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Comparer les études de santé en IndePhysiotherapist in India (BPT & State Registration)
From Class 12 science, through the 5-year Bachelor of Physiotherapy (4 years of study and a 1-year internship), to registration with your State Allied and Healthcare Council
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Où cela mène
- Physiotherapist in a hospital or nursing home
- Physiotherapist with a sports team or fitness centre
- Physiotherapist in community rehabilitation or health promotion services
- Physiotherapist in an independent physiotherapy clinic
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The BPT now takes five years: four years of study and a compulsory one-year internship. You may practise only after registration, and registration needs a recognised qualification from a recognised institution, so check the institution before you pay fees. The NEET rule changes in 2027–28: check the admission notice for your year.
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Meet NCAHP’s Class 12 requirements for your admission year and secure a BPT seat at a recognised institution.
Four years of study in English, from anatomy and physiology to physiotherapy in medical, surgical, orthopaedic, neurological and cardiothoracic conditions.
A compulsory, full-time rotatory internship after you pass all examinations, with a stipend, a rural posting and Basic Life Support training.
Register with your State Allied and Healthcare Council, then keep your registration renewed and choose where to work.
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Le métier
Ce que vous feriez
- Examine patients with problems of movement, function, disability or pain from injury or disease
- Reach a physical and functional diagnosis and plan treatment
- Treat patients with exercise, mobilisation, manipulation and electrical and thermal agents
- Advise patients and carers on health promotion, prevention and their treatment
- Work on your own or as part of a multidisciplinary team
Où vous travailleriez
- Hospitals and nursing homes, public and private
- Sports teams and fitness centres
- Community rehabilitation and health promotion services
- Independent physiotherapy clinics
Autorisation d’exercer
L’inscription se fait auprès de Your State Allied and Healthcare Council (State Council)
- Obtain the BPT, the recognised primary qualification, from a recognised institution
- Qualify the exit examination: until NCAHP specifies one, your institution's final examination counts
- Apply in Form R-1 to the State Council of the state where you live, with the fee your state sets
- Be entered in the State and Central Registers with a UID number, and renew every five years
Toutes les étapes en détail
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Meet the eligibility and get admission 2 étapes
Check the rules for your admission year
For 2026–27, NCAHP deferred the NEET requirement: the merit list is based on your Class 12 marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. From 2027–28, no candidate will be admitted unless they have appeared in NEET (UG).
Tâche concrète: Write down your Class 12 PCB percentage, the year you plan to join and the rule that applies to that year.
Pourquoi c’est important: The rule changed between 2026–27 and 2027–28, so your admission year decides what you need.
Liste de contrôle
- Check you have at least 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together (40% for SC, ST, OBC-NCL and PwBD candidates)
- Check you pass English and will be 17 by the date of admission
- If you will join in 2027–28 or later, register for NEET (UG)
Choose a recognised institution and apply
Admission to the BPT is on the basis of eligibility and a merit list. Only a recognised qualification from a recognised institution leads to registration, so check the institution before you pay fees.
Tâche concrète: Make a shortlist of institutions and note each one’s admission notice and closing date.
Pourquoi c’est important: A qualification that is not recognised does not lead to registration.
Liste de contrôle
- Read the admission notice where you want to study, and NCAHP’s public notices for the year’s admission deadline
- Get a physical fitness certificate from an authorised medical attendant: you submit it with the application
- Keep your Class 10 and 12 marksheets and any category certificates ready
The four-year BPT course 2 étapes
Years 1 and 2: build the foundations
Year 1 includes human anatomy, human physiology, biochemistry, the fundamentals of exercise modalities and of electro-physical agents, psychology and sociology, and India’s healthcare delivery system. Year 2 includes pathology and microbiology, pharmacology, public health, emergency care and life support skills, exercise therapy, electrotherapy and biomechanics (NCAHP curriculum, 2025).
Tâche concrète: Analyse one everyday movement, such as standing up from a chair, and list the joints and main muscles it uses.
Pourquoi c’est important: Everything you treat later rests on anatomy, movement and the physical agents you use.
