Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) is an integrated Indian Degree in the medical field. This degree programme is conferred to those students who studied modern medicines and traditional Ayurveda.
Ayurveda is one of the ancient medical systems of the world. It traces its roots to the Vedic period. It is not only providing the cure but also preventing the recurrence of diseases. According to the Ayurvedic, there are only three kinds of dysfunctions or disorders in the human body Kapha, Pitta and Vata.
These dysfunctions are commonly called the Dosha in Ayurvedic terminology. Kapha meant Phlegm (water and earth), Pitta meant Bile (fire & water) and Vata meant Wind (air and space). Ayurvedic says that a person got ill when he gets out of the harmony of said three doshas.
The Ayurvedic system of medical care is based on the concept where the natural healing capacity of the body is being enhanced by Ayurvedic therapy. Ayurvedic treatment includes reducing symptoms, eliminating impurities, reducing worry, increasing resistance of disease and increasing harmony of patient’s lives.
The Ayurvedic system is a trustful medical system in order to cure, prevent and rejuvenate. Yes, it takes more time to make the patient fit as before, but once the patient has been treated through this medical system, he will find him better than before he was.
“BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) is an undergraduate degree programme in the old and ancient Ayurvedic medical system containing the prevention and cure to the body by increasing the harmony of kapha, pitta and vata”.
Course
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery (BAMS) is a graduate degree course in Ayurvedic system. This degree is awarded after the completion of 5 years and 6 month degree programme containing the 4 and 1/2 year academic session and one year internship programme with live practical.
The UG degree course is separated in three sections of 1.5 years each. These sections are called the three professional courses. In the first professional course the students are taught about the anatomy, physiology and history of the Ayurvedic system. In the second course they are taught about the toxicology and pharmacology and the final course contains the surgery, ENT, skin, obstetrics and gynaecology.
The entire course contains modern anatomy, principles of medicines, physiology, social and preventive medicines, forensic medicine, principle of surgery, toxicology, ENT, botany and pharmacology. The graduates use the title “Vaidyar” before their name (abbreviation is Vr.)
Eligibility & Admission
The basic requirement for eligibility to get the admission to BAMS programme is qualifying the 10+2 examination with science stream. The candidate must have physics, chemistry and biology in 12th class. The candidate should have to go through the national level entrance examination like NEET 2020 (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test). Candidates also apply for state level examinations such as:
- OJEE (Odisha Joint Entrance Examination)
- KEAM (Kerala Engineering, Agriculture and Medical)
- GCET(Goa Common Entrance Test)
- BVP CET (Bharati Vidyapeeth Common Entrance Test)
- IPU CET (Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test)
Career & Jobs
Day by day, the scope of Ayurvedic is overlapping with other medical systems not only in India but also in the world. In many cases the people have taken the experience for the truthfulness of the Ayurvedic system and medicines treating for the chronic and non-healable disease.
In many cases, when the allopathic system becomes a failure with a particular disease and surrenders, the Ayurvedic medicine does the magical effect to rejuvenate the illness or the patient.
The career opportunity after the completion of BAMS is not only in India but also in foreign countries. Many organisations working in the manufacturing and research field abroad are requiring professionals in this field.
The candidate having the BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) degree is eligible to be called as a doctor and eligible to do the private practice.
Job opportunities also exist in the government sector. One can get a job in a government ayurveda hospital as an ayurvedic pharmacist. After the completion of this course, candidates also have the opportunity to open their own retail shop of Ayurveda medicines. Teaching field is also open for BAMS graduates. They can find employment in private and government ayurveda Institutes.
Job profiles:
The job profiles after completing the BAMS programme are as the following:
- Lecturer
- Scientist
- Therapist
- Category manager
- Business development officer
- Sales representatives
- Product manager
- Pharmacist
- Jr. clinical trial coordinator
- Medical representative
- Ayurvedic doctor
- Sales executive
Salary
The salary in the medical field is the benchmark for other job profiles in different field. Some universities provide stipends around 40 thousand to 50 thousand per month to postgraduate doctors in the Ayurvedic field. In the job an Ayurvedic professional may get the salary from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 50000 according to the role and nature of his/her job profile.
