Operation Theatre Technicians are allied healthcare professionals. Their tasks include assisting Doctors in Surgery, arranging surgical instruments before surgery, sterilizing instrumentation before surgery, cleaning surgical instruments after surgery, carrying out Surgeons’ commands during surgery and taking care of anaesthesia equipment. In short, OT Technicians work at Operation Theatre of hospitals, Intensive Care Units as well as Emergency Departments. Their main task is to assist Doctors and Surgeons during surgery or emergency procedures.

Duration: Bachelor of Science Degree is 3 years long. The academic program consists of classroom lectures and practical sessions. Evaluation is done through written exam and practical test.

Eligibility criteria: In case of most of the institutes out there, minimum educational qualification required is- 10+2 passed with minimum 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects. Note: Some institutes are also known to accept 10+2 passed students hailing from any stream (depending upon the course).