Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
4 weeks
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureFour-week fellowship at Ganga Hospital in Trauma and Spine. SICOT does not state whether participation is observational or hands-on.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Limited to applicants residing outside India.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published by SICOT
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAnnual SICOT call. The SICOT fellowships page still labels this fellowship "(open)" but states a deadline of 15 September 2026, which has now passed; the date of the next call is not published. Only one SICOT fellowship application per year is allowed.
SICOT member with membership dues paid two years in a row at the time of application
45 years old or younger at the start of the fellowship
Health insurance cover during the stay and a pre-travel medical check-up with blood-test results
Priority to candidates who attended a SICOT Congress in the past 4 years; preference to international fellows
Three or more years of specialised orthopaedic training at the time of application
Must reside outside India
Application documents
Application form
Copy of birth certificate or passport
CV (date of birth, logbook, academic and other achievements, professional experience with months and years, fields of interest)
Two recommendation letters (one from the current head of department, not older than 6 months)
Proof of English level
Motivation letter
Recent medical check-up with lab results showing vaccinations (not older than 6 months)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
SICOT-funded four-week fellowship at Ganga Hospital for two surgeons per year.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Reimbursement of travel and accommodation (up to EUR 2,000); accommodation arranged by the host.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Reimbursement of travel and accommodation (up to EUR 2,000); accommodation arranged by the host.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Ganga Hospital (via SICOT)
Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore is a large orthopaedic, trauma and spine centre.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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