Narayana College of Physiotherapy, Nellore, was established in the year 2003 as an affiliated college. The institute is set amidst a sprawling 143-acre campus and offers specialised physiotherapy education. With a total student enrolment of 236 and a faculty strength of 33, the institution provides a focused learning environment for its students.
It offers 4 courses across 2 degree levels in specialised areas like neurology, orthopaedics, and cardiorespiratory physiotherapy. At the same time, the college has ample infrastructural facilities that enrich the student experience and foster excellence in academics.
The library is well-ventilated and spacious, seating 790, and equipped with the latest information resources in the form of books, journals, and access to e-journals. These are supported by departmental laboratories where hands-on learning experience is enabled. Separate boys' and girls' hostels with very good arrangements of nutritious food prepared by well-trained chefs add to the comfort level of students.
Other facilities include a spacious cafeteria, an auditorium for events and seminars, and excellent IT infrastructure. In addition, health and fitness are catered to by a gym and sports facilities for cricket, football, table tennis, badminton, and synthetic courts for tennis, volleyball, and basketball.
Bringing first-hand experience of healthcare settings to students is the on-campus 1430-bedded Narayana Teaching Hospital. Narayana College of Physiotherapy offers a total of 4 full-time courses . These include one undergraduate programme in BPT and three postgraduate programmes in MPT, viz. , neurology, orthopaedics, and cardiorespiratory.
The sanctioned total enrolment capacity for all courses put together is 86 seats. This includes 50 in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) programme, which has the highest sanctioned enrolment, and 12 each in the three Master of Physiotherapy ( MPT ) programmes.
Course Name Total Number of Seats BPT 50 MPT Neurology 12 MPT Orthopaedics 12 MPT Cardio Respiratory 12 The Narayana College of Physiotherapy adopts a mode of admission that stringently selects potential students who are committed to their courses of study in physiotherapy.