Andhra University School of Distance Education introduced a new programme, three-year MBA in hospital administration, Vice-Chancellor B. Satyanarayana announced it at a press conference here on Thursday.

The course would meet the demand for qualified personnel to administer a hospital and administration has become an important aspect for the hospitals, said Prof. Satyanarayana while releasing a brochure of the programme.

“A graduate with mathematics as one of the subjects of study during Intermediate is eligible to apply for the MBA (hospital administration) programme. Admission is based on the ICET rank or through an entrance examination to be conducted by AUSDE. Eight-week internship at a hospital is part of the course and the King George Hospital has agreed to extend support in this regard,” the Vice-Chancellor said. Other major hospitals too would provide training facility for the students.

Fee structure

Fee for the course was Rs. 30,000 for three years. Director of AUSDE N.L. Narasimha Rao expected a lot of demand for the course as hospital industry was expected to grow by 30 per cent in near future and also because there were many corporate hospitals in the city.

Registrar P.V.G.D. Prasada Reddy, principals of campus colleges G.S.N. Raju (engineering) and V. Veeraiah (science and technology), coordinator of the new programme P. Hrushikesava Rao, HoD of Commerce and Management Studies R. Sattiraju, a professor of CMS D. Prabhakara Rao, and superintendent of Lazarus Hospitals U.V.N. Das, Senior Medical Officer of AU Balakrishna, V. Srinivas and T. Satya Venkat of Apollo Hospitals, P.V.S. Surya Prakash and A. Santosh of Seven Hills Hospitals were present. The course was designed by Prof. Prabhakara Rao and Mr. Das.

Entrance test will be held on June 12 and course details are available on the website www.andhrauniversity.info/sde.

The last date for submitting applications, with a fee of Rs. 300, is June 6.