Bachelor of Physiotherapy | School of Allied Healthcare & Sciences - JAIN (Deemed-to-be University)

Bachelors of Physiotherapy

About Physiotherapy

Physiotherapists are health care professionals with a significant role in health promotion and treatment of injury and diseases. They combine their in-depth knowledge of the human body and how it works with specialized hands-on clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and treat symptoms of illness, injury or disability.

All physiotherapists registered to practice are qualified to provide safe and effective physiotherapy. They have met national entry-level education and practice standards and have successfully passed a standardized physiotherapy competence examination.


Scope of practice

Physiotherapists assess, plan and implement rehabilitative programs that improve or restore human motor functions, maximize movement ability, relieve pain syndromes, and treat or prevent physical challenges associated with injuries, diseases and other impairments.

They apply a broad range of physical therapies and techniques such as movement, ultrasound, heating, laser and other techniques. They may develop and implement programs for screening and prevention of common physical ailments and disorders.

Some of the ways physiotherapy can help through therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, electrical modalities and a range of techniques.

  1. Treat and manage musculoskeletal pain , joint injuries and address physical challenges associated with pain, arthritis, repetitive strain injury, (such as tennis elbow), etc.
  2. Treat sports injuries and provide advice on prevention and recurrence.
  3. Provide post-surgical rehabilitation including joint replacement & general surgery conditions, post fracture stiffness.
  4. Maximize mobility with neurological disorders such as stroke, and spinal cord injury.
  5. Treat children with pediatric conditions such as developmental delay, fractures and cardio respiratory conditions
  6. Assist in the management of incontinence.
  7. Provide pre natal and post natal care and treat other women’s health conditions.
  8. Help manage the physical complications of cancer and its treatment
  9. Treat and manage respiratory and cardiac conditions and provide cardiac rehabilitation following a heart attack or cardiac surgery.

Physiotherapists may also contribute to the development of local, national and international health policies and public health strategies


Admission Process:

  • Admission to Bachelor of Physiotherapy course shall be made on the basis of eligibility and an entrance test to be conducted for the purpose.
  • No candidate will be admitted on any ground unless he/she has appeared in the admission test and interview.
  • Entrance test, to be conducted by the university as per the syllabus under 10 +2 scheme.
  • Successful candidates on the basis of written test will be called for counseling(s) nominated by the University or the board.
  • During subsequent counseling (s) the seat will be allotted as per the merit of the candidate depending on the availability of seats on that particular day.

Course Highlights:

Bachelors of Physiotherapy program at JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) is designed with the international standards in mind with a goal to create Physiotherapists that are not only academically sound but also clinically competent and are on par with the global standards. Program includes academic, clinical and research components which allows students to explore specialty areas.

BPT Curriculum at JAIN is one of the most advanced curriculum in Physiotherapy in India, incorporating a major choice based subject in the curriculum. Students will be able to choose one area of major, as their specialty, in the final year of their undergraduate education. Major choice options:

  1. Orthopedics
  2. Sports
  3. Neurology​
  4. Cardio Pulmonary​

Other Key highlights of the program

  • Internationally trained and experienced mentors​
  • Advanced Physiotherapy and Sports simulation labs
  • State of the Art Human Performance Center ​
  • Extensive Hospitals, Clinical and Sports Training center placements for advanced hands on training experience.
  • Promoting Research in Various areas of Physiotherapy
  • Master classes from experts in the field from USA​
  • Internship and Onsite training option available for qualifying candidates in the USA​
  • Placement assistance in India and Abroad​
  • PATH to USA Program for aspiring students to find and establish their careers in the USA​

Eligibility:

  1. 1. He/she has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent examination recognized by any Indian University or a duly constituted Board with pass marks (50%)in physics, chemistry and biology(botany & zoology), mathematics.(i.e. –Physics, chemistry and biology as mandates requirements).
  2. Candidates who have studied abroad and have passed the equivalent qualification as determined by the Association of Indian Universities will form the guideline to determine the eligibility and must have passed in the subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English up to 12th Standard level.