Doctor of philosophy in Anatomy or Ph.D. in Anatomy is a
research based 3-year doctorate course minimum eligibility for which is a
master's degree in related with at least one-year internship. Anatomy is a
branch of science that deals with structural organization of the living
organism. Subjects studied under this degree are Human Gross Anatomy,
Embryology and History of Anatomy, Human Anatomy including Histology, Genetics
and Physical Anthropology, and Applied Anatomy. Doctor of philosophy in Anatomy
can work as Teaching/Research Assistant, Associate Professor Anatomy, Medical
Scientist and Research Assistant etc.
Ph.D. in Anatomy:
Course Highlights
The basic highlights for the Ph.D. in Anatomy are given
below:-
Course Level |
Post Graduate |
Duration |
3 year |
Examination Type |
Year Wise |
Eligibility |
Post-Graduation |
Admission Process |
Entrance Tests(AIIMS, NEET, etc.) |
Course Fee |
1 to 9 Lacs p.a. |
Average Starting salary |
2 to 10 Lacs p.a |
Top recruiting companies |
Apollo hospital, Ganga Hospital, UPSC, and AIIMS |
Ph.D. in Anatomy: Eligibility
To pursue the Ph.D. in Anatomy candidates must have
completed their master's degree or pre doctorate (M.Phil.) degree in any
related discipline from a recognized university. Candidates should have secured
a at least of 50% marks in their master's degree program to be eligible for
admission to the course a relaxation of 5% also given to the reserved category
SC/ST students.
Admission Process:-
The admission process is based on the merit or also on
common entrance examination for the candidate’s medical conducted by colleges
and universities. Selection committee will call the selected students for counselling
and interview process. final allotment of seats is done on the basis of counselling
and interview process.
Some Entrance Exams conducted for admission to Ph.D. in
Anatomy course are:
- CET-PGMC – Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences MD, MS
Entrance
- Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune All India Post Graduate
(PG) Medical Entrance Test
- BLDEU-PGET BLDE University Bijapur PG Degree and Diploma Courses
Entrance Exam
- BHU PG Medical Entrance Test etc.
Syllabus and Course
Description
The Ph.D. in Anatomy syllabus includes various topics, some
of them shown below in the table:-
Theory |
Practical Schedule |
History of Anatomy General Anatomy |
Collection of tissues, fixing, block making, section cutting; use of
different types of microtomes and preparation of general and systemic slides |
Elements of Anatomy Gross Human Anatomy |
Heamatoxylin& Eosin- Preparation of stains. Staining techniques |
Cross-Sectional Anatomy Applied Anatomy |
Knowledge of special staining techniques like Silver Nitrate, PAS
staining, Osmium tetroxide, Van Gieson etc |
Principles of Microscopy and Histological techniques. |
Embryo (chick embryo) mounting and serial sections of embryo – should
be taken, stained with Haematoxylin& Eosin |
General and Systemic Histology |
Knowledge of light microscope and electron microscope |
General and Systemic Embryology |
Detailed microscopic study of all the tissues (General and Systemic
Slides) |
Neuroanatomy |
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Surface Anatomy |
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Radiological Anatomy |
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Human genetics |
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Comparative Anatomy |
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Principles of Physical Anthropology |
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Recent Advances in Anatomy |
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Ph.D. in Anatomy: Top Institutes
Some of the top institutes which offer Ph.D. in Anatomy
course in india is shown below:-
- University of Delhi
- AIIMS
- Armed Forces Medical College
- Government Medical College
- Kurnool Medical College
- Guntur Medical College
- People’s University
- Rama University
- Era University etc.
Career Prospects
Anatomy offers trained students to build a future in a
health-related profession. Post-graduate students in the anatomy field can also
opt for teaching jobs in universities/colleges.Some other areas where anatomy
graduate get jobs are biomedical companies, health science agencies, and
research labs or as laboratory operators
Some of the job profile which can be opted by graduates
Ph.D. in Anatomy
- Associate Professor Anatomy
- Medical Scientist
- Research Assistant
- Anatomy Instructor
- Medical Consultant etc.