NISH application form 2017: The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) has invited applications from interested and eligible candidates to apply for Diploma in Indian sign language and interpretation programme. Those interested can online applications through admissions@nish.ac.in on or before September 2. A total of 15 seats are available in this course. According to an Indian Express report, preference will be given to graduates and those who are parents or siblings of deaf persons, said an official release. The course is affiliated to the Rehabilitation Council of India that aims at generating professional interpreters. This programme would also be helpful to teachers of the hearing challenged as it will help them to develop their sign language skills.
Interested candidates who wish to apply for the course at NISH should have a degree in any subject from any recognised University in India. The candidate should have obtained a minimum of 50 per cent of the aggregate (45 per cent in case of SC/ST candidates) in the plus two examinations. The candidates admitted to the course will be trained to have a professional communicative competence in sign language and ability to interpret at a professional level in verbal languages and vice versa said the report.
The curriculum of the programme consists of theory and practical classes in sign language usage, cultural perspectives of the different approaches to deaf education and interpreting concepts and issues. The candidate should have functional hands and hearing and should have verbal fluency in at least one language. For admission related queries, candidates can call at 0471-306- 6635.
