Duration- 2 years Selection- MCQ exam+ interview  2 fellows every 6 months Stipend 75k Admission fee= 2 lacs, non-refundable No phaco/cataract surgeries included 1st yr is exclusively medical retina work- you do lots of retinal lasers, B scans, FFAs, intravitreals injections etc.. starts after 1st month Start getting steps from 2nd yr onwards.. you get steps in simple vitrectomies, tractions, scleral bands, buckles etc  As your proficiency gets better they give you steps in more complex cases  For complicated cases like TRD, you don't get to do the whole case, you may get only steps You also get to do ILM peeling in macular surgeries in few cases Fellows are usually not allowed to operate cases independently. OP- clinical exposure is good, you see many diff cases Work is 9-6 pm ROP exposure is very minimal since patient load is low Sunday duties once every alternate month Night duties once a week Occasionally there might be peripheral posting at one of their smaller centres.

Duration- 18 months  Selection- by exam followed by interview  They take 1 fellow per session  Stipend- 55k 1st month is orientation period where you shadow an assigned fellow (of any specialty) in OP and OT Thereafter you are posted to different specialty depts for a month x next 17 months. No cataract surgeries given in main SN hospital. It's in your posting at JCOC (their camp hospital) that you are given cataracts. You get 3 rotations of JCOC posting. SICS given initially- 100 cases promised Phaco given only in the last month and 3rd JCOC posting- only 30 phacos  No training in difficult cataracts or managing complications. You may get pterygiums and Yag caps.. no other procedures/ surgeries given  Hectic work environment  The consultant under whom you are posted with teaches you. Academics- regular classes, fellows attend with PGs, also have to give monthly internal exams. You are familiar with SICS and phaco by the end of fellowship but you cannot operate as an independent surgeon, will need more surgical experience post fellowship.

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  After joining the dept, you start getting steps in surgery from your 1st month itself   You get to do squints and paed cataracts mostly.. the numbers you get depends on your skill.. some fellows get to do all kinds of cases while others will not get as many chances. You are allowed to do squints independently by the end and also given paed cataracts if your consultant is confident in your skill No ROP exposure Dept is not hectic, not toxic. Consultants are approachable, you are also expected to do papers and presentations in fellowship, it is a requisite. Work timings 8am -7 pm On call- night duties once a month Sunday emergency duties very few, approx 1-2 Sundays during whole fellowship  Might have to do half day on Sundays if you have postops from Saturdays  All specialty fellows are expected to take enucleation call duties- once/twice a month  Peripheral postings+ which are usually 1-2 months long, mostly managing OP there, no OT chances Neuro-Ophthal exposure is also+  Such pts are seen in Paed Ophthal dept itself and managed by them.. VR dept also sees Neuro-Ophthal cases when it overlaps with presenting condition and may send to Paed Ophthal for opinion or vice versa  Overall a good fellowship, you exit as an independent surgeon who is able to operate squints and paed cataracts on your own. Phaco skill will need refining post fellowship.

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 operate camp pts with an oculoplasty condition (however, very rare to find such patients from camp setup)... there is no other surgical hands-on in OT since all cases are private pts.   Dept is not hectic, not toxic Work timings 9-5 pm Except on days when you have to come to hospital early at 7 am to observe Amar sir (Dr Amar Agarwal) operate cataracts, put glued IOLs etc On call- night duties once a month Camp duty once a month Camp postop duty once a month  Evening duty once a month Sunday duty 1-2/ month You do not exit the program as an independent surgeon, will need more training post fellowship.

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 institute and 25k to the University. Phaco training starts usually 6 months after joining. No other speciality fellows are there. SICS starts in around 2 weeks of commencement of fellowship. You get to see variety of cases. The focus is primarily on phacos. There will be many days when you won't be seeing any OPD primarily at all. Sometimes weeks.  Hectic. Work hours frequently goes late into the evening, lots of standing involved.  They have dedicated senior faculty to train you surgically. 30 to 40 phacos for one year. No complicated cases given, only NS 2, well dilated pupil cases.  Apart from cataract, nothing else. Complication management is done by faculty. No topical phacos given. No refractive training. You have to visit once a week to vision centres if you have been allotted that month. Camp duties every Sunday, night calls every 4 to 5 days. Clinical meet (academics) happens every Wednesday.

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 need to be in OT all day  Accommodation available in campus, separate charges for that  Cases given Mon- Sat Sundays off (They also have a short term phaco course but you can apply only if you've done 200 SICS minimum.)

