HSA has its own MSPH & EMSPH Admissions Committee,
comprising of the Director, the MSPH & EMSPH Programme Coordinator,
the Registrar, a Senior Faculty Member, and one
nominated alumnus/alumna. The MSPH & EMSPH Admissions Committee
has the responsibility for the selection of applicants
to be admitted to the MSPH & EMSPH Programme. It establishes
procedures for the timely review of applications
to the Programme. Deferrals of admission are at
the discretion of the MSPH & EMSPH Admissions Committee.
The applicant’s acceptance is contingent upon the
receipt of all required documents including official transcripts.
The MSPH & EMSPH Admissions Committee is responsible for identifying
those students with missing documents and/or credentials
which do not meet eligibility standards.
Candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria will
take a written screening exam. Based on the performance
in the screening test, the candidates will be short-listed
for an interview. For every seat available 3-4 candidates
will be interviewed.
The final selection shall be done on the basis
of the following distribution of marks:
Criteria |
Maximum
Weightage |
Previous academic record
score* |
10% |
Previous public health
experience score, scored as follows out
of the total: |
10% |
|
5%
10% |
Screening examination
score |
50% |
Interview score |
30% |
Total
score |
100% |