The National Commission for Indian System of Health Sciences (NCISM) under the Ministry of Ayush is planning to introduce a seven-year program in which students who study Sanskrit Gurukulam after Class X will study pre-Ayurveda. These courses will be taught at Gurukulams, which will soon be established across the country and will require an affiliation with NCISM. The new provisions will help Sanskrit Gurukulam students belonging to state Sanskrit boards. There are eight Sanskrit education boards that fall under the umbrella of the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE). According to the regulations published in the official gazette of NCISM, there are Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Maharishi Patanjali Sanskrit Sansthan, Chhattisgarh Sanskrit Board, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, UP Secondary Sanskrit Education There are around eight Sanskrit bhawans, Sanskrit boards in Assam. Sanskrit Board, Indian Council for Hindi and Sanskrit Education, Uttarakhand Sanskrit Shiksha Parishad. These boards will benefit from this decision as students studying in Gurukulam will get a head start.
NCISM also regulates Pre-Tib courses which have been functioning for Urdu secondary students enrolled in Unani Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) courses. Students in Urdu secondary schools and madarsas usually enroll in pretiv courses. The total duration of these pre-Ayurvedic courses will be 7 and a half years. Her first two-year pre-Ayurvedic course strengthens students’ academic foundation and prepares them to pursue the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS). This course will last for four years, of which one and a half years will be spent on an internship. The students will be interning at an Ayurvedic hospital to be established under Gurukulam.
“Students will have to appear for a separate NEET entrance exam, the pattern of which will be finalized by an expert committee set up by NCISM. These courses will be taught in a residential manner in Gurukulam educational institutions. For establishment, membership in NCISM is mandatory,” said Jayant Deopujari, Chairman, NCISM, Delhi.
“The decision to allow students who passed Class X to enroll in pre-Ayurvedic courses was taken under Section 14 of the NCISM Act. It is essential for students who are facing difficulties in studying and enrolling in BAMS courses,” Deopujari added.
“Students of Sanskrit medium schools often do not have a solid foundation in physics, chemistry and biology and therefore fail to acquire the knowledge to pass the NEET exam.” Pre-Ayurvedic Course after Class X Here is an overview of basic science subjects. Students will be taught PCM extensively along with English, thereby strengthening their academic base,” Deopujari further added.
NCISM has warned that these courses are not meant to act as backdoor entry to gain admission to BAMS courses without clearing NEET UG exam. “We have made it mandatory that the establishment of gurukulam institutions depends on the population of the state. For example, only one gurukulam institution will be established in a state with a population of around 50 million people. Whereas, with a population of 12 million people, only one gurukulam institution will be established. Three Gurukulam institutions can be established in the state,” Deopujari added.
Sanjeev Sharma, Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, said, “This initiative will help students who studied in Sanskrit.Most of the time, they are unable to pass NEET UG. There are still limits to knowledge in subjects such as chemistry and biology.
NCISM also regulates Pre-Tib courses which have been functioning for Urdu secondary students enrolled in Unani Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) courses. Students in Urdu secondary schools and madarsas usually enroll in pretiv courses. The total duration of these pre-Ayurvedic courses will be 7 and a half years. Her first two-year pre-Ayurvedic course strengthens students’ academic foundation and prepares them to pursue the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS). This course will last for four years, of which one and a half years will be spent on an internship. The students will be interning at an Ayurvedic hospital to be established under Gurukulam.
“Students will have to appear for a separate NEET entrance exam, the pattern of which will be finalized by an expert committee set up by NCISM. These courses will be taught in a residential manner in Gurukulam educational institutions. For establishment, membership in NCISM is mandatory,” said Jayant Deopujari, Chairman, NCISM, Delhi.
“The decision to allow students who passed Class X to enroll in pre-Ayurvedic courses was taken under Section 14 of the NCISM Act. It is essential for students who are facing difficulties in studying and enrolling in BAMS courses,” Deopujari added.
“Students of Sanskrit medium schools often do not have a solid foundation in physics, chemistry and biology and therefore fail to acquire the knowledge to pass the NEET exam.” Pre-Ayurvedic Course after Class X Here is an overview of basic science subjects. Students will be taught PCM extensively along with English, thereby strengthening their academic base,” Deopujari further added.
NCISM has warned that these courses are not meant to act as backdoor entry to gain admission to BAMS courses without clearing NEET UG exam. “We have made it mandatory that the establishment of gurukulam institutions depends on the population of the state. For example, only one gurukulam institution will be established in a state with a population of around 50 million people. Whereas, with a population of 12 million people, only one gurukulam institution will be established. Three Gurukulam institutions can be established in the state,” Deopujari added.
Sanjeev Sharma, Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, said, “This initiative will help students who studied in Sanskrit.Most of the time, they are unable to pass NEET UG. There are still limits to knowledge in subjects such as chemistry and biology.
