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Syllabus

Year-wise syllabus

The screening MicrobioLogical Contest has a separate syllabus for each year — FY, SY, TY and PG — published ahead of every edition.

FY

First Year (FYBSc)

Syllabus for the current edition, published before the screening round.

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SY

Second Year (SYBSc)

Syllabus for the current edition, published before the screening round.

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TY

Third Year (TYBSc)

Syllabus for the current edition, published before the screening round.

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PG

Postgraduate (MSc)

Syllabus for the current edition, published before the screening round.

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What it covers

Core microbiology and allied life-science topics appropriate to each year's level.

  • General microbiology
  • Microbial physiology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular biology
  • Applied & industrial microbiology
  • Medical microbiology
  • Environmental microbiology

Difficulty levels

Questions are calibrated across three levels of challenge.

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Year-wise syllabus PDFs and sample/previous questions are published on the official website ahead of each edition.