Audiology & Speech Therapy

A Bachelor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology BASLP programme is available at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research PGIMER Chandigarh. An entrance exam is used to determine admission to PGIMER Chandigarh's BASLP programme, which is followed by counselling. Around the months of May or June, the PGIMER Chandigarh BASLP course admission form is anticipated to be made available. The precise dates for the distribution of the application form and the entrance exam, however, are subject to change and are published on the PGIMER Chandigarh official website. Candidates are advised to often check the website for updates on the admissions process.

Yes, Bachelor's in Audiology and speech-language pathology is a good career option because;
BASLP Course Duration: 4 years
BASLP Eligibility: After completion of 10+2 standard with a minimum of 50 percent aggregate marks. BASLP Admission Process: Merit-Based or Entrance Exams. BASLP Course Fee: Minimum INR 20,000 and a maximum of INR 1,00,000 in Government colleges. Minimum of INR 50,000 and a maximum of INR 5 Lacs in private colleges. BASLP Salary in India: INR 4 to 4.5 Lacs per annum. Recruiting Fields: Clinics, Hospitals, Universities, Research fields, etc. BASLP Job Positions: Clinical Audiologist, Instructor at special schools, Clinical Supervisor, BASLP professor, Hearing aid Specialist, Rehabilitation Specialist, etc. BASLP Higher Studies options: Masters in Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology MASLP Master of Science in Audio Speech Therapy, Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Master of Business Administrations in Healthcare Management, Master of Audiology, Master of Science in Molecular Pathology, etc.

The various job profiles, along with their annual average salary are mentioned below:
Audiologists: They are responsible for conducting clinical activities with patients. They specialize in Auditory Balance, Pediatrics, Hearing Aids, Geriatrics, Cochlear Implants, Tinnitus, and Auditory Processing, and more. Salary: INR 41,000
Clinical Supervisors: They are responsible for overseeing individual casework. They promote the development of counseling skills and approaches focusing on assessments and evaluations. They address ethical and legal issues within mental health counseling as well. Salary: INR 34,000
Speech Pathology Reader: They are in charge of preventing, diagnosing, assessing, and treating speech, cognitive-communication, social communication, language, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. Salary: INR 25,000
Lecturers in Special Schools: They are responsible for teaching small groups of pupils. They focus on individual approaches and methods by preparing lessons, and conventionally meeting the needs of individual children. They use special equipment and employ specialist skills for teaching children with special needs. Salary: INR 31,000
Teacher: They are responsible for creating lesson plans and teaching those lessons to the entire class, individually to the students or in small groups, is their responsibility. They create conventional tests for the students and continually track their progress. Salary: INR 25,200
Researcher: They are responsible for monitoring the progress of research projects. They also perform experiments that can provide better methods of teaching and treating people with hearing and speech disorders. Salary: INR 56,000
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The syllabus of the Bachelor of Science in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology BASLP Exam is mentioned below;
Semester I: Introduction to Speech and Language Pathology, Introduction to Pathology, Basic Human Anatomy, Physiology, Fluency, and its disorders. Semester II: Basic Acoustics, Basic Electronics, Introduction to Linguists, Psychology-related to Speech, Adult Neuro-communication disorders. Semester III: Psychology-related to Hearing, Clinical Work (Speech Pathology), Clinical Work (Audiology), Childhood Communication Disorders, Neuro-motor Speech Disorders. Semester IV: Articulation and Phonological Disorders, Voice and Laryngectomy, Diagnostic Audiology, Amplification, and Assistive Devices for the hearing impaired, Rehabilitative Audiology. Semester V: Amplification for the hearing impaired, Educational Audiology, Otorhinolaryngology, Community Oriented Professional Practices in Speech-Language Pathology, Noise Measurement, and Hearing Conservation. Semester VI: Assistive Device for the hearing impaired, Basic Statistics and Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Clinical Work (Speech Pathology), Clinical Work (Audiology), Pediatric Audiology, Clinical Work (Speech Pathology). Semester VII: Students are posted for 6 months in a house in speech and hearing departments, associated hospitals, and special schools. Semester VIII: The students will be posted in several setups that collaborate with the institute. I hope this will help you.