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Oncology Course in Science

category: Science , Government Exams

duration: 4 years

mode: offline

course ID: CT-209

reviews: 159

About Oncology Course

Oncology Course 2023 Courses taught in Oncology entail the study of medicine dealing with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Budding oncologists are familiarised with ways of diagnosing cancer successfully and determining the stage at which it is with utmost accuracy.

Apart from this, they also learn how to suggest most appropriate treatment options and recommend the best treatment plan for the patient. They are familiarised with the various types of specialisations in oncology which is medical, surgical, radiation and paediatric.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is a 5.5-year programme.Furthermore, they get to choose the kind of oncologist they would be most comfortable being out of medical oncologist, surgical oncologist, radiation oncologist, pathologist, radiologist and organ-specific oncologist. You have to do MD in Medicine after finishing MBBS and only then do you become eligible to pursue Doctor of Medicine in Medical Oncology.

Oncology Course Highlights

Course Level Undergraduate/ Postgraduate
Duration 3 years
Examination Type Semester System
Eligibility MD/MS from a recognized university
Admission Process Performance in entrance test.
Course Fee INR 50,000 - 2 lacs
Average Starting Salary INR 10 - 15 lacs
Top Recruiting Organizations' Medanta Hospital, Apollo Super Speciality Hospital, AIIMS, GMC, etc.
Top Recruiting Areas' Cancer Centers, Hospitals, Clinics, Research Centers, Academics, and such.
Top Job Profiles Oncologist, Radiation Oncologist, Surgical oncologist, Chemotherapist

 Oncology Government Institutes 

College/ Institute Name Fees
Homi Bhabha National Institute INR 15,300
The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University INR 2000
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) INR 3370
Amrita School of Medicine (ASM) INR 2 Lakhs
BJ Medical College (BJMC) INR 10000
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research Center INR 4500
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO) INR 13600
Madras Medical College (MMC) INR 30350
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) INR 60000
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) INR 48900
Regional Cancer Center (RCC) INR 1.72 Lakhs
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences INR 9530
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences INR 29500

Oncology Course Scope

  • Hospitals all across India need qualified and competent oncologists capable enough to diagnose all sorts of Cancers.
  • Since breaking the news of cancer is very difficult to a patient, competent and subtle oncologists good at this are very highly paid and very much in demand all the time, with the rate of cancer spreading these days increasing alarmingly.

Some of the positions offered to them include:

  1. Assistant Professor
  2. Associate Professor
  3. Junior/Seni

Oncology Course Subjects

  • Cancer Biology
  • Cancer Epidemiology
  • Cancer Etiology
  • Cancer Prevention
  • Chemotherapeutic Agents
  • Principles of Endocrine Therapy
  • Principles of Surgical Oncology
  • Tumor Immunology

Oncology Course Eligibility

UG: Candidates must have passed 10+2 with at least 50% marks in aggregate with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as core subjects. Independent entrance tests for UG programme (MBBS) are conducted by various state, central and private universities.

PG: Candidates must hold a degree in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery along with an MD in General Medicine after which, they ought to have a good score in entrance tests held for DM in Oncology conducted by various state, central and

  • Pathology | Radiology | Rheumatology

Oncology Course Level

  • Degree Offered in UG
    M.B.B.S.
    B.Sc.
  • Course Fees
    Maximum Fees10.53 Lakhs 
    Minimum Fees0.35 Lakhs
     
    Degree Offered in PG
    M.Sc.

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