**Executive Summary:**
This notification announces amendments to the Indian Medicine Central Council Postgraduate Siddha Education Regulations, 2016. These regulations, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, concern the mode of admission to postgraduate courses. Key changes relate to the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) and eligibility criteria.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
**Admission Eligibility and Entrance Exam:**
* A degree in Siddha Maruthuva Arignar Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery, along with enrollment in the Central or State register of Indian System of Medicine, is required for postgraduate course admission.
* A uniform entrance examination, the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET), is mandatory for postgraduate admissions in all medical institutions. This does not apply to foreign nationals.
* Minimum qualifying percentile in AIAPGET: 50th percentile for general candidates; 40th percentile for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes; 45th percentile for General Category candidates with benchmark disabilities and 40th percentile for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes with benchmark disabilities.
* The Central Government, in consultation with the Council, may lower the minimum marks for specific categories if a sufficient number of candidates fail to secure the specified minimum marks.
* All India and State-wise merit lists will be prepared based on AIAPGET scores for admissions.
**Seat Allocation and Counseling:**
* Seat matrix: 15% for all India quota, 85% for State and Union territories quota in Government, Government-aided and Private Institutions.
* Counseling for postgraduate admissions in State/UT institutions will be conducted by the respective State/UT authorities.
* Counseling for all India quota seats and Central Government-established Ayurveda institutions will be conducted by an authority designated by the Central Government.
**Other Provisions:**
* Candidates failing to obtain minimum eligibility marks will not be admitted.
* Admissions in violation of regulations will result in discharge by the Council.
* Institutions granting admissions against regulations will face action under the Act.
* Sponsored candidates must also meet the specified percentile in AIAPGET.
* Subject changes are allowed within two months of admission, subject to vacancy and guide availability.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Candidates seeking Postgraduate Admission:**
* *Impact:* Determines eligibility and admission criteria for postgraduate Siddha courses, emphasizing AIAPGET scores.
* *Action Required:* Must appear for AIAPGET and secure the minimum required percentile to be eligible for admission.
**Siddha Educational Institutions:**
* *Impact:* Defines the admission process and seat allocation for postgraduate courses. Institutions must adhere to the regulations or face action.
* *Action Required:* Follow the prescribed admission criteria, including AIAPGET scores and counseling procedures, to avoid penalties.
**Central and State Government Authorities:**
* *Impact:* The Central Government designates the authority for conducting AIAPGET and all India quota counseling. State governments manage counseling for State quota seats.
* *Action Required:* Central Government to designate AIAPGET authority and counseling body for central institutions; State Governments to conduct counseling for State quota seats per regulations.
**Central Council of Indian Medicine:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for enforcing regulations and discharging candidates admitted in violation of the rules.
* *Action Required:* Monitor and enforce the admission process, taking action against institutions violating the regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970: A legislative act that empowers the Central Council of Indian Medicine.
Central Council of Indian Medicine: The primary regulatory body for Indian systems of medicine.
Indian Medicine Central Council Postgraduate Siddha Education Regulations, 2016: A set of regulations governing postgraduate education in Siddha medicine.
Indian Medicine Central Council Postgraduate Siddha Education Amendment Regulations, 2018: Amendments made in 2018 to the 2016 regulations for postgraduate Siddha education.
All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET): A uniform entrance examination for postgraduate courses in AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) systems of medicine.
Siddha Maruthuva Arignar Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery: A degree in Siddha medicine and surgery.
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: An act protecting the rights and entitlements of persons with disabilities.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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CENTRAL COUNCIL OF INDIAN MEDICINE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th December, 2018
F. No. 18-12/2018 Siddha (Syllabus PG).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i), (j) and (k) of
sub-section (1) of section 36 of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (48 of 1970), the Central Council of
Indian Medicine, with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations to
amend the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post-graduate Siddha Education) Regulations, 2016, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called the Indian Medicine Central Council
(Post-graduate Siddha Education) Amendment Regulations, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post-graduate Siddha Education) Regulations, 2016, for regulation 8,
the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“8. Mode of admission.—(1) A person possessing the degree of Siddha Maruthuva Arignar (Bachelor of
Siddha Medicine and Surgery) from a recognised University or Board or medical institution specified in the
Schedules to the Act and enrolled in Central or State register of Indian System of Medicine shall be eligible for
admission in the post-graduate courses.
(2) (i) There shall be a uniform entrance examination to all medical institutions at the post-graduate level
namely, the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIA-PGET) for admission to post-graduate course
in each academic year and shall be conducted by an authority designated by the Central Government:
Provided that the said All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIA-PGET) shall not be applicable for
foreign national’s candidates.
(ii) In order to be eligible for admission to post-graduate courses for an academic year, it shall be necessary for
a candidate to obtain minimum of marks at 50th percentile in the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test
(AIA-PGET) held for the said academic year:
Provided that in respect of-
(a) candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the
minimum marks shall be at 40th percentile;
(b) candidates with benchmark disabilities specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
(49 of 2016), the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile for the General Category and 40th percentile for
the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
Explanation.—The percentile shall be determined on the basis of highest marks secured in the all India
common merit list in the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIA-PGET):
Provided further that when sufficient number of candidates in the respective categories fail to secure minimum
marks in the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIA-PGET), as specified above, held for any
academic year for admission to post-graduate courses, the Central Government in consultation with the Council
may at its discretion lower the minimum marks required for admission to post-graduate course for candidates
belonging to respective categories and marks so lowered by the Central Government shall be applicable for that
academic year only.
(iii) An all India common merit list as well as State-wise merit list of the eligible candidates shall be prepared
on the basis of the marks obtained in the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIA-PGET) and the
candidates, within the respective categories, shall be admitted to post graduate course from the said merit lists
only.
(iv) The seat matrix for admission in the Government, Government-aided Institutions and Private Institutions
shall be fifteen per cent. for the all India quota and eighty-five per cent. for the States and Union territories
quota.
(v) The designated authority for counseling for all admissions to post-graduate course in all Siddha educational
institutions in the States and Union territories including institutions established by the State Government,
University, Deemed University, Trust, Society, Minority Institution, Corporation or Company shall be the
respective State or Union territory in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations of the concerned State
or Union territory Government, as the case may be.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
(vi) The counseling for all admissions to post-graduate course for seats under the all India quota as well as for
all Siddha educational institutions established by the Central Government shall be conducted by the authority
designated by the Central Government.
(vii) No candidate who has failed to obtain the minimum eligibility marks as specified above shall be admitted
to post-graduate course in the said academic year.
(viii) No authority or institution shall admit any candidate to the post-graduate course in contravention of the
criteria or procedure as laid down by these regulations in respect of admissions and any candidate admitted in
contravention of the said criteria or procedure shall be discharged by the Council forthwith.
(ix) The authority or institution which grants admission to any student in contravention of the aforesaid criteria
or procedure shall be liable to face action in terms of the provisions of the Act.
(3) The sponsored candidates shall also be required to possess the percentile of marks specified in clause (ii) of
sub-regulation (2).
(4) Change of subject shall be permissible within a period of two months from the date of admission, subject to
availability of vacancy and guide in the concerned department.”
SHAMSHAD BANO, Registrar-Cum-Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./400/2018]
Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-III, Section 4, vide
No. 18-12/2016 Siddha (Syllabus PG), dated the 7th November, 2016.
(If any discrepancy is found between Hindi and English version of “Indian Medicine Central Council (Post-
graduate Siddha Education) Amendment Regulations, 2018”, the English version will be treated as final.)
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