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:




1. 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

2. 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:
1. ANATOMY: Very well stocked Anatomy Lab with Human Skeletons, set of bones, visceral organ specimen, dissection hall, model charts and posters.
2. PHYSIOLOGY: Well equipped lab, with haemocytometers, Neubar chamber, Sphygmomanometer, Stethoscopes, Automated cell counter etc.
3. PATHOLOGY: Well equipped Lab with Binocular microscopes, microtomes, different stains & chemical reagents, facilities for biopsy, FNAC etc,
4. MICROBIOLOGY: Well equipped Lab with microscope, autoclaves, incubators and hot air ovens, facilities for blood, urine and pus culture.
5. 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:
1. Government Quota Seats – 50%
2. Management Quota seats – 50% (Including N.R.I and Other State Quota)
1. 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.
2. 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 Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot.

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:
a) First preference will be given to NRI’s having ancestral origin in Punjab.
b) Second preference will be given to NRI’s having ancestral origin in states other than Punjab.
c) Third Preference will be given to those Indian candidates who are sponsored by the NRI’s.
d) Fourth preference will be given to those candidates who are willing to pay the fee in Indian currency equivalent to the stipulated fee.

FEE STRUCTURE

Every candidate will have to pay fees (on annual basis) and other charges fixed at the time of admission by the committee before commencement of each academic year.

1. Tuition Fee : As decided by Govt. of Punjab and Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot and the same will be charged for Govt. and Management seats.
For Govt. Quota & Management Quota seats (except NRI Quota)
          Payable at 1st Year Rs.35,000/-* (Tuition Fees)
          Payable at 1st Year Rs. 2,000/-    (University Registration Fees)
          Payable at 2nd Year Rs.35,000/-* (Tuition Fees)
          Payable at 3rd Year Rs.35,000/-* (Tuition Fees)
          Payable at 4th Year Rs.35,000/-* (Tuition Fees)
(The Tuition Fee charges are provisional and it may vary as per the decision of Fee Fixation committee appointed by Punjab Govt. Anything extra will have to be borne by the students.)

For Management Quota Seats (NRI category)
          US $ 15,000 /- payable in four equal installments.

2. Hostel Fee : Rs.12,000/- P.A (for General room with common toilets) & Rs.20,000/- P.A (for Special room with attached toilets)
3. Security Fee : Rs.10,000/- (To be refundable, after completion of the course)
4. Mess Charges : As actual and to be borne by the students.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Camps: Free Medical and Physiotherapy camps are organized from time to time for better exposure of the students and to develop their diagnostic and therapeutic skills.
Sports: Facilities for Indoor and Outdoor games will be provided by the sports committee appointed by the college/ Principal.
Co-curricular activities: Co-curricular activities like seminars, presentations, debates etc. and various other cultural activities will be held from time to time and students can participate and compete within the batch, inter-batch and with other colleges of Punjab and India.

CANTEEN, MESS, STD–PCO AND ATM FACILITY:

• Canteen facility is available in the hospital premises.
• Both the hostels are having mess facilities, payment of which has to be borne by the students and to be paid on monthly basis.
• STD and PCO booths are available in the hospital premises.
• ATM of State Bank Group is available at the entrance of Hospital.

THE FACULTY

            1      Dr. S. Balasubhramanian - Physiotherapy - Principal
            2      Dr. N. A. Ramasubramania Raja - Physiotherapy - Lecturer
            3      Dr. Prabhjot Singh Bhatt - Physiotherapy - Lecturer
            4      Dr. Rajneesh - Physiotherapy - Lecturer
            5      Dr. Rajni Arora - Physiotherapy - Lecturer
            6      Dr.Ashu Singla - Physiotherapy - Clinical Instructor
            7      Dr.Guninder Kaur Gill - Physiotherapy - Clinical Instructor
            8      Dr.Shikha - Physiotherapy - Clinical Instructor
            9      Dr.Shivangi Singh - Physiotherapy - Clinical Instructor
            10    Mrs.Savita Sachdeva - Sociology - Lecturer
            11    Dr.Seema - Anatomy - Assistant Professor
            12    Dr.Jaswinder Kaur - Anatomy - Assistant Professor
            13    Dr.Paramjit Kaur - Anatomy - Assistant Professor
            14    Dr.Ruchi Dhuria - Anatomy - Sr.Demonstrator
            15    Dr.Manjinder Kaur - Physiology - Assistant Professor
            16    Dr.Kushdeep Singh Arora - Physiology - Assistant Professor
            17    Dr.Sonia Saluja - Physiology - Assistant Professor
            18    Dr.Rajiv Pathak - Physiology - Assistant Professor (Bio-Phy)
            19    Dr.Harpreet Kaur - Biochemsitry - Assistant Professor
            20    Dr.Geetanjali - Biochemistry - Assistant Professor
            21    Dr.Rajinderjit Singh Ahi - Biochemistry - Assistant Professor
            22    Dr.Shivani Kalhan - Pathology - Assistant Professor
            23    Dr.Monika Dixit - Pathology - Assistant Professor
            24    Dr.Satish Gupta - Microbiology - Professor
            25    Dr.Deepak Arora - Microbiology - Assistant Professor
            26    Dr.Gaurav Singla - General Medicine - Assistant Professor
            27    Dr.Sanjay Gupta - General Surgery - Assistant Professor
            28    Dr.Sunita Ojha - General Surgery - Assistant Professor
            29    Dr.Harpreet Singh - Orthopedics - Assistant Professor
            30    Dr.Parminder Singh Kular - Orthopedics - Sr.Resident