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Bachelors of Occupational Therapy, also known as BOT, is a bachelor's degree programme in the field of medicine. The course has been structured to focus on practices of prevention and cure along with rehabilitation. It teaches the students to tackle the physical, emotional as well as mental problems of students and provide a universal cure for the problem or disease. In these programmes, students learn about means to cure patients by modifying the environment of the patient, educating them, and teaching them how to lead a regular life. Occupational Therapy also focuses on ergo-medicine to promote alternative medicine methods. BOT course has various specialisations to choose from such as Pediatrics, Hand Therapy Adult Rehabilitation, VisionRehabilitation, Community Consultation, Assisted Living, etc.

BOT Admission Process

In order to secure admission in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) programme, you will have to pass class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as compulsory subjects. Some of the colleges offer admission on the basis of merit, i.e. candidates performance in the last qualifying exam. Whereas some institutes conducted an entrance exam for admission to the BOT course. Some of the popular exams for admission to the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy course are: 

• K.M.C.H. College of Occupational Therapy Entrance Exam
• CMC Vellore Entrance Exam
• Manipal University Bachelor of Occupational Therapy Entrance Exam
• SVNIRTAR NIOH Common Entrance Test
• All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR) Entrance Exam

Admission to Paramedical entrance exams in India are done on the basis of entrance tests. Some colleges even accept admission on behalf of the percentage obtained in board exams. Most colleges either conduct their own entrance exams or offer admission as per the marks scored in national or state-level entrance exams. Click on the links given below to know more:

List of Paramedical Entrance Exams in India 2020

List of Top Paramedical Courses 2020:Admission Process, Eligibility, Scope & Jobs

Some of the popular colleges in India offering Paramedical courses are as follows:

NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur

Apex College For Girls (ACG), Jaipur

University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Jaipur

Poddar Group of Institutions (PGI), Jaipur