BSMS (Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery) is the primary licensed undergraduate qualification for practising Siddha 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
Siddha pharmacology, noi naadal (diagnosis), maruthuvam (medicine) and Siddha surgery, alongside foundational modern-medicine subjects, followed by a mandatory internship.