Manipal University offers a bachelor's and a master's level in physiotherapy through its College of Health Professions. The bachelor's program has a mandatory 6-month internship at the end of 4 years course period. Students must take the Manipal Entrance Test (MET) in addition to passing marks in 10+2 for BPT and in graduation for MPT.

Graduates of this program get to join corporate hospitals, rehabilitation centers, polyclinics or get into research.

The table below highlights some of its particulars:

The BPT program is recognized by the Indian Association of Physiotherapy (IAP). Here are some more features of the Physiotherapy Program at Manipal University:

Faculty:There are more than 30 faculty members at Manipal University with more than 3-5 years of experience.

Facilities

• The Manipal College of Health Professions (MCHP) has collaborated with AIHMSA (Malaysia) and McGill University Canada for academic and clinical research.
• It has equipped labs, hospitals; a library, furnished hostel facility, an Innovative Centre; Badminton, Tennis, Soccer, Squash facility as well as a gymnasium.
• Apart from teaching the basics, the Physiotherapy program has the following added to its curriculum: Neuro surgery, Medicine, Research Methodology and Biostatistics.

Placement and Profession

• Manipal University helps MPT students with placements with healthcare services like Invictus Performance Lab, Bangalore; Qi spine clinics, and NewRO rehabilitation center, Bangalore.
• The department has a 100% placement rate for allied health professionals abroad.
• The average payment offered to a BPT graduate is between INR 2-8 LPA.
• The highest package has gone up to INR 65 LPA.
• The Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman has approved the school for the training of its nationals in the regular and bridge programs.

The Physiotherapy program at Manipal University is considered one of the bests, owing to the practical training added to its curriculum and the 100% placement assurance by the institute with names like Invictus, etc. Students may choose according to resource utilization.