The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare gave a notification regarding the rules for enforcing the act on 27 May 2021, 2 and temporary National Commission was given a notification under the act on 21 September 2021. 3 Rules for enforcing the different provisions of the act were yet to be notified as of 15 May 2023.

NCAHP Act has been established in order to oversee and ensure standards of training and care provided by allied and healthcare professionals in the nation. Various provisions have been made in the act in the direction of the same aim, for instance, central and state professional registers, code of conduct, entrance tests, curriculum standardization, etc. 4 Two sets of professionals, i.e., "healthcare professional" and "allied health professional," are defined by the act and identify 56 professional titles which are categorized in ten recognized types.

Health professional is employed in the act as an individual researching, counseling, studying, supervising, or offering a range of health services, such as prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and promotion. Allied health professional refers to an individual trained to execute technical and practical work in aiding diagnosis, treatment, and referring plan issued by a medical, nursing, or other health professional. 4 The term healthcare professional is standard for education provided under undergraduate degree courses, and allied health professionals standard for diploma courses provided in India. 

Regulation of education and practice within such professions has been necessary for a long time, 6 and the present legislation in keeping with those standards set internationally. Some of the professionals included in the act have been embraced by its members.7–9 Others, however, have had some concerns over it expressed by some professional organizations and scholars.10,11 The article examines the NCAHP Act from an educational and practice perspective in India and presents some controversial issues which would have to be considered while implementing the provisions of the act.

Public health is a significant discipline that encompasses the promotion and protection of the public at large and communities' health.

The world being a global community, it has numerous health issues which need solving. The need for public health-trained professionals has grown enormously. If you want to give back to society for the good of everyone and bring about the wellbeing of the general population, then a course in public health could be your best bet.

Here in this long blog, we are going to outline the scope, syllabus, fees, employment opportunities, and admissions procedure of studying a public health course.

Scope of Public Health Courses:

Public health courses provide wide opportunities to the graduates.

Public health courses provide the students with the skills necessary to solve the problems of health, create policies for health, and come up with intervention programs.

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Coursework of Public Health Courses

The public health course curriculum is programmed to give the students a good understanding of all the aspects of public health. The main courses generally include:

Epidemiology: Patterns and distribution of diseases in populations.

Biostatistics: Use of statistical methods in public health analysis and research.

Environmental Health Sciences: Prevention and investigation of environmental health hazards.

Health Policy and Management: Focuses on the development of health policy, healthcare organization, and management theory.

Social and Behavioral Sciences: Analyzes social and behavioral factors of health status.

Fees

The charges of public health courses might differ based on the university, place, and course level. But here, in Institute Of Health Sciences, which is an autonomous body, you can begin at just Rs 20,000.

It's India's lowest rate. It has begun to provide many medical courses list without NEET.

Choose a fulfilling career in public health care and help society to improve its health. Apply now and design a healthier future for global health!

Public health education provides a fulfilling career with the potential of creating an actual impact on society's health and well-being.

The range of public health courses is wide, and the multi-disciplinary career prospects allow graduates to set themselves up in this exciting profession.

Once you have understood the syllabus, fee scheme, career prospects, and admissions process, you can go ahead and become a successful public health professional.

Your aspiration may be to eradicate global health issues or enhance well-being in populations, but a course in public health gives you the education and training that you require to contribute to making the world a better place.

A special session on 'Child Psychology' was organized by Global Wisdom School, Dera Bassi, for the teachers. Dr Sonia Sharma, an experienced researcher and administrator with teaching experience of more than 18 years, presented the session. Dr Sharma's presentation was a lecture-cum-entertaining journey inside the child's mind. Through her experience, she removed the intellectual, social, and emotional layers of growth that motivate children. She challenged teachers to attempt to view things the way children do, examine their requirements, and develop a positive learning environment. Her presentation contained practical tales, case studies. Practical skills on diagnosing behavioral patterns, classroom management, and establishing teacher-student relationships were imparted to the teachers. The session ended with Principal Dr Basundhara thanking Dr Sharma with honeyed words and once more placing emphasis on the necessity for teachers to keep learning.

Global Wisdom School, Dera Bassi, recently conducted an insightful session on 'Child Psychology' for teachers exclusively by Dr. Sonia Sharma, distinguished researcher and administrator with a rich experience of more than 18 years. Instead of a formal lecture, Dr. Sharma's talk was an infectious journey through the complex mental, emotional, and social growth processes in children that have implications for learning.

Learning from her years of experience, Dr. Sharma implored teachers to experience the world with children's eyes and look to each child's unique needs. She pleaded with teachers to build healthy, positive classroom environments in which students feel valued and heard.

The session was also replete with the experiences of the teacher himself and actual case studies where the teachers were able to relate theory with practice. Behavior patterns and handling of the common classroom problems were dealt with as appropriate, stressing their identification. Techniques on how to improve the all-important teacher-student relationship were also delivered by Dr. Sharma, whom she reaffirmed as the most important for students' development.

Teachers were left with a clearer idea of how psychology knowledge would enhance classroom management, maximize emotional growth, and modify teaching styles to meet the unique individual learning styles of children. It taught them how to comprehend child psychology to excel academically as well as raise well-rounded, resilient learners.

The workshop concluded on a note of grateful appreciation by Dr. Basundhara, the principal of the school, who once again stressed the importance of professional development of teachers on an ongoing basis. She valued the worth of Dr. Sharma in motivating teachers and deepening their pedagogical practice with better child development understanding.

The UGC decision to prohibit psychology courses under open distance learning (ODL) from July 2025 has been opposed by academics. Experts stated that psychology is extensively covered by professionals all over the world in distance mode and requested UGC to reconsider the prohibition.

There has been a resistance to University Grants Commission's new guidelines to all higher education institutions to discontinue psychology courses in open distance learning (ODL) mode courses from the July-August 2025 academic session.

The prohibition is for all courses which fall under National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act 2021. In the case of Psychology, NCAHP formulated syllabus explicitly for applied psychology and behaviour health.

Talking to Telangana Today Hyderabad Psychological Association life member Dr Rapolu Satyanarayana said that psychology is a subject of interest for individuals of various streams like administrators, managers, teachers, lawyers, judges, police, counsellors and health workers.

They learn it as a part of professional training and many tend to take up psychology courses in order to have better knowledge of the subject. Some individuals study psychology as an intellectual interest and for research.

Psychology courses have been provided under ODL mode overseas since way back. The Open University of United Kingdom founded in 1969 provides courses in psychology and mental health and were accredited by The British Psychological Society.

There has been a certain negative mindset towards ODL that exists among Indian educationists and intellectual circles. That attitude has resulted in the imposition of a ban on psychology courses through the ODL mode.

Convenient chair intellectuals in India do not know the ground realities of this country or do not follow what is happening overseas. If IDL course delivery was flawed at any place, remedial action should be initiated rather than totally prohibiting the course from being offered through ODL mode, Dr. Satyanarayana stated.

He wished the UGC and relevant authorities to reconsider and remove the ban on the study of psychology courses in distance mode so that anyone interested in pursuing the course could do so without hassle.