The Ayurvedic Colleges of India awards the
Degree of "Ayurvedacharya" or B.A.M.S. (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery)
at the bachelor level. Duration of B.A.M.S is 51/2 years/61/2
years including Internship.
Eligibility required to join B.A.M.S (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine
& Surgery) is Higher Secondary/P.U.C. preferably with Sanskrit or
an examination equivalent there to, or Intermediate (Ayurvedic group- Physics,
Chemistry, Biology and Sanskrit) of any recognised University/Board which
confirms to the specifications approved by the Council. Minimum age of joining
for BAMS course is 17 years.
Some institutions also offers certificate courses or pre Ayurvedic courses of 1 year to 2 years. Eligibility needed for such
course is S.S.L.C./ Matriculation preferably with Sanskrit or an examination
equivalent.
Main entrance exams for admission to a Bachelors degree in
Ayurveda include, 'All
India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Exam' conducted by Central Board
of Secondary Examination (CBSE), Delhi on a national level to select
the candidates at an all India level (except in the states of Jammu &
Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh ) for admission to roughly 15% of the total
seats in the colleges of each state, Pre-med entrance exam conducted by
different states on their own for domiciled candidates. Some national level
institutions where admission does not hinge on domicile status, give admission
on the basis of merit in the 10+2 examination, or conducts their own entrance
test for admission to BAMS courses.
Candidates who have passed BAMS can apply for post
graduate programmes. The Post graduate programmes are conducted by many recognised
institutions and has a duration of 3
years leading to degrees of Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda (M.D. (Ayu)) and
Master of Surgery in Ayurveda (M.S. (Ayu)).
Candidates who have passed MBBS course recognized by Medical Council of India
and have completed one year internship training can also apply for Post Graduate
course in Ayurveda.
Post-graduate programs
is structured into 16 branches leading to a Doctorate in Ayurveda. The 16
branches are Ayurvedic
Sidhanta (Fundamental Principals of Ayurveda), Ayurved
Samhita ( Treatise of Ayurveda), Rachna
Sharira ( Anatomy), Kriya
Sharira (Physiology), Dravya
Guna Vigyan ( Materia Medica & Pharmacology), Ras-
ShastraBhaishajya
Kalpana ( Pharmaceuticals), Kumar
Bharitya ( Paediatrics), Prasuti
Tantra (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), Swasth
Vrita (Social of Preventive Medicine), Kayachikitsa
(Internal Medicine, Rog
Nidan ( Pathology,) Shalya
Tantra ( Surgery), Shalkya
Tantra ( Eye & ENT ), Mano
Roga ( Psychiatry), Panchkarma
(Detoxification of body).
To be a successful Ayurveda practitioner, one must have
a strong power of concentration, self-confidence, responsibility, caring nature,
good communication and counseling skills, and have the ability to make pivotal decisions after weighing
up relevant factors.
