2027 intake · merit only
Bachelor in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. The degree comes from Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow, on the Rehabilitation Council of India’s national curriculum. Supervised clinics from the second semester.
At a glance
Overview
BASLP is the qualifying degree for two clinical professions — audiology and speech-language pathology. Graduates assess and treat hearing, speech, language, voice and swallowing difficulties across every stage of life, from newborn hearing screening to rehabilitation after a stroke.
BASLP is a clinical degree, not a theory course. For three years students learn the science of how hearing works, the physics of sound, how children pick up language and how the brain produces speech. From the second semester they learn it alongside real patients in supervised clinics. The fourth year is a full-time internship.
A graduate who registers with the Rehabilitation Council of India may practise as an audiologist, a speech-language pathologist, or both.
Why BASLP
What students learn
Not subjects. Skills. The things an employer expects in the first week.
The two roles
The degree covers both professions for all four years. Students usually form a preference during clinical postings in year two or three.
The hearing specialist
Audiologists diagnose and manage hearing and balance disorders across the lifespan.
The speech specialist
Speech-language pathologists assess and treat disorders of speech, language, voice and swallowing.
Who clinicians treat
Hearing and speech problems do not belong to one age group, so a career in the field never depends on one either.
Every baby’s hearing is checked before going home. The audiologist runs that check, and explains the result to the parents.
The years in which speech and language develop. Disorders identified at this stage respond best to early intervention.
Adults present with fluency disorders, voice disorders and hearing loss caused by noise exposure.
After a stroke, speech and swallowing come back slowly, and only with expert help. The fastest-growing part of the field.
Curriculum
This is the actual Rehabilitation Council of India curriculum for B.ASLP, effective from the 2024-25 session, not a summary. Every recognised programme in India teaches it.
The vocabulary and anatomy of the field — what speech, language, hearing and swallowing are, and how the body produces them.
Practicals, 30 hours in each core area
Fluency and basic diagnostic audiology arrive alongside linguistics and ENT — and supervised clinical postings begin.
Clinicals begin — 30+ hours in each core area
Child language disorders and hearing-aid technology, supported by electronics, acoustics and psychology.
90+ hours in each core area
Structural anomalies, speech sound disorders and advanced audiological testing, with neurology and research methods.
90+ hours in each core area
Voice disorders and laryngectomy, paediatric audiology and aural habilitation — the specialised clinical work begins.
90+ hours in each core area
Adult language and motor speech disorders, implantable devices, and audiology as it is actually practised.
90+ hours in each core area
Ten months of full-time supervised practice — 600 hours in speech-language pathology and 600 in audiology — with at least one semester outside the parent institute.
1,200 supervised hours; final clinical examination at the end of semester 8
| Area | Type | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Speech-language pathology | Theory (major) | 32 |
| Audiology | Theory (major) | 32 |
| Speech-language pathology | Clinicals (major) | 33 |
| Audiology | Clinicals (major) | 33 |
| Related areas | Minor compulsory | 22 |
| RCI course | Minor compulsory | 4 |
| Related areas | Minor optional | 4 |
| Total | 160 |
Clinical credits include the 20 credits earned in each core area during the internship.
Four optional minors are taken across semesters 2 to 5. Institutions design these themselves, choosing from the areas the framework lists.
To be announced
The framework sets the standard every recognised programme is examined against.
Source: Rehabilitation Council of India — B.ASLP Norms, Regulations & Curriculum Framework, effective from academic session 2024-25.
Clinical exposure
Clinical teaching is done case by case, under supervision. These four stages run across all four years, not just the internship.
Students watch practising clinicians assess, reason and counsel before they carry out an assessment themselves.
Under supervision, students assist with diagnostics and therapy sessions and become familiar with real case-loads.
Students progressively take on supervised assessment and management of their own cases, with structured feedback.
A full-time clinical year consolidates skill across the college clinics and partner sites.
Hospitals, implant centres and clinics where students complete postings and the final-year internship.
To be announced
Labs & facilities
Audiology cannot be taught without sound-treated rooms and calibrated instruments. This is the RCI specification every recognised college must meet.
Sound-treated rooms and audiological instrumentation for hands-on diagnostic training.
Calm, dedicated therapy spaces designed for one-to-one and paediatric sessions.
A working clinic on the same site, run by the Aashirwad Foundation of India Trust and open to the public. Students observe and, from the second semester, assist there under direct supervision. Step-free throughout.
Prospective students and parents frequently ask which diagnostic instruments the college owns.