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 independent cases. You get lots of retinal lasers and intravit injections. OP exposure is good, you see every kind of retina case here. ROP exposure is very less, another consultant sees the cases and you can request him to teach you screening. Oncology exposure NIL  Very few scleral buckles done here No training in SFIOLs (they are done by the consultants) You are trained to put iris claws Cataract OT is once a week, you get 1 case per OT, you get only normal NS 2 cataracts, no advanced cases. So that's around 160-170 phacos over 2 years. You are allowed to manage your cataract complications (iris claw training+) Work timings long, starts at 7 am can go on even till 9 pm depending on pt load and when OT finishes. All Sundays are working days, you have to come in for research or paper related work every Sunday. No public holidays given. On call- you have night duties in the first 6 months of joining... but you hardly get any emergencies. They have 3 other centres within the city so you will have periphery postings by turn. Academics- no formal classes, mostly self learning. You get to do steps in all cases but not given independent cases at all so you will need to join elsewhere after fellowship to learn to operate independently and get better.  Also, phaco refinement will be required (for advanced cataract cases) post fellowship.

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. Depends on how many foreign trainees come for training during the time of your fellowship since cases are usually allotted first for foreign trainees and then to fellows and PGs. You might get complicated cataracts if competent. No iris claws given. Only glued IOLs chances given. No training in vitrectomy. OPD exposure is very good, the consultants are friendly and approachable.  Yag caps and Yag PIs you get good numbers.  There’s a good research team, everything is very well documented here, they often motivate you for research publications. It’s a standard work environment. The day depends on how many cases are posted in the OT, as the OPD starts after OT.  1 night duty/ month, 1 camp duty/ month, Sunday duties 1-2 .  So you’re almost occupied the entire month.  Work might start as early as 7.30/ 8.30 am, usually ends by 5.30 pm There’s no one-on-one training as such. You learn by observing, you can see the camp cases. You can approach the consultants and cross check your findings.    Many MIGS and GATT cases are operated here by consultants. Wetlab trainings are given regularly. But, no hands-on usually given, might get a case or two. Peripheral postings + Monthly journal discussion and case presentations... along with that we get to attend the classes taken for DNB on our speciality topics. The only thing that was annoying (for the reviewer) was that the first 1.5 months is spent in "orientation" where you’re rotated in all sub-speciality departments to see how things work, which they felt was unduly long.

(Please note- Shroff Eye Centre is NOT the same as Shroff Charity Hospital) Duration 1.5 yrs 1 fellow taken every session  Selection- interview Stipend 70k First 2-3 months you see OP and manage cases You start retinal lasers by 2nd month From 3rd month onwards (or later) you start getting steps in retinal surgeries  You get mostly steps till the end of fellowship. Private patients so no chances to operate independently. You also get hands-on for macular surgeries and also, ILM peeling step. Clinically you get to see good number of retina cases in OP. You also get to do retinal lasers and give intravitreal injections but numbers of lasers are relatively less. ROP exposure is minimal since not many cases. No onco exposure, such cases are referred to Shroff Charity Eye Hospital for management. No phaco training.  Dept is hectic but not toxic  Work starts by 9/ 9.30 and can go up to 7 or 8 (for OP) Might go till 9 pm on OT days No night calls, no Sunday duties  No camp duties. Classes every week. Overall, you get to do steps for common retinal surgeries but still need more experience post fellowship to become an independent VR surgeon.

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 fellowship  You are rotated mostly between 3 depts during the fellowship- Gen Ophthal, Oculoplasty, Glaucoma.. duration of each posting is variable 1-4 months per dept You start with SICS usually from 2nd month onwards, camp OT (in trust hospital) is usually once a week.. you start with 1 case per OT and they gradually increase numbers as you get more confident. In addition to camp OT, you also attend private OT with the consultant you are posted with.. they may also give you steps/ whole cases to do based on yr skill. Phaco cases are usually given after 1 year, usually steps in initial months and then whole cases later once you are proficient (phaco numbers are less than SICS numbers) You get to do advanced cases but only for SICS No training for complication management  No topical phacos OPs are hectic, not toxic Consultants are approachable  Work timings 9-6 pm (can go up to 7 pm) OT on some days can also go up to 9/10 pm MMJ also has some 7-8 peripheral centres where fellows and consultants are posted by turn.. you may be posted for 1-2 months per centre, you get multiple postings as well.. these centres have standalone OTs so you get to do SICS there also You also get plenty of Yag caps during your fellowship May also get lid tear repairs, excision biopsy etc when posted in Orbit and Yag PIs when posted in Glaucoma  Duties- 1 emergency duty (8 pm- 8 am) every month, 1-2 enucleation calls every month, Sunday duties once every few months.. they also have a nearby peripheral centre where you are posted for 5pm -8pm OP duty by turn, once a week and frequency of posting decreases with time No compensatory offs for taking night duties No paid leaves Academics- DNB classes daily from 8-9 am, compulsory for fellows (x first 6-8 months) after that you attend only your dept classes (once per week) They now require all fellows to do a short term thesis and either send for publication/ do presentation, failing which you will not get your completion certificate. After Comprehensive, you can request them to let you do a speciality fellowship and if there is vacancy, they will accommodate you for the same.

