Paramedical

Hi Ravinder,
Operating theatre technicians are a fundamental part of the operation unit working with surgeons, anesthetists and theatre nurses to ensure that every single procedure is as safe and successful as probable. The successful outcome of surgical process relies not only on the expertise of attending doctors and nurses but also on technical capacity, level-headedness and alertness of OTT.
Operation theatre technicians are allied healthcare professionals. They play an integral part in the smooth functioning of ICUs, CCUs and Operation theatres in hospitals and clinics. Government and private hospitals and clinics having surgical wards are known to recruit operation theatre technicians. After higher studies, one may also don the role of an instructor or teacher at relevant training institutes.

Certificate courses related to Operation Theatre Technology are not as detailed or as valuable as Degree and Diploma programs mentioned above. Still, certificate courses could help one acquire key skills and thus obtain an entry level job in the allied healthcare professional sector.
Duration: Certificate course in Operation Theatre Technology lasts for a period of 6 months to 1 year. In most cases, it is about 6 months long.
Eligibility criteria: 10th passed is the minimum educational qualification required in case of most institutes offering this course.
Admission process: Depends on the institute. Most institutes follow merit based admission process. Some institutes follow direct admission process.