Parliament Question: Proposal for NEET PA Entrance Test

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3433 ANSWERED ON- 07/08/2026 PROPOSAL FOR NEET PA ENTRANCE TEST 3433. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K COM. SELVARAJ V Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the proposal of the Central Sanskrit University (CSU) to conduct the first ever National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Pre-Ayurveda (NEET PA) this year creating a new Gurukul based pathway to the Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicines and Surgery (BAMS) degree; and (b) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) & (b) The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine, a statutory body established under the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 notified the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Pre-Ayurveda- Programme for Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) Regulations, 2024 to introduce a seven and half years Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery programme to be conducted in the Ayurveda Gurukulam. Under this programme all Ayurveda Gurukulams shall be affiliated to the Central Sanskrit University, Janakpuri, New Delhi. Accordingly, the Central Sanskrit University has issued the Information Bulletin for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Pre-Ayurveda (NEET PA) for academic session 2026-27. The details are available at https://www.sanskrit.nic.in/uploads/2026_07_24_Information_Bulletin_V3.pdf. *****