Syllabus
Year-wise syllabus
The screening MicrobioLogical Contest has a separate syllabus for each undergraduate year, published ahead of every edition.
FY
First Year (FYBSc)
Syllabus for the current edition, published before the screening round.
View current PDFSY
Second Year (SYBSc)
Syllabus for the current edition, published before the screening round.
View current PDFTY
Third Year (TYBSc)
Syllabus for the current edition, published before the screening round.
View current PDFWhat 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.