Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant is studied at 30 institutes across 5 states in India, as recorded in AISHE data. Combined approved seat intake across all institutes offering Physician Assistant is 703 students per year. Programmes in this discipline run 3 to 4 years.

Institutes Offering30

States Covered5

Total Seat Intake703

Duration3 to 4 years

Where Can I Study Physician Assistant?

Institute Type

University 9 institutes (30%)
College 21 institutes (70%)

Funding Type

Self Financing 28 offerings (90%)
General 2 offerings (6%)
Both 1 offering (3%)

Programmes in This Discipline

30 institutes shown below.

All (30) University (9) Standalone Institution (0) College (21)

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore University · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
CHERAN S COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES College · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, EAST COAST INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES College · Puducherry, Puducherry
DHARAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES College · Salem, Tamil Nadu
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR CARDIO THERACIC AND VASCULAR DISEASES, Dr.K.M.CHERIAN HEART FOUNDATION, FRONTIER LIFE PVT.,LTD., (Inst. Code - 363), CHENNAI College · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
JSS Medical College, Mysore College · Mysuru, Karnataka
Joy University University · Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
KARPAGAM FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH (Inst. Code - 536), COIMBATORE College · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
KAUVERY HOSPITAL, CHENNAI College · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
KAVERY MEDICAL CENTRE AND HOSPITAL (Inst. Code - 445), TRICHY College · Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
KOVAI MEDICAL CENTER AND HOSPITAL LIMITED (Inst. Code - 461), COIMBATORE College · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
M/s SALEM POLYCLINIC , (Inst. Code - 626), Salem College · Salem, Tamil Nadu
Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong University · East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai University · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
NANDHA ACADEMY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES College · Erode, Tamil Nadu
NEHRU INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES College · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
R.K. PARA MEDICAL COLLEGE (Inst. Code - 528), SALEM College · Salem, Tamil Nadu
S.R.M. Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai University · Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
SASHANK EDUCATIONAL TRUST (Inst. Code - 608) College · Vellore, Tamil Nadu
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, VMRFDU, PUDUCHERRY College · Puducherry, Puducherry
Sri Venkateswaraa University University · Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu
Srinivasan Institute of Medical Sciences College · Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
St Joseph University University · Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu
THIRUVARUR GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL (Inst. Code - 400), THIRUVARUR College · Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata University · North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
UNITED COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES College · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
V.G. INSTITUTE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCES (Inst. Code - 391) College · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
VELLORE GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE (Inst. Code - 221), VELLORE College · Vellore, Tamil Nadu
VIJAYA EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY (Inst. Code - 441) College · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai University · Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu

Frequently Asked Questions

How many institutes offer Physician Assistant?

30 institutes across 5 states offer programmes in Physician Assistant, according to AISHE data.

What programs are offered in Physician Assistant?

Physician Assistant includes the following programmes: B.Sc.-Bachelor of Science, B.S.Course-Bachelor of Science (Physician Assistant and Emergency & Trauma Care Management).

What is the total seat intake for Physician Assistant?

The combined approved intake across all institutes offering Physician Assistant is 703 seats per year.

What types of institutions offer Physician Assistant?

Among institutes offering Physician Assistant: 9 universitys, 21 colleges.

How long do Physician Assistant programmes take to complete?

Programmes in Physician Assistant typically take 3 to 4 years to complete, based on AISHE-reported durations.

Data sourced from the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE). Seat intake figures are as reported by institutes; verify current numbers with the institute directly before applying.