About the Programme

The Bachelor of Optometry is a five-year undergraduate programme comprising four years of academic instruction followed by one year of compulsory clinical internship, designed to develop skilled and autonomous primary eye care professionals. The academic component integrates foundational biomedical sciences, including ocular anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, visual optics, and vision science, with progressive clinical training in refraction, binocular vision, contact lenses, paediatric optometry, low vision rehabilitation, and ocular disease management. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based practice, diagnostic accuracy, and early detection of vision-threatening disorders such as cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration, as well as identification of systemic diseases with ocular manifestations. The one-year rotatory internship provides intensive hands-on training in hospital and community settings, enabling students to refine clinical competencies, patient management skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Graduates are equipped to practice independently or contribute effectively within multidisciplinary eye care and public health systems.

Program Outcomes (PO’s)

PO1: Apply the knowledge of general and ocular medical sciences, visual sciences, clinical sciences, as well as an understanding of health care delivery system.
PO2: Find, analyze, evaluate and apply the information systematically and shall make a appropriate diagnosis to provide quality eye and vision care.
PO3: Demonstrate effective planning abilities including the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and management of visual conditions.
PO4: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the optometry practice.
PO5: Conduct and present research and clinical studies which will contribute to the advancement of optometry and health sciences.

Programme outcome (PSOs)

PSO1: To facilitate, motivate and promote knowledge and technical skills in core areas of Optometry including advanced tools and techniques like common eye disease, contact Lens, Binocular vision, Low vision to young aspirants.
PSO2: Diagnose and treat common problems affecting the eye
PSO3: To develop student with a strong professional ethics and moral duties that will positively affect their profession, community and society and have enough Optometry knowledge to Move forward in entrepreneurship endeavours.

This course is for individuals who...

demonstrate a strong interest in vision science, ocular diagnostics, and modern imaging technologies used in eye care. It is designed for students who are curious about scientific principles underlying visual optics, ocular physiology, and disease mechanisms, and who seek to apply this knowledge in clinical settings. The programme particularly suits those who value experiential and practice-oriented learning, possess analytical thinking abilities, and show commitment to precision and patient-centered care. It is ideal for learners motivated to explore emerging advancements in optometric instrumentation, diagnostic modalities, and evidence-based clinical practices, and who aspire to contribute meaningfully to primary eye care, research, and technological innovation in the field of optometry.

Students who are looking for...

a career dedicated to improving community ocular health and overall visual welfare will find this programme highly suitable. It is designed for individuals committed to preventive eye care, early detection of visual disorders, and reduction of avoidable blindness at the community level. The course prepares graduates to actively participate in public health initiatives, vision screening programmes, and outreach services aimed at enhancing access to quality eye care. It is an appropriate career pathway for those who are socially responsible, empathetic, and motivated to contribute meaningfully to society through professional expertise in primary eye care and vision rehabilitation.

Course Fee

1st Year 165000

2nd Year 169950

3rd Year 175049

4th Year 180300

1st Sem 85000	3rd Sem 87475	5th Sem 90024	7th Sem 92650
2nd Sem 85000	4th Sem 87475	6th Sem 90024	8th Sem 92650

For International Students

Fee Per Semester	Fee Per Year
NA	3200**

Programme Structure

Semester 1

S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects			Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite	Type of Course[1]: CC AECC SEC DSE
S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects			L	T	P	Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite	Type of Course[1]: CC AECC SEC DSE
THEORY SUBJECTS
	BOP 105	General Anatomy		3		1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOP 106	General Physiology		3		1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOC 101	Biochemistry – I		2		1	-	3	Core	CC
	BOP 108	Physical Optics		2		1	-	3	Core	DSE
	BOP 109	Geometrical Optics-I		4		1	-	5	Core	DSE
Practical/Viva-Voce/Jury
	BOP 001	Optometric Procedures – I	-			-	4	2	Core	SEC
	BOP 155	General Anatomy(LAB)	-			-	2	1	Core	CC
	HPY 151	Human Physiology(LAB)	-			-	2	1	Core	CC
	BOC 151	Basic Biochemistry – I(LAB)	-			-	2	1	Core	CC
	BOP 158	Physical Optics(LAB)	-			-	2	1	Core	DSE
	ARP 101	Communicative English –I	2			-	-	2	Core	AEC
TOTAL CREDITS								27

