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Course Details

BACHELOR OF AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Degree Course Type 

Bachelors

Entry Level Qualification 

Class 10+2

Degree Course Duration 

4 Year

Course Fields 

Other

Degree Course Entrance Exam 

NEET UG, AIIMS PG INICET

Average Course Fee 

50000 - 400000 Per Year

Average Salary Offered 

250000 - 500000 Per Year

Course Highlights 

The major highlights of BASLP are mentioned below - 

Level of Programme

Undergraduate

Duration of Programme

4 Years

Eligibility Criteria

Passed in 10+2

Admission Process

Merit/ Entrance 

Course Type

Semester 

Average Course Fee

INR 20,000 to INR 4,00,000/-

Average Starting Salary

INR 2.5 LPA to INR 7 LPA

About Course 

Bachelor of Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology also known as BASLP is a four-year program that is evenly distributed in theoretical learning and clinical practice. The program includes techniques and methods that are helpful in diagnosing and curing hearing, speech, and balance-related disorders among individuals. The course imparts education regarding various disorders related to speaking and listening. Clinical practice helps individuals in treating these disorders and helping clients recover from these problems. There are various career options available after completing the BASLP course in India.

Why Choose Course And Required Skills 

1. Candidates who wish to work in the healthcare industry should take up the course.

2. Candidates who are willing to have a career as a speech therapist should take up the course. 

3. Candidates who wish to have a career in clinical audiologist, or speech pathology should take up the BASLP course.  

4. Candidates who want to work with the different NGOs, who are experts in deaf and dumb children should pursue the course.

5. Similarly, aspirants who want to work at the grassroots level with various government departments spreading awareness about the importance of speech therapy for children suffering from autism should pursue this course.

Eligibility  

1. Minimum Qualification Required: Candidates need to pass 10+2 examination with Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics & Physics as their main subject.

2. Minimum Marks Required: 50% Candidates need to secure at least 50% marks from any recognized board.

Entrance Exams Details 

Some colleges, conduct their own entrance exams for the admission of BASLP programmes. Following are some exam bases through which BASLP admissions are done:

1. AIIMS UG (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Under Graduate Entrance Exam

2. NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) Under Graduate Entrance Exam

3. PGIMER UG Entrance Exam

4. JIPMER UG Entrance Exam

5. GGSIPU UG Entrance Exam

6. Manipal University Entrance Exam

Degree Course Syllabus 

First Year:

Introduction to Speech and Language Pathology

Psychology Related to Speech and Hearing

Basic Acoustic and Electronics

Clinical Work (Speech Pathology)

Introduction to Audiology

Clinical Work (Audiology)

Introduction to Linguists

Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology

 


Second Year:

Childhood Communication Disorders

Educational Audiology

Diagnostic Audiology

Amplification and Assistive Devices for Hearing

Articulation and Phonological Disorders

Otorhinolaryngology

Community Oriented Professional Particles in Speech-Language Pathology

Voice and Laryngectomy

Basic Statistics and Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Clinical Work (Speech Pathology)

Clinical Work (Audiology)

 


Third Year:

Fluency and its Disorders

Rehabilitative Audiology

Neuro-motor Speech Disorders

Noise Measurement and Hearing Conservation

Adult Neuro-communication Disorders

Clinical Work (Speech Pathology)

Paediatric Audiology

 

 


Fourth Year:

6 months of training in speech and hearing department and hospitals associated with the institute or special schools

6 months in various setups that are tied up with the respective institute

Top Colleges 

Following are some of the top colleges offering Paramedical courses: Bharati Vidyapeeth University Institute of Management (Kolhapur), Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute (Chennai), Government Medical College (Amritsar), University of Missouri (Columbia), Madras Medical College (Chennai), etc.

Course Fees 

The course fee for the BASLP programme in Government and Private Colleges is given below:-

Institute Type

Minimum Fee

Maximum Fee

Government or Public College

Rs 20,000/- 

Rs 1,00,000/- 

Private College

Rs 50,000/- 

Rs 4,00,000/-

Top Recruiters And Salary 

Salary offered after the Bachelor of Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology (BASLP) programme varies from profile to profile and the knowledge of the candidate. Fresh graduates can expect a salary of Rs. 2.5 lakh and Rs. 5 lakh.

Course Scope And Career Options 

Awareness regarding speech and hearing disorders in India has increased and so have their treatment centres. There are various NGOs, health care establishments, public as well as private hospitals. Government has also started various initiatives to spread awareness regarding these disorders and various profiles are offered to BASLP graduates who are eager to work in these initiatives. Following are some popular profiles available after BASLP courses:

1. Audiologist

2. Clinical Supervisor

3. Speech Pathology Reader

4. Lecturer in Special Schools

5. BASLP Professor

6. Researcher

7. Speech-Language Counsellor

Admission Process 

Admissions are done on the basis of the eligibility set by the respective colleges and marks scores in the class 12 exams. But in some colleges, they conduct their own entrance exams for the admission of BASLP programmes. Following are some exams basis through which BASLP admissions are done:

1. AIIMS UG (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Under Graduate Entrance Exam

2. NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) Under Graduate Entrance Exam

3. PGIMER UG Entrance Exam

4. JIPMER UG Entrance Exam

5. GGSIPU UG Entrance Exam

6. Manipal University Entrance Exam