MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences is introducing the MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, a full time On-campus Residential Programme from academic year 2019-2021. The MPH degree focuses on public health practice and research.

The two-year full time master degree in Master of Public Health with electives in- GIS in health, Hospital management, Leadership and Capacity building and NGO management is focused on equipping students with knowledge and skills required for public health department.

The Master of Public Health (MPH) is a multi-disciplinary professional degree programme awarded for studies in areas related to Public Health. The MPH degree focuses on public health practice, research and/or teaching.

Additionally, when studying for an MPH programme, students develop an integrated interdisciplinary, cross-cutting set of overall competency domains (Communication and Informatics, Diversity and Culture, Leadership, Professionalism, Program Planning, Public Health Biology, and Systems Thinking).

Candidate should be a Graduate in Medicine / AYUSH / Dentistry / Veterinary Sciences / Allied Health Sciences / Statistics / Biostatistics / Demography & Population Studies / Nutrition / Sociology / Psychology / Anthropology / Nursing/ Physiotherapy/ Pharmacy/ Science- (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology, Dairy Science, Home Science, Health Science, Agriculture, etc.) from any recognized Indian university or equivalent degree from any foreign university.

A simplified streamlined process which is candidate friendly, convenient, advantageous and economical to a candidate has been brought in for the Academic Year 2019-2021.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE ADMISSION PROCESS:

• Simple registration process for MPH program at SIHS institute of SIU
• Registered candidates will be selected on their Academic Profile Score (will be computed on the basis of weights assigned to academic performance in 10th Std., 12th Std. and Graduation). In addition the registered candidates to MPH programme will be selected through Personal Interaction and Written Ability Test (PI-WAT).

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"Integrated interdisciplinary cross-cutting competency development..." The program is formatted such that apart from the classroom didactic lectures, students spend a substantial amount of their learning time in various Public Health domain related set ups where they get experience of actual hands on practical training.
Eminent guest faculty further enriches the course content.
Innovative teaching methods and sessions which contribute to all round personality development in addition to academic excellence and practical competences.

Students will be evaluated throughout the two years of the programme by periodic tests as well as assignments. Consideration will be given for the student's contribution to classroom discussions, written reports, reading and other assignments. The evaluation of the student's performance is done by means of continuous on-going internal evaluations as well as at the end of each semester external examination will be conducted by SIU.
All internal courses will have 100% component as internal evaluation at the institute level. All external courses will have 60% internal component and 40% component as external (University) examination.

Admission Procedure for Master of Public Health :

Programme commences on Monday, 1st July 2019

STEP I:
Online registration to Master of Public Health: Complete the online registration by filling the online registration form and making online payment of registration charges. Registration charges are Rs.750/-

STEP II:
You will be called for PI-WAT (Personal Interview and Written Ability Test)

STEP III:
Selection will be intimated to candidate through email.

STEP IV:
Admission process will be completed after the verification of all the submitted documents and payment of 1st instalment of academic fees.

Documents required at the time of Admission:

1. Certificate of passing the qualifying examination (Graduation, 10th Std & 12th Std)
2. Mark list (Graduation, 10th Std & 12th Std)
3. Transfer Certificate or Leaving Certificate in original
4. Migration Certificate in original
5. Registration Certificate of respective councils (if applicable)
6. Character Certificate / No Dues Certificate
7. Work Experience / Gap Certificate if applicable
8. Certificate of change of name if applicable, supported by documentary evidence like Government Gazette
9. In addition to the above, candidates selected under the reservation category i.e. Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST)/ Kashmiri Migrants admission will be confirmed after scrutiny of the original supporting documents. Please note that original supporting document of the reserved category should be issued by the competent authority