UGC asks universities, colleges to implement new master course; check details

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged universities and colleges to implement master course in Health Economics and Technology Assessment - (M.Sc. (HETA) in their respective institutions.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Government of India has established Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) that conducts health technology assessment to facilitate the process of transparent and evidence-based decision making in the field of healthcare.

HTA is a globally accepted tool that analyses health technologies viz. medicines, devices, health programmes etc. for their cost effectiveness, clinical-effectiveness, safety and equity issues.

Course Description:

-Credit-based evaluation system

- Two years course with 4 semesters

-Each semester of 6 months duration (100 days * 6 hours per days, 5 working days per week)

-Per semester 600 teaching hours with 15 credits and one field/educational visit per semester (one credit = 30 hours of teaching, (One week of teaching =1 credit)

- The last semester on Dissertation

-The first semester includes introduction to basic concepts

- The second semester covers advanced concepts in health economics

- The third semester provides hands-on conducting economic evaluation, systematic review and meta-analysis

-The fourth semester: Dissertation work on HTA interest

Mode of entry:

Open call and through entrance examination

Essential Qualification:

Bachelor degree in medicine, economics, health and allied/Life sciences, Medical graduates (MBBS), Dental graduates (BDS), Graduates of AYUSH (BAMS, BNYS BUMS, BSMS, BHMS) graduates of four-year degree programs in Veterinary/ Nursing Sciences, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Pharmacy, or students with an undergraduate degree in Statistics/Biostatistics, Economics.

Number of students: 8-10 per batch/Centre.

For other details, visit the official UGC website.