Rehabilitation Council of India

The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) set up as a registered society in 1986, is the apex body set up under an Act of Parliament. The Act was amended in 2000 to make it more broadbased. The main purpose of the Council is to regulate training programmes and courses targeted at disabled, disadvantaged, and special education requirement communities. As per the Act, unqualifies persons delivering such services would be dealt with strongly.

RCI is the only statutory council in India that is required to maintain the Central Rehabilitation Register which mainly documents details of all qualified professionals who operate and deliver training and educational programmes for the targeted communities.

Objectives of RCI

Regulating the training policies and programmes of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities
Bringing standardization of training courses for professionals
Prescribing minimum standards of education and training of various categories of professionals
Recognize institutions and universities running master's degree or bachelor's degree or diploma courses in the related field
To recognize degree/diploma/certificate awarded by foreign universities/ institutions on reciprocal basis
Promoting research in Rehabilitation and Special Education
Maintaining Central Rehabilitation Register for registration of professionals and personnel
Collecting information on a regular basis on education and training in the field of rehabilitation of people with disabilities from institutions in India and abroad
Encouraging continuing education in the field of rehabilitation and special education by collaborating with other organizations
Recognizing Vocational Rehabilitation Centres as manpower development centres
To register vocational instructors and other personnel working in the Vocational Rehabilitation Centres
To register personnel working in national institutes and apex institutions on disability under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

As per RCI, the following categories of professionals can apply for RCI's accreditation process.

Prosthetists and Orthotists
Audiologists and Speech Therapists
Clinical Psychologists
Rehabilitation Counsellors, Administrators
Rehabilitation Workshop Managers
Rehabilitation Psychologists
Rehabilitation Social Workers
Rehabilitation Practitioners in Mental Retardation
Speech Pathologists
Special Teachers for Educating and Training the Handicapped
Vocational Counsellors, Employment Officers and Placement Officers
Multi-purpose Rehabilitation Therapists, Technicians
Orientation and Mobility Specialists
Community Based Rehabilitation Professionals
Hearing and Ear Mould Technicians
Rehabilitation Engineers and Technicians

Training Courses Under RCI

One of the main functions of the Council is to standardize the training courses for Professionals for ensuring quality services to the people with disabilities. The Council keeps on modifying and revising the existing syllabus and adopt new training programmes incorporating new developments.

The Council has standardized 58 Long Term/ Short Term Training Courses, which include 04 Courses developed during the current year, with the help of respective Expert Committees constituted by the Council.

Contact

Rehabilitation Council of India

B-22, Qutab Institutional Area,

New Delhi - 110 016.

Tel : 91-11-26532816, 26534287, 26532384,26532408,

26511618 (outreach division)

Fax : 91-11-26534291

General Query :

E-mail IDs : rehabstd@nde.vsnl.net.in , rehcouncil_delhi@bol.net.in

Website: www.rehabcouncil.nic.in