Medical Education Special AYUSH COURSES
TELANGANA
Government Nizamia Tibbia College, HyderabadUTTAR PRADESH
Deoband Unani Medical College, Hospital Research Centre,
Deoband
Eram Unani Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow
Ghausia Unani Medical College and Hospital, Fatehpur
Hakim Rais Unani Medical College, Sambhal
Sham-e-Ghausia Minority Unani Medical College and Hospital,
Ghazipur
State Takmil-ut-Tib College and Hospital, Lucknow
State Unani Medical College and Hakim Ahmed Husain Republic
Day Memorial Hospital, AllahabadWEST BENGAL
Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital, KolkataUnani Colleges in India (Government, Private and
Deemed Universities)NATUROPATHY AND YOGA
The course duration is 4 1/2 years plus one-year mandatory
rotating internship leading to a Bachelor of Naturopathy &
Yogic Sciences (B.N.Y.S.). As per the Ayush website, around
60 major, 100 medium and 90 small-level hospitals offer
treatments in naturopathy with yoga. There are also outpa-
tient clinics that offer these treatments.
Anatomy, Pathology, Manipulative Therapies, Therapy
& Dietetics, Acupuncture & Acupressure, Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Physiology, Basic Pharmacology, Rehabilita-
tion and Yoga Therapy are some subjects taught in the course
along with Sanskrit, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Psy-
chology & Basic Psychiatry and Clinical Naturopathy.
SOWA-RIGPA
Sowa-Rigpa was practiced in the Himalayan regions in a
traditional manner through community support. In recent
years, this field of medicine has seen a change by adaptation
of elements of the modern hospital system.
The Central Council for Tibetan Medicine in Dharamsala
regulates the practice of Sowa-Rigpa in India by looking after
the registration of practitioners, standard of colleges and
other mechanism to regulate the medicine system.
Around 1000 Sowa-Rigpa practitioners exist in India
catering to health care in harsh Himalayan regions and other
places like Dharamsala, Ladakh etc.
BVSȱ
Veterinary sciences relate to medical care for animals and
birds. It includes diagnosis, treatments and scientific breed-
ing of livestock. The 5 1/2 years’ course, including internship,
leads to a Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Hus-
bandry (BVSc and AH) degree.
The course covers Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology, Bio-
chemistry, Parasitology, Veterinary Microbiology, Pathology,
Animal Nutrition, Livestock Production Management, Live-
stock Products Technology, Animal Genetics and Breeding
in addition to Veterinary Medicine.
Veterinarians also work in allied fields like poultry, animal
products technology in addition to working in veterinary
hospitals or as a private practitioner. A Master of Veterinary
Sciences (MVSc), Veterinary Medicine or Veterinary Sur-
gery and Radiology are some specializations as the next step.Ayush Admissions
With the introduction of NEET, admissions to all the above
medical courses were brought under it as the subjects at 10+2
level are common, namely Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
With the exception of BVSc and Sowa-Rigma, admissions to
all the above courses are through Ayush admissions.
There are two types of counselling for these courses – one
at the national level and the other at the state level. The
All India Counselling for 15 percent seats is conducted
through AYUSH Admissions Central Counselling Commit-
tee (AACCC). Counselling for All India Quota seats is for
15% of the seats in all Government, Government Aided, Pri-
vate/Deemed Universities/Central Universities/National
Institutes (with the exception of Jammu and Kashmir)
across the country.
Counselling for this year started from June 25 and will
consist of two rounds followed by a mop up round for cen-
tral/deemed and national institutes only. Any vacant seats in
the institutes will be pooled into the state quota. Candidates
must register on the official website (https://medicalcoun-
seling.nic.in/aacccug.) on the basis of their NEET marks,
choose the colleges and courses and complete the admission
process.
All states hold their own individual counselling for the
remaining 85 percent seats and students have to check the
details on the respective websites. Eligibility in states differs
mostly in terms of domicile or resident status as the prefer-
ence is given to candidates who belong to or have studied in
the states.Admissions to veterinary courses
The process is the same as the Ayush or MBBS/BDS admis-
sions but counselling is through the Veterinary Council of
India (https://aipvt.vci.nic.in/).The process will start from
July 4 for the All-India Counselling for 15 percent of the
seats across all institutes in the country (except Jammu and
Kashmir). Counselling for the rest of the 85 percent will be at
the state level through the respective state authorities.
Students looking for options in medicine other than MBBS
or BDS can look at these courses. With the shift and focus on
holistic living, and healthy lifestyles, these options become
all the more important for students wishing to look for a
career in medicine.