Sikkim Manipal College of Physiotherapy (SMCPT) was established as a constituent college of Sikkim Manipal University offering Bachelor of Physiotherapy course program since 2001 and Master of Physiotherapy course program since 2009 onwards. The SMCPT is duly accredited by the Indian Association of Physiotherapists for both the course programs. The clinical department of physiotherapy is affiliated with Central Referral Hospital, a teaching hospital of Sikkim Manipal University.

KEY FEATURES

• One of the first recognized college in the North-East India.
• Recognised by Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP) for both UG / PG course programs.
• Offering course programs in Physiotherapy for over a decade.
• State-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities.
• Competency based curriculum is offered.
• MoMA, GoI offers scholarships for the minority students of North Eastern states pursuing Physiotherapy at SMCPT.
• Very good placement record of students.

VISION

“SMCPT at SMU aims to emerge as a global leader in physiotherapy education, imparting quality evidence-based healthcare and achieve excellence in integration of physiotherapy at all the levels of health care delivery.”

MISSION

• Imparting strong foundational skill
• Imparting quality education to achieve skilled based competency
• Promote research in developing methods to alleviate movement impairment and dysfunction
• Inculcate a sense of ethical practice
• Inculcate a sense of lifelong learning

PHILOSOPHY

• We believe that the learning is a lifelong process, and the knowledge base of specific domain involves continuous augmentation of learning experiences specific to that domain and such experiences are supported by research. Thus, Physiotherapy education base of our institution involves augmentation of specific knowledge and skills that are acquired by treating patients based on best clinical evidence and by teaching learning methodologies we adopt to transfer this scientific knowledge to our students. 

• We are determined to guide and facilitate prospective physiotherapy professionals acquire such specific knowledge, skills and experience in their career to become reflective clinicians to use their intuitive knowledge in treating patients and restore their maximum physical functional abilities.