Ahmednagar Homoeopathic Medical College

Courses

Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Course. -

The Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) shall produce Graduates, having profound knowledge of Homoeopathy with contemporary advancement in the field, supplemented with knowledge of scientific and technological advancement in modern health science and related technology along with extensive practical training, be able to function as an efficient holistic health care practitioner in health care service

in the urban and rural areas.

Eligibility criteria for admission and manner of admissions. â€“

(1) The eligibility for admission in Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) Course shall be, namely: -

(a) the candidate shall have passed 10+2 or its equivalent examination from any recognized Board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and have obtained minimum of fifty percent. marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology in case of student belonging to general category and forty percent. marks in case of student belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes: Provided that in respect of person with disability specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), the qualifying marks in the examinations shall be forty-five percent. in case of General category and forty percent. in case of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.

(b) Biology/Biotechnology studied as Additional Subject at 10+2 level also shall not be considered for such admission:

(c) Candidate passed 10+2 from Open School or as Private candidate shall not be eligible to appear for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.

(d) No candidate shall be considered for admission in Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) Course unless the candidate attains the age of seventeen years on or before the 31st day of December of the year of admission in the first year of the Course;

(2) There shall be a uniform Entrance Examination for all Homoeopathy Medical Institution namely National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to under-graduate course in medical institution in each academic year and shall be conducted by an authority designated by the National Commission for Homoeopathy: 50 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART IIIâ€”SEC.4] Provided that for foreign national candidate, any other equivalent qualification approved by the Central Government may be allowed for admission and sub- regulation (2) of regulation 4 shall not be applicable in this behalf.

(3) No candidate obtaining less than marks at 50th percentile in the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test for undergraduate course conducted for the said academic year shall be considered for such admission:

Provided that the candidate belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes obtain marks not less than 40th percentile and the candidate belonging to person with the disability as specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016) obtains the marks not less than 45th percentile in case of General category and not less than 40th

percentile in case of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes shall be considered for admission.

Provided further that the Commission may, in consultation with the Central Government lower the marks required for admission to undergraduate course for candidate belonging to respective category and marks so lowered by the Commission shall be applicable for that academic year.

(4) An All-India common merit list as well as State-wise merit list of the eligible candidate shall be prepared on the basis of the marks obtained in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test conducted for the academic year and the candidate within the respective category shall be considered for admission to undergraduate course from the said merit list.

(5) The seat matrix for admission in the Government institution, Government-aided institution and private Institution shall be fifteen percent. for all-India quota and eighty-five percent. for the State quota and Union territory quota as the case may be:

Provided that, -

(a) the all India quota for the purpose of admission to the Deemed University

both Government and private shall be hundred percent.;

(b) The university and institute having more than fifteen percent. all India quota seat shall continue to maintain that quota;

Government aided institution shall be filled up by candidate belonging to

persons with disability as specified under the provisions of the Rights of

Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016)

Explanation.- For the purposes of this regulation, the specified disability contained in the Schedule to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016) specified in Appendix â€œAâ€ and the eligibility of candidate to pursue a course in Homoeopathy with specified disability shall be in accordance with the guidelines specified in Appendix â€œBâ€.

(6) The designated authority for counseling of State and Union territory quota for admission to undergraduate course in medical institution in State and Union territory including institution established by the State Government, University, Trust, Society, Minority Institution, Corporation or Company shall be the respective State or Union territory in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the concerned State or Union territory, as the case may be.

(7) (a) The counselling for admission to Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) course for seats under all India quota as well as the all-medical institution established by the Central Government shall be conducted by the authority designated by the Central Government in this behalf;

(b) The counselling for admission to Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) Course for hundred percent. seats of Deemed University both Government and Private shall be conducted by the authority designated by the Central Government, in this behalf.

