science fiesta.

All event details
Flagship

MicrobiOlympiad

The flagship inter-collegiate microbiology quiz

A two-stage quiz — an online MicrobioLogical Contest (screening) followed by a fast-paced, face-to-face final — run separately for FY, SY and TY undergraduates, plus a dedicated PG track.

  • Online prelims + offline finals
  • Year-wise UG tracks + PG
  • Four live rounds

MicrobioSlate

Theme-based scientific essay writing

A scientific essay-writing contest on a microbiology theme, judged by a panel; top performers earn medals and certificates.

MicrobioCanvas

Scientific painting & drawing

A theme-based painting and drawing competition that turns microbial science into art.

MicrobioPodium

Scientific presentations

Theme-based scientific presentations where students communicate research and ideas to a panel of judges.

MicrobioRead

Reading & comprehension

Activities designed to enhance reading skills and scientific comprehension; every participant receives a certificate.

MicrobioSoft

R programming for data analysis

Hands-on sessions introducing students to the R programming language for data analysis and computational tasks.

MicrobioTalk

Lectures by leading microbiologists

An online lecture series featuring successful microbiologists sharing their research and career journeys — from NASA space biology to microbiome research.

MicrobioStreetPlay

Health & hygiene street plays

Street-play performances that raise public awareness about health and hygiene; participation certificates for all.

MicrobioWord

Scientific terminology & word challenge

A fast-paced word game built on microbiology vocabulary — spellings, definitions and scientific terminology — testing how well students know the language of the microbial world.

MicrobioAI

AI meets microbiology

A new-age challenge where students apply artificial-intelligence tools to microbiology problems — from data analysis to research questions — bridging life science and modern computation.

MicrobioModel

Scientific model making

A theme-based model-making contest — students design and present working or 3-D models that bring microbial science to life.

Registration

Bring your college to the 25th edition

Registration is handled by each college's faculty coordinator through the MicrobiOlympiad portal.