Steps Taken to Promote Ayush Medicine
Issued by AYUSH
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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
Executive Summary This report outlines the regulatory and educational measures undertaken by the Ministry of Ayush over the last three years to enhance the quality of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy systems. Key initiatives include the implementation of competency-based curricula, technological integration through the AYUSH Grid, and new examination frameworks. Important dates include the National Teachers’ Eligibility Test (NTET) scheduled for 2025 and 2026, and the proposal window for State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) for the 2026-27 financial year.
Key Points / Main Content
Regulatory and Institutional Framework
- Establishment of Regulatory Bodies: Operations are conducted through the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH), established under Acts passed in 2020.
- Minimum Standards: Numerous regulations were framed between 2022 and 2024 to set essential standards for assessment, rating, and ethics for both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) institutions.
- State Responsibility: While public health is a State subject, the Central Government provides financial assistance for new Ayush colleges via the National Ayush Mission (NAM).
Undergraduate (UG) Curriculum Reforms
- Skill-Centric Learning: The ratio of lecture to non-lecture hours has been reversed to 1:2 to prioritize professional and soft skills.
- Clinical Exposure: Introduction of early clinical exposure starting from the first professional session and the mandatory establishment of clinical skill/simulation labs.
- New Components: Implementation of elective courses, induction programs with transitional curricula, and the supplementation of modern scientific advances into traditional systems.
- Assessment: Shift toward a mix of summative and formative assessments, including nine periodical tests and two term tests.
Postgraduate (PG) Curriculum Reforms
- Credit Framework: Implementation of a semester system and a credit framework with a 1:2:3 ratio for lectures, practical training, and experiential learning.
- Research Focus: Prescription of specific thrust areas for research and the introduction of departments for integrative health and translational research.
- Advanced Facilities: Introduction of Molecular Biology labs for advanced studies in immunology and histopathology.
Technological and Teacher Initiatives
- Digital Infrastructure: Use of the "AYUSH Grid," QR-code embedded syllabi, and Learning Management Systems (LMS) for elective courses.
- Uniformity: Introduction of a national academic calendar to ensure uniform administrative patterns across the country.
- Continuous Learning: Regular communication to teachers regarding teaching technology and research articles on a monthly basis.
Specific Initiatives for Homoeopathy and Yoga
- Interdisciplinary Training: Mandatory appointment of modern medicine consultants (Physicians, Surgeons, etc.) in Homoeopathic institutions to enhance collaborative care.
- Clinical Skills: Mandatory establishment of skill laboratories for training in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and emergency care.
- Yoga Promotion: Education and courses are facilitated through the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY).
Impact Analysis
State/UT Governments Impact: Primary responsibility for establishing new Ayush institutions rests with the States. Action Required: States must submit suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) to avail of financial assistance under the National Ayush Mission.
Ayush Educational Institutions Impact: Must comply with new "Minimum Essential Standards" (2024) and updated curricula to maintain recognition. Action Required: Establish simulation labs, adopt the semester system for PG courses, and ensure data submission through online portals. Homoeopathic colleges must specifically appoint modern medicine consultants.
Faculty and Aspiring Teachers Impact: Mandatory qualification standards have been raised to ensure teaching quality. Action Required: Aspiring teachers must clear the National Teachers’ Eligibility Test (NTET). Existing faculty must participate in mandatory training for Competency-Based Dynamic Curriculum (CBDC) implementation.
Ayush Students Impact: Beneficiaries of a more practical, research-oriented, and technologically integrated education system. Action Required: Students must adapt to formative assessment models and clear national-level entrance exams such as NEET (UG) and AIAPGET (PG).
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Ayush: The primary central ministry responsible for developing, promoting, and regulating indigenous systems of medicine including Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy.
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM): The statutory regulatory body responsible for improving the quality of medical education in Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha through framing regulations and curriculum reforms.
National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH): The regulatory authority established to enhance the standards of Homoeopathic medical education, ethics, and registration in India.
National Ayush Mission (NAM): A Centrally Sponsored Scheme that provides financial assistance to State/UT governments for establishing and upgrading Ayush educational institutions and healthcare services.
New Education Policy 2020: A national policy document that serves as the guiding framework for the recent structural and competency-based reforms in the Ayush medical curriculum.
