1. Candidates should have completed Bachelor of Optometry or equivalent course from any Indian University which is recognized by Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) (accreditation is based on eligibility criteria, syllabus & examination pattern) and Indian Optometric Association or UGC recognized universities except open university. Current list of Institutes and the courses which are eligible is given below.

2. Candidates belonging to Foreign students category should have completed Bachelor of 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. List of courses and Institutes, which have been approved by Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) as graduate courses eligible for admission to M.Optom.

• Bachelor of Clinical Optometry (B.Optom) from Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Medical College, School of Optometry, Pune.
• B.Sc. (Hons) Ophthalmic Techniques from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
• Baccalaureate in Optometry course and Bachelor of Optometry from BITS, Pilani and conducted at the following Institutes -
• a. Elite School of Optometry, Chennai.
• b. Bausch & Lomb International School of Optometry, Hyderabad.
• B. Optom from the colleges recognized and affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkaa.
• Manipal College of Allied Health Sciences.  

Selection Process: Entrance Test (M-EYECET)