About the Programme

The Bachelor of Optometry is a four-year undergraduate programme designed to make a student ready for ocular management. Through different courses in the programme the students are trained for diagnosis and management of ocular diseases management and precise recommendation of spectacles and contact lenses and the ability to provide personalised care to people with special needs.
The core of the programme encompasses the study of life sciences vision and optometric sciences anatomy and physiology of vision mechanisms of disease and optics and visual science. The students after graduating become adept professionals through hands-on training and regular field visits upskilling them in optometric practice and aspects of clinical optometry contact lenses paediatric optometry and binocular vision eye diseases and treatments.
They will learn to participate in industrial safety programmes work with road safety organisations. They may pursue their individual practice independently or serve in government or privately managed firms to contribute to the welfare of the society.

Programme Educational Objectives (PEO) of B.Optometry

PEO1: Apply the knowledge in basic allied and health sciences, general and ocular medical sciences, visual sciences, clinical sciences, as well as an understanding of the health care delivery system.
PEO2: Provide quality eye and vision care through comprehensive and appropriate examination, measurement, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of eye and vision conditions
PEO3: Demonstrate competence in the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and management of visual conditions and processes caused by systemic disease
PEO4: Exhibit standard personal, professional, and ethical values fitting of a health care provider
PEO5: Direct and exhibit research and clinical studies which will contribute to the advancement of optometry and improve the quality of life

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.

This course is for individuals who...

This programme is meant for students who are keen to discover the latest modern imaging techniques and demonstrate an interest in scientific principles. The programme is for students who have a strong fondness to learn through practical education and have the vision to explore new possibilities in this field.

Students who are looking for...

A career by improving the community s ocular health and visual welfare. This makes a suitable career for an individual who is passionate about giving back to the society.

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	Sr. Secondary (10+2) with Biology or Life Sciences as one of the subjects with minimum 50% marks
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

Paediatric Optometrist
Public Health optometrist
Clinical Optometrist
Industrial Optometrist
Academician/Teacher
Researcher
Private Practitioner

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

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Bachelor of Optometry