A.W.H. Special College

AWH Special College is a prestigious institution of higher learning founded by the Association for the Welfare of the Handicapped (AWH) in the year 1996. We are proud to state that this college plays a significant role in Higher education in the state of Kerala. An educational institution in the educational field of Physiotherapy, Genetics, Audiology and Speech Language Pathology was pioneered by AWHs in Kerala. Genetics is a new emerging field of science with tremendous potential in genetic diseases, syndromes, deformities, and health in general. Therefore it opens up a wide horizon of research scope. It is noteworthy that B.Sc Genetics Honours is offered only in AWH in Kerala. The college has gained a niche in the field of physiotherapy teaching and practice. These programmes have excellent career prospects and job opportunities.
The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Physiotherapy and Audiology and Speech Language Pathology. The degree in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology is BASLP and the degree in Physiotherapy is BPT. We have other undergraduate programmes such as B.Sc Computer Science Honours and B.Sc. Geology Honours. The post graduate degree in Speech Language Therapy is M.Sc. SLP and the postgraduate degree in Physiotherapy is MPT. We also provide PG programmes in Social Work (MSW).
The college is recognized by the Govt. of Kerala and affiliated to the University of Calicut and the Kerala University of Health Sciences. BASLP and its MSc. programmes are recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). The AWH proposes to introduce new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the years to come with the support of the general public.