Executive Summary:
This notification details amendments to the Indian Medicine Central Council Post Graduate Unani Medical Education Regulations, 2016, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette on December 10, 2018. The amendments primarily concern the mode of admission for postgraduate Unani medical courses, including entrance exam requirements and seat allocation. It mandates the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) for admissions.
Key Points / Main Content:
Admission Criteria:
* Mandatory AIAPGET: Admission to postgraduate Unani courses requires the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET).
* Eligibility: Candidates must hold a Kamile Tibo Jarahat Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery degree from a recognized institution and be registered with the Central or State Indian System of Medicine.
* Minimum Marks: General category candidates must score at least the 50th percentile in AIAPGET.
* Relaxation for Reserved Categories: Minimum marks are relaxed to the 40th percentile for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes.
* PwD Candidates: Minimum marks are 45th percentile for General Category and 40th percentile for reserved categories for candidates with benchmark disabilities.
* Merit Lists: All India and state-wise merit lists will be prepared based on AIAPGET scores for admissions.
* Entrance Exam Not Applicable: AIAPGET is not applicable for foreign nationals.
Seat Allocation:
* All India Quota: 15% of seats in government, government-aided, and private institutions are reserved for the All India quota.
* State Quota: 85% of seats are reserved for the States and Union Territories quota.
Counseling:
* State Counseling: State and Union Territory governments will designate authorities for counseling for admissions in Unani institutions within their jurisdiction.
* Central Counseling: The Central Government will designate an authority for counseling for All India quota seats and seats in Central Government-established Unani institutions.
Other Provisions:
* Failure to Meet Criteria: Candidates failing to meet the minimum eligibility marks will not be admitted.
* Violation of Norms: Institutions violating admission norms will face action.
* Restriction on Further PG Courses: Candidates with a postgraduate degree in one Unani medicine subject cannot seek admission in another Unani medicine subject for five years.
* Sponsored Candidates: Sponsored candidates must also meet the specified percentile in AIAPGET.
* Subject Change: Subject change is allowed within 2 months of admission, subject to vacancy and guide availability.
In-service Candidates:
* Service Requirement: Must have 5 years of service in a recognized Unani medical college.
* AIAPGET: Must appear and obtain qualifying marks in AIAPGET.
* Leave: Must take 3 years of leave from the concerned office.
* Seat Allocation: Admission against seats allocated by the University for teachers.
Impact Analysis:
Students/Aspirants:
* Impact: Need to appear for and score well in AIAPGET to secure admission to postgraduate Unani courses.
* Action Required: Prepare for the AIAPGET and meet the minimum percentile requirements.
Unani Medical Institutions:
* Impact: Must adhere to the new admission criteria based on AIAPGET scores and seat allocation policies.
* Action Required: Modify admission processes to comply with the amended regulations and participate in the counseling processes.
Central and State Government Authorities:
* Impact: Responsible for conducting counseling and ensuring adherence to the new regulations.
* Action Required: Designate counseling authorities and implement the revised admission procedures.
Central Council of Indian Medicine:
* Impact: Responsible for enforcing the regulations and taking action against institutions violating the norms.
* Action Required: Monitor admissions and ensure compliance with the amended regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Medicine Central Council: A statutory body established under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, responsible for regulating the education and practice of Indian systems of medicine, including Unani.
Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970: The legislative act that established the Central Council of Indian Medicine and governs the regulation of Indian systems of medicine.
Indian Medicine Central Council PostGraduate Unani Medical Education Regulations, 2016: The regulations governing postgraduate Unani medical education, which are being amended by this notification.
All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET): A uniform entrance examination for admission to postgraduate courses in AYUSH systems of medicine (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) in India.
Unani Medicine: A traditional system of medicine originating in ancient Greece and practiced in India and other countries.
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: An act for protection of Rights of Persons with Disabilities
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the Central Council of Indian Medicine is located and from where the notification was issued.
Kamile TiboJarahat Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery: A degree in Unani Medicine and Surgery, which is a recognized qualification for postgraduate admission.
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CENTRAL COUNCIL OF INDIAN MEDICINE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th December, 2018
F. No. 11-77/2018-Unani (P.G. Regulation).—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 Unani
Medical Education) Regulations, 2016, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called the Indian Medicine Central
Council (Post-Graduate Unani Medical 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 Unani Medical Education) Regulations, 2016,
for regulation 8, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“8. Mode of admission.—(1) Regular Candidates.- (i) A person holding the degree of Kamile
Tib-o-Jarahat (Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery) or equivalent degree from a recognised University
or institution included in the Second Schedule to the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and
enrolled in Central or State register of Indian System of Medicine shall be eligible for admission in the post-
graduate courses
(ii) 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) 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 candidate.
(iii) 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.
(iv) 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.
(v) 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
(vi) The designated authority for counseling for all admissions to post-graduate course in all Unani
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.
(vii) The counseling for all admissions to post-graduate course for seats under the all India quota as well as
for all Unani educational institutions established by the Central Government shall be conducted by the
authority designated by the Central Government.
(viii) 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.
(ix) 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.
(x) 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.
(xi) A candidate possessing post-graduate degree in one subject of Unani medicine shall not be allowed
admission in any other subject of Unani medicine for post-graduate course for the next five years.
(xii) The sponsored candidates shall also be required to possess the percentile of marks specified in clause
(iii) of sub-regulation (1).
(xiii) 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.
(2) In-service candidates: (i) The candidate shall be in service for a minimum period of five years in the
concerned subject in a recognised or approved Unani medical college.
(ii) The candidate shall appear in the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIA-PGET) and
obtain qualifying marks in it.
(iii) The candidate shall take three year’s leave from the concerned office and he shall be given admission
against the seat allocated by the University for teachers (one seat in each subject shall be allocated for in-
service teaching candidate by the University).
(iv) Other conditions shall remain same as in case of the regular candidates.”.
SHAMSHAD BANO, Registrar-Cum-Secy.
[ADVT. III/4/Exty./ /2018]
Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-III,
Section 4, vide No. 11-77/2016-Unani (P.G. Regulation), dated the 7th November, 2016.
(If any discrepancy is found between Hindi and English version of “Indian Medicine Central Council
(Post Graduate Unani Education) Amendment Regulations, 2018”, the English version will be treated
as final.)
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