Liste de contrôle
- Learn human anatomy region by region, with the joints and muscles each movement uses
- Practise exercise therapy and electrotherapy in the college laboratories
- Learn biomechanics: how forces act on the body in posture and movement
Years 3 and 4: physiotherapy in clinical conditions
Year 3 includes general medicine and paediatrics, general surgery, orthopaedics, physiotherapy in medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions, physical and functional diagnosis and prescription, and research methodology and evidence-based practice. Year 4 includes neurology and physiotherapy in neurological conditions, cardiothoracic conditions, sports physiotherapy and exercise prescription, ethics, medico-legal aspects and management, community physiotherapy and rehabilitation, a project and clinical rotation.
Tâche concrète: Write up one supervised patient case: your assessment, your diagnosis and your treatment plan.
Pourquoi c’est important: These years turn your knowledge into the assessment and treatment you will give as a physiotherapist.
Liste de contrôle
- Practise patient assessment: history, examination and functional diagnosis
- Learn manual therapy techniques such as joint mobilisation under supervision
- Plan rehabilitation for patients with orthopaedic, neurological and cardiothoracic conditions
The one-year internship 1 étapes
Complete the compulsory rotatory internship
After passing all examinations in all subjects, you do a one-year rotatory internship in your institute’s hospital or an affiliated or approved hospital. The institute pays a stipend set by the State Council. Up to 4 months can be an externship at an institute the State Council approves, and 2 months are a rural posting, preferably at a CHC, PHC or rural rehabilitation centre.
Tâche concrète: Keep a weekly log of the patients you assessed and treated in each posting.
Pourquoi c’est important: The BPT is a five-year programme including the internship.
Liste de contrôle
- Complete the Basic Life Support (BLS) programme, which is mandatory during the internship
- Keep the internship log book the curriculum prescribes and get it signed
- Plan any externship and your rural posting with your institute
Register and start practising 2 étapes
Register with your State Allied and Healthcare Council
Under NCAHP’s Registration of Allied and Healthcare Professionals Regulations, 2026, you may practise only after registration. Apply in Form R-1 to the State Council of the state where you live, with the fee your state sets; you are entered in the State Register and the Central Register and get a UID number. Until NCAHP specifies an exit examination, your institution’s final examination counts as the exit examination. If your state has no State Council, you register with the Central Register.
Tâche concrète: Find your State Allied and Healthcare Council and list the documents and fee it asks for.
Pourquoi c’est important: Registration is what entitles you to practise as a physiotherapist.
Liste de contrôle
- Find your State Allied and Healthcare Council
- Prepare your degree, internship and identity documents and the fee
- Note that registration is valid for five years
Keep your registration and choose your path
Registration is renewed every five years if you have done at least 15 hours of continuing professional development a year and 75 hours over the five years, no more than half of it online. Physiotherapists work in hospitals and nursing homes, with sports teams and fitness centres, in community rehabilitation and health promotion, and in independent clinics. The two-year Master of Physiotherapy (MPT) admits BPT graduates through a state or university entrance test.
Tâche concrète: Talk to one hospital physiotherapist and one in private practice about their daily work.
Pourquoi c’est important: Knowing the options and the renewal rule helps you plan your first years.
Liste de contrôle
- Plan at least 15 hours of conferences, workshops or training each year
- Compare hospital, sports, community and private-clinic work
- Consider the MPT if you want to specialise
Questions fréquentes : Physiotherapist in India (BPT & State Registration)
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Do I need NEET for BPT?
Not for admission in 2026–27: NCAHP deferred the requirement, and the merit list is based on Class 12 marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. From 2027–28, you must have appeared in NEET (UG).
How long is the BPT now?
Five years: four years of study and a one-year compulsory rotatory internship, under NCAHP’s 2025 curriculum. Until now it took 4.5 years including the internship. You must complete the degree within ten years of joining.
Is there a licensing exam after the BPT?
NCAHP’s 2026 registration regulations provide for an exit examination that NCAHP will specify. Until it does, your institution’s final examination counts as the exit examination.
Who regulates physiotherapy in India?
The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) sets the curriculum and standards under the NCAHP Act, 2021. Your State Allied and Healthcare Council registers you, and you also appear in NCAHP’s Central Register.