Master of Public Health is a two-year postgraduate interdisciplinary programme awarded for studies in areas related to public health. The programme is designed to focus on public health services rather than research and teaching. The course is of two year which is segregated into four semesters.

Eligibility criteria for Master of public health is defined as the minimum requirements and parameters set by the universities and institutes individually that students are required to fulfill in order to apply for the admission to the programme. Following is the eligibility criteria defined by the universities in order to get admission to the Master of public health:

• Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree within any of the health sciences fields such as MBBS, BDS, BPT, Nursing, Biomedical engineering, and other professional health science courses.
• Also, there are some universities and institutes that demand a minimum of 50% aggregate in bachelor’s degree in order to be considered for the admission.

Candidates holding bachelor’s degree in the field of health science are eligible to apply for the admission. Candidates should note that there is no entrance exam for admission to the programme. Hence, candidates are required to follow the individual admission guidelines circulated by the universities and institutes. The common admission procedure to get admission in Master of public health course is as follows:

• Candidates are required to check the university/institute website they wish to take admission in.

• Candidates are required to ensure that they meet the minimum eligibility criteria set by the institute or university.

• Candidates must fill the admission form and provide the necessary documents asked by the university.