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Background: “The art of physical therapy is elaborately tied to the art of communication.” In ancient medical course of study, communication isn’t schooled formally and this results in a spot in dependability and consistency of the teaching. Aim: To study the concept of Final year physiotherapy students about Effectiveness of virtual skill lab. Materials and Methods: This observational study was carried out at Virtual skill Lab of Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy, Wardha. Feedback was obtained with the help of a pre-validated questionnaire from 40 final year students of physiotherapy about their concept about utility of the model taught in the Virtual Skill Lab including factors which helped them and which affected there learning. Results: A total of 78.46% students were of the idea that Virtual Skill Lab posting is must for all medical undergraduates. A 93.83% perceive that the module taught was very relevant and useful and were satisfied with the duration of posting (81.47%). A 78.46% students experienced improvement in their virtual skill lab. They opined that more emphasis should be given on communication between doctor and patient (61.53%). Conclusion: The students found virtual skill Lab very useful. They desired more emphasis on communication between doctor and patient and sought more interactivity, video demonstrations to be part of the module. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]