Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi, the apex regulatory body controlling Pharmacy Profession in the country has come out with the regulations viz. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) course regulations 2014 for B. Pharm degree program based on CBSC pattern. Pharmaceutical Microbiology has been included in the course of study for Semester III. This course has been designed to provide basic knowledge required to understand the science of Microbiology with special reference to Pharmacy.