The Best Place to Study MSc Medical Laboratory Technology

I applied to MMM College of Health Sciences and then The Sankara Nethralaya Academy. I was contacted for an interview by The Sankara Nethralaya Academy but was never contacted by MMM College of Health Sciences despite getting assurance that I will be contacted, The interview process was conducted by faculty who were patient with me despite the initial glitch with my network connectivity, they advise me accordingly till I got a good network. After submission of the form, the interview was scheduled for few days, the interview was conducted on Saturday and I got the feedback by Monday.

I choose the course based on the content of the University curriculum which was strongly followed by the institution. All the departments follow the University syllabus both theory and practicals. The maximum number of students for the MSc course is 10 but we were 2 in my class and the faculties ( 10 faculties in Biochemistry, 12 faculties in Microbiology, 8 in Hematology and 6 in Pathology, 4 in Genetics (part of Hematology and Pathology) and 2 in Epidemiology and Biostatistics) as of our time in both theory and practicals. In addition, there are many laboratory postings where you learn even more. There were atleast 5 Professors, 9 Associate Professors/Assistant Professors, 7 PhDs that directly taught us. The University exams come on October 15th of each year, there are 3 Internal assessments and 1 model exam. If you go through the internal assessment and the model exam, the University exam will not be difficult for you.

For the 2018/2019 session, I paid INR89,000 and INR91,500 for the 2019/2020 session which will not be more than INR120,000 per session currently. It covers both tuitions, record books, laboratory coats, University exam fees, Laboratory access fees, etc The scholarship is given to eligible students based on their criteria.

As a foreign student, I witness the Pongal celebration in January 2019. Medical Laboratory week comes annually in March which when you attend you get a certificate with credit points from Dr. MGR Medical University which is required for your dissertation marks. There are several books related to the course at the departmental library, at the research laboratories, and the hospital( Sankara Nethralaya) Classrooms are equipped with a computer and projector with an internet connection. The laboratories are fully equipped and students have to perform hands-on and must be conversant with all the techniques. Attendance of workshops and conferences by students and excursions to facilities of significance like National TB Research Institute, YRG Care, etc