Department of Microbiology is a part of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College. The department provides under graduate degree programm. The role of Microbiology is to provide clinical consultation on investigation, diagnosis & treatment of patients suffering from infectious diseases and infection control programmes. The second government Medical College (Dr. RPGMC, Kangra at Tanda) of the state was established to cater to the needs of people of the district Kangra and other surrounding districts.