B. Sc. Operation Theatre Technology (B. Sc. OTT)
Admissions – 2023

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Program:

B. Sc. Operation Theatre Technology

Duration of the Program:

Three Years + One Year Internship

Eligibility:

Pass in Plus Two with 60% Aggregate Marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English.

Online Application Fees : Rs. 750/- (Rupees Seven Hundred and Fifty Only)

Exam will be of objective type. Each Multiple Choice Question will consist of a stem and four options, labelled A, B, C and D. Only one option is correct and for each correct answer 3 mark will be awarded and 1 mark is deducted for every wrong answer.

Total No. of Questions – 80

Total Marks: 240

Syllabus for Entrance Examination

Duration of Examination: 2 Hours

Syllabus: Based on 11th and 12th school curriculum.

Mode of Entrance Exam: Computer based test to be taken at respective centers.

For all specialties, selection for candidates will be based on the rank obtained in the Amrita Entrance Examination. Allotment of seats for the shortlisted candidate will be based on the performance in the counseling/interview.

Out of total seats for all specialties, 50% seats will be allotted to the Merit category and 50% to the management category including NRI i.e. 15% of seats.

Candidates applying through agents/education counsellors using fraudulent means/ bribery/donations will be debarred to secure admission in any of the courses in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

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Note: Once specialty is allotted, a request for a change of specialty will not be permitted. Request pertaining to the same will not be entertained.

Note:

• Scholarship: Total First year course fees =Rs.1,10,000+ Rs. 38,450+ Rs. 68,000 = Rs. 216,450
• Non-scholarship category: Total First year course fees =Rs.1,40,000+ Rs. 38,450+ Rs. 68,000 = Rs. 2,46,450
• NRI: Total First year course fees = US $3000 + Rs. 38,450+ Rs. 68,000 /-. Please note that Tuition Fees has to be paid in US$ ONLY every year.
• Every academic year Tuition Fees remains the same for all seat categories.
• Hostel and Mess is compulsory for all UG students.

NB: **All fees are subject to change/revision as per the UGC guidelines (if applicable)

Prospectus 2023

Information Handbook 2023

Academic Information Booklet 2023

Syllabus 2023

Apart from the fundamental educational requirement, outstanding scientific skills, communication skills and behavioural skills are necessary for surgical technologists. An eye for detail, accuracy and critical thinking is a must. Team work is essential as this job necessitate the person to work in partnership with other healthcare providers. Other prerequisites necessary are optimistic attitude, compassion and high levels of endurance and dedication. They must have the aptitude to work under minimal regulation, unpredictable shifts and long hours and must remain alert during operations. Surgical technologist also must have outstanding deftness to grip various instruments in complicated ways. Surgical Technicians arrange the operating room prior to and after each procedure, ensuring that it is completely stocked with instrument and sterile disposable items. They must have the crucial knowledge and aptitude to make sure quality patient care throughout the operative process and is constantly on watchfulness for upholding of the sterile field. Surgical technicians have differing tasks.

The major tasks executed by a surgical technician include:

• Get ready operating room for surgery;
• Arranging, checking, attaching/ detaching and adjusting surgical equipment’s;
• Give technical assistance to surgeons and anesthetists;
• Set patients comfortably for surgery;
• Get ready the patient for surgery by shaving and disinfecting incision sites;
• Supplying equipment according to instruction;
• Solutions and medications to the surgeon
• Sterile dressings at the end of surgery
• Locating patients to and from the theatre and wards

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences has 28 operation theatres and 230 intensive care beds, with sate-of-the-art equipment giving students exposure to the most modern techniques in critical care.