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Course Title :

Bachelor of Optometry

Course Duration :

Under Graduate 5 years programme (4 years academic + 1-year compulsory internship)

Eligibility Criteria :

The candidate has passed Higher secondary (10+2) with 50% marks in PCB for open category and 40% marks in reserve category. Candidate has attained 17 years as on 31st December of the year of the admission.

Note :

"Starting from the 2026-2027 academic year, the approved capacity for this course will be 30 seats per year."

First Semester
Sl. No. Course Titles Hours/semester
Lecture Practicals Total
BOP101 General Anatomy 45 15 60
BOP102 General Physiology 45 15 60
BOP103 General Biochemistry 45 15 60
BOP104 Physical Optics 45 15 60
BOP105 Mathematics & Geometrical Optics-I 45 15 60
BOP106 Introduction to Optometry# 30 0 30
BOP107 Nutrition# 15 0 15
BOP108 Communication# 15 60 45
BOP109 Clinical Optometry I 0 30 60
TOTAL 285 165 450
Second Semester
Sl. No. Course Titles Hours/semester
Lecture Practicals Total
BOP201 General Pharmacology 45 0 45
BOP202 General Pathology 30 0 30
BOP203 Ocular and related neuroanatomy 45 15 60
BOP204 Ocular and related neurophysiology 45 30 75
BOP205 Ocular Biochemistry 45 30 75
BOP206 Geometrical Optics-II 45 30 75
BOP207 Basics of Computers# 0 30 30
BOP208 Clinical Optometry-II 0 60 60
TOTAL 255 195 450
Third Semester
Sl. No. Course Titles Hours per semester
Lecture Practicals Total
BOP301 General and Ocular Microbiology 45 15 60
BOP302 Ocular Pharmacology 45 0 45
BOP303 Visual optics –I 45 30 75
BOP304 Optometric optics 45 30 75
BOP305 Ocular Disease –I 45 0 45
BOP306 Indian Medicine and Telemedicine# 30 0 30
BOP307 Clinical Optometry-III 0 120 120
TOTAL 255 195 450
Fourth Semester
Sl. No. Course Titles Hours per semester
Lecture Practicals Total
BOP401 Optometric Instruments 45 15 60
BOP402 Clinical examination of visual system 15 60 75
BOP403 Visual perception and psychophysics 30 15 45
BOP404 Visual Optics- II 45 30 75
BOP405 Ocular Disease –II 45 0 45
BOP406 Behavioral Health Psychology# 15 0 15
BOP407 Introduction to Quality & Patient safety# 15 0 15
BOP408 Clinical Optometry-IV 120 120
TOTAL 210 240 450
Fifth Semester
Sl. No. Course Titles Hours per semester
Lecture Practicals Total
BOP501 Systemic Disease 30 0 30
BOP502 Dispensing Optics 30 30 60
BOP503 Geriatric Optometry 45 0 45
BOP504 Paediatric Optometry 45 15 60
BOP505 Diagnostics and therapeutics of Anterior Segment diseases 60 15 75
BOP506 Innovation and technology# 15 15 30
BOP507 Clinical Optometry V 30 120 150
TOTAL 255 195 450
Sixth Semester
Sl. No. Course Titles Hours per semester
Lecture Practicals Total
BOP601 Contact lens –I 30 30 60
BOP602 Low Vision care and Rehabilitation 30 30 60
BOP603 Binocular Vision- I 30 30 60
BOP604 Diagnostics and therapeutics of Posterior segment diseases 60 15 75
BOP605 Optometry and Multidisciplinary aspects of Health# 15 0 15
BOP606 Research Methodology & Biostatistics# 30 0 30
BOP607 Clinical Optometry VI 30 120 150
TOTAL 225 225 450
Seventh Semester
Sl. No. Course Titles Hours per semester
Lecture Practicals Total
BOP701 Contact Lens –II 30 30 60
BOP702 Binocular Vision –II 30 30 60
BOP703 Public Health & Epidemiology 30 0 30
BOP704 Law and Professional ethics-Optometry. # 15 0 15
BOP705 Community eye health# 45 45
BOP706 Clinical Optometry VII 30 120 150
BOP707 Research Project – I # 0 90 90
TOTAL 135 315 450
Eighth Semester
Sl. No. Course Titles Hours per semester
Lecture Practicals Total
BOP801 Occupational optometry 30 15 45
BOP802 Practice Management 30 0 30
BOP803 Community eye health and Tele-optometry# 15 60 75
BOP804 Data science for healthcare# 15 15 30
BOP805 Clinical Optometry VIII 30 120 150
BOP806 Research Project – II 0 120 120
TOTAL 120 330 450

# Non-university exams

Ninth and tenth Semester (Considering 24 weeks per semester)
Sl. No. Course Titles Hours per semester
Lecture Practicals Total
BOP901 B Optom Internship -I 45 1155 1200
BOP1001 B Optom Internship -II 45 1155 1200
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# Non-university exams

  • An appropriate nominal amount shall be paid as stipend for the intern students.