Physiotherapy is a branch concerned with healthcare that applies modes of physical movement including exercise and massage. Actually, Physiotherapy is one such leading specialization program that is the choice of many experiences and is considered one of the most demanding and challenging fields in terms of career and personal growth.
Topics Cover in This Course-
Course |
BPT |
Full Form |
Bachelor of Physiotherapy |
Level |
Undergraduate |
Duration |
4.5 years (Including a 6-month compulsory internship) |
Admission Process |
Entrance Exam, Direct Admission |
Eligibility |
10+2 With Physics, Chemistry & Biology as main subjects & 50% marks 45 % marks for SC/ST/OBC Category |
Entrance Exam |
IPU CET, LPUNEST, IEMJEE, BCECE, etc. |
Top Colleges & Institute |
Khalsa College, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Christian Medical College, Institute of Paramedical Sciences, etc. |
Jobs Profile |
Physiotherapist, Therapy Manager, Medical Coder, Osteopath, Chiropractor, etc. |
Course fees |
INR 70,000 to 4 Lakhs INR |
BPT or Bachelor of Physiotherapy is an undergraduate academic course in one he fields of medical science known as physiotherapy. Physiotherapy uses physical agents like Exercise, Massage, and other modalities for providing treatment to those patients whose movements and function are threatened by aging, injury, disease, and environmental factors.
The duration of the BPT Course is four and a half years including an internship of six months? Physical therapy programs provide core skills like manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, and the application of electro physical modalities to prospective students. There are various physical therapy colleges that offer physiotherapy courses. The physical therapy degree course is specially meant for those who have compassion for the sick or injured,
Physiotherapy is very challenging and demanding as one may need to work for long hours and have tremendous patience as some patients may not respond to immediate treatment apart from rigorous education one needs to have lots of physical stamina because of the nature of the work.
The Admission process in BPT is different in different colleges and Universities some institutes conduct their own entrance exams and some accept state-level or national-level exams. Whereas in some institutes enrolment in the course is done on the basis of their performance in 10+2 examinations.
Candidates who want to get admission to the bachelor of physiotherapy
Doing BPT Course the aspiring candidates must have some special set of skills like
Students enrolled in this program are taught skills related to manual therapy, Exercises, and applications of the electro physical modes of treatment which cure a variety of disabilities and diseases associated with the spine back, neck, and even stress-related problems the whole syllabus of this course is divided into eight semesters.
Semester I |
Semester II |
Semester III |
Semester IV |
Anatomy |
Biomechanics |
Pathology |
Clinical Observation Posting |
Biochemistry |
Psychology |
Microbiology |
Exercise Therapy |
Basic Nursing |
Sociology |
Pharmacology |
Electrotherapy |
English |
Orientation to Physiotherapy |
First Aid & CPR |
Research Methodology & Bio stat |
Physiology |
Integrated Seminars |
- |
Introduction to Treatment |
Semester V |
Semester VI |
Semester VII |
Semester VIII |
General Medicine |
Allied Therapies |
Community medicine |
Ethics, Administration & Supervision |
General Surgery |
Orthopaedics & Sports |
Community- based |
Supervised Rotatory clinical |
- |
- |
Rehabilitation |
training |
Orthopaedics & Traumatology |
Physiotherapy |
Neurology & neurosurgery |
Evidence-based physiotherapy & practice |
- |
Supervised Rotatory Clinical Training |
Neuro- Physiology | - |
The Internship Program for 6 months starts after candidates clear all these subjects in the final examination. The internship is best performed in a teaching hospital recognized by the respective universities.
IPU CET: Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test
LPUNEST: Lovely Professional University National Eligibility and Scholarship Test
IEMJEE: Institute of Engineering and Management Joint Entrance Exam
BCECE: Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination
Government Colleges |
State/City |
Govt. Physiotherapy College, Gujarat Govt. Medical College, Maharashtra Punjabi University. |
Patiala, Punjab |
Khalsa College |
Amritsar |
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences |
Hyderabad |
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research |
Kolkata |
Private Institutes & Colleges |
States/City |
Christian Medical College |
Ludhiana |
Christian Medical College |
Vellore |
Institute of Paramedical Sciences |
Kerala |
Oasis College of Science & Management |
Pune |
Jobs Role |
Average Salary per Year |
Physiotherapist |
INR 2.2 Lakhs |
Sports Physio Rehabilitator |
INR 4.9 Lakhs |
Therapy Manager |
INR 4.4 Lakhs |
Medical Coder |
INR 2.4 Lakhs |
Osteopath |
INR 70 Thousands |
Assistant Physiotherapists |
INR 3.50 Lakhs |
Private Physiotherapist |
INR 8. 70 Lakhs |
Chiropractor |
INR 2.40 Lakhs |
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