Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy admissions to be through NEET from 2026–27
Bengaluru: Admission to undergraduate programmes in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy will be conducted exclusively through the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) from the academic year 2026–27, the Karnataka State Allied and Healthcare Council has said.
In a press note issued on Friday, Council Chairman Prof. U. T. Iftikhar Ali Fareed said the decision follows a communication from the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) to the National Testing Agency and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
According to the notification, the NCAHP has finalised the category-wise degree nomenclature and admission criteria for Allied and Healthcare undergraduate programmes and communicated the same to the University Grants Commission for adoption from the 2026–27 academic year.
As per the guidelines, admissions to the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), classified under Category 3, and the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT), classified under Category 6, will be carried out only through NEET, in accordance with the provisions of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021.
The Council has asked Vice-Chancellors of public universities, private state universities and deemed-to-be universities to take note of the revised admission procedure and ensure that the information is widely circulated among affiliated colleges, faculty members and students seeking admission to these courses.
Universities have also been directed to take necessary steps to ensure strict compliance with the NCAHP admission process for the 2026–27 academic year and for subsequent years.
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Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather
Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.
According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.
IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.
The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.