To be announced
Faculty
Coursework and clinical supervision are led by practising audiologists and speech-language pathologists.
Faculty appointments for the 2027 intake are being completed against the Rehabilitation Council of India’s staffing norm: at least two core faculty and four clinical staff in audiology and speech-language pathology to begin, all RCI-registered, headed by an associate professor. Names, qualifications and registration numbers will be published here before the session begins.
Career pathways
Roles below describe the profession in India. Salary bands are sector ranges, not a Claverton placement claim.
Diagnose hearing and balance disorders, conduct hearing assessments, fit hearing aids and deliver auditory rehabilitation.
Assess and treat speech, language, voice, fluency, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders in children and adults.
Treat children with speech delay, autism, cerebral palsy, developmental language disorders and learning difficulties.
Recommend, fit, program and fine-tune hearing aids, and provide long-term hearing rehabilitation.
Evaluate implant candidates, perform device mapping and deliver post-operative auditory rehabilitation.
Assess and manage dizziness and balance disorders through specialised vestibular testing and rehabilitation.
Screen newborns for hearing loss and ensure timely referral for diagnosis and early intervention.
Help children with hearing impairment develop listening and spoken language after hearing aids or implants.
Assess and rehabilitate swallowing disorders after stroke, neurological illness, trauma or cancer treatment.
Salary ranges above describe the audiology and speech-language pathology profession in India and vary with role, city, employer and experience. They are indicative of the sector — not a Claverton placement promise or a guarantee of compensation.
All 17 career pathways Career development at Claverton
After BASLP
Practise straight after RCI registration, or go on to a master’s. Plenty of graduates do both: work for a year or two, then specialise.
M.Sc / M.ASLP in audiology or speech-language pathology, the standard specialisation route, opening senior clinical, teaching and research roles.
A recognised route into speech and hearing sciences programmes overseas, subject to each country's credential evaluation and licensing requirements.
Speech science, auditory neuroscience, hearing technology and rehabilitation outcomes are all active research areas.
Many graduates practise, build a case-load and reputation, and specialise later.
Eligibility & admission
| Requirement | What Claverton asks for |
|---|---|
| Board | CBSE or ICSE only. State boards, NIOS, IB and Cambridge are not accepted |
| Subjects | Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, or Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Minimum marks | 50% or more in Class 12, applied without relaxation |
| Entrance exam | AHEE is compulsory and counts for half the admission rank |
| Gap years | Accepted. A gap between Class 12 and applying is not held against an applicant |
| Age | No age bar |
| NEET | Not required |
| Still in Class 12 | A candidate may apply while appearing, but must have passed, with 50% or more, before counselling |
| Lateral entry or transfer | Not available. A transfer applicant is assessed as a fresh applicant, on Class 12 board marks and an AHEE score |
| Medium of instruction | English |
| Admission | Merit: 50% Class 12 marks, 50% AHEE score. No NEET, no quota |
The Rehabilitation Council of India sets the floor for every recognised BASLP programme in the country. Claverton sits inside that floor and asks for more on two points, so both are published here.
| Requirement | RCI national minimum | Claverton |
|---|---|---|
| Board | Any State or Central Government board, or an equivalent examination | CBSE or ICSE only |
| Subjects | Any two or more subjects from the science stream | PCM or PCB |
| Minimum marks | 50%, relaxable under university, State or Central rules | 50% or more, no relaxation |
| Entrance exam | Set by the institution | AHEE, counting for half the rank |
Source: Rehabilitation Council of India — B.ASLP Norms, Regulations & Curriculum Framework, effective from academic session 2024-25
Class 12 from CBSE or ICSE with PCM or PCB, and 50% or more. Gap years are fine and there is no age bar. NEET is not required.
AHEE, the Allied Healthcare Entrance Exam, has its own website: aheetest.in. Registration opens on 1 October every year and closes on 30 May: for 2027, from 1 October 2026 to 30 May 2027. The ₹2,000 exam fee is paid to AHEE, and the admit card is issued on the spot.
Applications open on 30 April 2027 and close on 30 July 2027. The application is made from the AHEE account at aheetest.in: the documents are uploaded there, then shared, with the AHEE score, with Claverton College. It is free, and it can be made before AHEE is sat: the score reaches Claverton when AHEE publishes it.
Online, in mid-June 2027, with two reattempts in July; the best score counts. The paper, the exact dates and the exam link are at aheetest.in.
