National Certifying

Examination for Infection

Control Professionals (CICP)
2023 Batch - 2

ADD CREDIBILITY TO YOUR CAREER

Infection Prevention and Control plays a key role in preventing the hospital-acquired
infections and promotes patient safety, thereby reducing the length of stay, cost of
stay, and morbidity. To help the health care organization to strengthen their infection
control team, CAHO is proud to announce the national level examination for
Certification in Infection Control and Prevention (CICP) for medical/quality
professionals.

What will you gain?

Earn credentials and showcase your competence in infection prevention and
control (IPC)
Distinguish yourself with confidence among your peers
Enhance your credibility and improve the opportunities for growth
Becoming National IPC Certified (CICP) shows your employer and colleagues
that you are knowledgeable and skilled to be/become an infection control officer/
infection control nurse/ member of the IPC team
Examination Syllabus
Basic Introduction to IPC and Standard Precautions
Personal Protective Equipment and Transmission Based Precautions
Hand Hygiene – Practices and Auditing
Health Care Associated Infections – Epidemiology & Significance
Health Care Associated Infection – Definitions
Ventilator Associated Events & Ventilator Associated Pneumonia –
Surveillance & Bundle Care
Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infections - Surveillance & Bundle Care
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections - Surveillance & Bundle Care
Surgical Site Infections - Surveillance & Bundle Care
Housekeeping Practices & Linen Management in Hospital Environment
Biomedical Waste Management – Guidelines, Implementation & Auditing
Outbreak Management – Basic Principles
Case Based Scenario for Outbreak Control
Infection Prevention & Control in Specific Hospital Areas
- Bone Marrow Transplant/Oncology Units
- Intensive Care Units
- Dietary Section
Sterilisation and Disinfection
Surveillance in Infection Control
- Environmental Surface
- Air
- Water
Prevention of Needle Stick Injury and Occupational Infectious Hazards
Protection of Health care workers – Vaccination and Post Exposure
Prophylaxis
Setting up of an Infection Control Program in a Hospital Setting
NABH Standards in Hospital Infection Control
Statistical Tools Used in IPC Surveillance and Audit
 Examination Reading Material

Exam Notification – twice a year

(June/ January)

Register for exam

(September/February)

Online Proctored Examination

on a single day
(October/ March)

Results declaration
(within a month)

PASS Certification FAIL

will be provided

Retake Exam after

6 months

30 credit points to be carried in 3 years’ time for re-certification

after 3 years.

Online crash course for exam preparation is available for those

who are interested (not mandatory)

www.caho.in/icp-certification
 Testimonials

A recent CAHO project is the national certification course for Infection control
professionals. The course and modules were very well designed and planned with highly
qualified infection control specialists.The exam was organised nicely by the team, and
the questions were in a Very professional Manner. I was quite eager to take the exam,
and the questions regarding infection control practices were thoughtful. I'm thrilled and
honoured to have won a "GOLD" medal in the "Nursing category." Another joyful
occasion was the graduation ceremony and it brought back pleasant memories of our
college days. Thank you CAHO for this new initiative and improving the expertise of
healthcare professionals.
Ms. Kogila Jayakumar
Gold Medal (Nursing)
Infection Control Nurse Manager, Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai

The exam was well conducted, and all the questions were really good pertaining to
infection control topic. Most importantly, the CAHOCON graduation ceremony was really
awesome..It was a nostalgic feeling of our 10 year back graduation. Thank you so
much....for a wonderful event..
Dr. Sumedh Sudhakar Lokapure
Bronze Medal(Medical)
Consultant Microbiologist, Aster Aadhar Hospital, Maharashtra

Another great initiative by CAHO. To have certified infection control professionals at

national level would be a game Changer in the IPC practices in the country. So glad to
have received the silver medal in the doctors category. Thanks CAHO!
Dr. Sonali Jain
Silver Medal(Medical)
Doctor, Kailash Hospital Noida New Delhi
Registration for the Examination
The registration is Open till 30th September, 2023. Examination on 28th
October, 2023.
To register, kindly fill out the form in the online portal on the CAHO website
along with the examination fee (7080 Inclusive of GST ). The fee covers hall
ticket, examination process, and certification.
The registration fee for those who are re-attempting the exam is 1500 INR (The
candidate should have attempted the examination in previous batch and must use the
same email id for re-application)

Terms and Conditions

The examination fee paid cannot be refunded if the participant is unable to appear for
the examination.
The examination questions and answer keys are set by the subject expert; The
examination is conducted by a computer delivered programme with a technical
expertise team partnered with. Hence re-evaluation will not be allowed under
any circumstances.
The candidate must follow the examination rules and regulations given in the
hall ticket.
As the proctored examination is monitored by AI system, explanation will be taken from
candidate for any suspected malpractice/ fraudulent practise. The decision of repeat
examination or accepting the explanation is the decision of the examination coordinator
All rights to the examination materials and intellectual property belong to CAHO.
The candidate must not republish, reproduce, duplicate, or copy the
examination questions in any form.
Your computer delivered IPC test may be cancelled or postponed on short
notice if technical issues impact the running of the test. If a session is
cancelled for technical issues, you may choose to reschedule to the next cycle
or can choose a full refund of the test fee.
The candidate takes full responsibility for the correctness of the information
given in the application form.
All candidates must bring a valid ID proof (Aadhar card, Passport, Driving
License, Voters Card, Employee card), if not the candidate will not be allowed
to write the test.
The application and payment are online only through CAHO official website
(link). CAHO is not responsible for any payments made through fraudulent
websites or in person.
The certification (e-certificate) is valid for 3 years from the date of the test.
The exam partners will take full responsibility that the exam procedures,
administering the exam and declaration of results will be as per the scheduled
dates and that, no errors or omissions are committed.
Once an application is submitted, it is assumed that the candidate has read and
understood all the terms and conditions.

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