Approved by Govt. of Punjab
Affiliated To Adesh University

Recognized By Indian Association of Physiotherapists

Welcome to College of Physiotherapy, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research(AIMSR), Bathinda. A great place to get your medical education, helping you to reach to higher echelons in the society and medical world. AIMSR is the gem institution of Adesh Foundation, the pioneer in medical & technical education in Malwa belt of Punjab.

The institution is located about 12 kms. from Bathinda Railway station, conveniently located on the main Barnala-Sangrur-Patiala highway with good road and railways connectivity to all major cities in Punjab and India. The institute is set right on the highway in a clean and unpolluted environment. The campus is about 70 acres in area having 24 hours running water & electricity, the latter supported by a state of the art silent generator of 1000 kW capacity thus ensuring continuous electricity supply to the hospital, college and the residences. The institution also has got its own sewage treatment plant and an incinerator as per the stringent requirements of pollution control board ensuring clean and unpolluted environment.

THE COLLEGE
The College of Physiotherapy was established in the year of 2006 at Bathinda by the esteemed "ADESH FOUNDATION". The College of Physiotherapy, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research is duly approved by Government of Punjab and Affiliated to Adesh University. Our aim here is to create the skilled and the BEST PHYSIOTHERAPISTS to serve the humanity.

This is the only institute attached with its own 750 bedded advanced multi-specialty referral hospital in the whole of northern states of India. The College of Physiotherapy has Exercise Therapy, Electro Therapy, Hydrotherapy labs with Out-patient Departments and also has 40 bedded Indoor Physiotherapy Ward. The panel of faculties consists of dedicated and highly motivated physiotherapists and medical professionals.

The admission procedure is as laid down by the Adesh University. All the teaching departments of basic sciences are equipped with state of the art modern equipments, instruments and teaching aids. The institute has lecture halls with ample seating capacity and equipped with multimedia and other audiovisual facilities along with sound amplifying systems.

The college has got a central internet hub with a huge band width backup from which internet connections have been provided on the computer of all the departments of the college and teaching hospital, thus helping the staff members to update their knowledge and skills from time to time. In addition a spacious examination hall for students to appear in their departmental or university examination has been provided.

Recreational facilities and outdoor games have been very amply provisioned for in the college campus having football, hockey and cricket grounds along with badminton, volleyball and basketball courts. Indoor games are provided in the college building recreation room. Water coolers have been provided in majority of the departments for the facility of the students.

THE PROFESSION (PHYSIOTHERAPY)
It's a Health profession, concerned with assessment, diagnosis and treatment of disease and disability through physical means. It is based upon principles of modern medical science.
It works toward better health by maintaining the individual’s physical activity, which bringing back the lost activity to near normal perfection.

SCOPE
As a Physiotherapist, one has a choice from a huge horizon of potentials to earn a respectful & wealthy living. Choices are many, it could be a platform to have own practice in the form of a clinic or Out Patient Department; or be a part of medical team in hospitals or nursing homes in India or abroad. One could also attach in a national or state sports team or be a consultant for a slimming centre. Teaching & research are yet other aspects which one could look into with this profession.

THE TEACHING HOSPITAL
The teaching hospital of AIMSR is a majestic 7 storey building plus a basement providing a land mark not to be missed on the Bathinda - Barnala highway. It has got a capacity of 750 beds and is an advanced multi specialty referral hospital in a true sense. It is the beginning of a vision leading ultimately to a mini postgraduate institute in this region of Punjab.

The hospital has an entrance foyer which provides a splendid view and a visual comfort for the patients, having enough space to seat more than 250 patients and their attendants waiting for their registrations, buying medicines at the pharmacy on one side or simply waiting for the relatives. The emergency is conveniently located close to the main entrance from the highway for easy and quick access to the ambulance. An emergency labour room along with the main gynecological 0 P D is conveniently located for easy access to the females. The out patient departments are present on three floors divided grossly in to surgical, medical and allied for all the subjects of M.B.B.S. courses plus super specialties of neurosurgery, neuromedicine, paediatric surgery, nephrology, urology, cardiology, etc. The OPD’s are provided with best of the equipments for examining the outdoor patients. The intensive care wing has got intensive critical care unit, intensive cardiac care unit, pediatric intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit plus a renal dialysis wing.

