The National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities offers courses at Certificate, Diploma, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctorate levels. It is accredited by NAAC and works under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and the Government of India.

NIEPMD has started the application process for BOT, DEd, BASLP, BPT, BEd, MEd, and Certificate courses Admission 2022. Interested candidates can through the official website of the college.

To apply for any UG course, candidates must have passed 10+2 from a board recognized by the Government of India which is the basic eligibility. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree to apply for any post-graduation courses. Selection of eligible candidates in all courses will be based on merit in the qualifying examination except BPT, BOT, and B.ASLP. Selection of eligible candidates in BASLP will be based on valid scores in NEET.

Candidates can apply for admissions via offline mode by mailing the filled application form. Application fee of INR 500 for the general category and INR 350 for SC / ST/PH has to be paid by demand draft in favour of Director NIEPMD.

Table of Content

  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: Important Dates 2024
  2. NIEPMD, Diploma and Certificate Courses Admission 2024
  3. NIEPMD, Chennai: Diploma and Certificate Courses Admission 2024

3.1  Eligibility

3.2  Selection Criteria

  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: UG Courses Admission 2024
  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: B.P.T and B.O.T Admission 2024

5.1  Eligibility Criteria

5.2  Selection Criteria

  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: B.P.O Admission 2024

6.1  Eligibility

6.2  Selection Criteria

  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: B.ASLP Admission 2024

7.1  Eligibility

7.2  Selection Criteria

  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: B.Ed Special Education Admission 2024

8.1  Eligibility

8.2  Selection Criteria

  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: PG Courses Admission 2024
  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: M.Ed- Special Education Admission Criteria 2024

10.1  Eligibility

10.2  Selection Criteria

  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: Post Graduate Diploma Admission Criteria 2024

11.1  Eligibility

11.2  Selection Criteria

  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: M.Phil Clinical Psychology Admission Criteria 2024

12.1  Eligibility

12.2  Selection Criteria

  1. NIEPMD, Chennai: FAQs

NIEPMD, Chennai: Important Dates 2024 (Tentative)

Applications for the courses are still open. Candidates are required to regularly check the website for more details. However, the important dates for admission to courses offered by NIEPMD are as follows:

Event Date
Last Date of Submission for Application on the NIEPMD Website Last week of January 2024
Availability of Admit Card Last week of April 2024
Date of Entrance Test (Tentative) May 2024
Declaration of Results (Tentative) July 2024
Date of Verification and 1st Counselling for CET 2021 (Tentative) July 2024

NIEPMD, Diploma and Certificate Courses Admission 2024 

Certificate Courses offered by NIEPMD don’t require any entrance tests. Candidates are selected on the merit list prepared on their website.

Course Specialization
C.C.C.G (A-Level) Primary Training, Advance Training
C.C.C.G (B Level) Primary Training, Advance Training
Diploma in Special Education Cerebral Palsy, DeafBlind, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Multiple Disabilities

NIEPMD, Chennai: Diploma and Certificate Courses Admission 2024 

C.C.C.G (A-Level) has two specializations- Primary Training and Advance Training. Primary Training is for 3 months whereas Advanced Training is for 6 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Primary Training:

  • Candidates with 8th pass or equivalent.
  • Minimum age between 18-35 years
  • Preference is given to SC/ST Candidates and parents of children with disabilities.

Advance Training:

  • Candidates with a 10th Pass or who have passed their 8th with Primary caregiver training completed successfully.
  • Minimum age between 18-35 years
  • Preference is given to SC/ST Candidates and parents of children with disabilities.

Selection Criteria

Candidates who are interested to undergo Primary or Advanced Training are selected on the basis of merit in the qualifying exam.

NIEPMD, Chennai: UG Courses Admission 2024 

Admission to UG Courses offered by NIEPMD requires a Common Entrance Test. Candidates must have cleared their 10+2 in order to be eligible for any of the following Bachelor’s programs.

Courses Specialization
B.P.T Physiotherapy
B.O.T Occupational Therapy
B.P.O Prosthetics and Orthotics
B. ASLP Audiology Speech Language Pathology
B.Ed- Special Education Autism Spectrum Disorder, Multiple Disabilities, DeafBlind

NIEPMD, Chennai: B.P.T and B.O.T Admission 2024 

UG Courses- B.P.T and B.O.T is a 4-year degree course and 6 months internship which is supposed to be done after the completion of the course.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who have cleared their 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (or) Zoology, and Botany are eligible to apply for any specialization of the UG Courses.

Selection Criteria

  • Candidates are selected through Common Entrance Test for All India Quota.
  • After qualifying, there is a counseling process conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education Tamil Nadu for State Quota as approved by the Nodal Ministry.

NIEPMD, Chennai: B.P.O Admission 2024 

Bachelor in Prosthetics and Orthotics is a 4-year degree course with 6 months of internship.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates who have cleared 10+2 with a minimum of 50% marks in Science or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Mathematics, and English.
  • Reservations for SC/ST/OBC/PWD as per the norms by Central Government.

