NISH - National Institute of Speech & Hearing

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National Institute of Speech & Hearing

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Overview of NISH Library.

‘A key resource in our journey of innovation & excellence’

Academic libraries play a pivotal role in higher education arena. Classroom-oriented learning takes a qualitative transformation towards knowledge-oriented learning. Libraries have undergone a paradigm shift in the new century with the use of digital and internet resources to become an information source in contrast to the traditional concept of store-house of books. Libraries act as the main facilitator of learning and source for knowledge dissemination.

The NISH library is progressing as per the plans for development into an information hub. Currently, the library holds a varied collection of books, national and international journals, online journals, standards, electronic media such as CDs and DVDs, newspapers, periodicals, magazines etc. The library holds around 3000 national & international books covering fields of interest relevant to the students and staff. Resources are mainly related to audiology, speech, language, voice, communication disorders, autism, education, psychology, disabilities and rehabilitation, fine-arts, computer science, and commerce.

The library is an institutional member of UGC- INFLIBNET consortium, subscribing to 6000+ e-journals and 97000+ e -books through its NLIST initiative. Besides these, 26 international e-journal packages also subscribed covering relevant topics of academic and research interests.

The library has implemented a cloud based online writing platform called APA StyleCentral for facilitating academic writing needs of students and faculties.

An open source digital repository DSpace comprising of institutional academic outputs like projects, theses, dissertations etc. is made available for easy retrieval of digital reference.

RRRLF Library

There is also a Childrens' library at NISH which shelves a wide range of magazines, short stories, comics and other informative books. This library has been funded by RRRLF.

The College of Occupational Therapy/NISH, established in 2020, aims to empower and train occupational therapy students with knowledge and skills for performing appropriate and independent Occupational therapy assessments, required for the analysis of a client’s occupational performance limitations and plan appropriate interventions.

Furthermore, College of Occupational Therapy aims to provide basics of research skills together and critically analyse the research findings to provide clinical services that are evidence-based. The academic services are empowered to provide reflective practice to students which will enable them to progress into postgraduate / doctorate level in Occupational Therapy.

Objectives of Course

Develop Professional Identity: Understand the role of OT in varied settings, and enabling occupation across the varied diagnoses and across age groups
Develop Clinical Competency: in the aspects of patient care, use of appropriate evidence-based assessments, planning interventions using evidence-based practice and reflexive practice, prioritizing safety, time management and decision-making and critically validating the methods of practice by undertaking research
Demonstrate Professionalism: committed to ethical practice and high personal standards of behaviour
Demonstrate Professional Competency: Improve on effective communicator (engaging in effective dialogue and written documentation) and collaborator (working in teams)

Learning Outcomes of the BOT Course

Upon completion of the Occupational Therapy program, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcomes:

Demonstrate and understand factors: anatomy, physiology, neuro-muscular mechanism, psychological, environmental, and mechanical factors that enable human movement to accomplish activities of daily living, work, play and leisure.
Demonstrate and understand the use of arts and craft, as a therapeutic media.
Demonstrate a wide knowledge base and ability to apply occupational theory to the practice setting.
Identify physical, psychological, environmental and cultural factors that are facilitators or barriers for independence in participation in various occupations.
Demonstrate wide clinical skills for assessing and planning interventions for clients with varied performance and participation problems resulting from developmental disabilities, neurological, orthopaedic or mental health dysfunctions across age groups.
Develop occupation-centred and client-centred intervention plans for clients in varied practice settings: physical rehabilitation, mental health and paediatrics.
Use problem-solving and critical reasoning skills to plan and deliver evidence-based management programs.
Monitor, review and reflect on the response of the clients to interventions.
Identify areas for continued professional development.
Demonstrate written and verbal communication to inform and promote professional practices.

Course Overview

Programme Code	B.O. T
Programme Name	Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Affiliation	Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS)
Level of programme	Under Graduate (UG)
Duration	4 Academic years + 6 months Internship
Pattern of programme	Annual (Non-Semester)
Medium of instruction	English
Eligibility	Candidates belonging to all categories for admission to the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy course should have passed in all the subjects of the qualifying examinations of the Higher Secondary(H.Sc) conducted by Kerala state or equivalent examination (Academic Stream) with the following subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Selection criteria	The selection and admission to the course will be done through LBS only. From the rank list prepared by LBS, 10 candidates will be selected on Merit and another 9 through management Quota and 1 through NRI quota.
Reservations	Reservation for SC/ST/OBC, PwD and others as per the norms of the Government.
Scope	A successful candidate has job opportunities as therapist, teaching faculty, researcher in Government & NGOs, self-employment, consultant/advisor in industrial & educational institutions in India & abroad.
Higher Education Prospects	Masters in Occupational Therapy, PhD and
Higher Education Prospects	Post-Doctoral and Fellowship Programmes
Syllabus	Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS)
Evaluation pattern	As per the norms of Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS)
Certifying Authority	Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS)

BSC small NISH is the first Institution in the country to propose new degree programme exclusively for students with hearing impairment. NISH started the three year B.Sc. (Computer Science) (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 4 years having 8 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.

The programme is the first of its kind in the country and will provide :

Highly job oriented curriculum
Computer aided teaching methods
Appropriate teaching environment
Suitable curriculum

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)

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 affiliated to University of Kerala. On the other hand, NISH also provides RCI approved professional courses at undergraduate level and graduate level in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology as well as diploma courses.

Aims to equip students with the knowledge and competence in the field of business and commerce to pursue a professional career.

• Duration: 4 years
• Curriculum includes commerce, subjects, CSR , Organizational Study and Field Report etc.
• Individual live projects.

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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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...