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Duration 2 yrs 1 fellow taken per session Selection- interview followed by 3 day observership Stipend 50k Over 2 years, you are rotated every 2 months between diff specialities.. there you see OP and also attend OT You get mostly cataracts in this fellowship, no other surgeries/ procedures Surgeries start for fellow after 2nd or 3rd month Start with SICS, after about 100 SICS or whenever they feel you are proficient in SICS, they start you on phaco OT is twice a week You

18 months duration 2-3 fellows/ session Selection- interview (they have a yearly MCQ exam which happens after PG results are declared and this is the only time they conduct the exam.. if you apply at any other time during the year, they will accept on just interview basis) Stipend 30k for first 6 months with 10k increment every 6 months.. so 40k for second 6 months, 50k for third 6 months No admission fee but security deposit of 1 lac is taken which is refunded at end of fe

Duration of fellowship- three program types- 1 year, 2 years and 3 yrs 3 yr programs are also called " sandwich programs " or MO (medical officer) fellowships since they include initial cataract training in first 1-1.5 yrs followed by speciality training later... while the 1 yr and 2 yr programs start you on speciality training earlier. Selection- every 6 months, written exam followed by same day interview. Fellows taken per session- variable depending on vacancy Stipend- F

Duration of fellowship - 1 year, might change to 1.5 yrs in the next intake in 2026 Selection- biannual intake (April/ Oct) You have to fill in the application, once you’re shortlisted there will be an interview. Fellows per session- usually 2 intakes per dept per intake but it might slightly vary. Stipend- 30k/ month Cataracts are given. SICS, phacos and very minimum trabs ( mostly 5 SICS, 30-50 phacos, 10-15 trabs) Can expect 40-60 phacos at least, can be more too. Depen

1 year fellowship Selection- based on interview only, no exams- depends on vacancy 40 k per month No cataract training included You get hands-on for FFA, ICG, OCT, OCT angio, UBM, injections including Ozurdex, methotrexate for oncology cases, vit tap Also get lasers like PRO, focal, SMPL, TTT, barrage You get more than 800 intravit injections & lasers more than 300-400 You're allowed almost to manage every case but you should have a good senior or consultant with whom you ha

Duration 3 yrs (modified to 2 yrs fellowship + 1 yr consultancy from 2026 onwards) 4-5 fellows taken every 6 months Selection- interview Stipend- has changed for 2026, till now it was 50k in 1st yr, 60k in 2nd and 80k in 3rd yr In 1st year you are rotated between diff specialities every 2 months OT is infrequent in first 6 months, like once a week After 6 months OT chances pick up You start with SICS Phaco is started after 1.5 yrs Initially you get 10 phacos per week in firs

Duration 2 yrs 2 fellows taken every year- 1 FNB fellow (through FNB exam) and 1 institutional fellow (only interview) Exit exam + for FNB candidate Stipend 90k Phaco training included You are initially put on phaco simulator for phaco training. They also have a VR simulator and Sir sees how you do on the simulator first before starting you on live patients. VR OT runs every day. You are given steps in all retina surgeries till end of fellowship, however no chances to do in

Duration 2 yrs and 2.5 yrs Selection- written exam (true/false pattern) followed by interview next day They have two kinds of VR fellowship- - Clinical Fellowship (2 yrs of pure VR) - Clinical cum Research fellowship (first 6 months doing a study/project followed by 2 yrs of VR.. of course you'll be involved with the study over the course of your fellowship even after the first 6 months) You can choose which one you want to take, not compelled to go for research if you say y

1 month course, can be done for 2 months also (but no more) You get 1 case per day and once you are able to do SICS on your own, they give you even 2 cases per OT Classes every Wed and Sat for their PGs and fellows but you have to attend as well. If you don't pay attention or fail to answer questions, prepare to be scolded. But the trainer is good, ma'am genuinely strives to make sure you learn SICS well. Timings 9 am to 5 pm You get your cases usually after lunch But you ne

University fellowship- the selection process was on the basis of merit taking in consideration UG, PG and HSC marks. University fellows are admitted on an annual basis but gets delayed by 2 to 3 months in every cycle. The other comprehensive Ophthalmology fellows are taken in randomly on need basis. Stipend around 30k per month. 4 fellows per year University fellowship is of 1 year, comprehensive is of 1.5 years Fees- University fellowship follows its norms, 75k to the ins

