Academic Programme Duration : 4 years & 6 months internship

Duration of course:

• BPT course will be full time course.
• Duration will be four years followed by compulsory six months rotator internship
• There shall be an annual university examination at the end of each of each academic year in the form of theory papers and practical examinations. The candidates shall be required to appear in every subject as specified in the course structure for each year
• This course shall be divided into four professional examinations namely BPT Part-1 at the end of first academic year, BPT part-II at the end of first academic year, BPT Part-Ill at the end of third academic year, BPT Part-lVatthe end of fourth academic year.

Duration of Examination:

Each theory paper shall be of 3 hrs. duration.

Scheme of Examination:

BPT-Part-I (First Year) University Examination

BPT-I
		Theory				Practical
SL. No.	Subject	Written		Viva Voce	Internal Assessment	Practical	Internal Assessment	Total
		Time	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks
1.	Anatomy	3Hrs	100	30	20	40	10	200
2.	Physiology	3Hrs	100	30	20	40	10	200
3.	Biochemistry	3Hrs	80	-	20	-	-	100
4.	Biomechanics	3Hrs	100	30	20	40	10	200
5.	Section A-Psychology	3Hrs	40		10			100
			40	-	10	-	-
	Section B - Sociology

 

BPT-Part-II (Second Year) University Examination

BPT - II
		Theory				Practical
SL. No.	Subject	Written		Viva -Voce	Internal Assessment	Practical	Internal Assessment	Total
		Time	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks
1.	Section A- Pathology	3hrs	40	-	10	-	-	100
	Section B - Microbiology		40	-	10	-	-
2.	Pharmacology	3hrs	80	-	20	-	-	100
3.	Exercise Therapy	3hrs	100	30	20	40	10	200
4.	Electrotherapy	3hrs	100	30	20	40	10	200
5.	Research Methodology & Biostatistics	3hrs	80	-	20	-	-	100

 

BPT-Part-III Third Year University Examination

BPT - Ill
		Theorv				Practical
SL. No.	Subject	Written		Viva - Voce	Internal Assessment	Practical	Internal Assessment	Total
		Time	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks
1.	General Medicine	3 Hrs	80	-	20	-	-	100
2.	General Surgery	3 Hrs	80	-	20	-	-	100
3.	Orthopedic & Traumatlolgy	3 Hrs	80	-	20	-	-	100
4.	Orthopedics & Sports Physiotherapy	3 Hrs	100	30	20	40	10	200
5.	Cardio Respiratory & General Physiotherapy	3 Hrs	100	30	20	40	10	100

 

BPT-Part-lV (Fourth Vear) University Examination

BPT- IV
		Theory				Practical
SL No.	Subject	Written		Viva - Voice	Internal Assessment	Practical	Internal Assessment	Total
		Time	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks	Maximum Marks
1.	Neurologycal & Neurosurgery	3 Hrs	80	-	20	-	-	100
2.	Community Medicine	3 Hrs	80	-	20	-	-	100
3.	Neuro- Physiotherapy	3 Hrs	100	30	20	40	10	200
4.	Community Based Regabilitation	3 Hrs	100	30	20	40	10	200

Internal Assessment

• ltwill befortheoryand practical both
• ltwill bedonethroughthewholeyear
• Candidates must obtain at least 50% marks in theory and practical separately in internal assessmentto the eligible for the Annual university
• Internal assessment (theory) will be done as follows:
  1. mid-term and term examinations= 10 marks
  2. assignment/projects/classtests/clinical presentations=05 marks
  3. attendance= 05 marks

Total= 20 marks

Internal assessment (practical) will be done as follows:

1. Laboratory manual= 10 marks
2. Day to day performance= 05 marks
3. Attendance= 05 marks

Total= 20 marks

Internal assessment of subjects without practical will be done as:

1. Mid-term and term examinations= 10 marks
2. Assignment/projects/class tests/clinical presentations= 05 marks
3. Attendance=05marks

Criteria for Passing:

• A candidate is declared to have passed University examination in a subject, if he/she secures 50% of marks in theory and 50% in practical separately. For computation of 50% marks in theory, the marks scored in the internal assessment (theory) shall be added to the University conducted written examination and for passing in practical the marks scored in University conducted practical examination and internal assessment (practical) shall be added together

Grace Marks:

• If a candidate fails in one subject (theory only) in the annual University examination,S(five) grace marks will be given to the candidate by the University before the declaration
• Candidate failing in practical examination will be considered as

Supplementary Examination:

• A Candidate failing in a subject but securing at least 30% aggregate marks will be required to appear in the university examination after 3 months in the subject/subjects while attending classes of next year. Those secure less than 50% aggregate marks will be required to appear in all the subjects.
• If candidate fails in supplementary examination his/her session will be shifted by one year. The candidate will have to take admission in the previous year and pay the tuition fee for the academic He/she will have to appear in all the subjects in the examination.
• Supplementary examination will be held not earlier than 3 months and later than 6 months from the date of annual University examination.

Degree:

• The degree of B.P.T. course of the university shall be conferred on the candidate who have persuaded the prescribed course of study for not less than four academic year and have passed examinations as prescribed under the relevant scheme and completed 6 months of compulsory rotator

Internship:

• There shall be six months of internship after the final year examination for candidates declared to have passed the examination in all the subjects.
• During the internship candidates shall have to work full time average 7 hours per day (each working day) for 6 calendar months.
• Each candidate is allowed maximum of 6 holidays during entire internship program and in case of any exigencies during which the candidate remains absent for a period more than 6 days, he/she will have to work for the extra days during the candidate has remained absent.
• The internship should be rotator and cover clinical branches concerned with physiotherapy such as orthopaedics, cardiothoracic including ICU, neurology, neurosurgery, pediatrics, general medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology both inpatient and outpatient services.
• Based on the attendance and work done during posting the Director/Principal/Head of institution/department shall issue 'certificate of satisfactory completion' of training following which the university shall award the Bachelor of Physiotherapy Degree or declare the candidate eligible for the same.
• No candidate shall be awarded degree without successfully completing six months internship.
• Institution shall have to satisfy themselves that satisfactory infrastructure facilities of Physiotherapy exist in the Institute/ hospital where the internship training has to be undertaken.

Following parameters/guidance has been suggested :

1. It is mandatory for the institution to have its own Physiotherapy clinicfullyfurnished with all the necessary equipments as per the curriculum of the
2. Senior physiotherapist with sufficient clinical experience should manage the physiotherapy departments in the Institutes/

Institute Director/ principal can at his discretion grant NOC to the students to do the internship at the place of his choice provided the concerned hospital fully satisfies the above criteria. For the purpose of granting NOC the candidates shall have to submit to the Institution the status of physiotherapy services available at the place where he intends to his internship.