Rashmi College of Physiotherapy (RCP), Kudligi
Affiliated to RGUHSRajiv Gandhi University of
Health Sciences, Bengaluru
NCAHP CurriculumCompetency-based BPT
programme (2025)
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Academic Departments

Seven departments share the teaching of the 36 BPT courses, from the basic medical sciences to specialty rehabilitation.

The national curriculum lists BPT subjects year by year. To teach them well, RCP groups its faculty, laboratories and clinical postings into seven departments. Each department looks after a family of related subjects, guides students in its area of clinical practice and works closely with the others, because real patients rarely fit neatly into one specialty.

7Departments: basic sciences, core therapy skills and five clinical specialties
36 coursesBPT-101 to BPT-409 across four academic years
6,240 hoursMinimum teaching hours over four years (1,560 a year)
2,016 hoursMinimum hours of the 12-month rotatory internship

How the BPT is organised

The BPT follows an annual pattern: four academic years, each ending in a university examination, followed by a compulsory one-year rotatory clinical internship. Teaching is competency-based, so every department combines lectures with skills practice in the laboratory and supervised work with patients. The emphasis moves from science to specialty as the course progresses.

  1. Year 1: Foundations

    Anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, the fundamentals of exercise and electro-physical agents, foundation subjects such as communication and the healthcare system, and clinic orientation visits.

  2. Year 2: Core physiotherapy skills

    Pathology, microbiology and pharmacology, exercise therapy, electrotherapy, biomechanics, yoga, emergency care and life support, and clinical observation in OPDs and wards.

  3. Year 3: Clinical sciences

    Medicine, surgery and orthopaedics, physiotherapy in medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions, physical and functional diagnosis, research methods, and supervised clinical education.

  4. Year 4: Specialties

    Neurology, cardiothoracic care, sports physiotherapy, community rehabilitation, ethics and management, project work orientation, and a clinical rotation through every specialty.

  5. Year 5: Rotatory internship

    Twelve months of supervised postings across musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiopulmonary, community, sports, paediatric and women's health physiotherapy. About the internship.

As per the NCAHP Curriculum Handbook of Physiotherapy (2025), the departments of Exercise Therapy and Electrotherapy & Electro-Diagnosis are required when the first year of the BPT begins. The departments of musculoskeletal, neurosciences, cardio-pulmonary, community health, paediatric and sports physiotherapy are required when the third year begins. RGUHS and State Government regulations prevail where they differ.

Our departments

Basic Medical Sciences

Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology and pharmacology: the foundation of clinical reasoning.

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Exercise Therapy & Electrotherapy

Therapeutic exercise, electro-physical agents, biomechanics and kinesiology for every stage of rehabilitation.

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Musculoskeletal & Sports Physiotherapy

Orthopaedic and sports rehabilitation: fractures, arthroplasty, spine care, injury prevention and return to sport.

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Neurological Physiotherapy

Assessment and rehabilitation of stroke, spinal cord injury, Parkinsonism and other neurological conditions.

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Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physiotherapy

Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, chest physiotherapy, ICU care and exercise testing.

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Community Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation

Community-based rehabilitation, geriatrics, ergonomics, disability screening and health promotion.

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Paediatric & Women's Health Physiotherapy

Developmental paediatrics, neonatal care, and obstetric & gynaecological physiotherapy across a woman's life.

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Which department teaches what

The table shows the BPT courses each department leads. Subject codes and years follow the scheme of study in the NCAHP curriculum. Some large courses are taught in units by more than one department.

Departments and the BPT subjects they teach
DepartmentBPT subjects (codes)Year
Basic Medical SciencesBPT-101 Human Anatomy · BPT-102 Human Physiology · BPT-103 Biochemistry · BPT-201 Pathology & Microbiology · BPT-202 Pharmacology1–2
Exercise Therapy & ElectrotherapyBPT-104 Fundamentals of Exercise Modalities · BPT-105 Fundamentals of Electro-Physical Agents · BPT-205 Exercise Therapy · BPT-206 Electrotherapy · BPT-207 Biomechanics & Kinesiology · BPT-306 Physical & Functional Diagnosis (jointly)1–3
Musculoskeletal & Sports PhysiotherapyBPT-303 Orthopaedics · BPT-305 PT in Orthopaedic Conditions · BPT-405 Sports Physiotherapy & Exercise Prescription · musculoskeletal special tests in BPT-3063–4
Neurological PhysiotherapyBPT-401 Neurology, Psychiatry & Neurosurgery · BPT-402 PT in Neurological & Neurosurgical Conditions4
Cardiovascular & Pulmonary PhysiotherapyBPT-204 Emergency Care & Life Support Skills · BPT-301 General Medicine & Paediatrics (shared) · BPT-302 General Surgery · BPT-304 medical and surgical units · BPT-403 Cardiothoracic Diseases & Surgeries · BPT-404 PT in Cardiothoracic & Surgical Conditions2–4
Community Physiotherapy & RehabilitationBPT-110 Clinic Orientation (coordination) · BPT-203 Public Health & Health Promotion · BPT-208 Yoga & Systems of Medicine · BPT-304 geriatrics, oncology and fitness units · BPT-407 Community Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation1–4
Paediatric & Women's Health PhysiotherapyPaediatric units of BPT-301, BPT-304, BPT-305, BPT-402 and BPT-404 · obstetrics and gynaecology unit of BPT-3043–4

Full hours, credits and marks for every course are on the Scheme of Study page.

Subjects shared across departments

Some courses belong to every specialty. They are coordinated centrally, with faculty from several departments teaching and supervising together.

  • BPT-106
    Psychology & SociologyYear 1 · Theory
  • BPT-107
    Fundamentals of the Healthcare Delivery System in IndiaYear 1 · Theory
  • BPT-108
    English, Communication & Soft SkillsYear 1 · 60 hours · assessed by the college (NUES)
  • BPT-109
    Computers & Information ScienceYear 1 · 60 hours · assessed by the college (NUES)
  • BPT-209
    Clinical ObservationYear 2 · Clinical · 210 hours
  • BPT-306
    Physical & Functional Diagnosis and PrescriptionYear 3 · Theory + Practical
  • BPT-307
    Research Methodology, Biostatistics & Evidence-Based PracticeYear 3 · Theory
  • BPT-308
    Clinical EducationYear 3 · Clinical · 300 hours
  • BPT-406
    Physiotherapy Ethics, Medico-Legal Aspects, Management & AdministrationYear 4 · Theory
  • BPT-408
    Project Work OrientationYear 4 · 90 hours · assessed by the college (NUES)
  • BPT-409
    Clinical RotationYear 4 · Clinical · 390 hours
  • Year 5
    Rotatory Clinical Internship12 months · minimum 2,016 hours

How the departments work together

Integrated teaching

Basic sciences are linked to their clinical use from the first year, so anatomy and physiology are learned with the patient in mind.

Skills before patients

Practical skills are taught with the DOAP model (Demonstrate, Observe, Assist, Perform) in skills labs before students treat patients.

One OPD, many specialties

The physiotherapy OPD serves musculoskeletal, neurological, cardio-respiratory, sports, women's health and community patients, so departments share clinical teaching.

Joint units

Paediatric teaching runs with the neurological and cardiopulmonary departments, and general medical and surgical units are shared between departments.

Explore the BPT at RCP

See how the departments come together in the four-year programme, or talk to our admission desk about the 40 BPT seats for 2026–27.

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