(8) The admission shall be done; -

(a) through counseling except foreign nationals;

(b) by any means other than manner specified in these regulations shall not be approved and any institution found admitting the students in contravention of the provisions of these regulations shall be denied permission for taking admission for subsequent academic year;

(c) the medical institution shall have to submit the list of admitted students in the format decided by the Commission on or before six p.m. on the cutoff date for admission decided by it from time to time for verification;

(d) the medical institution shall approve the admission of the candidate except foreign national who has been allotted seat through counseling (Central, State or Union territory, as the case may be).

(9) The candidate who fails to obtain the minimum eligibility marks as referred to under sub regulation

(3) shall not be admitted to undergraduate course in the said academic year.

(10) No authority or medical institution shall admit any candidate to the under-graduate course in contravention of the criteria or procedure specified in these regulations and any admission made in contravention of these regulations shall be cancelled by the Commission forthwith.

(11) The authority or medical institution which grants admission to any student in contravention of the provisions of these regulations shall be dealt as specified under the Act.

(12) The medical institution shall send the list of admitted students to the Commission within one month of his admission and the Commission may verify the medical institution to ensure the compliance of the provisions of the regulations at any time.

Duration of Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) Course

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The duration of the Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) course shall be five years and six months as specified in the table below, namely: -

Serial Number	Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Course	Duration
01	First Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)	Eighteen Months
02	Second Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)	Twelve Month
03	Third Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)	Twelve Month
04	Fourth (Final) Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)	Twelve Month
05	Compulsory Rotatory Internship	Twelve Month

Pattern of Study

The Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) course shall consists of main programme and electives and the pattern of study shall follow the following manner, namely: -

1) Main Programme: -

a) After admission, the student shall be inducted to the Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and surgery (B.H.M.S) course through a Foundation Programme not less than ten working days/Sixty hours based on the â€˜Content for Foundation Programme which intends to introduce newly admitted student to Homoeopathic system of Medicine and skills required to make him well aware of the Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and surgery (B.H.M.S) course he is going to undergo for next five years and six months.

b) During the Foundation Programme, the student of Homoeopathy shall learn history of Homoeopathy, get oriented with development of homoeopathic science across the globe, understanding on improvising interpersonal communication skills, management of stress and time, basic life support and first-aid along with other subjects as per syllabus specified.

Degree to be awarded

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The candidate shall be awarded Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Degree after passing all the examinations and completion of the laid down course of study extending over the laid down period and the compulsory rotatory internship extending over twelve months.

Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Course

Serial Number	Name of Department
01	Homoeopathic Materia Medica
02	Organon of Medicine and homoeopathic Philosophy and Fundamentals of Psychology
03	Homoeopathic Pharmacy
04	Homoeopathic Repertory and Case taking
05	Human Anatomy
06	Human Physiology and Biochemistry
07	Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
08	Pathology and Microbiology
09	Community Medicine, Research Methodology and Biostatistics
10	Surgery
11	Gynecology and Obstetrics
12	Practice of Medicine with Essentials of Pharmacology
13	Yoga for health promotions

1) First Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The following subjects shall be taught in the first professional session laid down by Homoeopathic education Board and approved by the commission, namely: -

Serial Number	Subject Code	Subject
01	HomUG-HMM-I	Homoeopathic Materia Medica
02	HomUG-OM-I	Organon of Medicine and homoeopathic Philosophy and Fundamentals of Psychology
03	HomUG-R-I	Homoeopathic Repertory and Case taking
04	HomUG-HP	Homoeopathic Pharmacy
05	HomUG-AN	Human Anatomy
06	HomUG-PB	Human Physiology and Biochemistry
07	HomUG-Yoga I	Yoga for health promotions

Number of Papers, Teaching Hours and Marks Distribution shall be as specified in the Table below for First Year Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)

