Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine
and Surgery
After completing Class 12, candidates who want to pursue a career in medicine can enrol in the Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery (BAMS). In India, BAMS is an undergraduate medical program based on Ayurveda, the traditional healing arts. The BAMS course covers all aspects of “Ashtanga Ayurveda,” as well as scientific advances in modern medicine and extensive practical training. The Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) is the governing body for admission to Ayurveda education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as the practice of Ayurveda medicine in India. Ayurveda is one of the oldest medical systems, dating back to Vedic times. Its treatment are known for the natural elements they contain and are based on the curative properties of herbs. Even the World Health Organization has set up a global forum to promote traditional medicine systems like Ayurveda. As a result, the Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) program has provided students with numerous promising opportunities.
Why BAMS?
- Candidates will be allowed to work in prestigious government agencies and hospitals.
- This government job costs the same as a doctor's salary. The Indian government allows BAMS graduates to open their own Ayurvedic pharmacy or clinic after graduation.
- Graduates of BAMS can pursue an LLB and work as legal medical advisors.
- BAMS has many good opportunities not only in the private sector but also in the government sector. After BAMS, there are numerous career options available both within and outside of India.
- Nowadays, Ayurveda is very popular among tourists, particularly foreigners, as modern medicine's powerful chemical drugs fail to combat nature.
- After completing the BAMS program, candidates can pursue postgraduate studies in Ayurvedic medicine. It offers numerous opportunities in the field of medical sciences. A surgeon, gynaecologist (Ayurveda), pharmacist, teacher, and a variety of other roles are available in the healthcare industry.
- Aside from job and career opportunities, learning BAMS would entail understanding Ayurveda's roots and applications in our daily lives, which will aid in the transition to a healthy lifestyle.
The course duration of BAMS
The
duration of the BAMS Program is five
years and six months, as shown in
the table below:
| DURATION OF B.A.M.S. PROGRAMME | ||
| Sr. No | Course of the BAMS Program | Duration |
| 1 | First Professional B.A.M.S. | Eighteen Months |
| 2 | Second Professional B.A.M.S. | Eighteen Months |
| 3 | Third (Final) Professional B.A.M.S. | Eighteen Months |
| 4 | Compulsory Rotatory Internship | Twelve Months |
Eligibility Criteria
Aspirants must meet certain eligibility requirements to be admitted to the BAMS program. The following are some basic BAMS eligibility criteria:
- Candidates must have passed a Class 12 or equivalent examination with science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) and an English core in both Class 11 and 12.
- He or she must be at least 17 years old at the time of admission.
- A general category aspirant must obtain a minimum of 50% in their Class 12 Board examination. The qualifying percentage for SC/ST/OBC candidates is 40%.
- To be admitted to the BAMS course, candidates must have passed the NEET with a minimum qualifying cutoff percentile.
- For international students, any other equivalent qualification recognised by the university will be accepted.
List of BHMS Colleges
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| DR.NR SASTRY GOVT. AYURVEDIC COLLEGE | VIJAYAWADA | 80 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVED COLLEGE | GUWAHATI | 50 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVEDIC COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | PATNA | 125 |
| RAJKIYA AYODHYA SHIVKUMAR AYURVED COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | BEGUSARAI | 38 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | BILASPUR | 60 |
| SHRI NARAYAN PRASAD AWASTHY GOVT. AYURVED COLLEGE | RAIPUR | 60 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| CH. BRAHM PRAKASH AYURVED CHARAK SANSTHAN, NAJAFGARH | NEW DELHI | 100 |
| AYURVEDIC AND UNANI TIBBIA COLLEGE-AYURVEDA-INTERNAL QUOTA | KAROL BAGH | 40 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVT AKHANDANAND AYURVED COLLEGE | AHMEDABAD | 94 |