The investigative departments are equipped with latest state of the art technology instruments and equipments for X-RAY, CAT, MRI, blood chemistry, pathology, microbiology etc supported by ultra sound, colour doppler, audiometry lab, treadmill etc, a lithotripter is present in urology department for the problem of urinary tract stones much prevalent in Malwa region of Punjab. The hospital has got a blood bank with most modern facilities. The hospital also has got special rooms with deluxe facilities. There are in all about 12 operation theatres with piped in facilities for vital supplies needed during operations. A 24 hour pharmacy is present in the hospital for dispensing medicines & surgicals.

DEPARTMENTS
The Physiotherapy Department has the latest modalities & equipments for treatment of patients and for teaching the students:

Department includes the following:
Electro Therapy
The department of electrotherapy has all the latest modalities like:
- Computerized Cervical and Lumbar Traction Unit with self adjustable traction table.
- Ultrasonic therapy
- Interferential Therapy
- TENS unit
- UVR
- IRR
- Neuromuscular Stimulators
- SWD - 500 Unit
- Paraffin Wax Bath

Exercise Therapy
The department of exercise therapy has Ramps & Steps, Parallel bars, Guthrie Smith Suspension frame, Shoulder Wheel, Wall ladder & Rope Ladder, Quadriceps Table, Treadmill & Static Cycle, Medicine Balls, Weights & Pulley Circuits, Exercising equipment for all peripheral joints, Peg Boards, Bobath Couch and Rowing Machine.

LABORATORIES
ANATOMY: Very well stocked Anatomy Lab with Human Skeletons, set of bones, visceral organ specimen, dissection hall, model charts and posters.
PHYSIOLOGY: Well equipped lab, with haemocytometers, Neubar chamber, Sphygmomanometer, Stethoscopes, Automated cell counter etc.
PATHOLOGY: Well equipped Lab with Binocular microscopes, microtomes, different stains & chemical reagents, facilities for biopsy, FNAC etc,
MICROBIOLOGY: Well equipped Lab with microscope, autoclaves, incubators and hot air ovens, facilities for blood, urine and pus culture.
BIOCHEMISTRY: Well equipped Lab with fully automated analyzer, semi automated analyzer, ELISA reader, electrolyte analyzer (ISE), arterial blood gas analyzer etc.

RESIDENTIALS
The campus has got a boys and girls hostel with a capacity of 300 students each. The hostels have got a common room facility with dining rooms having ample capacity and also a common room for TV viewing and indoor games facility. The rooms are well ventilated, air cooled, triple sharing with attached bathrooms. The campus in addition has about 80 staff quarters of various types. The institute also has got playgrounds for hockey, cricket, football, badminton, volleyball, basketball etc. There is a canteen which can house more than 200 people at a time for breakfast, lunch, dinner etc. with a separate seating arrangement for faculty, staff, students, patients & their attendants etc.

PLACEMENT CELL
This institute is having an active placement cell for the bright future of physiotherapists, by appending with INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS and Association with Health Professionals International, USA. The institution has attachment with various Multi Specialty Hospitals and Rehabilitation Centers in the following states and territories – Delhi, Uttaranchal, Haryana, Jammu, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharastra, Orissa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE
Eligibility:
1. Candidate must have passed in the subject of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 35% marks (Pass marks in case of SC/BC) taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in 10+2 examination.
2. Result not declared – A candidate who has appeared for qualifying examination in the annual batch, but whose result has not been declared may be provisionally permitted to apply for Bachelor of Physiotherapy. The candidate will be required to produce the evidence of the result having been declared and he/she having passed the examination 2007 fulfilling the eligibility conditions by the time of joining.
3. Age: Candidate must have completed the age of 17 years, on or before 31st December 2007, i.e. he/she should have born on or before 31st December 1990.
4. Should have studied during his/her 10+1 and 10+2 examination as regular candidate from a recognized institution situated in the State of Punjab only except for the exemptions wherever applicable. The candidate would be required to submit a certificate to this effect from the Principal/Head of the Institute last attended in the prescribed Performa.
5. In case candidate has also taken up Mathematics along with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English then the marks obtained in Mathematics shall not be considered for admission to Bachelor of Physiotherapy.
6. 50% of the total seats shall constitute the Management Quota including 15% of the total seats for Foreign Indian Students (NRI Candidates).