First Year Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) (3 Terms)
Subject Code	Number of Teaching hours
Subject Code	Lectures	Non-Lectures	Total
HomUG-OM-I	180	100	280
HomUG-AN	325	330	655
HomUG-PB	325	330	655
HomUG-HP	100	110	210
HomUG-HMM-I	120	75	195
HomUG-R-I	Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 21	-	Â 21
HomUG-Yoga I	-	30	30
Total	1071	975	2046
*Foundation Course = 10 Working days (60 hours)*

â€œLecturesâ€ means Didactic teaching such as classroom teaching

â€œNon-Lectureâ€ includes Practical or Clinical and Demonstrative teaching and the Demonstrative teaching includes small group teaching or Tutorial or Seminars or Symposia or Assignment or Role Play or Drug Picture presentation or pharmacy raining or Laboratory training or Dissection or Field visits or Skill Lab training or Integrated learning or Problem-based learning or Case-based learning or Early clinical exposure or evidenced based learning etc. as per the requirement of the subject and in Non-lectures, the Clinical or Practical part shall be seventy percent and demonstrative teaching shall be thirty percent

Marks distribution First Year Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)
Serial Number	Subject Code	Papers	Theory	Practical or Clinical Assessment					Grand Total
Serial Number	Subject Code	Papers	Theory	Practical/ Clinical	Viva	IA	Electives grade	Sub Total
1	HomUG-OM-I	1	100	50	40	10	Elective I Elective II	100	200
2	HomUG-AN	2	200	100	80	20		200	400
3	HomUG-PB	2	200	100	80	20		200	400
4	HomUG-HP	1	100	50	40	10		100	200
5	HomUG-HMM-I	1	100	50	40	10		100	200
Gran Total									1400

2) The Second Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) session shall ordinarily start after completion of first professional examination and the following subjects shall be taught as per the syllabus laid down by the Homoeopathic Education Board and approved by Commission, namely: -Â

Serial Number	Subject Code	Subject
01	HomUG-HMM-II	Homoeopathic Materia Medica
02	HomUG-OM-II	Organon of Medicine and homoeopathic Philosophy
03	HomUG-R-II	Homoeopathic Repertory and Case taking
04	HomUG-FMT	Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
05	HomUG-Path M	Pathology and Microbiology
06	HomUG-Sur-I	Surgery
07	HomUG-ObGy-I	Gynecology & Obstetrics
08	HomUG-PM-I	Practice of Medicine
07	HomUG-Yoga II	Yoga for health promotions

Number of Papers, Teaching Hours and Marks Distribution shall be as specified in the Table below for Second Year Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)

Second Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) (2 Terms)
Subject Code	Number of Teaching hours
Subject Code	Lectures	Non-Lectures	Total
HomUG-HMM-II	150	30	180
HomUG-OM-II	150	30	180
HomUG-R-II	50	30	Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 80
HomUG-FMT	120	50	170
HomUG-Path M	200	80	280
HomUG-PM-I	Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 80	92	172
HomUG-Sur-I	Â 92	60	152
HomUG-ObGy -I	100	60	160
HomUG-Yoga II	-	30	Â 30
	942	462	1404

Marks distribution Second Year Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)
Serial Number	Subject Code	Papers	Theory	Practical Clinical	Practical or Clinical Assessment				Grand Total
Serial Number	Subject Code	Papers	Theory	Practical Clinical	Viva	Electives Grade	IA	Sub Total	Grand Total
1	HomUG-HMM-II	1	100	50	40	Elective I Elective II	10	100	200
2	HomUG-OM-II	1	100	50	40		10	100	200
3	HomUG-FMT-I	1	100	50	40		10	100	200
4	HomUG-Path M	2	200	100	80		20	200	400
Grand Total									1000

3) The Third Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) session shall ordinarily start after completion of Second professional examination and the following subjects shall be taught as per the syllabus laid down by the Homoeopathic Education Board and approved by Commission, namely: -Â

