The Department of Microbiology is involved in teaching of 4th year medical students (3rd phase). The main objective of the department is to acquaint the medical students with the etiology of microbial diseases, their pathogenesis, immunological responses involved and important clinical features that would enable them to plan and interpret necessary laboratory investigations for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Total allocation of teaching hours for microbiology is 100 hours for lecture, 45 hours practical and 45 hours tutorial.