Department of Dairy Microbiology

Microbial safety, quality assurance and biotechnology for the dairy and food industries

Department Overview

The Department of Dairy Microbiology meet the evolving requirements of the dairy, food, and pharmaceutical industries. The department prepares students for dealing with various safety and quality assurance issues in the dairy and food sector.

The department focuses on harnessing beneficial microorganisms while eliminating biological hazards to ensure safety and quality of milk and milk products.

It focuses on formulating microbial safety standards, establishes hygienic guidelines, trains budding quality control managers, ad food safety auditors to maintain biological integrity in dairy sector.

Core Focus: Beneficial microorganisms, microbial safety standards, hygienic practices, quality assurance, food safety auditing and biological integrity in the dairy sector.

Faculty Profile

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Courses Offered

1. Undergraduate Program

B.Tech. (Dairy Technology)

Academic Regulations 2025 ICAR VIth Dean's Committee

Semester	Course Code	Nomenclature	Credit Hours
Semester I
	DM-111	Fundamentals of Microbiology	2 (1+1)
	SEC-111	Basic microbiological tests for quality of milk and milk products	2 (0+2)
Semester II
	DM-121	Microbiology of Fluid milk	2 (1+1)
Semester III
	DM-211	Starter Culture and Fermented Dairy Products	2 (1+1)
Semester IV
	DM-221	Microbiology of Dairy Products	2 (1+1)
Semester V
	DM-311	Quality and Safety Monitoring in Dairy Industry	3 (2+1)
Semester VI
	DM-321	Food and Industrial Microbiology	2 (1+1)
Semester VII
	DM-411	Dairy Biotechnology ELECTIVE COURSE	2 (1+1)

Academic Regulations 2024 ICAR Vth Dean's Committee

Semester	Course Code	Nomenclature	Credit Hours
Semester I
	DM-111	Fundamentals of Microbiology	3 (2+1)
Semester II
	DM-121	Microbiology of fluid milk	3 (2+1)
Semester III
	DM-211	Starter Culture and Fermented Milk Products	3 (2+1)
Semester IV
	DM-221	Microbiology of Dairy Products	2 (1+1)
Semester V
	DM-311	Quality and Safety Monitoring in Dairy Industry	3 (2+1)
Semester VI
	DM-321	Food and Industrial Microbiology	3 (2+1)

2. Postgraduate Program

M. Tech. / M.Sc. (Dairy Microbiology)

Academic Regulations 2025 ICAR BSMA Recommendations

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
DM-601*	Microbial Physiology	2+1
DM-602*	Microbiology of Processed Dairy Foods	3+1
DM-603	Microbial Morphology and Taxonomy	2+1
DM-604	Microbiology of Fluid Milk and Dairy Products	2+1
DM-605	Microbial Genetics	2+1
DM-606	Environmental Microbiology	2+1
DM-607	Biotechnology in Dairy Industry	2+1
DM-608*	Dairy Starter Cultures	2+1
DM-609*	Microbial Safety and Quality	2+2
DM-610	Microbiology of Cheese and Fermented Dairy Foods	2+1
DM-611	Probiotics and Prebiotics	2+1
DM-612	Research Techniques	2+1
DM-613	Microbial Fermentation Technology	2+1
DM-691	Master's Seminar	1+0
DM-699	Master's Research	0+30

* Compulsory courses

Facilities

Q Dairy Food Quality and Safety Laboratory

Weighing Balance
Compound Microscopes
Refrigerated Centrifuge
Incubator
Vortex Mixer

S Sterilization Laboratory

Autoclave

C Culture Incubation Room

Laminar Air Flow
BOD Incubator

Department Focus: The department emphasizes microbial safety, quality assurance, hygienic practices, beneficial microorganisms, starter cultures, dairy biotechnology and food safety to maintain the biological integrity of dairy products.