| GOVT AYURVED COLLEGE | JUNAGADH | 75 |
| GOVT AYURVED COLLEGE | VADODARA | 75 |
| GOVT SHETH J. P. AYURVED COLLEGE | BHAVNAGAR | 75 |
| STATE MODEL INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA SCIENCES | GANDHINAGAR | 75 |
| AARIHANT AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE | GANDHINAGAR | 100 |
| ANANYA COLLEGE OF AYURVED | KALOL | 60 |
| BACHUBHAI GOVINDBHAI GARAIYA AYURVED COLLEGE | RAJKOT | 60 |
| BHARGAVA AYURVED COLLEGE | ANAND | 60 |
| DHANVANTARI AYURVED COLLEGE | MAHISAGAR | 50 |
| EVA COLLEGE OF AYURVED | RAJKOT | 60 |
| G J PATEL INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDIC STUDIES AND RESEARCH | ANAND | 100 |
| GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA | RAJKOT | 60 |
| GOKUL AYURVEDIC COLLEGE | SIDDHPUR | 60 |
| J. S. AYURVEDA MAHAVIDYALAYA | NADIAD | 100 |
| JAY JALRAM AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGE | PANCHAMAHALS | 60 |
| K J INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA AND RESEARCH | VADODARA | 60 |
| KRISHNA AYURVED MEDICAL COLLEGE | VADODARA | 60 |
| MANJUSHREE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDIC SCIENCE | PIPLAJ | 100 |
| MURLIDHAR AYURVED COLLEGE | RAJKOT | 60 |
| NETRA CHIKITSA AYURVED COLLEGE | AMRELI | 60 |
| NOBLE AYURVED COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE | JUNAGADH | 60 |
| PARUL INSTITUTE OF AYURVED | VADODARA | 100 |
| PARUL INSTITUTE OF AYURVED AND RESEARCH | VADODARA | 100 |
| RK UNIVERSITY AYURVEDIC COLLEGE & HOSPITAL | RAJKOT | 60 |
| SHREE RASIKLAL MANIKCHANDJI DHARIWAL AYURVED COLLEGE & HOSPITAL | VALSAD | 60 |
| SHREE SWAMINARAYAN AYURVEDIC COLLEGE | KALOL | 60 |
| SHRI BALAHANUMAN AYURVED MAHAVIDHYALAY | GANDHINAGAR | 35 |
| SHRI O. H. NAZAR AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | SURAT | 50 |
| SHRI V. M. MEHTA INSTITUTE OF AYURVED | JAMNAGAR | 60 |
| MERCHANT AYURVED COLLEGE | MEHSANA | 60 |
| DR. VASANT PARIKH AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGE | MEHSANA | 80 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| SHRI MARU SINGH MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF AYURVED | HARYANA | 50 |
| SHRI KRISHNA GOVT. AYURVEDIC COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | KURUKSHETRA | 63 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| RAJIV GANDHI GOVERNMENT POSTGRADUATE AYURVEDIC COLLEGE | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 56 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| RAJIV GANDHI GOVERNMENT POSTGRADUATE AYURVEDIC COLLEGE | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 56 |
| TARANATH GOVT. AYURVED COLLEGE | BELLARY | 25 |
| GOVT. AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | MYSORE | 100 |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVED MEDICAL COLLEGE | BANGALORE | 26 |
| GOVT. AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND TEACHING HOSPITAL | SHIMOGA | 60 |
| AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA AND HOSPITAL | OLD HUBLI | 60 |
| SHRI.BM KANKANAWADI AYURVEDA MAHAVIDYALAYA POST GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH CENTRE | BELAGAVI | 100 |
| YENEPOYA AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE | MANGALURU | 100 |
| JSVV SAMSTHE’S DANAPPA GURUSHIDDAPPA | MELMALAGI | 60 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVT. AYURVEDA COLLEGE | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM | 70 |
| GOVT AYURVEDA COLLEGE | KANNUR | 70 |
| GOVT. AYURVEDA COLLEGE | ERNAKULAM | 70 |
| VAIDYARATNAM AYURVED COLLEGE | THRISSUR | 50 |
| VAIDYARATNAM P.S. VARIER AYURVEDA COLLEGE | MALAPPURAM | 84 |
| AMRITA SCHOOL OF AYURVEDA | KOLLAM | 60 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVED COLLEGE | NIPANIYA REWA | 75 |
| GOVERNMENT DHANWANTRI AYURVEDA COLLEGE | UJJAIN | 75 |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVED COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | GWALIOR | 75 |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVED COLLEGE | JABALPUR | 75 |
| GOVT. ASTANGA AYURVDA MAHAVIDYALAYA | INDORE | 75 |
| PT. KHUSHILAL SHARMA, GOVERNMENT AYURVED COLLEGE | BHOPAL | 75 |
| PT. SHIVNATH SHASTRI GOVT. AUTO. AYURVED COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | BURHANPUR | 75 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE | OSMANABAD | 100 |
| GOVT. AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | NAGPUR | 100 |
