Abstract
Introduction: The level of education for physical therapists should reflect the current and future needs and expectations of professional practice and society. The syllabus of the Bachelors of Physiotherapy Program in Northern India is variable. Therefore, through our study, we would assess the existing contents and features of syllabi of various universities conducting Under-graduate Physical Therapy education program in Western and Central India and throw a light whether they are diverse or in consonance to each other. Aim: To study the contents and features of various syllabi for Under-graduate Physiotherapy Education conducted by various Universities of Western and Central India Methodology: There are 34 universities conducting Undergraduate Physiotherapy program in Western and Central India, 31 universities were found suitable out of which data of 24 universities could be collected. The data was collected by personal visit, from official website of universities, via e-mail and by other sources. The data collected includes course scheme – syllabus, transcript, subject credits and examination scheme Results: The results of this study show that features of syllabi in these universities differ on the basis of total number of academic hours, subject allocation in various years, number of theory and practical hours allotted, percentage weight age of hours, maximum marks and percentage weight age of marks of each subject. Conclusion: This study concludes that syllabus of the Bachelors of Physiotherapy program in Western and Central India is variable. The variability is not seen in the program structure rather in: Total number of subjects, Curriculum hours allotted to each subject, Subject allocation in various years, Examination system–annual or semester system, Maximum marks allotted to a subject in the university examination scheme, Total academic hours in a year, Hours allotted for clinical training.
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