Total Seats: 60 (sixty)
Division of Seats:
Government Quota Seats – 50%
Management Quota seats – 50% (Including N.R.I and Other State Quota)

Government Quota Seats:
The Government quota seats would be filled up by the Admissions Committee appointed by the Government on the basis of merit in PPMET-2007, only except, if provided otherwise.

Management Quota Seats:
The management Quota seats would be filled up by a Central Admission Committee strictly on the basis of merit in the PPMET-2007, except, if provided otherwise. After the counseling of PPMET, the remaining seats of management quota seats would be filled up by the direct admission in this institution on the basis of merit and as per the norms of Adesh University.

NRI Seats:
15% of total seats will be a part of the management Quota. The candidate seeking admission against NRI seats in the College of Physiotherapy will be admitted on merit determined by the university on issuing eligibility certificate.
NRI's candidate will be given weightage by the following way:
First preference will be given to NRI's having ancestral origin in Punjab.
Second preference will be given to NRI's having ancestral origin in states other than Punjab.
Third Preference will be given to those Indian candidates who are sponsored by the NRI's.
Fourth preference will be given to those candidates who are willing to pay the fee in Indian currency equivalent to the stipulated fee.

THE FACULTY

Name	Post
Dr. S. Balasubhramanian - Physiotherapy	Principal
Dr. N. A. Ramasubramania Raja - Physiotherapy	Lecturer
Dr. Prabhjot Singh Bhatt - Physiotherapy	Lecturer
Dr. Rajneesh - Physiotherapy	Lecturer
Dr. Rajni Arora - Physiotherapy	Lecturer
Dr.Ashu Singla - Physiotherapy	Clinical Instructor
Dr.Guninder Kaur Gill - Physiotherapy	Clinical Instructor
Dr.Shikha - Physiotherapy	Clinical Instructor
Dr.Shivangi Singh - Physiotherapy	Clinical Instructor
Dr.Jaswinder Kaur - Anatomy	Assistant Professor
Dr.Paramjit Kaur - Anatomy	Assistant Professor
Dr.Ruchi Dhuria - Anatomy	Sr.Demonstrator
Dr.Manjinder Kaur - Physiology	Assistant Professor
Dr.Kushdeep Singh Arora - Physiology	Assistant Professor
Dr.Sonia Saluja - Physiology	Assistant Professor
Dr.Rajiv Pathak - Physiology	Assistant Professor
Dr.Harpreet Kaur - Biochemsitry	Assistant Professor
Dr.Geetanjali - Biochemistry	Assistant Professor
Dr.Rajinderjit Singh Ahi - Biochemistry	Assistant Professor
Dr.Shivani Kalhan - Pathology	Assistant Professor
Dr.Monika Dixit - Pathology	Assistant Professor
Dr.Satish Gupta - Microbiology	Professor
Dr.Deepak Arora - Microbiology	Assistant Professor
Dr.Gaurav Singla - General Medicine	Assistant Professor
Dr.Sanjay Gupta - General Surgery	Assistant Professor
Dr.Sunita Ojha - General Surgery	Assistant Professor
Dr.Harpreet Singh - Orthopedics	Assistant Professor
Dr.Parminder Singh Kular - Orthopedics	Sr.Resident