BPT (physiotherapy) admission 2026

BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) is a five-year course (four years of study plus a one-year internship) under the 2026-27 rules aligned with the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and a university regulation adapted from NCAHP. NEET will be needed from 2027-28, not in 2026-27.

Duration

4 years + 1-year internship

2026-27 entrance

Class 12 PCB merit (state rules vary)

From 2027-28

NEET UG (appearing only)

Regulator

NCAHP

NEET for BPT: deferred to 2027-28

• NCAHP letter File No. Z-1011/2026/NCAHP(AHS), dated 02-03-2026 to UGC and signed by Under Secretary Rajender Singh Sidhu, deferred the mandatory NEET (UG) requirement for B.PT and B.OT to academic year 2027-28.
• NCAHP said NTA and the Health Ministry had warned that adding BPT/BOT to the already advanced NEET (UG) 2026 could cause an unexpected rise in candidates and logistical problems.
• For 2026-27 NCAHP directed that the BPT/BOT merit list be prepared on aggregate Physics, Chemistry and Biology marks in Class 12.
• The NCAHP-adapted regulation says that once NEET applies, candidates need only appear in NEET, with no minimum qualifying mark or cut-off percentile.

Eligibility and duration

• BPT and BOT are listed professions under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021, and NCAHP sets their admission criteria.
• NCAHP requires 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (or Botany and Zoology) and English, with 50% aggregate in PCB for General/EWS and 40% for SC, ST, OBC-NCL and PwBD.
• The NCAHP-adapted BPT regulation requires the candidate to be 17 at admission or by 31 December of the admission year.
• A university BPT regulation adapted from NCAHP for 2026-27 sets four academic years plus a one-year full-time rotatory internship, five years in total.
• Tamil Nadu's 2026-27 allied health prospectus lists BPT as four academic years plus a one-year compulsory rotatory internship (five years).
• Kerala's modified 2026-27 prospectus lists BPT as five years including a one-year internship (annual scheme).

Admission route by state (2026-27)

• GGSIPU withdrew its NEET-based BPT/BOT admission after the NCAHP letter and held its own CET for these courses instead.
• GGSIPU announced on 22 Oct 2026 that all paramedical seats were filled, ending BPT counselling for 2026-27.
• Kerala revised its 2026-27 allied health prospectus on 7 Jul 2026 (G.O.(Ms) No.165/2026/H&FWD) to align course names, durations and eligibility with NCAHP guidelines, at the request of the Kerala State Allied and Healthcare Council.

Ask us about the 2026-27 BPT route in Karnataka, Rajasthan, Haryana, MP, UP or West Bengal.

Fees

At IPU's October 2026 spot counselling for paramedical courses, candidates had to bring a Rs 60,000 demand draft as part academic fee, with any balance paid at the institute.

Comparing physiotherapy with lab, radiology and optometry courses? See allied health courses.

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Sources

• Regulator: vnsgu.ac.in
• BPT duration (NCAHP 2026): kmpip.bhaikakauniv.edu.in
• BPT duration (Tamil Nadu): tnmedicalselection.net
• Delhi IPU switch: medicaldialogues.in
• Delhi IPU counselling: ipu.ac.in
• Delhi IPU closure: ipu.ac.in
• Kerala allied council: lbscentre.in
• Gujarat: medadmgujarat.org

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