Selection Criteria

Candidates are selected through the National Eligibility Test- Prosthetics and Orthotics (NET- P&O) for All India, followed by counseling conducted by NBER – NIEPMD, Chennai Approved by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of PwDs (Divyangjan).

NIEPMD, Chennai: B.ASLP Admission 2024 

Bachelor in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (B. ASLP) is a 4-year degree course wherein there are 6 semesters of coursework and 2 semesters of internship. The students are required to finish the coursework within 6 years from the date of admission.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who have completed their 10+2 or equivalent having subjects- Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Electronics/Computer Science/Statistics/Psychology

Selection Criteria

Candidates are selected through the marks obtained in NEET.

NIEPMD, Chennai: B.Ed Special Education Admission 2024 

B.Ed Special Education with specializations- Multiple Disabilities, Deaf-Blind, Autism Spectrum Disorder is a two-year degree course.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who have completed their 10+2 and their graduation from a recognized university or board are eligible for the course.

Or

Candidates having PG Degrees in Economics, Home Science, Commerce, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Logic, and Indian Culture with a minimum of 50% marks are also eligible.

Selection Criteria

Selection is made according to Tamil Nadu University after qualifying for the exam followed by an interview. However, the marks allotted for admission are as follows:

Category Marks
Marks obtained in the qualifying exam 50
Higher qualification 10
Experience (Minimum 2 years) 05
Parent/Sibling/Ward of PwD 10
Rural Students 05
Interview 20

NIEPMD, Chennai: PG Courses Admission 2024 

PG Courses offered by NIEPMD require the candidates to have completed their Bachelors in the required specialization. A merit list is prepared and the candidates are required to regularly check the official website for the same.

Courses Specialization
M.Ed- Special Education Autism Spectrum Disorder, Multiple Disabilities
Post Graduate Diploma Developmental Theory: Physical and Neurological, Early Intervention
M.Phil Clinical Psychology

NIEPMD, Chennai: M.Ed- Special Education Admission Criteria 2024 

M.Ed- Special Education (All Specialisations) is a two-year degree course having only 20 seats.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who are interested to pursue M.Ed- Special Education should fulfill any of the following criteria:

  • Candidates who have completed their B.Ed in Special Education with a minimum of 50% marks
  • Candidates should have a valid RCI
  • Candidates should have passed B.Ed General Course with Diploma in Special Education in a respective disability area with a minimum of 50% marks.
  • Candidates who have done B.Ed in a particular specialization may be allowed for M.Ed Cross Disability/Multicategory but the reverse is not allowed.
  • Candidates with B.A/B.Ed/B.Com B.Ed Special Education (4 years integrated)

Selection Criteria 

Candidates who want to pursue M.Ed- Special Education in any specialization are selected on a merit basis.

NIEPMD, Chennai: Post Graduate Diploma Admission Criteria 2024 

Post Graduate Diploma Developmental Theory: Physical and Neurological is a 15-month long program where students have to do an internship for 3 months after the completion of the course and the Post Graduate Diploma in Early Intervention is a one-year degree program divided into two semesters.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who have completed any of the following courses from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% marks are eligible for admission. However, SC/ST candidates should have a minimum of 45% marks.

  • MBBS
  • B.O.T
  • B.P.O
  • BSc Speech and Hearing
  • B.M.R
  • B.M.S
  • B.Ed in Special Education
  • Masters in Child Development
  • Child Psychology

Selection Criteria

Selection is made according to Tamil Nadu University after qualifying for the exam followed by an interview. However, the marks allotted for admission are as follows:

Category Marks
Marks obtained in the qualifying exam 50
Higher qualification 10
Experience (Minimum 2 years) 05
Parent/Sibling/Ward of PwD 10
Rural Students 05
Interview 20

NIEPMD, Chennai: M.Phil Clinical Psychology Admission Criteria 2024 

  1. Phil Clinical Psychology is a two-year degree program where students have to do extensive research.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who want to pursue M.Phil in Clinical Psychology should have a Masters's Degree in Psychology (full-time) from a recognized university with a minimum of 55% marks for General and 50% marks for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

Selection Criteria

50% weightage is allocated for the marks obtained in the qualifying exam and the rest 50% weightage is for the entrance examination.

NIEPMD, Chennai: Admission FAQs

Ques. What is the exam pattern of CET-2021 which offers admission to BPT, and BOT in NIEPMD?

Ans. The exam pattern for CET-2021 to take admission to BPT. BOT is based on 11th and 12th NCERT books and General Knowledge.

Ques. What are the services provided by NIEPMD under the Department of Medical Science?

Ans. The services provided by NIEPMD under the Department of Medical Science are Early Intervention Services where children are assessed for different developmental aspects and Prosthetic Orthotic Unit where it provides services to persons with disabilities.

Ques. If I am an outstation student, can I apply for a hostel facility in NIEPMD?

Ans. If you are an outstation student, you cannot apply for a hostel since the campus doesn’t provide any hostel facility. However, you can look for PGs or flats around the campus.

Ques. What facilities are provided by NIEPMD on campus?

Ans. NIEPMD boasts about having facilities like:

  • Library
  • Classroom
  • Labs
  • Seminar Hall