Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (B.S.M.S.) is an undergraduate curriculum in the Siddha System of Medicine, which is the oldest of the AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) systems.
In India, a B.S.M.S. degree takes 5.5 years to complete, with 4.5 years of classroom study and ONE year of mandatory internship. Students who complete the programme are entitled to use the prefix Dr. before their name and to be addressed as a Doctor. The Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), a statutory apex authority within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Department of AYUSH, oversees the B.S.M.S. programme.
BSMS (Bachelor of Sidhha Medicine and Surgery) Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must have cleared class 12 board examination from any recognised board of education in the stream of science.
- Candidates must ensure that they have secured 50% in the qualifying exam with subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Biology along with one language, as per the guidelines of the University or College that would offer the programme.
- Admissions to the AYUSH courses, which include BSMS also, require a NEET score. Therefore candidates will need to appear for NEET examination for the respective year of admission.
BSMS Admission Process
- The Ministry of AYUSH has announced that all the admissions to the different AYUSH courses will be based on NEET scores.
- The performance of the candidates in the NEET entrance exam will determine the selection of the candidates.
- Admissions through NEET or National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam is done through NEET Counselling process. Candidates, based on their score or rank will be allotted a college, which will also depend on the availability of seats and choices filled in by the candidate.