Diploma in Sanitary Inspector (DSI)

Sanitation is an important aspect of an individual as well as at community level. Sanitation comes under the health sector and varies from food sanitation to community hygiene. A sanitary inspector generally looks after public health and hygiene. Public health is an important matter of concern for the municipal bodies in allover world. Sanitary inspectors play an important role in the protection of public health and environment in various ways.They take measures to maintain and improve standard of public health in the specified area. Inspects houses, shops, malls, factories, entertainment places, markets, drains, night soil depots, rubbish depots, burial and cremation ground, etc., and undertakes public health activities such as disinfections, anti-malarial and anti-epidemic measures. Inspects hotels, restaurants, etc. to ensure that food and edibles sold are fit for public consumption.

Sanitary health inspectors are professionals who are focused on prevention, investigation, consultation, and education of the community regarding health risks and maintaining a safe environment. Their requirement is rising with the changes in the public health sector. Municipal & Civic bodies in a state depend on sanitary inspectors for dealing with numerous public issues which range from safety of food, safe drinking water and general sanitary conditions.

Module 1: Public Health & Hygiene

Module 2: Concept of Health & Disease

Module 3: Environmental Health

Module 4: Principles of epidemiology & epidemiological methods

Module 5: Screening of Diseases

Module 6: Infection Control

Module 7: Nutrition & Health

Module 8: Food Sanitation & Food Chemistry

Module 9: Health Data & Statistics

Module 10: Disaster Management & Emergency Care

Module 11: Water & Environmental Sanitation

Module 12: Waste Management

Module 13: Capstone Project

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline are eligible for our Post Graduate Diploma, Executive Diploma and Professional Certifications Programmes. 10+2 pass-outs are eligible for our Under Graduate Diploma and Diploma holders of two to three years course duration are also eligible for the PG Diploma.

Programme Duration

The minimum duration to complete the Diploma programme is 12 months and maximum is 24 months.

Programme Mode

Registrations are currently open for regular and Part-time (Online Live Classes) both modes.

Programme Deliverables

A comprehensive study material for all the modules in hard copies ensuring the needs of the audience. The accompanying training material is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.

• Assignments for all the programme modules for continuous evaluation and guidance.
• Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants.
• Online Live Classes/Part-time for all the modules will be conducted on the weekends. Moreover, a doubt clearing session will also be scheduled before the examination.
• All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable.
• Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job.
• At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires.
• All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English.

Examination & Certification

All the participants are obliged to timely submit completed assessment assignments (during the programme, usually after every module) and appear for an online exam at the end of the programme. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Diploma in Sanitary Inspector by Centre for Health Management and Research, IGMPI.For all the above-mentioned modules, Online Live Classes/Part-time or face-to-face classes (Regular mode), elaborate programme material, self-assessment assignments would be provided by the Institute. Details get updated on the webpage as well.

Discipline in Classes and Examination

Every student is required to observe a disciplined behaviour during her/his classes, assessments & examinations and to follow instructions from the Professors. Any act of indiscipline may result into discredit & it will be mentioned in her/his academic report.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

For the Post Graduate Diploma and Undergraduate Diploma Programmes, we will provide placement assistance after the completion of the programme. The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing placement assistance to its students. The robust placement cell comprises senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working with global healthcare like , Jhpiego, SELCO Foundation, TATA Foundation, Samarthan NGO, PSI, UNICEF, WHO, HCL Foundation, IPE Global, Optum, PATH, AIIMS, Action against Hunger, Ekta Shakti Foundation, Seva Foundation, India HIV-AIDS Alliance, HLFPPT, Deepak Foundation, Novartis, LalPath Labs Ltd., Fortis Healthcare Ltd., HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd., Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd., Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd., Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Wockhardt Ltd., Cactus Communications, Public Health Foundations of India, Cytel, Religare Health Insurance Company Ltd., Deloitte, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Bain & Company, Alvarez & Marsal, McKinsey & Company, etc. The IGMPI’s Corporate Resource Division actively recommends our students and training participants for various job requirements and specialized roles to Human Resource, Talent Acquisition as well as the heads of various departments in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare industries on regular basis.

Future career prospects in Sanitary Inspector

Many opportunities in Government, private and NGOs sectors viz. government public health departments/ railways/ municipal corporations/ airports / town panchayat and industries. The qualified professionals can work as Health Inspectors, Sanitary Inspectors and Public Health Workers in the above-mentioned departments. Candidates can also get opportunities to work in various programmes run by government like Swach Bharat Abhiyan, Central Rural Sanitation Programme,National Rural Drinking Water Programme, Jal Jeevan Mission, Total Sanitation campaign etc

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Last date for submitting completed Application Form: 17^th Aug 2026.

For further enquiries, call or write to us on:
18001031071 (Toll Free -9:00 am to 5:30 pm IST-except on Central Government holidays)/ info@igmpi.ac.in