FAQ

Eligibility for enrolment

•        For Medical Doctors: Graduates or Postgraduates of Medicine in Allopathy having degrees recognized by respective national medical councils who wish to/are pursuing a career in Transfusion Medicine.

•        For Technicians: Graduates or Postgraduates of Medical Laboratory Technology whose degrees are recognized by respective technical councils who wish to/are pursuing a career in Transfusion Medicine.

•        For Nurses: Graduate or Postgraduates of Nursing whose degrees are recognized by respective nursing councils who wish to/are pursuing a career in Transfusion Medicine.

You need to have the following documens:

1. Your scanned copies of the original degree & degree registration certificate from appropriate authority
2. Your national identity card with photo (adress proof)
3. Facial Photo (here upload your own facial photo of approx. 35mm by 35 mm size with clear face,as this will be printed in the certificate)

All should be in jpg/png/pdf format below 500 MB in size. These need to be uploaded separately. The photo should be clear enough (minimum 300 dpi) as it will be printed on the certificate to be provided after clearing the online examination.

To pass the certificate program one must secure at least 40% marks. If you fail to clear in 1st attempt you will get one additional chance. Same should be availed before course/certificate expiry date.

For Certificate in Transfusion Medicine there will be 50 questions which need to be answered in 60 minutes in a sequence defined by the system. Once attempted and moved to the next questions one is not allowed to comeback and change  the answer..Examination must be completed in one sitting.

The majority of questions will be multiple choice questions supporting single or multiple answers; some true-false questions and few  image based questions. The questions will be based on the different levels depending upon the qualification and background of the candidate. Thus questions to technicians and nurses would be comparatively easier than what doctors would be asked during online test.

You may access some relevant  presentations, information about textbooks and journals on the website although no course material will be provided as of now.However the content available in the website may not cover the entire topics from which certification questions will be asked.

You may refer to following topics:                                                                                                       

1. Brief history, current scenario and future of Transfusion Medicine
2. Ethics and Regulations in Transfusion Medicine
3. Blood Transfusion Services
4. Blood  inventory , equipment management and stock control
5. Plasma Fractionation & usage of plasma products
6. Hemovigilance and Biomedical waste management , Disaster Management related to Blood Transfusion Services
7. Voluntary blood donation , Blood donor selections &  donor room procedures
8. Apheresis
9. Immunohematology: Principles, Techniques  and Practices
10. Blood groups: ABO, Rh & other red cell antigens
11. Compatibility testing
12. Transfusion transmissible infections and their screening/testing
13. Blood components :Standard and Specialized blood components
14. Adverse reactions to blood transfusions  
15. Anemia, Thalassemias, Sickle cell disorder
16. hemostatic disorders including point of care coagulation assays          
17. Transfusion support in stem cells and solid organ transplantation
18. Transfusion practices in major surgeries
19. Antenatal and pediatric transfusions including  hemolytic diseases of fetus & newborn        
20. Massive blood loss and transfusion 
21. Bedside Transfusion Practices
22. Molecular concepts in Transfusion Medicine 
23. Recent advances in Transfusion Medicine

You will be able to make payment through a payment gateway supporting Credit card,Debit card and UPI for INR Payment. For international student you can pay through Credit Card and Debit Card in USD.

If you need other information or have a query please write to “Contact Us” located on the website for assistance or once registered you can also send us mail from query section in your dashboard or send your queries via email to [email protected] 

1.Candidate needs to complete the examination in the mentioned time only. Extension in time is not allowed.

2.Please read the details about number of questions, marks, negative marks etc before you start the exam.

3.You have to attempt question on sequential (one after another).

4.You are not allowed to go back to previous questions

5.There is no negative marks

6.Click  the answer option button to select your answer,if required change the same before you move to next question.

7.There may be certain instructions before the question, read it to know if multiple answers need to be selected.

8.To change an answer, simply click the desired option button.

9. Click NEXT to move to next question

10.Once all questions are attempted click submit for final submission

11.When the time left becomes 0, then your assessment will be submitted by default, and you will not be able to make any changes.

This certificate program is an assessment based program focusing on current practices in Transfusion Medicine and questions will be covered from various topics as follows.

Candidates are advised to refer to following topics:                                                                                 

1. Brief history, current scenario and future of Transfusion Medicine

2. Ethics and Regulations in Transfusion Medicine

3. Blood Transfusion Services

4. Blood  inventory , equipment management and stock control

5. Plasma Fractionation & usage of plasma products

6. Hemovigilance and Biomedical waste management , Disaster Management related to Blood Transfusion Services

7. Voluntary blood donation , Blood donor selections &  donor room procedures

8. Apheresis

9. Immunohematology: Principles, Techniques  and Practices

10. Blood groups: ABO, Rh & other red cell antigens

11. Compatibility testing

12. Transfusion transmissible infections and their screening/testing

13. Blood components :Standard and Specialized blood components

14. Adverse reactions to blood transfusions  

15. Anemia, Thalassemias, Sickle cell disorder

16. hemostatic disorders including point of care coagulation assays          

17. Transfusion support in stem cells and solid organ transplantation

18. Transfusion practices in major surgeries

19. Antenatal and pediatric transfusions including  hemolytic diseases of fetus & newbor         

20. Massive blood loss and transfusion 

21. Bedside Transfusion Practices

22. Molecular concepts in Transfusion Medicine 

23. Recent advances in Transfusion Medicine