Duration 1 yr  Fellows taken on need basis/ random intake  Selection- interview including surgical interview (you need to be skilled in SICS) Stipend- 35k for 1st 6 months, 40k for next 6 months  No admission fees/ caution deposits  Accomodation has to be arranged on your own First 6 months you do SICS, next 6 months you do phaco OT is thrice a week, you start with 1 case per OT  Case numbers are increased per OT based on your proficiency You are in OT 3 days a week and OP 3 days a week OP duty is mainly assisting senior consultants, you are not allowed to manage or dispose pts on your own.  On non-OT days, you will be busy giving blocks in OT Work timings 9 am - 5 pm But if posted for morning rounds then day starts at 7 am Fellows are posted by turn for what is called evening rounds/ patient workup where you do pre-op workup for pts who are posted for next day's OT.. starts at 8 pm can go up till 11 pm You get to select cases for your OT so you can choose advanced cataracts also (depending on your capability) which will be supervised by the senior consultant in OT that day You may also get to do other procedures like Yag cap but you need to search them out from the camp pts and request the consultant for the same.. not given routinely No periphery postings No camp duties No night duties Sunday camp workup duties are there- assigned to fellows by turn Dept is hectic  OT can get hectic when there is shortage of OT assistants at the fellow's table... there are 6 OT tables of which one table is assigned to fellows.. in case of assisting staff shortage, fellows will be required to assist the fellow who is operating. This Phaco fellowship was started in 2025 so data for approx phaco numbers not available.. but they allow you to do as many cases as you are able to do per OT. (Those who are not SICS proficient may not be selected for phaco program and will be required to do their Comprehensive program which is 1.5 yrs- where the focus is on SICS)

9 months  Selection- by interview 2 fellows taken per session Stipend 40k Accomodation provided in campus (15k extra) No admission fee  You are selected as fellow only if you're good in SICS (shud have done 500+ SICS) You start surgery in first month itself   After around 10-15 SICS, they start you on phaco  You start with 1 phaco per OT and number increases as your speed picks up You can go up to 5 phacos in an OT, rest will be SICS   Daily OT... Mon to Sat You start with basic NS2 cataracts and get to do some small pupils, PXF cases also Phaco machine assigned to fellows is the Hummingbird which is not efficient for hard cataracts, hence hard cataracts not given for phaco to fellows. The better Oertli machine is reserved for senior consultants, however some lucky fellows may get to operate on it now and then. You start stepwise side port in few cases then rhexis then phaco and so on till you do full cases Can expect an average of 150-200 phacos by end of fellowship  Pure phaco fellowship, no refractive exposure. Daily routine- OPD is from 9-5 pm. OT runs alongside OPD. Fellows are called by turn to OT during OP. When one fellow goes to OT, the other sees OP and when first fellow finishes, he comes down and the next fellow is called to OT. Work environ is hectic but  not toxic Post OP, you have to do pre-op assessment for camp pts so it can go up to 7/ 8 pm All camp postops are to be seen next day before 8 am During this fellowship, you also get to learn to manage complications.. can also get to do ant vitrectomy and put iris claws However, if you end up with a complication, next day OT is cancelled for you. Your next phaco chance will only come the day after. Peripheral posting- once a week on rotation basis at another centre where you see OP and post ops and come back to main hospital by 1.30 pm... then you're called to OT for ur turn.  So you dont miss OT chances even if you go for peripheral visits.  Night duties are by turn but no patients usually come. Sunday duties- only postop duty and then you're free. No camp duties. If you take leave during your fellowship, you miss those OT chances, they will not be compensated. Initially when you join, the number of cases you get may be low since the hospital also takes paid short term phaco and SICS trainees as well.. so you can have up to 6 fellows at a time.. cases have to be distributed between fellows and paid fellows get priority.. still, as a long term fellow, you will get a case every OT.