BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) is the primary licensed undergraduate qualification for practising Ayurvedic medicine in India.
| Parameter | Details |
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| Duration | 5.5 years (4.5 years academic + 1 year compulsory internship) |
| Eligibility | 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) |
| Entrance Route | NEET-UG |
| Regulator | National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), which replaced the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) in June 2021 |
What the course covers
Ayurvedic samhita and siddhanta, rachana sharir (anatomy), dravyaguna (pharmacology), kayachikitsa (medicine) and shalya tantra (surgery), alongside foundational modern-medicine subjects, followed by a mandatory internship.