Duration 2 yrs 2 fellows taken every 6 months Selection- exam + interview Exit exam + Stipend 40k They take 2 months salary of 80k as caution deposit- (40k taken in 1st month, 20k taken each in 2nd and 3rd months)- this is returned at the end of fellowship In first 6 months, you see only OP and do B scans and OCTs and learn to interpret findings You also get countless retinal lasers and intravit injections (you'll be fed up of it by the end) OP exposure is very good, you s

Duration of fellowship- 18 months Selection- MCQ exam and interview Fellow intake in Jan and July (Selection process starts 1 month in advance) Stipend- 55k (200-300 TDS deducted) Fellows per session- 2 Non-refundable application fee They assess your surgical skills and start cases accordingly. Initially, only steps of SICS are given and gradually moved to Phaco (no specific timeline as to when this occurs, esp since this program started only recently in SN, Kolkata) But yo

Duration 1.5 yrs Selection- Interview 2 fellows taken every 6 months Stipend 30k/month Cataract training included but only one case given per month Initial 2-3 months you are given SICS, then from 4th/5th month onwards, you are given phaco Phaco also 1 case given per month No training in advanced cataracts or topical phacos In Oculoplasty, you get to observe common lid surgeries and DCRs But hands-on is extremely limited Plasty OT runs every alternate day Fellows can

Duration 1.5 yrs Selection- MCQ exam followed by interview 2 fellows taken every year Stipend 30k in first six months, 40k in next six, 50k in last six months They take 1 lac as caution deposit before you join- this is refunded at the end of fellowship Cataract training included.. you start with SICS Phaco training given in last few months, some 100 cases Advanced cataract cases given but for SICS, not phaco Few topical phacos may be given but only to proficient fellows A

Duration 2 yrs 6 months of Gen Ophthal posting+ 18 months of Paed Ophthal posting Selection- exam + interview Exit exam + 1 fellow taken every 6 months Stipend 40k They take 2 months salary of 80k as caution deposit- (40k taken in 1st month, 20k taken each in 2nd and 3rd months)- this is returned at the end of fellowship In first 6 months, you are in Gen Ophthal and see general cases and they start you on SICS as well Phaco is gradually started You join the Paed Ophthal dep

2 years duration Selection- interview 2 VR fellows and 1 MR fellow taken every 3 months Stipend- 40k in 1st yr, 50k in 2nd yr No cataract training First 3 months fellow is posted in General Ophthal units, then from 4th month onwards he is posted in VR dept Once in VR dept, next 3-4 months it's mostly medical retina work- B scans, lasers, intravit injections, you get copious numbers After 7th-8th month, you start getting steps in retinal surgeries. If your hands are good, y

Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Ocular Oncology & Cataract Fellowship Duration- 2+1 year program (2 year fellowship + 1 year consultancy) Selection is by MCQ + interview in June and December. Stipend was 50k, 60k and 80k for 1st, 2nd and 3rd yr respectively (as of 2025, it was 3 year fellowship so this was the stipend). Now since Consultancy has been incorporated, salary may change. 1 month observation period is given so that fellows can decide if they can continue before that th

Duration 2 yrs Selection- exam + interview Exit exam + 1 fellow taken every 6 months Stipend 40k They take 2 months salary of 80k as caution deposit- (40k taken in 1st month, 20k taken each in 2nd and 3rd months)- this is returned at the end of fellowship No cataract training They start you on medical retina work in the initial months (B scans, FFA, lasers, intravit injections etc) You are mostly trained by senior fellows, and they train you to manage OP cases as well as gu

Duration 1.5 yrs 6 months of Gen Ophthal posting+ 12 months of Glaucoma posting Selection- exam + interview Exit exam + 1 fellow taken every 6 months Stipend 40k They take 2 months salary of 80k as caution deposit- (40k taken in 1st month, 20k taken each in 2nd and 3rd months)- this is returned at the end of fellowship At the start, you are given mostly SICS after 1st month They start you on trabs also within first few months, mostly SICS trabs.. phaco trabs come later. You

Duration- 24 months Selection- by exam followed by interview They take 2-3 fellow every 6 months Stipend- 55k 1st month is orientation period where you shadow an assigned fellow (of any specialty) in OP and OT. Thereafter you are posted with a cornea consultant every month from 2nd month onwards. No cataract surgeries given in main SN hospital. You have once weekly posting in JCOC (their camp hospital) that you are given cataracts And also 1 full month JCOC posting. SICS g