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Speech-Language Pathologist / Audiologist

स्पीच-लैंग्वेज पैथोलॉजिस्ट / ऑडियोलॉजिस्ट

Assesses and treats problems with hearing, speech, language, voice and swallowing — from children who are late to talk to adults recovering from a stroke.

See when you could start working, and what it could pay

Pay in India today, estimated from job sites

About ₹3.4 lakh a yearAverage across all experience levels: the middle of 2 job sites' averages, which run from ₹3.3 lakh to ₹3.6 lakh a year.

Also see Glassdoor India(opens in a new tab).

These are job sites' estimates from salaries people report there. They aren't official figures and aren't a promise of pay; pay varies a lot by city and employer. We re-read each figure on the site's page before showing it (last checked 21 Oct 2026).

Class 11–12 stream
Science (PCM), Science (PCB), Science (PCMB)
Key subjects
Biology, Psychology, English
Often valued in this work
Impact on others, Balance & flexibility, Global exposure

What the work looks like

  • Testing hearing and advising on hearing aids
  • Assessing speech and language and running therapy sessions
  • Guiding families and teachers on how to support communication

The realities

Clinical, people-focused work in hospitals, clinics, schools and rehabilitation centres, often with children. In India one combined degree covers both audiology and speech-language pathology, and audiologists and speech therapists must be registered with the Rehabilitation Council of India to practise.

The usual route in India

Bachelor in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (BASLP): four academic years — six semesters of coursework and two of internship — at an RCI-recognised institute, after Class 12 with Physics and Chemistry plus Biology, Mathematics or another listed subject. Master's degrees in Audiology or in Speech-Language Pathology follow for specialisation.

Entrance exams and tests

  • Common Entrance Test of the national rehabilitation institutes (BPT/BOT/BPO/BASLP)
  • Institute and university admission tests

Other ways in

Shorter diploma courses in hearing, language and speech exist, but practising as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist needs a recognised degree and RCI registration.

Entry routes and their official rules

Each route names the Class 11–12 subjects its official rules ask for. A closed route doesn't close the career: check the others. Rules change each year, so confirm with the official source before you decide.

  • Routes into this career

    Verification required

    Class 11–12 subjects: Not checked yet.

    Mentioned in our career library; we haven't checked it against an official source yet.

Sources and checks

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Your future as an Speech-Language pathologist / audiologist

When you could start working, what the work could look like by then, and what it could pay.

No reliable pay data yet
Where are you now?

Pay data for

You could start working
2033in about 7 years · as audiologist and speech-language pathologist
Pay in India
Job sites don't have pay by years of experience for this job in India from enough people yet, so we don't project it. Where a job site publishes today's average, it's near the top of the page.

How we work this out

Your pay over the career

Shown only where reliable data exists.

No reliable pay data for India yet

  • Job sites don't have pay by years of experience for this job in India from enough people yet (we need at least 50 salary profiles, updated in 2025 or later), so we don't project it. Where a job site publishes today's average, it's shown near the top of this page.

Your path from today

Six semesters of coursework and two semesters of internship at an RCI-recognised institute.

  1. Today

    Class 10 · 2026–27

  2. Finish Class 12

    May 2029

  3. BASLP (six semesters of coursework)

    Aug 2029 – Jun 2032

  4. Internship (two semesters)

    Jun 2032 – Jun 2033

  5. First role: Audiologist and speech-language pathologist

    Jul 2033

  6. Growing in the role

    2038 (5 years in)

  7. Senior roles, for some

    2043+ (10 years in)

  • Practising needs registration with the Rehabilitation Council of India.

A plan, not a promise: a repeated year, a break or a change of course moves these dates.

How we work this out: sources, assumptions and limits

Why “no reliable pay data yet”

  • Job sites don't have pay by years of experience for this job in India from enough people yet (we need at least 50 salary profiles, updated in 2025 or later), so we don't project it. Where a job site publishes today's average, it's shown near the top of this page.

Timeline assumptions

  • Today is in the 2026–27 school year (April to March).
  • One class per year, with no repeated year.
  • Class 12 results arrive around May; college intakes start on the months shown.
  • Admission in the first year you apply.
  • Courses take their standard length; a failed year or a break adds time.
  • The first job starts about a month after the last stage ends.

Sources

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