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AYUSH
Steps Taken to Promote Ayush Medicine
प्रव तथ: 04 AUG 2026 3:02PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Ayush has undertaken various measures through regulatory bodies i.e. the National
Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and the National Commission for Homoeopathy
(NCH), established under the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 and the
National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020, respectively, to enhance the quality of medical
education in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. The major steps taken during the last three years
are annexed as Annexure.
Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility for the establishment of new Ayush
Educational Institutions comes under the purview of respective State Governments, including
Uttarakhand. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), there
is a provision for financial assistance to the State/UT Governments for the establishment of new Ayush
colleges where the availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.
Accordingly, States/UTs may avail financial assistance by submitting suitable proposal through State
Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) within the provision of NAM guidelines. However, the State Government
of Uttarakhand has not submitted any proposal for establishment of new Ayush Educational Institute
through SAAPs for Financial Year 2026-27.
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) an autonomous organisation operates a
key research facility in Uttarakhand through its peripheral unit, namely the Regional Ayurveda Research
Institute (RARI) located in Ranikhet (Tarikhet). At present, there is no proposal for the establishment of a
new research institute in Uttarakhand.
Annexure
Major steps taken during the last three years to enhance the quality of medical education in Ayush
systems
(A) Step taken by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) for Indian
System of Medicine.
(i) Regulations: To improve the quality of education in Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani the following
regulations were framed, published and implemented by NCISM at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate
level.
1. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standards of Undergraduate
Ayurveda Education) Regulations-2022.
2. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standards of Undergraduate Unani
Education), Regulations 2022.3. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standard of Undergraduate Siddha
Education) Regulations, 2022.
4. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Recognition of Qualifications) Regulations,
2023.
5. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (National Examinations for Indian System of
Medicine) Regulations, 2023.
6. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Ethics and Registration) Regulations, 2023.
7. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum essential standards, assessment and
rating for undergraduate Ayurveda colleges and attached teaching hospitals) Regulations, 2024.
8. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Essential Standards, Assessment
and Rating for Undergraduate Unani Colleges and Attached Teaching Hospitals) Regulations, 2023.
9. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Essential Standards, Assessment
and Rating for Undergraduate Siddha Colleges and Attached Teaching Hospitals) Regulations, 2024.
10. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Essential Standards, Assessment
and Rating for Postgraduate Institutions and Minimum Standards for Postgraduate Education in
Ayurveda) Regulations, 2024.
11. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Essential Standards, Assessment
and Rating for Postgraduate Institutions and Minimum Standards of Postgraduate Siddha Education)
Regulations, 2024.
12. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Essential Standards, Assessment
and Rating for Postgraduate Institutions and Minimum Standards of Postgraduate Unani Education)
Regulations, 2024.
13. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Pre-Ayurveda-Programme for Bachelor of
Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) Regulations, 2024.
(ii) Curriculum: To align with New Education Policy 2020, global standards in medical education, and to
produce meritorious and skilled Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani graduates, NCISM has brought significant
reforms in medical education policy, essential standards in education, educational administration,
teaching/training methodologies, assessment process, technological assistance in education, and
competency-based syllabus curriculum.
The Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa and Board of Ayurveda framed, published and
implemented the following curriculum and syllabus.
1. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for First Professional BSMS
2. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for Second Professional BSMS
3. Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum and Syllabus development for Third Professional BSMS.
4. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for First Professional BAMS.
5. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for Second Professional BAMS.
6. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for Third Professional BAMS.
7. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for First Professional BUMS.
8. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for Second Professional BUMS.
9. Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum and Syllabus for Third Professional BUMS.10. Outcome based Curriculum and Syllabus for Ayurveda Post Graduate program for Biostatistics.
11. Outcome based Curriculum and Syllabus for Ayurveda Post Graduate program for Research
Methodology.
12. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for Siddha Post Graduate programme for
Biostatistics.
13. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus Siddha Post Graduate programme for Research
Methodology.
14. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for Unani Post Graduate programme for
Biostatistics.
15. Competency based Course Curriculum and Syllabus for Unani Post Graduate programme for
Research Methodology.
16. Outcome Based Curriculum and Syllabus for Post Graduate Ayurveda for PG programs for the 2nd
and 3rd-6th semesters.
17. Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum and Syllabus for Post Graduate Siddha for 16 PG
programs for the 2nd and 3rd-6th semesters.
18. Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum and Syllabus for Post Graduate Unani for 15 PG programs
for the 2nd and 3rd-6th semesters.
