MS in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

A three-year postgraduate surgical residency producing competent ENT surgeons with skills in diagnosis, medical management, and operative care of ear, nose, throat, head, and neck disorders.

 Description

MS in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at PAHS is a competency-based postgraduate program focused on comprehensive clinical and surgical training in ear, nose, throat, head, and neck diseases. The program emphasizes outpatient care, operative exposure, emergency management, perioperative decision-making, research competence, ethics, and academic responsibility. Training is conducted mainly at PAHS-affiliated hospitals with continuous formative assessment and mandatory thesis submission.

Curricular Structure

Features

• Three-year full-time surgical residency
• Competency-based curriculum with continuous assessment
• Extensive operative and outpatient exposure
• Mandatory thesis with research training
• Emphasis on ethics, communication, and patient-centered care
• Structured counseling and merit-based seat allocation
• Training primarily at PAHS teaching hospitals

Fee Structure (Tuition Waived)

Admission Process

• Sit for MECEE-PG entrance examination
• Achieve minimum 50% separately in MCQ and SJT papers
• Merit list prepared with preferential scoring for government service
• 90% seats allocated from open merit, 10% from reservation category
• Tie-breaking by MBBS aggregate, then MCQ score, then SJT score
• Mandatory physical presence during counseling and subject allocation
• Admission confirmation within notified deadline; non-compliance cancels seat
• Subsequent counseling conducted if seats remain vacant

Job Prospects

• ENT Surgeon
• Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist
• Head and Neck Surgery Trainee (with further specialization)
• Academic Faculty in ENT
• Specialist in Public or Private Hospitals