Figure 1 displays the schematic diagram of the patented technology (Patent Number 523469). A portable multimodal microscopic imaging system (100) comprising of a mobile device equipped with an imaging sensor, a micro-USB port (110) and an opto-mechanical housing (102), configured to couple with the rear camera of the mobile device (101) and houses optical and opto-electronic components (107,109). The optical element is disposed in the housing to magnify the specimens. The system also comprises a specimen holder attached to a 3D-printed translational stage (105) disposed in the housing to focus and move the specimen in X-, Y-, and Z-directions. The system further comprises a display element (107) which has been used both as an optical source and as an imaging unit to display images and process results.