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Ayurveda Doctor

Ayurveda doctors use India’s traditional system of medicine — diet, lifestyle, herbal medicines and therapies like Panchakarma — to treat and prevent illness.

Class 11–12 subjectsPhysics, Chemistry, Biology

Entrance / admissionNEET UG / TN AYUSH counselling

DegreeBAMS

Duration5.5 years including internship

Your route, step by step

1Class 11–12: take PCBPhysics, Chemistry and Biology with English.
2Write NEET UGBAMS admission in Tamil Nadu uses NEET UG scores (minimum 50th percentile for general category).
3CounsellingState seats through the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee (Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy); all-India and central seats through AACCC.
4BAMS · 5.5 yearsIncluding a 1-year compulsory internship.
5Practise or specialiseRegister with the state board, or do MD / MS (Ayurveda) through AIAPGET.

What an Ayurveda doctor does

Examine patients using Ayurvedic and modern methods
Prescribe herbal medicines, diet and lifestyle changes
Give Panchakarma and other therapies
Run wellness and preventive health programmes

Entrance exams & admission

NEET UGRequired for BAMS seats
TN AYUSH counsellingState quota, by the Selection Committee in Arumbakkam, Chennai
AACCC counsellingAll-India quota and national institutes

Where you may work

Government AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries, Ayurveda hospitals and wellness centres, pharma companies, research and your own clinic.

Well-known colleges in and near Tamil Nadu

Government Ayurveda Medical College, Kottar (Nagercoil)

Official links

Exam / admissionNEET UG (National Testing Agency) (opens in a new tab)neet.nta.nic.in
Exam / admissionTamil Nadu Selection Committee — Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (opens in a new tab)tnayushonline.co.in
Exam / admissionAYUSH all-India counselling (AACCC) (opens in a new tab)aaccc.gov.in
Official bodyNational Commission for Indian System of Medicine (opens in a new tab)ncismindia.org
Official bodyMinistry of Ayush (opens in a new tab)ayush.gov.in

Links checked: Oct 2026. Always confirm dates and rules on the official site.

Outlook

The Ministry of Ayush is expanding AYUSH hospitals and wellness centres, and Ayurveda is popular in India and abroad.

Specialise later

Panchakarma
Kayachikitsa (medicine)
Shalya (surgery)
Dravyaguna (herbal pharmacology)
Swasthavritta (preventive health)