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A guide to Masters in Public Health Graduate Program, especially for Indian Students.The overreaching goal of MPH program is to provide students with a population perspective on health build knowledge and skills to perform as an effective manager, leader or administrator in health systems, both in public and private sector. The MPH program is designed to provide students with critical multidisciplinary training to help solve public health problems, globally.The full-time MPH program aims to develop students' competencies in the following core areas:EpidemiologyBiostatisticsEnvironmentalHealth SciencePublic Health BiologyHealth Management and Functional ManagementSocial and Behavioral SciencesPublic PolicyEthicsMaternal and Child Health CareMental healthCore areas (in order of scope and placements in future keeping the :Clinical EffectivenessClinical ResearchEpidemiologyHealth Programs and Health PoliciesDuration of the Course: two-year full-time master degree program. (Summer Programs and online courses of lesser duration in colleges abroad are also available)Preferred Eminent Institutes Offering The MPH ProgramTop Colleges abroad:John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - 45-credit degree, a 65- credit degree and a dual program of residency and MPH is available:A common application submission for accredited schools to SOPHAS (Centralized Application Service)Review by college received from SOPHAApplication to SOPHA should contain:A statement of purpose and objectives: should not exceed 600 words, although SOPHAS allows for a higher word count.Inclusive of:Academic and/or professional preparation for a career in public healthYour focused interest in the degree program/department or MPH field of study to which you are applyingCareer plans upon completion of the program at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthPre - requisites:1. Official test scores:GRE – With min. 60 percentile through ETS 3456 in Harvard and ETS 5688 in Hopkins. (Educational Testing Service)Median scores: 3.5/4.0 OF GPA, 69 - 89% IN Verbal Reasoning (GRE) and 57 - 77% IN Quantitative Reasoning (GRE)IELTS with min. 7 bands through ETSOr TOEFL (Not needed for Hopkins if you are an mbbs graduate)2. 3 letters of recommendation submitted in a timely manner in order for the application to be considered complete by the application deadline:At least one recommender should be a former instructor.Outlining education (including dates attended and dates degrees were awarded or are expected to be awarded), work experience (including dates of employment, job title, and description of responsibilities for each position held), and if applicable, a bibliography of publications.Inclusive of specialty board certifications and awards and honors, and indicate past and current affiliation with all professional, humanitarian, or volunteer organizations.The Experiences and Achievements sections on the SOPHAS application should also be completed.3. Post-secondary transcripts or mark sheets:credential evaluation from World Education Services (WES). We require the iCAP WES package that evaluates your transcripts course by course. Evaluations from WES will allow our reviewers to better understand the educational system in which you studied, which may be beneficial for your application review. If you are currently in a degree program, an updated, final WES evaluation will be required prior to matriculation at the Harvard Chan School.John Hopkins Bloomberg School accepts degree programs accredited by NACES approved agencies as well FOR ITS joint Program with IIMR, Jaipur.(EASIER than WES in my situation)4. VISA: F-1 or J-1 status for Hopkins.5. Hopkins also provides a dual program of residency and MPH for mbbs students which, very unfortunately, gives a huge priority to its own US citizen/canadian graduates rather than Foreign Medical graduatesThere are many other eminent colleges like Cambridge, Boston School, University of Copenhagen and University Toronto…Top Colleges in IndiaIIHMR , JaipurA DREAM DESTINATION.Best college for International exposure since they offer EXCHANGE PROGRAM to JOHN HOPKINS for one semester.Eligibility:Prior college-level biology course and another health-related course.Demonstrated English proficiency to prior degree, TOEFL or IELTS.Demonstrated quantitative and verbal skills through GREPre-screening questionnaire to be filled from the official website by 31st may.ResumeLetter of Recommendation through SOPHAS.Degree credentials of University to be sent from WESS.2. