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The Department conduct Long term and short courses under human resource development in the field of Prosthetics and Orthotics. The teaching programme includes classroom lectures, Practical demonstration followed by student’s practical, Clinical discussion, case presentation in the seminar. The passed out students are successfully placed in different Hospitals/Institutes within the country and abroad. Study tour is a part of course curriculum (usually for the Final Year students) for a period of two weeks to visit various Institutes, Hospitals, Artificial Limb Centres in the country.
Long-Term Courses:
The 18 month Prosthetic and Orthotic Technician Course was started in May 1976. This course was converted as Diploma in Prosthetic and Orthotic Engineering (DPOE) in 1987 and was affiliated to State Council of Technical Education & Vocational Training, Odisha. DPOE course was converted as a Bachelor Degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics (BPO) of 3 ½ years from 1998 and is affiliated to Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. From 2003 the duration of the course has been increased from 3 ½ years to 4 ½ years and presently the duration of the course has been changed to 4 years since 2012 as per RCI norms. The minimum educational qualification prescribed for this course is Ten Plus two years with Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Mathematics. The intake capacity for the course is 46 seats.
Short-Term Courses:
The department conducts Short Orientation Courses as Workshops, Seminars etc. for the Professionals working in various Government and Non- Governmental Organisastions in order to augment their knowledge in the latest development in the field of Prosthetics and Orthotics. The representatives of multinational companies are invited to the Work shop to demonstrate their latest and advance technology in Prosthetics and Orthotics. The Short courses are also conducted in other subjects under the broad category Rehabilitation.
Guest Faculties invited:
Guest speakers are invited for delivering lectures in long term courses and short term courses.