(Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Regulations, 1986

New Delhi, the 13th July, 1989

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i) and (j) 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 Govt. hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Regulations, 1986 namely: -

  1.(1) These regulations may be called the Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) (Amendment) Regulations, 1989.

     (2) These regulations shall come into force with effect from 1st day of July 1989.

2. In the Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Regulations, 1986, for the existing Schedule I, the following shall be substituted, namely: -

SCHEDULE -I

1. AIMS AND OBJECTS:

Ayurved education should aim at producing graduates of profound scholarship having deep basis

of Ayurved with scientific knowledge in accordance with Ayurvedic fundamentals with extensive practical training who would be able and efficient teachers, research workers and kaya Chikitsak (Physicians) and Shalayachikitsak (Surgeons) fully competent to serve in the medical and health services of the country.

2. ADMISSION QUALIFICATIONS:

(i)   12th Standard with Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) and Sanskrit. Wherever provision and facilities for teaching Sanskrit as optional subject are not available at 12th Standard (Biology Science Group), the students with 12th Standard (Biology Science Group) be admitted and Sanskrit be taught in main course.

     Or

   Uttar Madhyama of Sampumanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya with Science and English.

Or

Any other equivalent qualification recognised by State Governments and State Education Boards concerned with the examination.

(ii) The Pre-Ayurved Course of one-year duration in respect of Uttar Madhyama

Or

Higher Secondary/P.U.C preferably with Sanskrit or an examination equivalent there to and Pre-Ayurved course of two years duration in respect of Purvamadhyama or S.S.L.C./ Matriculation preferably with Sanskrit or an examination equivalent thereto, however, will continue till 1990 if the State Government or University so desires.