Overview
Three-year MCh super-speciality degree in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at SCTIMST, with admission through the INI-SS entrance examination; an integrated MCh-PhD option is also offered.
The programme
- Focus
- Cardiothoracic surgery (general)
- Training type
- Postgraduate degree programme
- Duration
- 3 years
- Start
- January and July sessions
- Positions
- 6 non-sponsored + 2 sponsored (2025 prospectus)
- Accreditation
- Institute of National Importance degree
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- MS in General Surgery or DNB General Surgery (or NMC-recognised equivalent)
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Registration with KSMC/TCMC
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- INI-SS entrance examination conducted by AIIMS New Delhi
Funding
- Funding
- Stipend INR 74,000 (yr 1) to 78,500 (yr 3) per month plus allowances (non-sponsored)
Official sources
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