MPT Paediatrics & Neonatal Sciences at KMC

Mangalore

Redefine Paediatric Care Through Clinical Expertise

The Master of Physiotherapy in Pediatrics and Neonatal Sciences at MAHE trains you to deliver specialized care for infants, children, and adolescents.

Across two years of the MPT Pediatrics and Neonatal Sciences program, you gain expertise in growth, development, and rehabilitation through clinical learning and research, working with interdisciplinary teams to design evidence-based therapy plans that improve child health, mobility, and quality of life.

Program Highlights

Specialized Paediatric Focus: You study the growth, development, and rehabilitation needs of infants, children, and adolescents through structured clinical and theoretical training.

Clinical Excellence: You train across paediatric hospitals, NICUs, and early intervention centres to refine your therapeutic and decision-making skills.

Research and Innovation: You undertake a dissertation and journal-based discussions that strengthen scientific thinking and evidence-based application.

Collaborative Practice: You work with healthcare professionals such as paediatricians, psychologists, and educators to deliver holistic child-centred care.

Global Perspective: You gain professional competencies aligned with international physiotherapy standards and licensing frameworks through the MPT in Pediatrics and Neonatal Sciences program.

Lab Work

Clinical skill laboratories equipped with paediatric assessment tools, simulation models, and sensory integration setups that support therapeutic learning.

Research Exposure

Community-based paediatric rehabilitation initiatives and clinical research projects that translate theory into applied outcomes.

Clinical Training

Extensive clinical postings across paediatric hospitals, NICUs, and child development centres

Lab Work

Clinical skill laboratories equipped with paediatric assessment tools, simulation models, and sensory integration setups that support therapeutic learning.

Lab Work

Clinical skill laboratories equipped with paediatric assessment tools, simulation models, and sensory integration setups that support therapeutic learning.

Admissions Path

Apply Online

Manipal Entrance Test (MET)

Merit List based on MET score

Physical / Online Counseling

Admission Formalities

Additional Requirements

Candidate must have completed their internship before class commencement

Note

Eligibility & Admission process may change per National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession (NCAHP) directions.

Program Eligibility

Qualification

You must successfully complete BPT from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks or equivalent.

You must have the required Internship / Additional Internship / Clinical Experience.

You must appear for the Manipal Entrance Test (MET) and secure the required cutoff.

*Eligibility and admission process for Allied Health Sciences (AHS) postgraduate programs are subject to change as per the directions of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession (NCAHP).

Scholarships

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Children of MAHE Alumni
Konkani Speaking Students

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

The award of Fee Waiver for the subsequent years will be the same as given at the time of admission in the first year. Scholarship will be extended in the subsequent year only to those students who have cleared all subjects in the University Examinations of previous year before the due date for payment of annual program fee. Students who are promoted to next year with failures (F) / Incomplete (I) / Detention (DT) grades, will NOT be eligible for fee waiver for that academic year. Fee Waiver will be forfeited in the instances of irregularity in attendance, proven charges of indiscipline, bringing disrepute to the Department / Institution / University etc.

Withdrawal Policy

In case the candidate leaves the course before the course completion (for any reason), he / she MUST reimburse the total program fee (as per Prospectus 2025) for the years of scholarship utilized, back to MAHE Manipal.

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Program Highlights

Specialized Paediatric Focus: You study the growth, development, and rehabilitation needs of infants, children, and adolescents through structured clinical and theoretical training.

Clinical Excellence: You train across paediatric hospitals, NICUs, and early intervention centres to refine your therapeutic and decision-making skills.

Research and Innovation: You undertake a dissertation and journal-based discussions that strengthen scientific thinking and evidence-based application.

Collaborative Practice: You work with healthcare professionals such as paediatricians, psychologists, and educators to deliver holistic child-centred care.

Global Perspective: You gain professional competencies aligned with international physiotherapy standards and licensing frameworks through the MPT in Pediatrics and Neonatal Sciences program.

Lab Work

Clinical skill laboratories equipped with paediatric assessment tools, simulation models, and sensory integration setups that support therapeutic learning.

Research Exposure

Community-based paediatric rehabilitation initiatives and clinical research projects that translate theory into applied outcomes.

Clinical Training

Extensive clinical postings across paediatric hospitals, NICUs, and child development centres

Lab Work

Clinical skill laboratories equipped with paediatric assessment tools, simulation models, and sensory integration setups that support therapeutic learning.

Lab Work

Clinical skill laboratories equipped with paediatric assessment tools, simulation models, and sensory integration setups that support therapeutic learning.

Admissions Path

Apply Online

Manipal Entrance Test (MET)

Merit List based on MET score

Physical / Online Counseling

Admission Formalities

Additional Requirements

Candidate must have completed their internship before class commencement

Note

Eligibility & Admission process may change per National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession (NCAHP) directions.

Additional Requirements

Candidate must have completed their internship before class commencement

Note

Eligibility & Admission process may change per National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession (NCAHP) directions.

Program Eligibility

Qualification

You must successfully complete BPT from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks or equivalent.

You must have the required Internship / Additional Internship / Clinical Experience.

You must appear for the Manipal Entrance Test (MET) and secure the required cutoff.

Curriculum and Fees

Year 1
Year 2

You study Advanced Biostatistics and Research Methodology, Principles of Physiotherapy Practice, and Foundations of Physiotherapy in Pediatrics, strengthening your academic and clinical understanding of child health. Early exposure through Clinical Practice and Research Proposal work in Pediatrics develops your ability to assess, plan, and evaluate paediatric rehabilitation with analytical precision.

Program Duration

2 years

Total Program Fee

General:

INR 10,12,000

Total Program Fee

NRI/Foreign:

USD 15,900

Scholarships

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Children of MAHE Alumni
Konkani Speaking Students

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

Withdrawal Policy

To Know More

MPT Paediatrics & Neonatal Sciences at KMC

Redefine Paediatric Care Through Clinical Expertise

Program Highlights

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Industry and Academia Connect

Qualification

2 years

INR 10,12,000

USD 15,900

Program Highlights

Industry and Academia Connect

Qualification

2 years

INR 10,12,000

USD 15,900