Course Description
Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology is a 2 years diploma course designed to inculcate students with knowledge of Clinical Laboratory Science that is aimed at identifying and diagnosing Human related diseases.
The course imparts students with knowledge on subjects like Clinical Pathology, Chemical pathology, Laboratory and Instrument Maintenance, Haematology and Blood Banking, Histopathology, Cytology, Immunology, Microbiology etc
Job prospects are lucrative and candidates can be expected to get job positions like Medical Laboratory Technician, Research Associate, Lab Assistant etc in Diagnostic centres and Healthcare Centres. Starting salary is usually between 3 to 5 lakhs in India.
Eligibility for getting admissions in premier institutions for the course is completion of Bachelor’s in Biology related course like BSc in Zoology or Biology with minimum 40% marks. Fees generally range from 30K to 5 lakh depending on the institute.