(iii) Curriculum reforms at Undergraduate level:
1. The ratio between Lecture and Non-Lecture hours has been reversed to 1:2 to promote professional
skill, and soft skills.
2. The introduction of electives is intended to provide opportunity to students to get introduced,
oriented and exposed to various allied subjects, to build inter-disciplinary approach, and to promote
self-directed/guided learning.
3. Induction program with transitional curriculum has been introduced for newly admitted students
before the commencement of regular classes.
4. Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum and Syllabus has been introduced with well-defined
graduate’s attributes, programme outcomes, course outcomes, difficulty level, advanced teaching-
training methods at par with global standards, formative assessment for continuous evaluation of the
students, summative assessment methods, the blue print of the question paper, vertical/horizontal
integration, etc.
5. Early Clinical exposure begins with the first professional session to provide more clinical training
exposure and build self-confidence.
6. Separate hours for library, sports, and recreation in the regular time-table of all batches for
effective utilisation of library, express talent in co/extracurricular events and promote physical and
mental wellness.
7. Methodologies for supplementation of modern advances, scientific and technological
developments in Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani have been introduced.
8. In addition to the university examination (summative assessment), formative assessment is
introduced, which includes nine periodical tests and two term tests.
9. Clinical Skill/ Simulation Lab introduced in Undergraduate for upliftment of clinical
knowledge.(iv) Curriculum reforms at Post graduate level:
1. Semester system has been introduced and semester specific subjects/ papers are maintained.
2. Credit framework has been implemented in PG. Each credit will have lecture, practical training and
experiential learning in the ratio of 1:2:3 to produce highly confident and competent specialist of
concerned speciality.
3. Formative Assessment including unit-wise assessment, modular assessment were introduced to
calculate Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and to assess the eligibility to appear for university
summative examination.
4. Electives courses for post graduate program have been also introduced along with core Subjects
under Domain specific and Capacity enhancing categories.
5. Molecular Biology lab is introduced in Post Graduate institutes for carrying out advanced studies in
immunology and histopathology related tests.
6. Thrust areas for research are prescribed for each PG program along with speciality specific program
out comes and promoted multi-disciplinary research.
7. Department of integrative health and translational research has been implemented to regulate and
coordinate research activities of PG institutions.
(v) Other Initiatives by NCISM to increase the Quality of Education:
1. An academic calendar for the entire course period is introduced to ensure uniform academic
administrative patterns throughout the country.
2. Each teacher is communicated with by mail with an article on teaching technology on the first
Friday and a research article on the third Friday of every month to get updated knowledge in the
area of education technology and research.
(vi) Use of Technology:
1. QR code embedded syllabus: uploaded on NCISM site.
2. Elective courses through LMS (Learning Management System).
3. NCISM platforms/portals under AYUSH Grid.
a. Portal for Educational Planning and Administration Workshops for Principals in ISM.
b. Portal for Entrepreneurship Development and training Programme Workshops for coordinators of
Research and Innovation cell of ISM institutions.
c. Portal for postgraduate guide orientation workshops for PG guides of ISM postgraduate institutions
on Scientific writing, Research integrity and Publication ethics.
d. Portal for textbook quality assessment as per the developed assessment scale.
e. Software for framing ISM curriculum and syllabus.
f. Educational Lifecycle Management System, Learning Management System and Collaborative
System and integrated with Ayush Grid.
g. Portal for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav activities in ISM institutions.
h. Portal for online data submission of admitted students by institution and counselling authorities.
a. Portal for electives.j. Portal for Degree recognition system.
k. Developed portal for academic performance of ISM institutions.
(vi) Examinations:
1. NCISM has implemented National Teachers’ Eligibility Test (NTET) for each discipline of
Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani of Indian Systems of Medicine who desire to take up teaching
profession.
2. NCISM conducted NCISM PRE-TIB Exam, counselling and seat allotment for the admission of
Unani Pre-Tib Program.
3. National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET) has been conducted by NTA for the admission of
Undergraduate BAMS, BSMS and BUMS courses of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani.
4. All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) has been conducted by NCISM through
NTA.
(B) Step taken by the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH)
(i) Regulations: To improve the quality of education in Homoeopathy the following regulations were
framed, published and implemented by NCH at the undergraduate and postgraduate level: -
1. National Commission for Homoeopathy (Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course – Bachelor of
Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S). Regulations- 2022.
