What is the difference between Bsc MLT and B voc MLT ? which will be beneficial ?
Hello,
Bsc MLT refers to Bachelors of Medical Laboratory Technolgy, Its a Pera-Medical Degree course of three years & the Eligibility of it is to pass 10+2 with PCM with Minimum of atleast 45% (Some institutes may require 50% or more)
Academic Subjects of this course include- Basic Hematology, Basic Anatomy & physiology, Microbiology, Clinical Laboratory.
Some of the common job roles after B.sc MLT are-
CT Scan Technicians, Pathology Technician, Physiotherapy Technician, Lab analyst, Lab technologist etc.
After BSC MLT, you can get job in pathology labs, hospitals, research labs, urologist labs & other medical sectors.
The freshers after this course may get a salary package of about 25,000-30,000 be it government or private sector.
Where as,
B. Voc. MLT Refers to Bachelor of Vocation in Medical Lab Technology , its also a three years of degree course. The best part about this course is if you somehow out of any circumstances leave this course in the middle you may get a diploma certificate, if you leave the course after one year where as if you leave the course after two year you may get Advance Diploma & if you complete the course you will get the degree & will be called a graduation ( This feature isnt available in every other course)
Eligibility Criteria of this course is to score minimum of 50-55% in 12th class In science stream.
& the procedure for admission could be Merit based or Entrence exam based or maybe direct, depends as per how an institue wants the student admission to take pklace.
a graduate in B. voc. in MLT become an all-rounder if we look into technologies in a medical laboratory.
Students after this course become eligible to perform Medical Laboratory tests, whether routine or special tests.
Core subjects of this are-
Human Physiology & anatomy, Medical Microbiology, Medical Biochemistry, Virology, mycology, haemantology, bacteriology, Histopathology, Computer Application.
Main Sectors where you can get jobs are-
Pathology Labs, Clinics, Medical labs, Nursing home etc.
Average salery of a fresher after this course can be in between 20,000-40,000
(Depends on which sector you work)
In Present time scope of both of these courses is emerging, you may get into any course of your interest.
hope you got your answer, & choose whatever you find interesting.
Regards.
B.Sc. M.L.T. stands for Bachelor of Science in Medical Lab Technology, while B.Voc. M.L.T. stands for Bachelor of Vocational in Medical Lab Technology. Both undegraduate degree programmes are developed with specialialisation in Medical Lab Technology. A B.Sc. M.L.T. is considered of greater value than B.Voc. M.LT..
Candidates who have completed 10+2 in any subjects with an aggregate of 50 per cent marks can opt for B.Voc. M.LT. programme. While candidates who have completed 10+2 in physics, chemistry and biology with an aggregate of 50 per cent marks can only opt for B.Sc. M.L.T. B.Voc. M.L.T. is a training programme developed for candidates who aspire to be medical lab technicians, lab assistant or lab technician. While B.Sc. M.L.T. is more of a theoretical programme. There are exit options for B.Voc. M.L.T. programme. Candidates who exit the programme after completion of first year gets diploma certification, while those who exit after completion of two year of the programme gets advanced diploma certification. Candidates who complete the B.Voc. programme with duration of three years are rewarded with the degree. There are no exit options for B.Sc. M.L.T. programme. Only those candidates who complete the B.Sc. M.L.T. programme are rewarded with degrees.
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