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Diploma in Physiotherapy

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Published on Feb. 19th 2020

Diploma in Physiotherapy

Introduction

Have you always wondered what lessons do a physiotherapist or any profession related to it require? Have you ever thought of pursuing any course about a physiotherapist? If yes, then you should go for a Diploma in Physiotherapy. Diploma in Physiotherapy, popularly known as DPT, is a three-year diploma course. It is associated with the theoretical and practical studies of physiotherapy. This course brings up a maximum performance of human movement enabling the patient to make their physical dilemmas to flew away or restrict it from entering our body through physical gestures. A therapist solves all the uneven problems in our body with a DPT degree. People with this degree are eligible to work in hospitals, health centres, private practices, sports clubs, etc.

Eligibility

Requirements asked by various colleges is a necessary process as it determines whether a student is eligible for the course or not. So this course also has a specific set of criteria stating your eligibility score. This set of rules is standard in most of the colleges, but it may vary from college to college.

An applicant must have qualified the 10+2 level of study in the stream of science subject from a recognized board.
According to many colleges, an applicant must score at least 45% in aggregate if applying from general quota and 40% in aggregate if applying from SC/ST/OBC quota.

Entrance Examination

Along with the eligibility list, some institutes also ask for entrance examination result as it tests our preparedness. Although entrance examination is not mandatory, it depends upon institutes whether to request for giving such review.

Entrance Examination	Full form	Mode of Test	Frequency	Application Fee (in INR)
NEET	National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test	Offline	Once a year	General Category – 1500 OBC-NCL – 1400 SC/ST/PWD/Transgender Category – 800
AIIMS	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Online	Once a year	General Category – 1500 OBC-NCL – 1500 SC/ST – 1200
JIPMER	Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research	Offline	Twice a year	General Category – 1500 SC/ST – 1200 OCI/NRI – 3000
PGIMER	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Online	Twice a year	General Category – 1500 SC/ST – 1200
DNB CET	Diplomatic of National Board Centralized Entrance Test	Online	Twice a year	4500

Syllabus

DPT is a three-year diploma course, and so the subjects are divided on a year-based curriculum. The segregation is provided in the table below.

Year	Subjects
Year I	General Anatomy General Physiology Pathology Pharmacology Exercise Therapy
Year II	Electrotherapy Psychology Computer Training Medicine Gynecology
Year III	Surgery Orthopedics Physiotherapy in Medical Conditions Physiotherapy in Surgical Conditions Rehabilitation Biomechanics & Kinesiology

Institutes

Many institutes are offering the course of DPT, but the best one depending on all the factors are few. The few best institutes are written below, along with its place and average cost.

Institute	City	Average Fees
Christian Medical College	Vellore, Tamil Nadu	₹40,600
Madras Medical College	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	₹1,200
Sri Ramachandra University	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	₹66,700
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College	Mumbai, Maharashtra	₹30,000
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research	Kolkata, West Bengal	₹12,500
Government Medical College	Nagpur, Maharashtra	₹24,200
Topiwala National Medical College	Mumbai, Maharashtra	₹35,000
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences	Faridkot, Punjab	₹53,400
Manipal University	Manipal, Karnataka	₹99,500
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences	Nashik, Maharashtra	₹20,800

Future Prospects

A person with the degree of DPT is opened to many opportunities for earning a livelihood. Some of these options are showcased in the table below.

Job Position	Description	Annual Average Salary
Therapy Manager	The primary responsibility of a Therapy Manager is to coordinate with the staff and to manage everyday operations at work. The Therapy Manager looks at the problem of patients reaching out to the organization and assists hem with various solutions. He/she is also responsible for hiring staff, training them for therapy, and some other tasks.	₹5,00,000
Customer Care Assistant	Every organization hires a person for answering all the inquiries incoming related to the organization, which is a Customer Care Assistant. He/she is responsible for providing various helps to the clients and people desiring to hire the service of the organization.	₹2,00,000
Professors	Professors are hired by colleges offering post-graduation courses on the related subject. They are in charge of providing lectures, instruction, and other activities to the students.	₹9,13,000
Lecturer	Lecturers are responsible for planning and research academic material. They also look at checking student's assignments, helping them develop and invigilate examinations along with checking the answer papers written by students in studies.	₹3,00,000
Physiotherapist	Physiotherapists assist patients in abolishing their physical difficulties caused due to ailments, injuries, etc. through exercises and therapies.	₹2,50,000

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