Uniform Syllabus for Paramedical Programmes

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Uniform Syllabus for Paramedical Programmes
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Why Uniform Curriculum?

• For paramedical programmes, activities like
  measurement of blood pressure, temperature, etc.,
  performing pathological tests, facilitating
  services in an Operation Theatre, making
  arrangements for diagnosis of a patient through
  different Imaging Techniques do not have any
  variation across the country

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Minimum Qualification for the Teachers/Trainers

• MD/MBBS are capable of teaching any programme.
• All practical activities should be conducted
  under the supervision of a duly qualified doctor.
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Minimum Qualification for the Teachers/Trainers

• For Certificate Programmes, the faculty should be
  either a Graduate with three years of relevant
  experience or may be an Undergraduate (where
  Graduation is not available) with at least five
  years of experience in relevant field.
• For Diploma Programmes, the faculty concerned
  should be either a Post Graduate or where Post
  Graduation is not available he should be a
  Graduate with three years of relevant experience
  or Diploma with five years of relevant
  experience.

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Programmes only by Qualified Trained Medical
Personnel

• Certificate in Cathelab Technician
• Certificate in Diabetes Care
• Certificate in Emergency Care
• Certificate in Critical Care

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Programmes only by Qualified Trained Medical
Personnel

• Diploma in Medical Imaging Technology/ Medical
  X-ray Technician/ Radiology and Imaging
  Technology
• Diploma in Blood Bank Technician

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List of programmes redrawn

• Certificate in Bed Side Patient Assistance/Care
  Giving
• Certificate in CSSD Technician
• Certificate in Dental Technician
• Certificate in E C G Technician
• Certificate in Hospital Attendant/Nurse Aid

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List of programmes redrawn (Contd.)

• Certificate in Health Care Multipurpose Worker
  (Female)
• Certificate in Multipurpose Health Worker (Male)
• Certificate in Operation Theatre Technique or
  Technician or Assistant
• Certificate in Optometry
• Certificate in Critical Care

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List of programmes redrawn (Contd.)

• Certificate in Diabetes Care
• Certificate in Emergency Care
• Certificate in Medical IMAGING Technology
• Certificate in Cathelab Technician
• Certificate in Pharmacy Assistant

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List of programmes redrawn (Contd.)

• Certificate in Patient Care
• Certificate in First Aid Community Health
• Certificate in Health Assistant
• Certificate in Helper for Hospital

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List of programmes redrawn (Contd.)

• Diploma in Dental Technician
• Diploma in Medical Imaging Technology/Medical
  X-ray Technician/ Radiology and Imaging
  Technology
• Diploma in Medical Lab Technology
• Diploma in Medical Record Management

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List of programmes redrawn (Contd.)

• Diploma in Health Care Multipurpose Worker
  (Female)
• Diploma in Multipurpose Health Worker (Male)
• Diploma in Operation Theatre Technique or
  Technician or Assistant
• Diploma in Optometry
• Diploma in Public Health Sanitation Technology
• Diploma in Blood Bank Technician

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Minimum Equipment Requirements

• The Academic Committees concerned should duly
  verify the availability of proper equipments and
  every Community College should have tie-ups with
  hospitals (at least 50-bed) for conducting the
  practicals

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Maximum Number of Students in a
Programme/Community College

• Academic Committees concerned will decide about
  the enrolment in a particular programme on the
  basis of infrastructure faculty availability
  and tie-up with hospitals.
• Optimum number of students in a Programme/College
  
• - 20 Students
• Maximum number of students in a Programme/College
  
• - 30 Students (in exceptional cases)

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Restrictions for number of Community Colleges in
the same town/city/block/taluka, etc

• In the same town/city/block/taluka, etc. the
  programmes offered through Community Colleges
  should be complementary to each other.
• The programmes already on offer would continue.
  

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Syllabus for Basic Foundation Course (8 Credits)

• The syllabus for Basic Foundation Course for 8
  Credits has been prepared following required
  contents from the Class XI and Class XII Syllabus
  for Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc. as per the
  NCERT Textbooks.

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Next Admission Cycle

• We are not going to take any admission for
  Jan 2012 Cycle for
  Paramedical Programmes.

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Next Examination Cycle

• No examination will be held in December 2011.
• For the July 2011 registrations, first
  examination will be conducted in June 2012.

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• The institutions willing to offer paramedical
  programmes under IGNOU Community College Scheme
  must have at least 3 years of experience of
  offering Paramedical Programmes to the community.

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• Academic Committee must verify the documents of
  the hospitals with which tie-ups are going to
  happen in respect of, how large is the hospital,
  Teachers and Student Ratio, relevant equipment as
  per programmes offered by Community College,
  Patient turnout in hospital, updated equipments,
  workload of hospitals, number of beds at the
  hospitals, etc.