My experience of GMC PT Nagpur

I'm currently studying in PT school and centre, GMC Nagpur. I got my addmission through statewide NEET counseling organized by CET. While filling my college preferences the only 4 government physiotherapy colleges were my top priority and after that some reputed private colleges like Terana, Sancheti, etc. In my first round I got Terana, but later in mop-up round I got GMC Nagpur. As government college was my priority I decided to take admission here. I am a general category student and my NEET 19 marks were 430. GMC Nagpur has a good reputation and the patient inflow is great, but being a government college the infrastructure is sub-par. The total number of seats per year is 30 including all the quota seats. During lockdown, online classes were not proper however offline classes are regularly held.

My first priority like most other students while giving NEET was to get admission to MBBS, when that didn't happen I decided to pursue physiotherapy. The departmental subject's classes occur regularly with the teacher-student ratio being 1:30, and the other subject's classes occur with Occupational Therapy students so the same ratio becomes 1:60. The course is yearly and not semester-wise, with one term exam, one prelim and final University exams. The exams are not extremely hard but regular studies are required to pass with good marks. Most teachers interact with students while teaching. And practical knowledge, specially departmental knowledge is gained through hours spent in clinic.

The college provides you with a 6-month internship which is necessary for getting the degree. Although from the first day of college, the students attend the OPD. Being a government institution the patient inflow is great, which provides with good clinical experience.

Most of the students belonging to various quotas get yearly scholarship and their fees is also lower. During internship after the 4-year course, around 1500-2000 stipend is given monthly. Like any other medical college, there's no campus placement. A lot of private colleges provide counseling for masters, which is something not seen in government colleges.

Instagram pages are the most reliable source which is run by students. Being relatively small batch size and overall less number of students in the overall course there are not any major clubs. A yearly gathering of 3 days with OT students is organized.