Overview

Ranked among the Best Optometry Institute and College in Punjab, CU's University Institute of Allied Health Sciences (UIAHS) offers a radical program packed with theoretical & practical familiarity and skills needed to become a competent optometrist.

Optometry involves examining the eyes and treating the common eye diseases. With a post-graduate degree in Optometry, one can become professional optometrist.

After doing Optometry program from Chandigarh University, Optometrist are able to offer specialized consultation on eye care related problems and provide timely diagnostic intervention. Optometrists can run their own eye clinic, optical shop, lens manufacturing unit, and lens manufacturers. He can also prescribe spectacle prescription, Contact Lens, collaborate with opticians, ophthalmologists, Educator in higher education, assist in vision screens at schools and can provide optometric counselling to patients with partial sight and hereditary vision defects.

Career

There are several options available to pursue a career as an optometrist. Some of them are mentioned below:

Community optometrist

Hospital optometrist

Optometrist Researcher

Domiciliary optometrist

Medical Writers or Business Consultants

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ocular Diseases and Diagnostics

Advanced Contact lens

Pediatric Optometry & Binocular vision

Vision Therapy

Clinics (General)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-15 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

155 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Mohali, India

Disciplines

Optometry

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor of Optometry or equivalent from a recognised university with minimum 55% marks or equivalent CGPA.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

98000 INR / year

≈ 98000 INR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

98000 INR / year

≈ 98000 INR / year

Living costs

Mohali

India

19620 - 56365 INR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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