TN Master of Optometry prospectus applications to 22 Sep

The Tamil Nadu Selection Committee has issued the prospectus for admission to the Master of Optometry under Allied and Health Care programmes for the 2026-27 session. The prospectus rests on G.O.(D) No.1067, Health and Family Welfare (PME1) Department, dated 16 September 2026. It covers government quota seats in self-financing allied healthcare institutions affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University.

Online applications open at 10 am on 18 September 2026. The last date for online submission is 22 September 2026 up to 5:00 pm. The date of notification is printed as 18 September 2026. A tentative offline entrance examination is listed for 4 October 2026, subject to change. Rank, counselling, course commencement and admission closure will be notified later.

What the prospectus covers

The document is published by the Selection Committee at Kilpauk, Chennai, with website www.tnmedicalselection.net and phone 044-28364884. The cover fee line shows Rs 1,200. Candidates are advised to read the full prospectus before filling mandatory columns and to track the same website for every later notice, because the committee will not individually message candidates for routine updates.

Master of Optometry sits in the allied and healthcare PG set released around 17 and 18 September alongside radiology imaging technology, laboratory science, occupational therapy and other streams. Each prospectus is course-specific. An optometry applicant should not rely on an MPT or M.MRIT PDF for eligibility rules.

Deadlines candidates must meet

The practical deadline for filing is 5:00 pm on 22 September 2026. Applications that miss the portal cut-off fall outside this notification window. Candidates who need the tentative 4 October entrance date should still treat it as subject to change until the Selection Committee confirms the exam schedule on the website.

After submission, keep the application number and fee receipt. Check tnmedicalselection.net for rank lists and counselling dates instead of waiting for a personal email. The prospectus states that non-diligent follow-up of website notices is the candidate's risk.

Government quota seats in self-financing allied institutions follow the roster and fee rules printed in the Master of Optometry prospectus, not the fee card of a private management seat in another course. Candidates should budget using the prospectus figures and any later fee circular on the same website.

Entrance preparation, if the 4 October tentative date holds, should follow the syllabus and exam pattern chapters of this prospectus alone. Borrowing a physiotherapy or radiology technology pattern would be unsafe. Wait for any admit-card notice before booking intercity travel.

Candidates who studied undergraduate optometry outside Tamil Nadu must check domicile and eligibility clauses in the PDF. The Selection Committee applies the GO and prospectus text as written. Clarification emails are not a substitute for meeting the stated criteria before the 22 September close.

For students completing related undergraduate optometry or eligible feeder qualifications, this prospectus is the formal opening of the 2026-27 government-quota Master of Optometry route in Tamil Nadu self-financing allied institutions under the M.G.R. Medical University affiliation umbrella named in the GO.