| RA PODAR AYURVED MEDICAL COLLEGE | MUMBAI | 60 |
| TILAK AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | PUNE | 100 |
| ASHTANG AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | PUNE | 50 |
| AYURVED SEVA SANGH AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | NASHIK | 75 |
| VASANT DADA PATIL AYURVED MEDICAL COLLEGE | SANGLI | 40 |
| SETH CHANDANMAL MUTHA ARYANGLA VAIDYAK MAHAVIDYALAYA | SATARA | 63 |
| SETH GOVINDJI RAOJI AYURVED MAHAVIDYLAYA | SOLAPUR | 60 |
| AYURVIDYA PRASARAK MANDALS AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | SION | 75 |
| RJVS BHAISAHEB SAWANT AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | SAWANTWADI | 40 |
| SHRI AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | NAGPUR | 70 |
| RADHAKISAN TOSHNIWAL AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | AKOLA | 50 |
| VIDARBHA AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | AMRAVATI | 63 |
| SHRI GURUDEO AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | AMRAVATI | 63 |
| SMT. K G MITTAL PUNARVASU AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | MUMBAI | 50 |
| KARAMVIR VYANKATRAO TANAJI RANDHIR AYURVED COLLEGE | BORADI | 30 |
| DAYABHAI MAOJI MAJITHIYA AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | YAVATMAL | 75 |
| SHRI GANGADHAR SHASTRI GUNE AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA | AHMEDNAGAR | 63 |
| PADAMSHRI DR. DY PATIL COLLEGE OF AYURVED AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE | NAVI MUMBAI | 100 |
| DR. D. Y. PATIL COLLEGE OF AYURVED AND RESEARCH CENTRE | PUNE | 100 |
| MAHATMA GANDHI AYURVED COLLEGE, HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE | WARDHA | 100 |
| BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY I.E. B.V.D.U., COLLEGE OF AYURVED | PUNE | 100 |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE | NANDED | 60 |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVED COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | JALGAON | 100 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| NORTH EASTERN INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA AND HOMEOPATHY | MAWDIANGDIANG | 50 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVED COLLEGE | BOLANGIR | 60 |
| KATS AYURVED MEDICAL COLLEGE | GANJAM | 60 |
| GOPABANDHU AYURVEDA MAHAVIDYALAYA | PURI | 30 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| RAJIV GANDHI AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | CHALAKKARA | 50 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVED MEDICAL COLLEGE | PATIALA | 40 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| MMM GOVT. AY. MAHAVIDYALAYA | UDAIPUR | 62 |
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AYURVED, DR S R RAJASTHAN AYURVEDA UNIVERSITY | JODHPUR | 60 |
| GOPABANDHU AYURVEDA MAHAVIDYALAYA | JAIPUR | 60 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | NAGERCOIL | 60 |
| SHRI JAYENDRA SARASWATI AYURVED COLLEGE | CHENNAI | 60 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| DR. B R K R GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE | HYDERABAD | 50 |
| ANANTHA LAXMI GOVT. AYURVED COLLEGE | WARANGAL | 30 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| GOVT. AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE | LUCKNOW | 50 |
| BUNDELKHAND GOVT. AYURVEDIC COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | JHANSI | 50 |
| FACULTY OF AYURVEDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY | VARANASI | 50 |
| LALIT HARI STATE P.G. AYURVEDIC COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | PILIBHIT | 63 |
| GOVT. AYURVEDIC COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | VARANASI | 75 |
| GOVERNMENT AYURVED COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | BANDA | 75 |
| SHRI LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI SMARAK GOVERNMENT AYURVEDIC COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | PRAYAGRAJ | 75 |
| SWAMI KALYANDEV GOVERNMENT AYURVED COLLEGE | MUZAFFARNAGAR | 75 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| RISHIKUL GOVT. PG AYURVEDIC COLLEGE | HARIDWAR | 60 |
| FACULTY OF AYURVEDA, UTTARAKHAND AYURVED UNIVERSITY | DEHRADUN | 100 |
| GOVT. AYURVED MEDICAL COLLEGE, HARIDWAR | UTTARAKHAND | 50 |
| COLLEGE NAME | CITY | SEAT |
| JB ROY STATE AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | KOLKATA | 75 |