NISH - National Institute of Speech & Hearing

National Institute of Speech & Hearing

Accredited as Excellent Institution by RCI | Accredited by NAAC with B++ Grade

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bachelor of fine arts

SARATH CHANDRAN		2008 - 2012
ARUN GOPAL		2009- 2013
HONEY C A		2010- 2014
SURESH K D		2011- 2015
PISHON S FERNADEZ		2012- 2016
VISHNU V S		2013- 2019

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NISH is the first Institution in the country to propose new degree programme exclusively for students with hearing impairment. NISH started the four year Bachelor of Fine Arts (HI) exclusively for students with hearing impairment during 2008-09. The scheme and syllabus have been so designed that there is substantial practical content and less theory. The programme is affiliated to the University of Kerala. The program is innovative and is expected to fulfil the long felt dreams of students with hearing impairment for higher education. The regulations, scheme and syllabus for the programmes has been revised in 2013. From 2013 onwards the duration of the programme is 5 years having 10 semesters.

The first year is Preparatory year and will focus exclusively in Basic Mathematics and Communicative English. A student admitted to a programme is required to pass all the subjects in Preparatory year to be eligible to continue into the second year of the degree program. The University of Kerala would award Degree to successful candidates.

ADMISSION

Admission is restricted to those who are hearing impaired, as defined in "The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995". Hearing Impairment means loss of 60 dB or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.
Candidates seeking admission to the degree programme should have passed the Plus Two / Pre degree or its equivalent from any Board
or University in India, recognized as equivalent for admission to a degree programme in the University of Kerala or equivalent of 10+2 education in India or abroad
Admission is made on the basis of the marks obtained in the Degree Admission Competency Examination(DACE) conducted by the institute.
The total number of seats for the above programme is 30.

FEES

Tuition Fee Rs.6,000/- per semester
Caution deposit Rs.2,000/- (payable at the time of admission. Refundable on completion of programme)

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Hearing Sciences

Hearing Sciences The Audiology wing under the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology provides hearing evaluation including Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation and Audiological Screening Services utilising state-of-the-art test Read More...

New Initiatives

New initiatives and innovative thinking are markers of growth and development in any organization. Being a growing institution, NISH welcomes new initiatives and takes efforts to implement them within the framework of our goals and vision. Read More...

Speech Language Sciences

Speech Language Sciences The Speech-Language Pathology wing under the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology provides diagnostic services as well as therapeutic management for various speech and language disorders. The services are available to paediatric as well as adult population and use standardised test tools Read More...

Academics

Academics at NISH is unique in the sense that NISH has an integrated campus where students with hearing impairment and students with normal hearing share the same campus. Bachelor’s level courses exclusively for students with hearing impairment include Degree courses in Fine Arts, Computer Science and Commerce Read More...

Early Intervention

Early Intervention Program exclusively for hearing impaired children is an important activity at NISH aiming at mainstreaming the children with hearing impairment by providing intensive training on pre-academic skills and communication skills Read More...

Research

Research and publications forms an integral part of the activities at NISH. A number of research activities has been undertaken by staffs and students of various departments. The research activities are centrally monitored by Read More...

Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders

Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders The department focuses on developing comprehensive services for Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in a life span approach. It focuses on developing effective clinical and research approaches along with manpower development in this area. Today Read More...

Campus

Campus NISH campus is located at the serene lakeside near Akkulam. It is conveniently located away from the bustling city chaos but is still easily accessible to NH47 Bypass, Airport, Railway Station as well as Medical College Trivandrum. The campus hosts the entire clinical as well as academic Read More...

Students' Grievances Redressal Cell

Students' Grievances Redressal Cell NISH is committed to providing best services and opportunities for development to all its stakeholders especially its students. To ensure a conducive learning environment free from any infringement on the rights of its students and to facilitate prompt resolution of grievances of students with sensitivity Read More...

Allied Services

The allied services include Psychology, ENT and Physiotherapy which are essential for the multidisciplinary team approach for assessment and management of the disorders. This becomes essential due to the co-morbidity of hearing loss and speech-language disorders with other disorders. Read More...