{"id":11702,"date":"2026-05-27T07:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmckolkata.com\/in\/medical-oncology-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T07:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:37:57","slug":"pgd_molecular_medical_microbiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tmckolkata.com\/in\/pgd_molecular_medical_microbiology\/","title":{"rendered":"PG Diploma in Molecular Medical Microbiology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-cs1qz9-cc0a046cc5a00141bb72ffc85631754b entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kniilmdb-930c3e6b7ab7975bacd5475d8870fafc\">\n.flex_cell.av-kniilmdb-930c3e6b7ab7975bacd5475d8870fafc{\nvertical-align:middle;\nbackground:url(https:\/\/tmckolkata.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/location.jpg) 50% 0% no-repeat scroll ;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-kniilmdb-930c3e6b7ab7975bacd5475d8870fafc{\npadding:175px 175px 175px 175px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-kniilmdb-930c3e6b7ab7975bacd5475d8870fafc av-gridrow-cell av_one_full no_margin  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  content-align-middle'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div id='after_grid_row_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-11702'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-knij04gk-9d245263d14ca4431d3e42169cb4bc61\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-knij04gk-9d245263d14ca4431d3e42169cb4bc61{\nmargin:10px 10px 10px 10px;\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-knij04gk-9d245263d14ca4431d3e42169cb4bc61 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-knij04gk-9d245263d14ca4431d3e42169cb4bc61 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-knij04gk-9d245263d14ca4431d3e42169cb4bc61 av-special-heading-h4 blockquote elegant-quote elegant-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><span class=\"heading-wrap\">Post &#8211; graduate Diploma in Molecular Medical Microbiology<\/span><\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b5kc85-9905b80355478646a86d68f5143e5159\">\n.flex_column.av-b5kc85-9905b80355478646a86d68f5143e5159{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-b5kc85-9905b80355478646a86d68f5143e5159 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-knij3cru-b1d9fef55ce98ac4fd358b1ad7de0491 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Attractive career opportunity for those interested in skill oriented career in the field of Molecular Medical Microbiology<\/p>\n<p>Course organized by St. Xavier&#8217;s College (autonomous), Kolkata in partnership with Tata Medical Center in Kolkata, India<\/p>\n<p>Duration of the course: 1.5 years which includes:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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