Career as Ayurvedic Doctor
Ayurveda medicine finds its origin in vedic times and is based on the curative properties of herbs. Ayurveda has gained significant momentum as the World Health Organization has provided a world wide forum for promoting Alternative forms of healing.
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- Examines patients by interrogation, feeling pulse rate and seeing the physical condition of the patient
- Diagnose ailments and prescribes medicines
- Prescribes medicines for general improvement of health and prevention of diseases
- Specializes in the treatment of diseases and disorders such as diabetes, tuberculosis, nervous or mental disorders, and disease peculiar to men, women or children
- Prepares and sells tonics, patents and other indigenous medicines such as 'bhasms'
Employment Opportunities
- Ayurvedic Medical Colleges
- Ayurvedic Hospitals
- General Hospitals with indigenous medicine department
- Ayurvedic Clinics
- Consulting in Private practice
- Government Hospitals
- Research
Recruiting Companies
How do I get there?
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Std XII
Sc PCB
(Sanskrit)* -
Entrance
BAMS entrance test**
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Graduation
BAMS***
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Specialization
PG Ayurvedic medicine****
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Goal
Ayurvedic Doctor
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Std X
Compulsory subject
Sanskrit -
Certificate ...
Pre Ayurvedic
(1-2 years) -
Degree course
BAMS
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Goal
Ayurvedic Physician
*Ayurveda text, the Charaka samhita, is written in Sanskrit
**Eligibility :12th standard examination with
minimum 50% marks The age limit is 17 years minimum.. Selection
through entrance examination conducted by the colleges.
***The duration of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery (BAMS)
is of six and a half year. One and half year is dedicated for
internship period.
****Postgraduate level specialisations -Dravyaguna- Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology; Kayachikitsa- Internal Medicine; Ayurveda Siddhanta and Darshan - Fundamental Principles of Ayurveda; Manas Roga and Manovigyana-psychiatry and Psychology; Shalya- Surgery; Vikritivigyana and Roga Nidan - Diagnostic methods and Pathology; Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana -Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics; Prasuti Tantra and Striroga- Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Shalakya- Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology; Pachakarma - Internal Purification and Massage Therapy
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