Rashmi College of Physiotherapy currently offers one programme: the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), the entry-level degree for the physiotherapy profession in India. This page describes the BPT and the further study and career routes open to BPT graduates under the national curriculum.
Programme offered
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT)
A five-year professional degree affiliated to RGUHS, Bengaluru, and taught to the NCAHP Competency-Based Curriculum for Physiotherapy (2025). Students build a strong scientific base in the early years, move steadily into supervised clinical work and finish with a year-long rotatory internship.
- Duration
- 4 years + 1-year internship
- Intake
- 40 seats / year
- Affiliation
- RGUHS · Code PT113
- Eligibility
- 10+2 PCB, 50% aggregate
- Entrance
- Must have appeared in NEET
- Structure
- 36 courses · 334 credits
RCP currently offers the BPT only. The MPT, PhD and clinical fellowships described below are not offered at RCP. They are shown here as the career pathway after BPT, as set out in the NCAHP Curriculum Handbook of Physiotherapy (2025).
Career pathway after BPT
There is one entry pathway into the profession, the bachelor's degree. From there, the national curriculum sets out a ladder of further qualifications.
BPT: Bachelor of Physiotherapy Offered at RCP
Eligibility: 10+2 (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, minimum 50% aggregate in PCB; must have appeared in NEET; minimum age 17 years. Duration: 5 years, including a 1-year full-time rotatory internship. Prepares an independent healthcare practitioner who can diagnose, plan, deliver and quality-assure physiotherapy care.
MPT: Master of Physiotherapy
Eligibility: BPT from a recognised university with pass marks (50%); entrance test and interview. Duration: 2 years (at least 3,240 hours). Specialised postgraduate study; postgraduates are expected to contribute significantly to research and academics.
PhD in Physiotherapy
Eligibility: full-time postgraduate degree in physiotherapy, minimum 55%; selection on merit in a university entrance exam. Duration: full-time 3 years (maximum 5); part-time 4 years (maximum 6). Original research in an elective field; not available by distance or online mode.
Clinical Fellowship
Eligibility: registered with NCAHP, at least 1 year of experience in a related subject, and a written and/or oral entrance exam. Duration: at least 12 months. Structured training in a sub-specialty at an academic institute or hospital, with a logbook and project. It does not lead to a postgraduate degree.
MPT specialties under the national curriculum
- Musculoskeletal Science
- Neuroscience
- Cardio-Pulmonary Science
- Sports Science
- Paediatrics and Neonatal Sciences
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Science
- Oncology Science
- Community Rehabilitation
To work as a Lecturer or Assistant Professor, a candidate must hold a master's degree.
Career tracks
The handbook describes three parallel career tracks for physiotherapists. Pay scales are the same at equivalent levels across them: for example, Senior Physiotherapist (clinical), Assistant Professor (academic) and Scientist C (research) are paid on the same scale.
Clinical track
| Designation | Eligibility and experience |
|---|---|
| Clinical Physiotherapist | Fresh BPT graduate |
| Senior Clinical Physiotherapist | 3 years of clinical experience |
| Superintendent Physiotherapist | 5 years of clinical experience for direct recruitment, or 5 years as Senior Physiotherapist for promotion; MPT desirable |
| Chief Physiotherapist | 8 years as Superintendent Physiotherapist; MPT mandatory |
| Director Physiotherapy / Head of Physiotherapy Department | 5 years as Chief Physiotherapist; MPT mandatory |
| Assistant Director General (ADG) | 5 years as Director PT for direct recruitment, or 2 years for promotion; MPT mandatory |
Academic track
| Designation | Eligibility and experience |
|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | Fresh MPT graduate |
| Assistant Professor (Senior) | 3 years as Assistant Professor; PhD desirable |
| Associate Professor | 5 years in total as Assistant Professor (preferably at least 2 as Senior); PhD mandatory |
| Professor | 5 years as Associate Professor, or 13 years of teaching in total; PhD mandatory |
| Dean | 5 years as Professor; PhD mandatory. The senior-most Professor becomes Principal or Dean. |
Research track
| Designation | Eligibility and experience |
|---|---|
| Scientist C | MPT, PhD |
| Scientist D | 5 years as Scientist C |
| Scientist E | 8 years as Scientist D |
| Scientist F | 5 years as Scientist E |
| Scientist G / Research Head | 5 years as Scientist F |
Notes on the career tracks
- The PhD must be in a physiotherapy specialty or discipline.
- Academic and research posts require at least 55% in the MPT examinations, with a 5% relaxation for SC/ST/OBC and differently-abled candidates.
- All teaching staff also practise clinically at the attached hospitals and OPDs.
- Every teaching faculty member must attend a Faculty Development Programme every three years.
For the full range of settings and roles open to physiotherapists, see Role of Physiotherapists.
Start with the BPT
40 seats every year at Rashmi College of Physiotherapy, Kudligi. Talk to the admission desk about eligibility and seat categories.