[1] CC: Core Course, AECC: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses, SEC: Skill Enhancement Courses, DSE: Discipline Specific Courses

Semester 2

S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects			Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite	Type of Course[1]: CC AECC SEC DSE
S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects			L	T	P	Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite	Type of Course[1]: CC AECC SEC DSE
THEORY SUBJECTS
	BOC 201	Basic Biochemistry – II		2		1	-	3	Core	CC
	BOP111	Ocular Anatomy		3		1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOP112	Ocular Physiology		3		1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOP113	Geometrical Optics – II		3		1	-	4	Core	DSE
Practical/Viva-Voce/Jury
5.	BOP002	Clinical Optometry- II	-			-	4	2	Co-Requisite	SEC
	VAAC	Emotional intelligence in healthcare	-			-	2	0	Elective	SEC
	OPE/AI	OPE/AI	2			0	2	3	Elective	SEC
	BOC 251	Basic Biochemistry – II(Lab)	-			-	2	1	Core	CC
	BOP160	Ocular Anatomy(Lab)	-			-	2	1	Core	CC
	BOP161	Ocular Physiology(Lab)	-			-	2	1	Core	CC
	BOP162	Geometrical Optics – II(Lab)	-			-	2	1	Core	DSE
	ARP 102	Communicative English II	2			-	-	2	Core	AEC
	RBL001	RBL1	0			0	4	0	Audit	SEC
TOTAL CREDITS								26

[1] CC: Core Course, AECC: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses, SEC: Skill Enhancement Courses, DSE: Discipline Specific Courses

Semester 3

S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects			Teaching Load					Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite	Type of Course[1]: CC AECC SEC DSE
					L		T		P
THEORY SUBJECTS
	BOP206	Applied Optics – I		3		1		-		4	Core	DSE
	BOP207	Visual Optics – I (Visual Perception & Neurophysiology)		3		1		-		4	Core	CC
	BOP208	Ocular Diseases – I		3		1		-		4	Core	CC
	BOP209	Microbiology		2		-		-		2	Core	CC
	BOP210	Pathology		2		-		-		2	Core	AECC
Practical/Viva-Voce/Jury
	BOP003	Clinical Optometry-I	-			-		4		4	Core	SEC
	OPE/AI	OPE/AI	2			0		2		3	Elective	SEC
	RBL002	RBL2	-			-		4		O	Audit	SEC
	BOP255	Applied Optics – I(LAB)	-			-		2		1	Core	DSE
	BOP256	Visual Optics – I (Visual Perception & Neurophysiology) (LAB)	-			-		2		1	Core	CC
	BOP257	Ocular Diseases – I (LAB)	-			-		2		1	Core	CC
	BOP258	Microbiology (LAB)	-			-		2		1	Core	CC
Total Credits										27

[1] CC: Core Course, AECC: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses, SEC: Skill Enhancement Courses, DSE: Discipline Specific Courses

Semester 4

S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load				Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite	Type of Course5: 13. CC 14. AECC 15. SEC 16. DSE
S. No.	Subject Code			L	T	P	Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite
THEORY SUBJECTS
	BOP211	Applied Optics – II		3	1	-	4	Core	DSE
	BOP212	Visual Optics- II		3	1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOP213	Basic Pharmacology		2	-	-	2	Core	CC
	BOP214	Optometric Instruments		2	-	-	2	Core	CC
	BOP215	Ocular Diseases- II		3	1	-	4	Core	CC
Practical/Viva-Voce/Jury
7	BOP004	Clinics- II	-		-	4	2	Core	SEC
8	BOP259	Applied Optics – II(Lab)	-		-	2	1	Core	DSE
	FSIC/Ai	FSIC/AI	2		0	2	3	Elective	SEC
9	BOP260	Visual Optics- II (Lab)	-		-	2	1	Core	CC
10	BOP261	Basic Pharmacology (Lab)	-		-	2	1	Core	CC
11	BOP262	Optometric Instruments (Lab)	-		-	3	1	Core	CC
13	CCU108	Community Connect	-		-	4	0	Audit	SEC
14	RBL003	RBL3	-		-	4	2	Audit	SEC
TOTAL CREDITS							27