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, MumbaiBest college for placements and campus life.Entrance exam TISSNET in 1st week of January (Last exam held on 4/01/2020)Personal Interview3. PGIMER, Chandigarh.Entrance test (Community Medicine) in 1st week of June. (June 7, 2020)Personal InterviewGreat for placements and training4. Shree Chithra Tirunal Institute, TrivandrumEntrance exam and Personal interview in June.Best from education/academic point of view.5. JIPMER, Puducherry .Entrance examination will be conducted on the last week of June or 1st week of July every year.Commencement of course during 1st week of August. Closing of admission is 30th September.Many don't suggest JIPMER for non-Tamil speakers as they do not allow you to conduct your dissertation outside pondicherry; and therefore any non-Tamil speaker will find conducting dissertation in pondicherry troublesome.6. National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennaionly MBBS graduates are eligible.Experience in Public health (3 years), preferably in regularized Jobs under StateWritten test, if necessary7. JNU, New DelhiOnly MBBS or B.Sc graduates were allowed till 2019.They have relaxed their eligibility criteria from 2020 academic year onwards and any 4+ year course graduate or masters degree holder is now eligible for it.Last Date to apply May.8. Indian Institute of Public Health, GandhinagarEducational qualification (marks obtained in board/university exams)Work experiencePersonal interview, Essay writing and Group discussionLast date of application 31st May 2020.Evident preference to MBBS students.9. AIIMS, RishikeshThrough Entrance Examination only in 1st week of November. (Last exam held on 7th November 2019)10. AIIMS, JodhpurThrough Entrance Examination only in 1st week of November.(Last exam held on 18th November 2019)11. MPH College Kalyani (only for Bengalis), Rajiv Gandhi Health University Bangalore, RMRC, ICMR Bhubaneswar and NIMHANS Bangalore are other amazing options that you shouldn't miss.Indian Entrance Exam Syllabus:(Reference from Ilham Zaidi's answers on MPH)Negative marking (AIIMS Rishikesh, JIPMER Pondicherry, PGIMER Chandigarh, atc)No negative Marking (AIIMS Jodhpur, TISSNET, Shree Chithra Tirunal Institute, and IIPHs.Aptitude, LR, Basic Quant, and Verbal Ability exam included in TISSNET, Shree Chithra Tirunal Institute, PGIMER Chandigarh, IIPH.Public Health Programs, PSM oriented exams for AIIMS Jodhpur, AIIMS Rishikesh, JIPMER Pondicherry.Entrance exam Syllabus in IndiaReferral books:Preventive and Social Medicine by K.Park.Clinical Biochemistry by Allan Gaw, Michael J Murphy, Robert CowanVerbal reasoning by RS AgrawalCaplan(Specially for IIHMR)Public HealthSocial Sciences and HealthNational HealthNational Health ProgramsNutrition-Deficiency Conditions Including Micro-Nutrient MalnutritionPolicy and National Health ProgrammesScreening for DiseasesHospital-Acquired InfectionsHealth Planning and ManagementEnvironment and HealthCommunicable and Non-Communicable DiseasesConcept of Health and DiseaseDemography and Family WelfareDisaster ManagementBiostatistics2. Allied Health SciencesSARS and TuberculosisVaccine-Preventable DiseasesVector Bionomics & Ecology and Bioenvironmental Vector ControlZoonosisPublic Health LaboratoryNutrition and MetabolismMolecular DiagnosisLaboratory Aspects of Water-Borne and Vector-Borne DiseasesImmunologyArthropods of Public Health ImportanceBasic GeneticsChemical and Bacteriological Quality of WaterClinical BiochemistryFluorosis and ArsenicosisAcute Respiratory Infections Including Influenza3. General AptitudeTests of ComprehensionAnalysis ReasoningSources:Indvidual websites of mentioned collegesIlham Zaidi's answers to questions related to MPH are to the point. And there is obviously some reference from his answers about the marking scheme and syllabus.Do refer to Tanmay Singh's review on scope of MPH. It has a lot of perspective involved and numerous facts, therefore it would have been unfair to take information from his answer and just mentioned him in credits.