2. National Commission for Homoeopathy (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Code of Ethics for
Practitioners of Homoeopathy) Regulations, 2022.
3. National Commission for Homoeopathy (Manner of Preparation and Maintenance of National
Register for Practitioner of Homoeopathy) Regulations, 2022.
4. National Commission for Homoeopathy (General) Regulations, 2023.
5. National Commission for Homoeopathy (Recognition of Qualification of Homoeopathy)
Regulations 2023.
6. National Commission for Homoeopathy (National Examinations in Homoeopathy) Regulations
2023.
7. National Commission for Homoeopathy (Medical Research in Homoeopathy) Regulations 2023.
8. National Commission for Homoeopathy (Assessment and Rating of Medical Institutions)
Regulations, 2024.
9. National Commission for Homoeopathy (Minimum Essential Standards For Homoeopathic Colleges
And Attached Hospitals), Regulations - 2024.
10. Establishment of New Homoeopathic Medical Institution (Opening of New or Higher Course of
Study or Training and Increase of Intake Capacity by a Medical Institution), Regulations-2024.
11. National Commission for Homoeopathy (Homoeopathy Post-Graduate Degree Course- Doctor of
Medicine in Homoeopathy) Regulations, 2024.
(ii) Other Initiatives by NCH to increase the Quality of Education:
1. Implementation of the Competency-Based Dynamic Curriculum (CBDC) at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels in line with NEP 2020.2. Introduction of research-oriented electives and Research Methodology in the curriculum.
3. Inclusion of psychology, modern pharmacology and yoga subjects in the BHMS curriculum to
strengthen integrative learning.
4. Mandatory establishment of skill laboratories and training in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS),
emergency care, and minor procedures.
5. Digitization of medical education through the Education Life Cycle Management (ELCM) portal,
Learning Management System (LMS), and e-learning modules.
6. Strengthening of clinical exposure through internship postings at Primary Health Centres (PHCs),
Community Health Centres (CHCs), and district hospitals.
7. Introduction of Research Methodology at the undergraduate level and mandatory establishment of
Research Methodology Departments at the postgraduate level.
8. Mandatory appointment of modern medicine consultants (Physician, Surgeon, Gynaecologist and
Pathologist) in Homoeopathic Medical Institutions under the Minimum Essential Standards (MES),
2024, to enhance interdisciplinary clinical training and collaborative patient care.
9. Research methodology training for postgraduate students and faculty in collaboration with the
Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH).
10. Formation of subject-wise committees to incorporate modern advancements under SMART
(supplement modern advancement research and technology)-Hom.
11. MoU between CCRH and NCH for elective courses on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines for
clinical trials in Homoeopathy.
12. Faculty training for implementation of CBDC, covering 3,145 undergraduate faculty, 602
postgraduate faculty, and 450 Medical Officers.
13. CBDC trainings for UG and PG courses- conducted training for fourth year UG and PG subjects
virtually- HEB virtual training for UG- 16 June and 30 June 2026 and for PG – 18,25 and 26 May
2026. Total attendee UG were 1658 for five subject and for PG were Materia Medica-144, Organon
-138, Psychiatry-43, Repertory- 132, Community Medicine-25, Research Methodology-73, Practice
of Medicine- 96, Paediatrics-60, Homoeopathic Pharmacy-51 and Dermatology -7
14. Zone-wise capacity-building workshops on the AYUSH Education Portal.
15. Online clinical research training programmes conducted during June–July 2022 covering around
600 faculty members and 2,300 postgraduate students.
16. Conduction of National Teacher’s eligibility test in a year 2025 and 2026.
17. Regular faculty development training cum interactive session for CBDC curriculum.
18. Promotion of evidence-based education by encouraging undergraduate and postgraduate students
and faculty to undertake research and publish research papers.
19. Invited applications for the establishment of new Homoeopathic medical colleges/hospitals and
enhancement of undergraduate and postgraduate seats.
20. Periodic inspection and assessment of Homoeopathic medical colleges and attached hospitals to
ensure compliance with prescribed standards.(C) Yoga Education: Ministry of Ayush promotes Yoga through its autonomous body, Morarji Desai
National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY). MDNIY provides various courses for Yoga education. The activities
and programmes of MDNIY are available on its website, https://www.yogamdniy.nic.in.
This information was given by Union Minister of State (I/C) for Ayush, Shri Prataprao Jadhav in a written
reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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