The rank is 50% Class 12 marks and 50% AHEE score. Ties are settled on Class 12 subject marks, English first, and only then on the AHEE score. Counselling is on campus, for document verification and seat allotment. Parents are welcome but not required.
The admission fee is paid and the anti-ragging undertaking submitted. The seat is then confirmed.
Fees & scholarships
One college fee covers the programme: ₹1,50,000 a semester, ₹3,00,000 an academic year, ₹12,00,000 across four years. Hostel and mess are charged separately. The schedule is issued in writing before any payment is due.
| Component | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| College fee | ₹1,50,000 per semester | Teaching and all college resources |
| The same fee, per year | ₹3,00,000 | Two semesters |
| The same fee, in total | ₹12,00,000 | Eight semesters, at the current rate |
| Hostel, including meals | ₹1,30,000 – ₹3,50,000 per year | Depends on room type, and may be paid half-yearly. Optional, for residential students |
| Caution deposit | ₹15,000 | One-time, refundable in full when the programme is completed |
The admissions office confirms the applicable fee schedule in writing before enrolment.
Questions
Anything not answered here can be put to the admissions office by phone.
No. Claverton does not offer lateral entry and does not transfer credit from another college or programme. A student who has studied elsewhere is welcome to apply, but is assessed as a fresh applicant: Class 12 board marks from CBSE or ICSE, an AHEE score, and a place on the same merit list as everyone else.
BASLP, formally the Bachelor in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, short form B.ASLP, is a four-year, 160-credit clinical degree regulated by the Rehabilitation Council of India. It qualifies a graduate to work as an audiologist (hearing and balance) or a speech-language pathologist (speech, language, voice and swallowing).
Anyone who has passed Class 12 from CBSE or ICSE with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, or Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and 50% or more. State boards, NIOS, IB and Cambridge are not accepted. Gap years are accepted and there is no age bar. AHEE is compulsory, and is registered at aheetest.in. Students appearing for Class 12 this year can apply, and upload the mark sheet before counselling.
No. BASLP is an allied-health degree, not a medical (MBBS) degree, and NEET does not apply. Admission is on merit: 50% of the admission rank comes from Class 12 marks and 50% from the score in AHEE, the Allied Healthcare Entrance Exam.
AHEE, the Allied Healthcare Entrance Exam, is an online entrance test with its own website, aheetest.in, run independently of the college. Registration is open from 1 October to 30 May every year; the exam is in mid-June, with two reattempts in July, and the best score counts. The exam fee is ₹2,000, paid to AHEE. The paper, the dates, the admit card and the results are all at aheetest.in, and it is from the AHEE account there that a candidate applies to Claverton.
No. Every seat is filled on merit. There is no management quota, no NRI quota and no reserved category.
The AHEE exam fee is ₹2,000, paid to AHEE at aheetest.in. The Claverton application itself is free, and can be made as soon as the AHEE registration is complete.
Refunds follow the University Grants Commission’s fee refund policy in force for the session: a full refund for withdrawal before the UGC cut-off date, a sliding scale after it, refunds made within fifteen days of the request, and no original certificates retained by the college. The exact dates for the session are published on the Fees page with the fee schedule.
It is not MBBS, but it is a clinical healthcare degree. BASLP graduates work in hospitals and clinics, assess and treat patients, and must be registered with the Rehabilitation Council of India in order to practise — the same regulatory principle that governs other healthcare professions. After a master’s, graduates can go on to a Ph.D.
Yes. B.ASLP at Claverton is recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India and affiliated to Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow, which awards the degree. The curriculum is the RCI framework effective from 2024-25, the same national curriculum every recognised programme teaches. Copies of the recognition letter and the affiliation order are being added to the Approvals page; ask for them in writing at any college, including this one.
BASLP is Claverton’s first programme. The college is built for allied healthcare, and today every lab, clinic, teacher and timetable exists for this one degree.
Clinical exposure begins in the early semesters through structured observation, progresses to supervised assisting and independent supervised practice, and culminates in a full-year internship in the fourth year.
Graduates work as audiologists and speech-language pathologists across hospitals, clinics, special schools, early-intervention centres, the hearing-technology industry, research and independent practice. Many also go on to a master’s degree in audiology or speech-language pathology.
Register for AHEE at aheetest.in between 1 October 2026 and 30 May 2027; the admit card is issued on the spot. Then, from the AHEE account, upload the documents and share them, with the AHEE score, with Claverton College, between 30 April 2027 and 30 July 2027. The application is free. The merit list follows, counselling begins on campus in Greater Noida on 7 August 2027, and the session starts in the third week of August.
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