Doctor Of Physical Therapy (DPT)

The Purpose of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT) is to Prepare Physical
Therapists Who Will:

•  Be primary providers of physical therapy care.
• Serve as responsible members in the professional community and are willing and able to
  assume leadership roles in the communities they serve.
•  Identify researchable problems, advocate and participate in research, and incorporate
  research findings into clinical practice.
•  Understand and place in context the social, economic and cultural issues of practice and
  effectively advocate for changes in policy
•  Correlate theory with practice and think creatively about, react to, adapt or shape new
  practice environments.
•  Participate in and provide education for communities, patients, peers, students and others.

The duration of entry level DPT would be five years and will include class room lectures, laboratory, clinical demonstrations, supervised clinical practice and research. Each year would be followed by a professional examination which will be conducted by University of Health Sciences. Every student must submit the Research Report within prescribed time to complete the degree in final year. This program integrates theory, evidence and practice along a continuum of learning.

•  Public Sector hospitals (Grade 17 and above jobs)
•  Private Hospitals
•  Private clinics
•  Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation centers
• Special education schools and departments
• NGOs
•  Aid Agencies & organizations
•  Sports clubs & teams
•  Research
•  Academia
•  Medical Technology Companies
•  International Job placements

Admission Policy Session – 2022 – 23

Eligibility Criteria (Local & Foreign Student)

• F.Sc/qualification equivalent to F.Sc. from a foreign university or foreign
  education system with three Science subjects out of which Biology and
  Chemistry are essential subjects with a minimum of 660/1100 i.e. 60% marks in
  aggregate (without marks of Hifz-e-Quran). The third subject can either be
  Physics or Mathematics. The equivalence of IBCC will be accepted in aggregate.

Admission / Selection Process

• Admissions will be made on merit determined according to the marks obtained in
  Matric & F.Sc. / equivalent exams as per following weightage:-
  Qualification/Test            Weightage
  Matric / equivalent   =            20%
  F.Sc / equivalent =                  50%
  Aptitude Test =                        30%
•  The admission on local and foreign seats will be conducted on the basis of merit only.
• Admission will be strictly on merit. Any student having incomplete results /
  academic documents on the closing date for admission application will not be
  considered for admission.
• Admission Committee will supervise the whole admission process.

SCHEME OF STUDIES FOR 5 YEARS

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY (DPT) PROGRAM