Dairy Microbiology

About Department

Department of Dairy Microbiology at College of Dairy Science and Technology, LUVAS offers various courses for both undergraduate (B. Tech. in Dairy Technology) and postgraduate (M. Tech. in Dairy Microbiology) programmes. The major aim of the department is to empower as well as groom the students with latest knowledge and skills; so that they can prove themselves competent enough to establish in QA and/or R&D departments of the industries (dairy, food, pharmacy, etc.) or can achieve excellence in higher studies. The faculty of the department grooms students with best teaching; industrial visits and provides opportunity to interact with academicians and students at national and international level so that they can learn the current practical issues besides basic knowledge of the subject. The faculty at Department of Dairy Microbiology is enthusiastic and holds scientific attitude that brings them the visibility internationally through their high research scores and citations.

Head of Department

Faculty

Dr. Tejinder Pal Singh

Assistant Professor

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Supporting Staff

Name	Designation	Mob. no.
Mr. Pawan Kumar	Lab Technician	9817060161
Mr. Hemant Mehta	Assistant	9350735257

Courses Offered

Under Graduate Courses

Semester I
S.no.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	DM-111	Fundamentals of Microbiology	2+1
2.	DM-321	Quality and Safety Monitoring in Dairy Industry	2+1
Semester II
S.no.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	DM-121	Microbiology of fluid milk	1+1
2.	DM-221	Starter Cultures and Fermented Milk Products	2+1
3.	DM-222	Microbiology of Dairy Products	1+1
4.	DM-321	Food and Industrial Microbiology	2+1

Post Graduate Courses

Semester I
S.no.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	DM-512	Microbial Physiology	2+1
2.	DM-513	Methods in  Microbiology	2+2
3.	DM-515	Microbiology of Processed Dairy Foods	3+1
Semester II
S.no.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1.	DM-521	Dairy Starter Culture	2+1
2.	DM-522	Microbial Genetics	2+1
3.	DM-523	Microbial Quality and Food Safety in Dairy Industry	2+2

State Schemes, Ongoing and Completed Projects

S.no.	Project Title	PI/Co-PI	Funding Agency	Status
1.	Establishment of milk and milk products testing laboratory.	Co-PI	RKVY-RAFTAAR	Ongoing

Infrastructure

UG-PG Laboratory

Achievements

• Tejinder Pal Singh Received Best Presentation award with gold medalist Certificate in International e-Conference on Study of Microbiomes organized by Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune and Microbiologist Society, India on 10th February 2022.

M. Tech. Thesis

S. no.	Name of Student	Degree	Advisor	Title	Year
1.	Harisha Devi	M. Tech.	Dr. Tejinder Pal Singh	Development of Paneer whey based kefir drink to alleviate gut dysbiosis	2021-2023