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Abstract: This study has been undertaken to Determine the Level of Empathy among Undergraduate Occupational TherapyStudents as Related to Gender and Various Academic Years with objective of determining the level of Empathy among undergraduate Occupational Therapy students studying in Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University)Chennai India .and comparing the level of Empathy among various academic years and gender. The total number of participants consisted of 121 undergraduate Occupational Therapy students of whom 86 were female and 35 were male and the study was conducted for 2 weeks period by using Convenience Sampling. A cross-sectional study using a paper-based survey of the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire was administered to students. In this current study, respondents possess an average level of Empathy and the level of Empathy was found to be equal among all four academic year and was found to be higher among female students. Educational intervention can be adapted to enhance better understanding of Empathy which in turn improves patient care.