Physiotherapist Recruitment Rules: Eligibility & Level in pay Matrix 2024

Subarna Debbarma, B.P.T, D.N.H.E, C.P.D.

The Health Care Section of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India, released PHYSIOTHERAPY HANDBOOK 2023, which includes the CURRICULUM & RULES AND REGULATIONS for physiotherapy professionals under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act 2021

Source: https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/PHYSIOTHERAPY%20HANDBOOK%202023-2.pdf

Physiotherapist Recruitment Rules 2024

physiotherapist recruitment rules 2023

physiotherapist recruitment rules 2023

physiotherapist recruitment rules 2023

physiotherapist recruitment rules 2023

physiotherapist recruitment rules 2023


Note: Pay scales for Clinical, research and academic designations will be same at each NSQF level.

E.g 1. "The pay scale for Physiotherapist (Clinical), Tutor/Demonstrator (Academic), and Scientist B (Research) at NSQF level 6 will be the same, which means the Level in Pay Matrix** is 10."

E.g 2. "The pay scale for Senior Physiotherapist (Clinical), Assistant Professor (Academic), and Scientist C (Research) at NSQF level 7 will be the same, which means the Level in Pay Matrix is 11."

*** Ph. D. under any specialty/ discipline in Physiotherapy recognized by U.G.C.
A minimum of 55 % marks in MPT examinations is required for taking Academic Designation as per UGC Norms or research designation as per ICMR Norm. A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the graduate and master’s level for the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Differently-abled (Physically and visually differently-abled) categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good academic record during direct recruitment to teaching positions. The eligibility marks of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based on only the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedures.