ACTS C-DAC Diploma in Healthcare Informatics DHI Admission 2010

C-DAC, Advanced Computing Training School
5th Floor, N.S.G. IT Park,
S.No. 127/2B/2A,
Aundh, Pune –411 007

Diploma in Healthcare Informatics (DHI)

Course Focus

The Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Informatics (PGDHI) is a 24 weeks full time program targeted towards grooming students in the area of Healthcare Informatics. The objective of this course is to enable the student to understand the art and applicable science of introducing, managing, and organizing information and technologies related to human healthcare, and making it useful for problem solving using latest state-of-art technologies. At the end of the course the student will be able to understand the concepts in Healthcare informatics, learn the technologies and skills required for and issues involved in aggregation and analysis of information regarding various factors interacting in healthcare. They will be able to apply appropriate techniques to solve problems in various application areas in healthcare informatics

Course Highlights

24 weeks full time Post Graduate Diploma course
9 modules followed by project
Evaluation at the mid and end of the course
Well equipped laboratory which can be accessed 24 x 7
Well equipped library
Extensive hands on sessions
Live exercises relevant to the requirement of healthcare industry
Limited internet access
Exposure to soft skills
Placement assistance
Healthcare / Info-tech industry interaction
Best student award
100+ hrs Business Communication, Aptitude and Personality Development
Faculty expert in interdisciplinary area of Healthcare Informatics

Qualification

The eligibility for the course is, BE / ME or Equivalent (AMIE, AIETE), B.Sc (Engg), BIS (Bachelor of Internet Sciences), Bachelor Of E-Commerce, MCA (After B.Sc), MCS (After B.Sc), M.Sc (Electronics, Instrumentation, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Zoology), MCM (With B.Sc), MBA (Systems), BCS, B.Sc (IT), B .Sc (Comp. Sc.), BCA, B.Pharmaceuticals, M.Pharmaceuticals and Biomedical Engineering, MBBS (including interns), MS/MD/DM/M.Ch., BDS/MDS, Bachelor/Master in Alternative Medicine, Any Certificate/Diploma courses of minimum 2 years duration recognised by Medical Council of India (MCI).

Additionally, Professionals having minimum 2 Years of relevant working experience in Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals, NGO's active in health care, Insurance companies, Healthcare organizations, Medical equipment suppliers, Clinical research organizations, and Medical Colleges having aptitude and interest in this interdisciplinary area can participate in the course.

Computing Background

Sound knowledge of computing fundamentals is required. Understanding of programming concepts will be an added advantage.

Note: Non-Computer background applicant may take admission in preDAC course conducted by C-DAC and its affiliates so that they will be competent on computers .

Admission Procedure

The Selection process leading to confirmed admission shall unfold in two stages as described below: Stage-I The Common Entrance Test (CET) for the admission process would be conducted online at the C-DAC, ATC, centres. Candidate can select the examination centre and time slot for CET center only after the upload of resent passport size photograph and receipt of the registration fees of Rs.500 /- at C-DAC, ACTS, Pune. Once the candidate selects the date of CET, it will not be changed under any circumstances.

Declaration of result

The result of the CET will be displayed on the website along with the percentile score of the candidates on the day of the result mentioned in the schedule. A message clearly indicating whether the candidate has qualified for Stage II & III will be displayed along with the percentile score in form of a “CET Score Card”. Candidate can view the details online for appearing for Stage II &III of selection process of August 2010 batch of PGDHI course. For this purpose candidates need to log on to the website using registration ID and password.

Candidate need to update the details of DD of first installment of course fees of Rs. 2,500/- on ACTS website & then send the same on or before July 16, 2010.

Stage-II

Technical and Personal Interview

This stage shall consist of a technical interview based on the syllabus of the CET and a personal interview of the candidate.

After the candidate successfully completes all the stages of the selection process, he/she shall be given a letter of Offer of Confirmed Admission to the PGDHI course on the that day.

Candidate need to update the details of the DD of second installment of course fees of Rs. 63,500/- on ACTS website and then send the same to “C-DAC, ACTS”, “Pune”. The second installment of the course fees of Rs. 63,500/- is to be paid on or before August 20, 2010.

How to Prepare for CET?

Syllabus for Common Entrance Test (CET)

Section I: Computing Fundamentals (50 marks) Evolutions of computers, Computer generations, Computer organization, Primary and Secondary storage, Input-output devices, Computer software, Operating systems, Data communications and computer networking, Multimedia, Classification of computers, etc.

Reference Book: Foundations of Computing by Pradeep Kumar Sinha and Priti Sinha (BPB)

Section II: General Aptitude (50 marks) Aptitude, Reasoning, English

Reference Book:

1)Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
2)RS Aggarwal verbal & non verbal

Note: Questions shall be modeled on GMAT pattern

Course Fees

The total fees for the course is Rs. 79, 000/- (Rupees Seventy Nine Thousand only) to be paid in two installments by Demand Drafts drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favor of "C-DAC, ACTS" and payable at “Pune”. The course fee is inclusive of the course material to be provided to the individual student.

The first installment of Rs. 2, 500/- (Rupees Two Thousand Five Hundred only) is to be paid after the declaration of CET result and on or before the July 16,2010. Once candidate selects the centre for appearing for stage II of the admission process or the date of selection of the centre is over, the first installment of course fees of Rs 2,500/- will be non refundable irrespective of candidate is selected for the course or not.

Candidate needs to update the details of DD of second installment of course fees of Rs. 76,500/-(Rupees Seventy six Thousand Five Hundred only) on ACTS website & then send the same to “C-DAC, ACTS”, “Pune”. The second installment of the course fees of Rs. 76,500/-(Rupees Seventy Six Thousand Five Hundred only) is to be paid on or before the August 20, 2010.

How to Apply

The application form for admission to PGDHI course is to be filled online at http://acts.cdac.in (recommended). The non-refundable registration fee of Rs.500/- for the CET is to be paid by DD drawn on any nationalized bank in favor of ‘C-DAC, ACTS’ payable at Pune and sent to:

The Programme Coordinator
C-DAC, Advanced Computing Training School
5th Floor, N.S.G. IT Park,
S.No. 127/2B/2A,
Aundh, Pune –411 007.
Maharashtra, India.

Candidates are required to give the details on the backside of the DD like Name of the Candidate, Registration ID, Form No, Contact No and the course applied for i.e. PGDHI August 2010 batch.

Date & Venue

The course would commence on 26 August 2010 at the Advanced Computing Training School (ACTS), C-DAC, Pune. It may please be noted that PG - DHI is currently being offered only at the C-DAC Pune centre.

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