One of the best colleges in Kerala

The eligibility criteria for a Bachelor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology is to pass higher secondary education in Biology, chemistry, and physics with 50% of marks. The application form for the course was available on the college website. However recently the admission process is taken over by LBS institute. There is no entrance exam for admission. Admission is based on a rank list prepared by LBs based on the plus two marks.

Bachelor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology is a professional course which makes students capable of providing rehabilitation services to individuals with communication difficulties and hearing impairment. The faculty at the National Institute of Speech and Hearing is excellent. The institute has a faculty-student ratio of about 1:4. All of the faculties are well qualified in the field with either master's in audiology and speech-language pathology or a PhD in the core area. The exams are conducted by the University of Health Sciences on a semester basis and the difficulty level of the exams will be hard.

The course is followed by a compulsory internship of 10 months after 3yrs of the theory courses. The students are paid a stipend for the internships. recently leading companies in the field have started conducting internship drives at the college for students who are about to pass out. Students can also work with the faculty on research projects.

The fees structure at National Institute of Speech and Hearing follows the government fees structure for the mentioned course. The course fees for merit seat candidates for an academic year is around 42500 while for second merit seats are about 80000. Students can apply to scholorships provided by the Government of India through the National Scholorship Portal.

The campus life at National Institute of Speech and Hearing is a bit different from other engineering colleges and arts and science colleges. Since the main focus of the institute is the welfare of persons with disabilities the faculty and students are more focused in working togther towards this goal. The students union conduct fests at the college on a regular basis. The college has an active sports team and a talented coach who is ever ready to guide the students. The annual fest of the institute, the NISH day is conducted annually in the month of October with the collaboration of all the departments. The NISH day is the most awaited event of every NISHians. The classrooms are well furnished with tables and chairs for the students with a projector with smartborad and a computer for each classroom.