NHPC BASLP study guide
NHPC BASLP · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The NHPC BASLP licensure examination is the credentialing assessment for graduates of Bachelor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programmes who intend to practise as audiologists or speech-language pathologists under the National Health Professions Council. It is a gateway examination: passing signals that a candidate has met the entry-to-practice standard expected of an independent clinician, and it is typically required before registration and before taking on unsupervised clinical responsibility. The NHPC BASLP study guide has 9 sections and about 2,753 words.
01Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory and Speech Systems
This domain tests structure–function links from the pinna to the auditory cortex and from the respiratory–phonatory–articulatory systems to speech output. Questions often ask you to predict a functional deficit from a lesion or to name the structure that explains an audiometric, voice, or resonance finding.
354 words, about 2 min02Neurology and Neurophysiology of Communication
This domain tests neural organization, excitation and transmission, motor control, cranial nerve function, and the localization of communication disorders. Expect questions that link a lesion site to aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, or auditory processing signs.
306 words, about 2 min03Acoustics, Psychoacoustics, and Speech Science
This domain tests physical acoustics, psychoacoustic laws, and the acoustic analysis of speech. Questions require calculations, interpretation of graphs described in text, and links between acoustic cues and perception.
309 words, about 2 min04Audiology: Assessment and Diagnosis
This domain tests the selection, administration, and interpretation of audiologic tests across ages. Expect case-based items on pure-tone audiometry, masking, speech testing, immittance, otoacoustic emissions, and auditory evoked potentials.
330 words, about 2 min05Audiology: Amplification, Rehabilitation, and Habilitation
This domain tests hearing aid selection, fitting, verification, validation, and rehabilitation across the lifespan. Questions often ask you to choose technology, set targets, interpret real-ear measures, or plan auditory training and counseling.
305 words, about 2 min06Speech-Language Pathology: Assessment and Diagnosis
This domain tests screening, case history, standardized and nonstandardized assessment, language sampling, and differential diagnosis in speech, language, fluency, voice, and motor speech disorders. Begin with hearing screening, oral mechanism examination, and case history.
273 words, about 1 min07Speech-Language Pathology: Intervention and Management
This domain tests goal writing, treatment selection, dosage, data collection, generalization, and family-centered practice. Items often present a profile and ask for the best initial target or the strongest progress measure.
294 words, about 1 min08Professional Practice, Ethics, and Legislation
This domain tests ethical reasoning, scope of practice, consent, confidentiality, documentation, referral, and the legal framework for rehabilitation services. In India, the Rehabilitation Council of India Act 1992 historically regulated rehabilitation professionals; the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act 2021 established a newer regulatory framework.
291 words, about 1 min09Research Methods, Evidence-Based Practice, and Statistics
This domain tests study design, measurement, bias, statistical inference, and the integration of evidence into clinical decisions. Expect items on PICO questions, validity, diagnostic accuracy, and interpretation of p values and confidence intervals.
291 words, about 1 min