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The Optometry Council of India (OCI) is “Not for Profit” company (registered under section 25A. The funds generated would be used for the betterment of the profession.

Registration Policy - "Kindly go through the registration policy carefully and then apply for registration"

The registration is currently available for individuals with qualification of 2 years and more. The process consists of:

Completing the online form consisting of personal details, qualification, current work details, uploading passport photo and optometry certificates.

Payment of Rs 2500/- for 3 years to “Optometry Council of India” by way of RTGS. (The bank details for the payment are mentioned below). Payment can be made by DD, Cheque or RTGS. We would not accept cash deposits and anyone doing any cash deposit would forfeit the amount

Once the form is submitted a reference number is generated. Please retain this number and quote it whenever contacting OCI.

Optometry Council of India would verify the documents and issue the certificate within 45 working days.

Optometrists who require certificates on an urgent basis, can apply as fast track, wherein the registration certificate will be issued within 10 working days.

In case your application is rejected, a convenience fee of Rs 500/- will be deducted.

For Fees and Payments, please see the bank details below

Categories Registration Fees Duration
Optometrists based in India Rs 2500 3 years
Optometrists based outside India Rs 5000 3 years
Provisional Registrations for Optometry Students Rs 1200
Registration Fee for Members residing in India + Urgent Service Fee Rs 4000
Registration Fee for Non Resident Members + Urgent Service Fee Rs 6500
Discount No of Members
10% 10 – 24 individuals
20% 25 or more
Note: Payment should be made by single cheque / draft (for discount)

Name: Optometry Council Of India A/c No: 5020-0000-6657-93

RTGS / NEFT IFSC: HDFC0000041 Bank: HDFC Bank

Click here to view sample certificate

For Offline Registrations: Please download the form by clicking here. After completing the form, please contact us at: [email protected].


Optometry Council of India is very proud to announce the first 10 registrants. They are:

1.Padmashree Vipin Buckshey, Delhi

2.Optom. Rajesh Wadhwa, Delhi

3.Dr. Krishna Kumar, Chennai

4.Optom. Nilesh Thite, Pune,

5.Optom. Prema Chande, Mumbai

6.Optom. Sonjoy Madhab Bose, Kolkatta

7.Optom. Debhashish Kar, Kolkatta

8.Dr. Ramesh Sve, Manipal

9.Dr Shrikanth Bharadwaj, Hyderabad

10.Optom. Aditya Goyal, Chennai

Click here to view all the Members List.