Program Overview
B.Sc. - Operation Theatre and Anaesthesia Technology is a 4 year degree program which aims at preparing the students in managing patients, looking after surgical instruments and their sterilization and safety. Students are trained in both theoretical & practical aspects of Operation Theatre technology to assist surgeons and anaesthesiologists during surgical procedures. Students will be trained in Basic life Support, Airway management in emergency situations, and Cardiopulmonary resuscitation amongst other critical medical practices.
Career Prospects
- Hospitals are the primary recruiters of operation theatre and anesthesia technologists. They work in the operating theatres and emergency departments of hospitals and nursing homes.
- Openings are available in the areas of transplant units, orthopedic Clinics, gynecology units, cancer units, Surgery, special care baby units etc. and also in the field of research, education and training. They are appointed in the workplaces of physicians or dentists who perform outpatient surgery.
They are appointed in the following area;
- Managing Operation theater Equipment’s
- Planning, management and sterility of the operation theatre premises
- Suction, gas System operation and inhalational agents usage
Apart from the operation theatre they are employed in emergency, intensive care unit and Surgical units.
Eligibilty For Admission
- Candidate shall have passed 10, +2 examination conducted by the respective state/central government authorities recognized as equivalent to 10,+2 examination by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) with English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Botany & Zoology / Biotechnology. Candidates who studied abroad should possess equivalent qualification as determined by Association of Indian Universities.
- Minimum of 50% aggregate of marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology / Botany & Zoology / Biotechnology Age: Completion of 17 years on or before 31st December and not over 25 years as on 1st July of year of Admission.
Eligibility For Lateral Entry
The lateral entries applicable for all the UG Degree Course of Allied Health Science Wherever corresponding Diploma Course is valuable in the concerned speciality (Dip in CSSD Technician, Dip in Operation theatre technician). The duration of one year Internship applicable for all the lateral Entry Candidates.
Placements Opportunities
- Operation Theatre Technician
- Anaesthetic Consultant
- Surgical Lab Technician
- Associate consultant
Higher Studies Opportunities
- M.Sc. in Surgical Technology
- M Sc. in Pain Management
- M Sc. in Operation theatre & Anaesthesiology