Objectives

1. Develop expertise in assessment, evaluation, planning and intervention in achieving eye care needs of the Indian society.
2. Actively participate in community optometry programs to achieve the goals of Vision 2020 and the national program for prevention of blindness. Effectively organise and participate in vision screening eye camps to help control blindness.
3. Practice independently as a primary eye care practitioner and render eye care services for the benefit of the society.
4. Maintain collaborative relationship with members of other disciplines to improve health care.
5. Interest in life long learning for personal and professional advancement.

Eligibility for Admission to First year M.Optom.

2. Candidates belonging to Foreign students category should have completed Bachelor in Optometry B.Optom. or equivalent course from any University, which is affiliate member of World Council of Optometry (WCO) and / or is recognized by a competent educational body like a national council / association of the country of origin of the candidate.

3. Candidates should have completed 21 years of age as on 31 December of the year of admission.

Tuition and other fees including deposits

Selection procedure for Admission to M.Optom.

• Applications will be called for through an advertisement in the leading dailies every year. Applications must reach the Registrar, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Bharati Vidyapeeth Bhavan, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Pune 411030 before the specified date.
• Candidates will have to apply on prescribed admission forms along with photo copies of final year mark sheet, degree certificates, work experience certificates, if any.
• Candidates found eligible will be asked to appear for a Common Entrance Test of 25 objective type questions to be answered in 30 minutes. One hour group discussion session will also be organised in the School of Optometry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune. The faculty team appointed by the University will moderate the discussion session and also give marks to every candidate.
• On the basis of marks secured in the common entrance test and the group discussion, a merit list of candidates will be put up on the notice board. All the eligible candidates will attend a counselling session with a committee appointed by the University.
• Admissions to first year M.Optom. will be done on the basis of the merit list and counselling interview conducted by this committee of the University. Special consideration will be given to candidates who are optometry educators.
• Selected candidates will be required to sign an undertaking in a prescribed form before they are given provisional admissions. The admitted candidates will have to pay all the fees immediately for that academic year.