The Rehabilitation Council of India was established in 1986 to maintain and standardize the standard of training professionals.

The Rehabilitation Council of India Act of 1992 provided the statutory body status to the institute.

The Rehabilitation Council of India provides various professional courses, which are as given below.

Visual Impairment

• M.Ed. (Special Education) - Visual Impairment
• B.A. B.Ed. (Visual Impairment)
• B.Ed. (Special Education) - Visual Impairment
• Bachelor in Mobility Science
• Diploma in Special Education (Visual Impairment)

Hearing Impairment

• M.Ed. (Special Education) - Hearing Impairment)
• B.Ed. (Special Education) - Hearing Impairment)
• Diploma in Special Education (Hearing Impairment)
• Diploma in Teaching Young Hearing Impaired Children
• Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpreting
  (Level A, B, & C each of Four months duration)

Mental Retardation

• M.Ed. (Special Education) - Mental Retardation
• B.Sc. (Special Education and Rehabilitation)
• B.Ed. (Special Education)- Mental Retardation)
• B.Ed. (Special Education) - Learning Disability
• P.G. Diploma in Early Intervention
• P.G. Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation)
• Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation)
• Diploma in Vocational Training & Employment (MR)
• Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education (MR)

Rehabilitation Engineers/Technicians

• Master of Prosthetics & Orthotics
• Bachelor of Prosthetic and Orthotics
• Diploma in Prosthetic and Orthotics
• Certificate Course in Prosthetic & Orthotic
• Certificate Course in Hearing Aid
  (only for persons with hearing impairment)
• Certificate Course in Ear Mould Technology
  (only for persons with hearing impairment)

Community Based Rehabilitation

• P.G. Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation
• Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation Psychology

• M.Phil (Rehabilitation Psychology)
• P.G. Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology

Clinical Psychology

• M.Phil (Clinical Psychology)

Speech and Hearing

• Master in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (MASLP)
• M.Sc. in Audiology & Norms
• M.Sc. in Speech Language Pathology & Norms
• Bachelor in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (BASLP)
• Diploma in Hearing Language and Speech
• Diploma in Hearing Aid and Ear Mould Technology

Locomotor and Cerebral Palsy

• B.Ed (Special Education) – Locomotor and Neurological Disorder
• P.G. Diploma in Special Education: Multiple Disabilities -Physical and Neurological
• P.G. Diploma in Developmental Therapy (Cerebral Palsy & Neurological Disabilities)
• Diploma in Special Education (Cerebral Palsy)
• Basic Development Therapy Course for Children with Cerebral Palsy and other Neurological Handicaps

Autism Spectrum and Disorder

• Diploma in Special Education (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Rehabilitation Therapy

• Bachelor in Rehabilitation Therapy
• Diploma in Rehabilitation Therapy
• Certificate Course in Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant

Vocational Counseling and Rehabilitation Social Work/Administration

• Master in Rehabilitation Science ( Rehab Social Worker)
• M.Sc. (Psycho-Social Rehabilitation)
• Bachelor in Rehabilitation Science (Vocational Counsellor)
• Master in Disability Rehabilitation Administration
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Disability Rehabilitation and Management

Training Courses conducted through Distance Education Mode in collaboration with various Universities

• B.Ed Spl Edu.-HI/VI/MR/LI & CP
• P.G. Professional Diploma for in-service teachers
• P.G. Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation -Planning & Management
• P.G. Diploma in Disability Management for Doctors
• Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation
• Certificate in Clinical Psychology