Candidates must have passed 10+2 examinations in science stream with minimum 50% to 60% marks. (Minimum percentage can vary from one institute to another). Candidates must have studied English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as their main subjects in 10+2 examinations. Candidates who have completed the 3-year diploma after their class 10 are also eligible to apply for undergraduate Speech Therapist course such as B.Sc in Speech & Hearing. In some of the colleges, the candidates also need to appear for the qualifying exam conducted by the institute for the selection of the students.
For the admission in the postgraduate & doctoral course, the candidates need to secure a bachelor degree with a minimum of three duration in the relevant stream. Different streams under speech pathology include audiologist, speech pathology reader, clinical supervisor, etc.
1. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 3. Gujrat University, Ahmedabad 4. University of Bombay, Mumbai 5. Kasturba Gandhi Medical College, Manipal 6. Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore 7. All India Institute & Special Hearing, Mysore
Speech-language pathologists are trained personnel who work with children having speech-related disorders. They also provide screening, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management and counseling services for children with special needs. Speech therapy plays an important role towards the holistic development in a child with autism spectrum disorder. It improves overall communication, enhances social skills, enables to cope up better with the society and function in day-to-day life. It should be started as early as diagnosis is made. Speech therapist does much more than simply teaching a child to correctly pronounce words. In fact, a speech therapist working with an autistic child may work on a wide range of skills including speech articulation, communication, comprehension, speech pragmatics, etc.