(a) whether the US Government has debarred Indian students from
appearing in the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE),
a test without which students cannot practice in the US;
(b) if so, whether the Union Government has taken up the issue with the US Government; and
(c) if so, the response of the US Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a): Yes, it is true that the US Federation of State Boards of
Physical Therapy has suspended National Physical Therapy Examination
(NPTE) testing for all graduates of schools located in four
countries, namely, India, Egypt, Pakistan and Philippines, pending
development of a separate, secure examination system for graduates
of these countries which will be called NPTE-YRLY. Their testing
will be resumed once the development of NPTE-YRLY is completed. The
Federation expects to launch NPTE-YRLY in or about the fall of
2011. Details in this regard can be observed at the Federation
website www.fsbpt.org.
(b)&(c): Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Mission in USA have
been requested to take up the matter with the concerned Authorities in USA.