SRMC Chennai BOT : Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Ans. The total fee for the 4.5-year Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at SRMC Chennai is INR 5,00,000, covering tuition for the full programme including the 6-month compulsory internship. Hostel and mess charges are payable separately based on room type. The INR 1,000 application fee paid at registration is non-refundable. Tuition is payable in semester-wise instalments as notified by SRIHER.

Ans. The BOT curriculum at SRMC covers neurorehabilitation, paediatric occupational therapy, geriatric OT, mental health OT, musculoskeletal conditions, and community-based rehabilitation. Students rotate across SRMC hospital departments including psychiatry, neurology, orthopaedics, and paediatrics during the 6-month clinical internship, gaining supervised exposure to a diverse patient population in disability and rehabilitation settings within the teaching hospital.

Ans. No. NEET is not required for BOT admission at SRMC. Selection is based on performance in the SRIHER All India Common Entrance Exam Group A, held each May. Candidates with 10+2 PCB background and at least 45% aggregate marks are eligible to apply directly through the SRIHER admissions portal. NEET scores are not considered in the BOT selection process.

Ans. Graduates can work as occupational therapists in hospitals, rehabilitation centres, schools for children with disabilities, psychiatric institutions, and community health programmes. Corporate ergonomics and workplace health consultancy are also growing career areas for OT graduates. Further study options include MOT specialisations in Mental Health, Neurology, or Paediatrics at SRIHER, as well as research and teaching roles at OT institutions across India.

Ans. SRMC operates a 1600-bed teaching hospital with dedicated departments in neurology, psychiatry, orthopaedics, paediatrics, and geriatrics, which are the primary clinical areas of occupational therapy practice. BOT students benefit from supervised internship exposure in these departments, working alongside physicians and other allied health professionals on real patient rehabilitation cases within SRMC’s multi-specialty hospital environment.