National Institute of Speech and Hearing
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| National Institute of Speech and Hearing നാഷണൽ ഇൻസ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ട് ഓഫ് സ്പീച്ച് ആൻഡ് ഹിയറിങ് | |
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 NISH (National Institute of Speech and Hearing) | |
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NISH Rd, Aakkulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695017, India South Asia | |
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| Other name | NISH |
| Established | 1997 |
The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) is an institute devoted to the education and rehabilitation of individuals with speech-language and hearing impairments located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city in the Indian state of Kerala. It was established in 1997 on the initiative of the state of Kerala and is a self-financing affiliate college of the University of Kerala.[1][2][3] Academics at NISH is unique in the sense that NISH has an integrated campus where students with hearing impairment and students with normal hearing share the same campus. Bachelor's level courses exclusively for students with hearing impairment include Degree courses in Fine Arts, Computer Science and Commerce affiliated to University of Kerala. On the other hand, NISH also provides RCI approved professional courses at undergraduate level and graduate level in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology as well as diploma courses affiliated to Kerala Health University (KUHS)
Its academic courses include Bachelor in Audiology & Speech and Language Pathology, Master in Audiology & Speech and Language Pathology, Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT),Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (for the hearing impaired), and Bachelor of Fine Arts (for the hearing impaired).
The NISH launched a mentoring programme for first year students. Each teacher is given three or four students to mentor.[citation needed]
