Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (Part Time) From IGNOU, New Delhi

Candidate should have passed 

• Graduates in any system of medicine recognized by respective councils.
• Graduates/Post graduates in Nursing, Pharmacy or any allied health care system/ speciality with at least two yearsof working experience in hospitals having a minimum of 100 beds.
• Graduates/Post Graduates in any field with at least five years of experience in supervisory/managerial capacity in a hospital having a mimimum of 100 beds.

The University Development fee of Rs 200/- is to be paid at the time of admission in addition to the program fee.

IGNOU PGDHHM Course Details

The following table gives an information regarding credit weightage for the PGDHHM Courses:

In IGNOU, 1 Credit = 30 hours of a learner’s study time.

5-credit course should take you 150 study hours to complete.

The entire programme is worth 150 x 4 = 600 hours of your study time.

Project Work also includes 2 Credit equals to 60 hours of study time.

• Courses are supported by audio and video cassettes which students could watch/listen to when come for their counselling sessions at the allotted study centre.
• It has six courses covering introduction to management which includes General Management, Management of Human Resources, Finance, Logistics and Equipment in Hospitals; also included are organisation and Management of all services provided in a hospital: further it includes health system management including Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
• In Introduction to Management I, there is a practical manual, 3 blocks with 12 units.
• In Introduction to Management II, there is a practical manual, 3 blocks with 11 units.
• In Organisation and Management of Hospitals, there is a practical manual, 3 blocks with 12 units.
• In Clinical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, there is a practical manual, 3 blocks with 13 units.
• In Support and Utility Services and Risk Management, there is a practical manual, 3 blocks with 12 units.
• In Health System Management, there is a practical manual, 3 blocks with 14 units. It also includes Project Work.

The details of the six courses and the audio/video programmes prepared for the PG Diploma are given below:

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IGNOU PGDHHM Fee Structure

The fee Structure is as follows:

• The Programme fee is INR 11,000.
• INR 25,200 for full Programme.

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IGNOU PGDHHM Placements

IGNOU has a Campus Placement Cell (CPC) which was established in the year 2005. Features of CPC are:

• The CPC works on the premise that the right candidate meets the right recruiter at the right place.
• CPC acts as an interface between the industry and the students/alumni.
• CPC conducts various campus placement drives, job fairs and employability enhancement activities throughout the year at its headquarters, regional centres, study centres and company premises.

In addition, CPC is planning to expand its activity base further by introducing new initiatives like preparing soft skill modules for the students. This activity would enable CPC in providing better placement opportunities to the students/alumni and thus, enable better functioning of CPC.

For Post-Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (PGDHHM) Course, there are many recruiting companies such as Aegis, Axis Bank, ICICI, NIIT, Frankfinn and many more.

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