Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physical Disabilities was established in the year 1960 and was established as a non-government institute. The institute is affiliated to Delhi University. The main aim of this institute is to help physically disabled people. Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Institute of Physical Disabilities offers 4 courses in total out of which 3 are undergraduate courses and 1 is a postgraduate course.
Admission to these courses is done on basis of the entrance exam in collaboration with the University of Delhi . Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Institute of Physical Disabilities also provides scholarships for students who belong to reserved categories and belong to other states on the basis of merit. Pt.
Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physical Disabilities offers various courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physical Disabilities courses include Bachelor of Physical Therapy (BPT), Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT), Bachelor of Prosthetics & Orthotics (BPO) and Master of Prosthetics & Orthotics (MPO).
These courses are affiliated with Faculty of Science, New Delhi. For admission into Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physical Disabilities, candidates are required to appear for the entrance examination. The examination is conducted in June/July every year for Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physical Disabilities admission .
For admission in MPO course, an All India Entrance Test is conducted by the Institute under the Chairmanship of the Director. The admission notification is usually published in the newspapers and employment news. Different scholarships are provided to students studying in Pt.
Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physical Disabilities on the basis of the merit to students who belong to reserved categories and minorities and students who are from other states. These scholarships are implemented by the Department of Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minority, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and GOI. Pt.
Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physical Disabilities provides different facilities like a library which provide books regarding the physical disabilities courses, hostel facilities for girl students which have twin sharing rooms, the hostel also has mess facilities for the girls.
The institute also has a guest house for people who come for official work in the Institute or the Ministry, Cafeteria for the students, Medical Facilities which include a hospital for the students, Laboratory Facilities and Sports Facilities for students Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physical Disabilities is located at Vishnu Digambar Marg, New Delhi.
The nearest railway station to the institute is New Delhi Railway Station which is 3. 6 km away from the institute. The nearest airport to the institute is Indira Gandhi International Airport which is 16 km away from the institute. The nearest metro station to the institute is the ITO Metro Station which is 850 m from the institute