Semester 5

S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects			Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite	Typeof Cours6 CC AECC SEC 20.DSE
S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects			L	T	P	Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite	Typeof Cours6 CC AECC SEC 20.DSE
THEORY SUBJECTS
	BOP310	Contact Lens – I		3		1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOP311	Low Vision & Rehabilitation		3		1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOP312	Public Health, Community & Occupational Optometry		2		-	-	2	Core	CC
	BOP313	Binocular Vision – I		3		1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOP320	Diseases of the Eye and Clinical Medicine		3		-	-	3	Core	AEC
Practical/Viva-Voce/Jury
	BOP005	Clinics-IV	-			-	4	2	Core	SEC
	RBL4/ AI	RBL4/ AI	0			0	6	3	Elective	SEC
	BOP355	Contact Lens – I (LAB)	-			-	2	1	Core	CC
	BOP356	Low Vision & Rehabilitation (LAB)	-			-	2	1	Core	CC
	BOP357	Binocular Vision – I (LAB)	-			-	2	1	Core	CC
TOTAL CREDITS								25

Semester 6

S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects	Teaching Load				Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite	Type of Course5: 13. CC 14. AECC 15. SEC 16. DSE
S. No.	Subject Code			L	T	P	Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite
THEORY SUBJECTS
	BOP315	Contact Lens – II		3	1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOP316	Binocular Vision – II		3	1	-	4	Core	CC
	BOP317	Geriatric Optometry		2	-	-	2	Core	CC
	BOP318	Paediatric Optometry		2	-	-	2	Core	CC
	BOP319	Dispensing optometry		2	1		3	Core	CC
	RMS001	Research methodology and Statistics		3	-	-	3	CORE	AECC
Practical/Viva-Voce/Jury
8	BOP006	Clinics- IV	-		-	4	2	Core	DSE
9	BOP358	Contact Lens – II (Lab)	-		-	2	1	Core	CC
10	BOP359	Binocular Vision – II (Lab)	-		-	2	1	Core	CC
11	BOP360	Pediatric Optometry (Lab)	-		-	2	1	Core	CC
12	BOP361	Dispensing Optometry (Lab)	-		-	3	1	Core	CC
TOTAL CREDITS							24

Semester 7

S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects		Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite
				L	T	P			Type of Course[1]: CC AECC SEC DSE
THEORY SUBJECTS
	BOP401	BOP Internship and project work –I	0		0	30	15	core	SEC
TOTAL CREDITS							15

[1] CC: Core Course, AECC: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses, SEC: Skill Enhancement Courses, DSE: Discipline Specific Courses

Semester 8

S. No.	Subject Code	Subjects		Teaching Load			Credits	Core/Elective Pre-Requisite/ Co Requisite
				L	T	P			Type of Course[1]: CC AECC SEC DSE
THEORY SUBJECTS
1	BOP401	BOP Internship and project work –II	0		0	30	15	Core	SEC
TOTAL CREDITS							15

[1] CC: Core Course, AECC: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses, SEC: Skill Enhancement Courses, DSE: Discipline Specific Courses

Programme Curricula

S.No.	Academic year	Curricula Link
1	2023-24	View Details
2	2021-22	View Details
3	2020-21	View Details
4	2019-20	View Details
5	2018-19	View Details

Eligibility Criteria

For National Students	Candidate must have passed Senior Secondary (10+2) or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Mathematics with 50% marks. Admission on the basis of Senior Secondary (10+2) merit. Lateral entry to candidates in second year (3rd semester) who have passed Diploma in Optometry / Ophthalmic Assistant.
For International Students	The eligibility criterion for all programs for international applicants is minimum 50% in the qualifying examination and having studied the pre-requisite subjects for admission in to the desired program.

Career path you can choose after the course

Clinical Optometrist in hospitals and eye care centres
Contact Lens Specialist
Paediatric Optometrist
Low Vision and Vision Rehabilitation Specialist
Community Eye Care Practitioner
Ophthalmic Assistant
Optometry Consultant in diagnostic and corporate eye clinics
Research Associate in vision science and ocular research
Industrial Optometrist (Occupational and Road Safety Programmes)
Entrepreneur – Independent Optometry
Practice Government and private eye hospitals
Multispecialty healthcare institutions
Optical retail chains and vision centers
Corporate occupational vision care services

Sharda Hospital
Fortis Hospitals
Apollo Hospitals
Medanta Hospital
Max Hospitals
JAYPEE Hospitals
ETS
Mount Sinai Hospital
Cleveland Clinic
NHS

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