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

Dr. Sharanagouda B

(Additional Charge)
Phone: (M) +91 9844381102, +91 9110497878
E-Mail:sharan28081968@gmail.com

Faculty

Dr. Tejinder Pal Singh Assistant Professor View Details 

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