DMER Maha issues Notice for Admission to BSc Optometry course 2018-19
Maharashtra: Through a recent notice Directorate of Medical Education and Research Maharashtra informed about admissions to Degree Courses in BSc Optometry for Academic Year 2018-19. The admission schedule with the full details of the original website of DMER Maharashtra is given below:
The Institutional level admission process for B.Sc.Optometry is schedule for following Private Unaided BSc Optometry colleges.
| College Code | Name Of College | Intake Capacity |
| 0004 | Laxmi Charitable Trust, Laxmi college of Optometry, Balgram Maharashtra Sankul, Opp. CKT college, Sec-12, Khanda Colony, Panvel - 410 206. | 20 |
| 0005 | Lotus Hospitals Trust's Lotus College of Optometry, 13th North-South Road, Near Juhu Bus Terminus, VithalnagarSociety, Juhu, Mumbai - 400 049. | 20 |
The schedule for admission to B.Sc.Optometry is as under -
| Sr. No. | Activity | Schedule |
| 1. | Submission of the application at respective college on plain paper with a photocopy of requisite documents. | 15/12/2018 to 20/12/2018 by 5.00 p.m. |
| 2. | Publication of Merit list/ Selection list/ Waitlist on the Notice Board of the respective college. | 21/12/2018 by 5.00 p.m. |
| 3. | Selected Candidate to report with all original documents and require the fee. | From 22/12/2018 to 26/12/2018 by 5.00 p.m. |
| 4. | Display of vacancy on Notice Board (if any) | 26/12/2018 by 6.30 p.m. |
| 5. | Waitlisted candidate from the Merit List to report to respective college against vacancy (if any) | From 27/12/2018, 11.00 a.m. to 29/12/2018, 5.00 p.m. |
Note: The candidate should read rules of eligibility and other details before submitting the application form.
(A) Eligibility Criteria for B. Sc. Optometry for Academic Year 2018-19:-
- The Candidate has passed Higher Secondary (10+2) with 50% marks with Physic, Chemistry and Biology group for open category and 40% marks for reserve category. The candidates must have passed English at HSC (10+2 Course). If the sufficient number of eligible candidate are not available then eligibility of HSC (PCB) criteria may be relaxed subject to approval MUHS Nashik.
- The candidate has attained the age 17 Years as on 31 December of the year of the admission.
- The candidate has to furnish a certificate of Physical Fitness form registered Medical Practitioner at the time of admission.
- The preference will be given to candidates who have passed 10th & 12th from Maharashtra and also domicile of Maharashtra. If such a candidate is not available the non-domicile of Maharashtra candidates will be admitted as mentioned in the selection process.
- 15% of seat Intake capacity will be filled by the institution as institutional quota seats.
- 25% of seats of Intake capacity will be reserved for constitutional reserve
- The Hostel accommodation will not be provided to admitted students.
- Rules of Tiebreaker HSC (10+2 Course) candidates -
Candidate with Higher PCB marks will be preferred.
- The candidate with higher marks in Biology at HSC will be
- If Tie persists then-candidate with higher marks in Chemistry at HSC will be preferred.
- If Tie persists the older candidate will be preferred.
(B) Fee Structure:-
| First Year | Second Year | Third Year | Fourth Year |
| Rs. 80,000/- | Rs. 80,000/- | Rs. 80,000/- | (Internship) No Tuition fees |
(C)Duration of the Courses:-
- The B. Sc. Optometry Degree program is of 4 years duration (3+1) including 1 year compulsory internship.
(D)Medium of Instruction:-
English shall be medium of the instruction for all the subjects of study and for examinations of the course.
(E) Selection Process:-
The selection will be done in order of following Types of the students in descending order from a to d.
- The candidate who have passed 10th and 12th form Maharashtra as well as Domicile Maharashtra.
- The candidate who have passed 10th and 12th form outside Maharashtra but Domicile of Maharashtra.
- The candidate who have passed 10th and 12th form Maharashtra but NOT Domicile of Maharashtra.
- The candidate who have passed 10th and 12th form outside Maharashtra but NOT Domicile of Maharashtra.
| Provisional Seats Distribution for Admission to Degree Course in B. Sc. Optometry for the academic year 2018-19 | |||||||||||||
| Code | Name of College | Total Seats | I. Q. (15%) | For HSC Passed Candidates | |||||||||
| Avail. Seats | Sc | ST | V.I | NT-1 | NT-2 | NT-3 | OBC | Total Reserve | Open | ||||
| 004 | Laxmi College of Optometry, Panvel | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 005 | Lotus College of Optometry, Mumbai | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
For more details click on the original website of DMER Maharashtra mention below.
https://www.dmer.org/new/Notice%20B.sc%20Optometary%20-%2014.12.2018.pdf
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