BSc. Cardiac Care Technology - AHS Course

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 BSc. Cardiac Care Technology - AHS Course

BSc. Cardiac Care Technology:

BSc. Cardiac Care Technology is a medical professional course, completing the course they will be medical graduates but not a physician or doctor. They work with ECG machines, Echo machines. TMT machines, Sonography machines, etc. to help the physician in the diagnosis of the disease. They may not be able to prescribe the patient but they play a very important role in hospitals equally important to other medical professionals.

Type Of Course:

BSc. Cardiac Care Technology comes under Allied Health Science courses.

Eligibility Criteria:

Completing 10th school and two years (11th and 12th) of pre-university college with a minimum of 55%-60% result in PCB (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology).

Admission Mode:

• Government entrance exams.

• Direct admission based on the merit of PCB %.

• Entrance exam conducted by the private institution.

Fee Structure:

Government Institutions: 10,000-20,000 annually ($136.42-$272.83) in India.

Private Institutions: 1.5-5 lakhs annually ($2,050- $6,832) in India.

Duration Of The Course:

The duration of this course was 3 years + 6 months internship until the batch 2018-2019.

From the batch 2019-2020, the duration of the course is 3 years + 1-year internship.

Some institutions follow 6 semesters + 1-year internship.

Some institutions follow 3 years (Exams once in a year) + 1-year internship.

Syllabus: 

First-year Syllabus Of BSc. Cardiac Care Technology Course:

1. Basic Anatomy (including histopathology)

2. Basic Physiology

3. Biochemistry

4. Pathology 

5. Microbiology

Additional Subjects:

6. English

7. State Language

8. Health Care

Second Year Syllabus:

1. Medicine Relevant To Cardiac Care Technology

2. Section A Applied Pathology

    Section B Applied Microbiology

3. Applied Pharmacology

4. Introduction To Cardiac Technology

Third Year Syllabus:

1. Cardiac Care Technology - Clinical

2. Cardiac Care Technology - Applied

3. Cardiac Care Technology - Advanced

Final Year includes Internship Of 1 Year From the Batch 2019-2020.

Skills Required:

• The student should be highly skilled in handling hospital equipment properly.

• Cardiac care technicians should be attentive and quick during patient care.

• The candidates should develop a habit of performing multiple tasks at the same moment.

• They should be intelligent in the subjects like anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, pathology, microbiology, etc.

• They should develop the habit of performing the tasks with care, as a simple mistake can lead to serious complications with the patient.

• They should have good communication skills.

• They should develop a kind, disciplined behavior.

• They should be cable of handling ECG, ECHO, TMT, etc. machines and use them correctly on the individual for diagnosis of heart diseases.

• They should upgrade their skills with new developments in the cardiac care field.

Post Graduation:

MSc. Cardiac Care Technology

MSc. Cardiac Catheterization And Intervention Technology

MSc. In Electrocardiography

MSc. In Echocardiography

Ph.D. In Care Care Technology, etc.

They can do masters in other courses too like:

MSc. Biotechnology

MSc. Clinical Research, etc.

Job Availability:

In recent times, the job opportunity for cardiac care technician or technologist is been increasing and the job opportunities are as follows:

• Government Hospitals

• Cath labs

• Private Hospitals

• Can start own clinic

• ECG Technicians

• Multi-specialty Hospitals

• Marketing Manager.

• Research Field

• Professor/ Teaching Field

• Defense field 

• Sonographer

• Hospital Equipment Production Companies, etc.

Salary Range:

The average starting salary for cardiac technicians in India is 1.8 lakh-3.6 lakh ($2,460-$4,920) annually.

However, the salary for cardiac care technology graduates is huge abroad like in Norway, Canada, Australia, New York, Dubai, etc. But requires a minimum of 2 years experience to work abroad.

Top Colleges Offering This Course:

Indian Institute Of Allied Health Sciences

Christian College Bangalore

Nandha University Of Allied Health Sciences

Vadamalayan Institute Of Medical And Allied Health Sciences 

Sri Jayadeva Institute Of Cardiovascular Science And Research

Narayana Health

Acharya Institute Of Allied Health Sciences 

KMCT Group Of Institutions

Manipal College Of Health Professions

KMCH Institute Of Allied Health Sciences

Sapthagiri Institute OF Medical And Research Centre

MIMS College Of Allied Health Sciences

ST. John's National Academy Of Health Sciences

BGS AND SJB Group Of Institutions

Bangalore Medical College And Research Institute

GLANIS Institute Of Allied Health Sciences

ST. Thomas Institute

Vydehi Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research Centre

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