B.Sc Respiratory Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

1. Students must have completed their pre-university (PUC) or a 12th equivalent examination accepted with physics, chemistry, and biology as the core subjects They must also have had English as a subject in their higher secondary.
2. The admissions for this course are purely based on the merit list that is made after all the applications are received. Students who wish to apply for this course through government quota seats in government medical colleges or allied health sciences government medical colleges can apply for the CET’s B.Sc allied health sciences course admission. The online applications usually come out in the third week of August on the Karnataka Examination Authority‘s main website.
3. The course fee for BSc in Respiratory care or respiratory therapy technology can range anywhere between rupees five thousand to 2 lakhs per year. The fees depend on the type of college and seat with respect to the merit list. The government seats and merit seats have a much lower fee than the private seats or management seats.
4. The application fee is rupees thousand for OBC and general category students and rupees two hundred and fifty for students belonging to ST, SC, Category 1 and physically challenged students. Our admissions counselors at Eduprov will help you with the application process for the same and in choosing the best government medical college for allied medical courses after 12th. Although most colleges don’t have any entrance exam, for admissions into Christian medical college, students will have to attempt
5. Bachelor of Science in respiratory care technology or Bachelor of Science in respiratory therapy course also accepts students who have finished a three-year diploma course in allied health sciences after their 10th standard.

Syllabus

In this course, students learn the human anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, clinical pathology, blood banking, haematology, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, medicine relevant to respiratory care and technology, applied microbiology, applied pharmacology, applied pathology, clinical respiratory technology, applied respiratory technology and advanced respiratory technology etc. in detail. They will also have a six-month-long internship included to get them practical approach and make connections.

Top Colleges

1. Bangalore Medical College And Research Institute, Bangalore
2. Institute Of Nephro Urology, Bangalore
3. Kidwai Memorial Institute Of Oncology, Bangalore
4. Mysore Medical College Institute, Mysore
5. Sanjay Gandhi Institute Of Trauma And Orthopaedics, Bangalore
6. Sds Tuberculosis Research And Rajiv Gandhi Inst. Of Chest Disease, Bangalore

1. JSS CollegeMysore, Karnataka
2. Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of medical sciences, Bangalore
3. Manipal school of allied health sciences, Manipal, Udupi
4. Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences, Bangalore
5. Sri Jayadeva Institute of cardiovascular sciences and research, Bangalore

1. Amrita Vishwa vidyapeetham, Kochi Campus, Kochi, Kerala
2. Christian medical college, Vellore
3. The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai
4. KMCH Institute of allied health sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
5. NRI Academy of Sciences, Guntur, Andra Pradesh
6. Symbiosis institute of health sciences, Pune, Maharashtra
7. Maharishi Markandeshwar Mullana, Ambala
8. Saveetha medical college, Chennai
9. Saveetha Amaravathi University, Vijayawada

Career and Scope

After the students graduate, they as trained respiratory care professions have many job opportunities in the government and private health care industries. The starting salaries range between three lakhs to fifteen lakhs per annum in the beginning. They can start as a junior respiratory therapist in operation theatres, critical care teams, ICU units, neonatal nurseries and wards, emergency departments, nursing homes, pulmonary rehabilitation centers, pulmonary and respiratory care units, wellness centers, government hospitals and private hospitals etc.

They can then work their way up as a senior respiratory therapist. The graduates can also work as a lecturer in educational institutes both in the government and private health medical colleges. Product trainer for respiratory technology, consultant pulmonologists, medical managers, clinical therapist, product manager etc are some more options available in the job market for fresh graduates and experienced therapists.