Vinoba Bhave University (VBU), Hazaribagh has become the first University of Jharkhand to start the course of bachelor of physiotherapy (BPT). Admission process for the session 2015-19 is going to start from Thursday. This information was given by the director of BPT department Dr Enaam Nabi Siddique.
Dr Siddique said that we will take 40 admissions in this four-year degree course. Intermediate science passed students having at least 45 per cent marks can apply for admission. Application form has been uploaded on university’s official website from where it can be downloaded.
Duly filed applications forms can be submitted till September 30 with a fee of Rs1,000.
On October 4, entrance test will be organised. Then on the basis of merit list and interview, final selection for admission will be made. Dr EN Siddique said that all arrangements have been made to start this course. We had appointed four faculties for running the classes. Besides this, we will invite experts to take special classes from time to time.
The university administration has given space to this department on the first floor of Sir JC Bose building situated in front of science block. Here there will be an OPD in which patients will get physiotherapeutic services. This OPD will certainly benefit the students and common denizens of Hazaribagh, he added.
Since the university is going to start this course on self-finance basis so, the students will have to bear the cost. There will be eight semesters in this four-year degree course of BPT. The university administration has fixed Rs30,000 as per semester fee.
At the time of admission, the students will have to deposit Rs5,000 as security money, which will be refundable after completion of course. After completing and clearing all the eight semesters successfully, the students will have to do internship of six months duration in this campus.
On the occasion of start of BPT department with Director Dr Siddique, faculty members Dr Sanjeev Kumar, Dr Rahul Kumar, Dr Meraj Siddique and Dr Ambika Gupta were also present.