MD MS Ayurveda

POST GRADUATE DEGREE COURSE IN AYURVEDA IN KARNATAKA  

AYURVEDA VACHASPATHI MD(Ay)/AYURVEDA DHANVANTRI MS(Ay)

Degree Awarded From:

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka

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Intake of students: 

The intake of students to each course shall be in accordance with the Regulations of the CCIM, New Delhi. 

Period of study & attendance:

a. The student shall have to undergo the study for a period of three years after the admission.

b. The student pursuing Post-graduate degree should work in the concerned department of the institution for the full period as full time student. No candidate is permitted to run a clinic or work in other clinic or laboratory or Nursing home or medical centers while studying in the post-graduate course. No candidate should join any other course of study or appear for any other examination conducted by this university or any other university in India or abroad during the period of studying this course.

c. The student should attend the hospital and other duties as may be assigned to them during the course of study.

d. The student should do house job duties and Clinical registrar’s duties in their respective departments during preliminary and final course.

e. Thestudent should attend special lectures, demonstrations, seminars, study tours and such other activities as may be arranged by the teaching department.

f. The student should attend a minimum of 80% of training in each subject in all theory and practical classes separately during each academic year of the course. 

Method of training

1. Intensive training shall be provided on classical knowledge along with comparative and critical study in the respective specialty. 

2. The emphasis shall be given on intensive applied and hand on training 

3. The students shall have to acquire the knowledge about the methods and techniques of research in respective fields making use of information technology. 

4. In clinical subjects the students shall undertake responsibility in management and treatment of patients independently and deal with emergencies. 

5. The students shall undertake training in teaching technology and research methods and shall have to participate in the teaching and training programs of under graduate students or interns in the respective subjects during the course of studies. 

6. In the first year of the course, the students shall have to acquire knowledge in the applied aspects of the fundamentals of ayurveda. 

7. In clinical training the student shall have to acquire the knowledge of independent work as specialist. 

8. In the specialties of Shalya, Shalakya and Prasuti & Stri Roga the student shall have to undergo training of investigative procedures, techniques and surgical performance of procedures and management in the respective specialty.  

Medium of Instruction : Medium of instruction shall be in English with a working knowledge of Sanskrit.

Vacation :

There will a vacation of 15 days with stipend at the end preliminary examination only. In addition to the vacation, each student is eligible for 12 days casual leave with stipend. Any leave enjoyed without prior approval or in excess limit mentioned above shall be treated, as willful absence and no stipend will be granted for such period.

Study tour :

2 nd year Students of Non-clinical subject PG courses should undertake study tour based upon the subject & its requirement as decided by the HOD of the concerned department. Such students should be accompanied by one Departmental teaching staff. Students who undertake such tour should submit a report of such study tour to the Department.

Dissertation

1. The title of dissertation along with synopsis, with approval of the ethics committee constituted by the institute as per regulations of concerned university, shall be submitted to the university with in a period of six months from the date of admission to PG course. 

2. If the student fails to submit the title of dissertation and synopsis within the period specified under sub regulation (1) as above, his term for final exams will be extended for six months or more in accordance with time of submission of the synopsis to the university.

Scheme of Examination :

1. The post graduate degree course shall have two examinations in the following manners:- 

a. The preliminary examination shall be conducted at the end of one year after admission;

b. The final examination shall be conducted on completion of three academic years after the admission to PG course;

c. Examination ordinarily held in the month of June or July and November or December every year;

d. For being declared successful in the examination, students shall have to pass all the subjects separately in the preliminary examinations;

e. The post-graduate degree shall be conferred after the dissertation accepted and the student passes the final examination.

2. The examination shall be aimed to test the clinical acumen, ability and working knowledge of the students in practical aspect of the specialty and his/her fitness to work independently as specialist.

3. The clinical examination shall aim at a careful assessment of the competence of the student, so that his/her familiarity with Ayurveda and scientific literature in the specialty could be judged.

4. The viva-voce part of the practical examination shall involve extensive discussion on any aspect of subject/specialty.