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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

54 Months

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) is a Four-year and six-month compulsory internship course offered by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, and approved by the Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP). The Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) duration is 4 ½ years followed by 6 months internship. The medium of instruction is English for all the subjects of study and the examination of the BPT course.


Eligibility Criteria

A Candidate seeking admission to first-year Bachelor in Physiotherapy (BPT):

Should have passed two years of university examinations conducted by the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka State, with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects individually.

OR

Shall have passed any other examination conducted by Boards / Councils / Intermediate examination established by State Government / Central Government and recognized as equivalent to a two-year Pre University Examination by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences / Association of Indian Universities (AIU), with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects individually.

OR

Candidates who have completed a Pre-university course with Vocational Physiotherapy as their optional subject are eligible for admission to the BPT course.

OR

Lateral entry shall be to III years of the 41/2 years BPT Course

The students who have completed the DPT course conducted by the paramedical board are eligible for lateral entry.

Admission Details

The selection of students to a course of Physiotherapy shall be based on merit provided that: 

In case of admission based on a qualifying examination, a candidate for admission to the BPT course must have passed individually in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English and must have obtained not less than 45% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology in the qualifying examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, or Category I, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology together in the qualifying examination is not less than 40% instead of 45% as above. 

Age: A candidate seeking admission to the Bachelor of Physiotherapy course should have completed 17 years of age, as of 31st December of the year of admission. 

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