CHENNAI: Master of Occupational Therapy applicants who will finish their present course only at the end of this month still have a documented path to apply. Selection Committee Notification No. 2761/SCSII(2)/2026, dated 21 September 2026 and addressed to candidates applying for the MOT degree course for the 2026-27 session, says candidates who will complete the course including internship on or before 30 September 2026, but who have not yet received the course completion certificate, must upload a self-declaration form along with a certificate from the college Principal.
The Principal's certificate must state the date on which the candidate will complete the course, which must fall before 30 September 2026, and confirm that the candidate will submit the course completion certificate and provisional degree certificate at the time of admission to the MOT degree course.
Why the notice matters
The MOT prospectus for 2026-27, issued by the same Selection Committee at the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Kilpauk, on 18 September, lists the documents to be uploaded with the application in a fixed order. The first two are the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (B.O.T.) course completion certificate from the college and the B.O.T. degree certificate or provisional pass certificate from the university. The prospectus also warns that applications with incomplete particulars or without enclosures will be summarily rejected without intimation.
For a student still finishing internship in September, neither certificate exists yet. The 21 September notice gives that student a way to apply with a self-declaration and the Principal's certificate instead, on the condition that the originals are produced at admission.
Eligibility and other uploads
Under the prospectus, applicants must hold a regular-stream B.O.T. from the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University or an equivalent recognised by that university or the National Commission for Allied Healthcare Professions, with at least 50 per cent aggregate across all semesters. There is no upper age limit. Graduates of other universities need an eligibility certificate from the M.G.R. Medical University at admission. Other-state candidates who studied from Class 11 onwards and did their B.O.T. in Tamil Nadu are eligible only for open category seats.
The rest of the upload list includes semester mark sheets, transfer certificate, Class 12 mark sheet, community and nativity certificates, proof of date of birth and an attempt certificate for the final year. The application fee is Rs 1,200, non-refundable and payable online; SC, SCA and ST candidates of Tamil Nadu are exempt.
Entrance test and course
The prospectus fixed 5 PM on 22 September as the last date for online applications and 4 October 2026 as the tentative date of the offline entrance examination, to be held only in Chennai. The paper carries 100 objective questions at undergraduate level, one mark each, with no negative marking, and the merit list is drawn from these 100 marks. Rank, counselling and course commencement dates are to be notified later.
The MOT course runs for two years. Tuition for Government Quota seats in self-financing allied healthcare institutions is Rs 75,000 a year, and seat numbers will be shown on the website at counselling. Candidates using the self-declaration route will have to produce the completion and provisional degree certificates when they report for admission.
Read the Selection Committee notification dated 21 September 2026 for the complete text.
