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.
