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Course : PGDMLT

Duration : 1 Year

Term : Full Time

Seats : 20

Semesters : 2

Admission : Merit based (as per VNSGU)

Course Description

Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (PGDMLT) is a branch of paramedics that includes the study and diagnosis of diseases via clinical tests using laboratory instrumentation and technology.

Course Learning Outcomes

After completing PGDMLT, students will be able to:

  • Apply knowledge and technical skills associated with medical laboratory technology in the study and diagnosis of various diseases.
  • Perform routine clinical laboratory procedures in Haematology, Chemistry, Immunohematology and Microbiology.
  • Handle laboratory equipment with speed and accuracy.
  • Confidently collect, record, analyse and interpret technical data and information on laboratory instrumentation.
  • Apply problem solving techniques in the identification and correction of systematic errors, instrument failures, and verify the accuracy of laboratory results.
  • Understand professional conduct and ethical responsibility in medical laboratory technology practices.

“For, each man can do best and excel in only that thing of which he is passionately fond, in which he believes, as I do, that he has the ability to do it, that he is in fact born and destined to do it.”

– Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Course Structure semester 1

Subjects Paper Name Syllabus Exam Pattern
Medical Laboratory Technology Fundamentals PGDMLT 1001   Theory and Practical
Immunology and Immunohaematology PGDMLT 1002  
Medical Microbiology PGDMLT 1003  
Elective Paper 1- Basics of Microbiology PGDMLT 1004 A  
Elective Paper 2-Basics of Biochemistry PGDMLT 1004 B  
Practicals Based on Paper PGDMLT -1001 PGDMLT 1005 PG DMLT Sem-1 Syllabus
Practicals Based on Paper PGDMLT -1002 PGDMLT 1006  
Practicals Based on Paper PGDMLT -1003 PGDMLT 1007  
Practicals Based on Paper PGDMLT -1004A PGDMLT 1008  
Instrumentation and Techniques PGDMLT 1009  

Course Structure semester 2

Subjects Paper Name Syllabus Exam Pattern
Haematology PGDMLT 2001   Theory and Practical
Clinical Pathology PGDMLT 2002  
Clinical Biochemistry PGDMLT 2003  
Elective Paper 1 – Analytical Techniques PGDMLT 2004A  
Elective Paper 2 – Parasitology PGDMLT 2004B  
Practicals Based on Paper PGDMLT – 2001 PGDMLT 2005  
Practicals Based on Paper PGDMLT – 2002 PGDMLT 2006 PG DMLT Sem-2 Syllabus
Practicals Based on Paper PGDMLT – 2003 PGDMLT 2007  
Practicals Based on Paper PGDMLT -2004A PGDMLT 2008A  
Practicals Based on Paper PGDMLT -2004B PGDMLT 2008B  
Training in Pathology Laboratory PGDMLT 2009A  

Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (PGDMLT)

Subjects Paper Name Syllabus Exam Pattern
Microbiology and Immunology Paper 1 Download PDF Theory and Practical
Clinical Pathology and Parasitology Paper 2 Download PDF
Haematology and Blood Banking Paper 3 Download PDF
Clinical Biochemistry Paper 4 Download PDF

Career Opportunities

Upon successful completion of PGDMLT, graduates can choose a career from various fields such as:

  • Health Care
  • Pathology
  • Food and Dairy
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Dairy Industry
  • Diagnostic Centres
  • Blood Banks
  • Research
  • Teaching

When you embrace a learner’s attitude, the whole world has something to share with you.

– Sadguru Whisper