BOT (Bachelor in Occupational Therapy) 

at Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack

Yes, SVNIRTAR does offer placement support in the form of Placement Events for final year students with interviewers from both national and international companies like Otto-Bock, Endolite, ALIMCO, Astha Therapeutics Intervention Pvt. Ltd., Jindal Power and Steel Ltd. conducting campus interviews to recruit prospective students into their companies.

SVNIRTAR offers only online mode of applications currently with no option for offline mode of application. Applicants who wish to apply can follow the steps below:

• Head to the official College admissions page admission.svnirtar.nic.in
• Apply for either CET or PGET exams.
• Follow the stated instructions and fill out any necessary details.
• Download and print the admit card for CET or PGET exams.

SVNIRTAR is an excellent college for those who wish to pursue a career in the field of rehabilitation of persons with locomotor disability, SVNIRTAR, Cuttack is also uniquely specialised in this area offering hands-on experience with patients and is equipped with state of the art labs and equipment. Furthermore, students of SVNIRTAR, Orissa consistently receive placements and internships with national and international companies in the field of medical technology and prostheses manufacture.

No, unfortunately SVNIRTAR does not offers direct admissions and only offers admissions based on the merit-list announced after appearing for either CET or PGET exams for UG or PG level courses respectively. After the initial merit-list is generated, candidates can select a list of preferred Specialty/Choice of Institute and depending on their rank on the merit-list and the competition for that area they will be allocated a seat.

Yes, SVNIRTAR offers various scholarships as means of financial assistance to undergraduate and postgraduate students through the govt. portal scholarship.gov.in also linked on their official college website. One can avail themselves of any merit based or needs based scholarship they may qualify for on either state or national scholarship portals.

The admission cycle at SVNIRTAR, Cuttack, usually lasts between the months of May and June. For the year of 2025 applications started on May 17, 2025, and ended on June 13, 2025 for both UG and PG courses. Candidates who may have missed the application window can apply next year on the official website.

Yes, there is a dedicated placement cell at SVNIRTAR, Cuttack that helps students get in touch with top companies in the field of Medical Technology. Not only does the placement cell host Campus Interviews with top companies, but it also helps students build their resumes offering hands-on training and 6-month-long internship opportunities. The top recruiters for SVNIRTAR, Orissa alumni include Otto-Bock, Endolite, ALIMCO, Astha Therapeutics Intervention Pvt. Ltd., Jindal Power and Steel Ltd.

Yes, SVNIRTAR offers separate girls and boys hostel for students on a first-come first-serve basis. The hostel comes equipped with a hospital located right next to the hostel building and gyms for boys and girls are also available on campus for any students to use. Hostels at SVNIRTAR have an annual fee of INR 12,000 for UG students and INR 15,000 for PG students.

Some popular courses at SVNIRTAR, Cuttack include Bachelor's in Physiotherapy and Bachelor's in Occupational Therapy that are related to Nursing or Medicine & Health Sciences. The courses offered at SVNIRTAR, Orissa are specialised in either Rehabilitation or Occupational Therapy and are the flagship courses offered at this university, with the option to continue pursuing them at the PG level at SVNIRTAR.