The themes

Eleven ways to compete

A flagship microbiology quiz surrounded by a constellation of creative contests — each with a convener guiding it. Open a theme for full details.

Flagship₹125

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.

Convener: Mr. Tushar Gaikwad & Dr. Bhaurao Choushette

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Allied competitions

Open to participating life-science students — medals and certificates for the top performers in each. Two events are free; every other event has a nominal fee of ₹125 per participant, per event / theme.

MicrobioSlate

₹125

Theme-based scientific essay writing

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

Convener: Dr. Navin Dandi

MicrobioCanvas

₹125

Scientific painting & drawing

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

Convener: Dr. Sandeep Wagh

MicrobioPodium

₹125

Scientific presentations

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

Convener: Dr. Nayana Patil

MicrobioRead

₹125

Reading & comprehension

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

Convener: Dr. Samadhan Waghmode

MicrobioSoft

₹125

R programming for data analysis

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

Convener: Dr. Rajendra Choure

MicrobioTalk

Free

Lectures by leading microbiologists

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

Convener: Dr. Suchita Bharambe

MicrobioStreetPlay

Free

Health & hygiene street plays

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

Convener: Mrs. Sangita Jangam

MicrobioWord

₹125

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.

Convener: Dr. Nitinkumar Patil

MicrobioAI

₹125

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.