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BSc Anaesthesia & Operation Theatre Technology

The surgeon's most trusted partner.

Train inside live operation theatres — assist anaesthetists, manage OT equipment, and learn sterile-zone protocols used in modern surgery. With 50,000+ new surgical beds added each year, AOTT graduates are among the most in-demand allied-health professionals in India.

Duration
4 Years Degree (3 Years Classroom + 1 Year Internship)
Eligibility
10+2 with PCB · 45%
Starting Salary
₹2.2 – 3.4 LPA
Experienced
₹6 – 11 LPA (Cardiac / Neuro OT)
BSc Anaesthesia & Operation Theatre Technology

The Cura Advantage

  • Live OT rotation from semester 2 — Cura runs 8 modular OTs
  • Anaesthesia machine, ventilator & monitor lab on campus
  • CSSD & sterile-zone protocol training under senior anaesthetists
  • Cardiac and neuro OT exposure — rare for an undergraduate course

Curriculum & Structure

  • Anatomy & Anaesthesia Pharmacology
  • OT Techniques & Sterilisation
  • Anaesthesia Equipment & Monitoring
  • Emergency & Critical Care
  • 1 Year OT Internship

What you'll be known for

  • Rotations across General, Ortho, Cardiac & Neuro OTs
  • Live anaesthesia machine & ventilator training
  • CSSD, sterilisation & infection-control modules
  • Internship inside live tertiary-care OTs

Job Roles & Career Paths

OT Technician (General / Ortho / Cardiac / Neuro)
Anaesthesia Technologist
CSSD In-charge
Day-Care Surgery Centre Lead
Surgical-device OEM training roles

Market Opportunity

Healthcare is recession-proof. Hospitals do not shut down — they expand. Every Tier-2 and Tier-3 city in India is adding new beds, and trained BSc AOTT professionals are in short supply everywhere.

  • India performs 30M+ surgeries annually — growing 12% YoY
  • Every OT needs minimum 2 OT technicians per shift
  • OT technician shortage estimated at 1.5L positions nationwide
  • Day-care surgery centres exploding in Tier-2 cities — orthopaedic, eye, dental

Real career scenarios

The cardiac OT specialist

After 4 years in a cardiac OT, technicians become indispensable to the surgeon's team — ₹70,000–₹1.1L/month in any Bangalore/Hyderabad cardiac hospital.

The Gulf surgical career

Saudi & UAE require OT technologists for their rapidly expanding hospital network — tax-free salaries of ₹2–4L/month with accommodation.

Local district hospital

Every Taluk hospital now has an OT for C-sections, appendix and ortho cases — government OT technicians earn ₹32,000–40,000/month with full benefits.

Top recruiters

Cura Hospitals network
Manipal · Apollo · Fortis · Narayana · Aster
Standalone day-care centres (eye, ortho, dental)
Gulf surgical hospitals

Fees & Scholarships

Overall Tuition Fee₹7,20,000 for the full 4-year program

Indicative ranges. Final fee structure confirmed at the time of admission.

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