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Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology is a 3-year paramedical course that educates students on detecting and treating various health disorders through laboratory tests. The professionals assist doctors in identifying the disorder and also help them in curing it.
Expertise in each procedure is necessary because precision in detecting health disorders is as important as treatment. Because the right diagnosis gives way to the right treatment. Medical laboratory graduates can work in Hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, public health facilities, and commercial laboratories, etc.
Students should have cleared Class 10th and 12th with 45% aggregate marks from any recognized College/University.
Students must have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Biology in the 12th class.
Students should be 17 or above during admission.
Many colleges and universities take students based on entrance exams like NEST, CUCET, MDUCEE. Few seats are allotted via 12th marks in colleges.
Following are some of the subjects you will study during the course time:
The need for allied health professionals is always enormous as each hospital needs the parallel assistance of clinical labs. The tests done by medical laboratory technicians are Blood test, blood typing, blood pressure test,liver function test, allergy test, urine analysis, malabsorption test, etc. As these tests are taken enormously on a daily basis, the clinical lab professionals are required to work with doctors. The payscale is also pretty decent with a good job security.
The top institutes of India that provide degree courses are as follows:
The Medical Laboratory Technology fee structure ranges from INR 10,000 to 1 Lakh per year.
A fresher joining work can earn 3.5 lakh to 6 lakh per annum. Once you get expertise, in the following years you can earn a lot more.
Many job roles are available for a Medical Laboratory Technology expert. Some of them are listed below:
Hospital Outreach Coordinator
Laboratory Testing Manager
Medical Officer
Laboratory Technician
Research Associate
Healthcare Administrator
Medical Record Technician
Laboratory Information System Analyst
Resident Medical Officer
Laboratory Manager
South Eastern Coal Fields Limited (SECL)
HLL Life Care Limited
Steel Authority of India (SAIL)
Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)