Mangalore University Courses

Ph.D. (Biological Sciences)

Duration

Minimum Three/Four Years and maximum five/six years for full-time and part-time research respectively

Elegibilty

Second class Master's degree (or 55%) in the subject/ allied subject. Based on marks scored in entrance tests and qualifying examination.

Course Detail

Thrust Areas of Research:

Department of Biosciences is involved in following major areas of research:

1. Microbial Ecology
2. Aquatic mycology
3. Nutritional quality of wild legumes
4. Organic farming
5. Genotoxicology and Environmental mutagenesis
6. Cytogenetics
7. Endocrinology and Animal Physiology
8. Biodiversity of wood-rot Fungi
9. Mycology
10. Biology and Ecology of Cyanobacteria
11. Aquatic Biology and Environmental Biology
12. Plant Pathology and Sericulture
13. Conservation Biology
14. Sewage Microbes
15. Cancer biology