The Microbiology Department in Rajarshi Shahu College is established in the year of 1986.

 The student association of Microbiology was formed on 17^th September, 1988. It was named as ‘Microbiol’. The association has started publishing the wall magazine ‘Microviewer’. Wall magazines are regularly displayed. The wall magazine in their content includes recent advancements in the subject and related areas. The association conducts and arranges welcome functions, elocution competition, debate competition, general knowledge test, science quiz, felicitation function, study circle, blood detection and blood donation camp, relief / flood fund.

            The Department has organised the State Level seminar on ‘Uses of Microorganisms in Biotechnology’ on December 7, 1990 and symposium on ‘Recent Trends in Biotechnology for Rural and Industrial Development on March, 20-21, 1999.  Extention lectures in Microbiology under COSIP (VII plan) were organised on January 1, 1988. Dr. R.R.Deshpande (GASC, Aurangabad) Dr. R.B.Vaidya (Inst. Of Sci, Aurangabad) Dr. R.D.Joshi (Yogeshwari College, Ambajogai) were invited to deliver lecturers. The Department with its facilities, is actively involved in research activities, the major thrust area for research include SCO production by olegiunous fungi, Microbiological analysis of soil, Water, Biofertilizers, survey of HIV positive and HBSAG positive cases in blood donors.

            19 research papers are published by the staff Members of the Department. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded  recognised this Department as  a ‘Research Centre’.            

            The staff members of this Department are actively involved in university examination work. The staff members of the Department have also representation on different bodies in S.R.T.M.University, Nanded.

                        The Department has kept a prize for the B.Sc. student who stands first in the college in university examination in the name of former student Late Ku. Malti Birajdar since 1993.