The world "Ayurveda" is composed of two Sanskrit terms viz. 'ayu' meaning 'life' and 'veda' meaning 'knowledge'. Therefore 'ayurveda' means "knowledge of life or science of life".
BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery) is a basic doctor course in Ayurveda. It is five and half years course including one year rotating internship. The curriculums of BAMS is as approved by IOM TU, Ayurvedic Medical Council of Nepal and ICCM of India. BAMS course is also equivalent with MBBS .
After BAMS one can do MD, MS, PHD etc is different field. Nowadays, most of the developed countries are also paying their special attention towards Ayurveda Medical Science, so the scope of Ayurveda Medical Science is increasing day by day in the world. So it is really the investigation & researching field for the welfare of human being by herbal medicines.
Eligibility:
Candidates having passed and secured fifty percent mark in the PCL General Science (I.Sc. or 10+2) program with biology and other prerequisite subjects OR in PCL Health Science (Ayurveda) OR Uttar Madhayma with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology are eligible to apply for Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS). For number of seats, refer to the detailed notice.
Entrance examination paper:
The entrance examination will consist of a single paper with 100 multiple choice questions (MCQ) on Zoology (20), Botany (20), Chemistry (20), Physics (15) and specific subject (25). One mark is allocated to each MCQ. Each MCQ will have four options, of which the most appropriate answer is to be answered. There is no system of negative marking. The full marks of the paper will be 100 and the duration of examination will be 2 hours. The pass marks is 50% (fifty per cent).