Serial Number	Subject Code	Subject
01	HomUG-HMM-III	Homoeopathic Materia Medica
02	HomUG-OM-III	Organon of Medicine and homoeopathic Philosophy
03	HomUG-R-III	Homoeopathic Repertory and Case taking
04	HomUG-PM-II	Practice of Medicine
05	HomUg-Mod.Phar	Essentials of Pharmacology
06	HomUG-Sur-II	Surgery
07	HomUG-ObGy-II	Gynecology & Obstetrics
08	HomUg-CM-I	Community Medicine
09	HomUG-Yoga III	Yoga for health promotions

Number of Papers, Teaching Hours and Marks Distribution shall be as specified in the Table below for Third Year Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)

Second Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) (2 Terms)
Subject Code	Number of Teaching hours
Subject Code	Lectures	Non-Lectures	Total
HomUG-HMM-III	150	50	200
HomUG-OM-III	150	50	200
HomUG-R-III	100	50	Â Â Â Â Â Â 150
HomUG-PM-II	120	100	220
HomUG-Sur-II	120	100	220
HomUG-ObGy-II	Â Â Â Â Â Â 110	79	189
HomUg-CM	100	60	160
HomUg-Mod.Phar-I	Â 45	--	Â 45
HomUG-Yoga III	--	20	20
	895	509	1404

Marks distribution of Third Year Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)
Serial Number	Subject Code	Papers	Theory	Practical or Clinical Assessment					Grand Total
Serial Number	Subject Code	Papers	Theory	Practical or Clinical	Viva	Electives Grade	IA	Sub Total
1	HomUG-HMM-III	1	100	50	40	Elective I Elective II	10	100	200
2	HomUG-OM-III	2	200	100	80		20	200	400
3	HomUG-R-III	1	100	50	40		10	100	200
	HomUG-Sur-II	2	200	100	80		20	200	400
5	HomUG-ObGy-II	2	200	100	80		20	200	400
6	HomUg-CM	1	100	50	40		10	200	200
Grand Total									1800

4) The Fourth Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) session shall ordinarily start after completion of Third professional examination and the following subjects shall be taught as per the syllabus laid down by the Homoeopathic Education Board and approved by Commission, namely: -Â

Serial Number	Subject Code	Subject
01	HomUG-HMM-IV	Homoeopathic Materia Medica
02	HomUG-OM-IV	Organon of Medicine and homoeopathic Philosophy
03	HomUG-R-IV	Homoeopathic Repertory and Case taking
04	HomUG-PM-III	Practice of Medicine
05	HomUg-CM-RM-Stat II	Community Medicine, Research Methodology and Biostatistics
06	HomUG-Yoga IV	Yoga for health promotions

Number of Papers, Teaching Hours and Marks Distribution shall be as specified in the Table below for Fourth Year Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)

Fourth Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) (2 Terms)
Subject Code	Number of Teaching hours
Subject Code	Lectures	Non-Lectures	Total
HomUG-HMM-IV	200	83	283
HomUG-OM-IV	100	75	175
HomUG-R-IV	60	120	180
HomUG-PM-III	300	300	600
HomUg-CMII including RM-stat	71	75	146
HomUG-Yoga IV	--	20	20
Total	731	673	1404

Marks distribution of Fourth Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)
Serial Number	Subject Code	Papers	Theory	Practical or Clinical Assessment				Grand Total
Serial Number	Subject Code	Papers	Theory	Practical or Clinical	Viva	IA	Sub Total
1	HomUG-HMM-IV	2	200	100	80	20	200	400
2	HomUG-OM-IV	1	100	50	40	10	100	200
3	HomUG-R-IV	1	100	50	40	10	100	200
4	HomUG-PM-III	3	300	100	80	20	200	500
5	HomUg-CM-RM-Stat	1	100	50	40	10	200	200
6	HomUg-Ess. of Pharmacology	1	50		40	10	50	100
Grand Total								1600

Clinical Training: -

Clinical training of the student shall start from the first professional

session after second term and subject related clinical training shall be provided in the attached hospital by the concerned faculty and department in non-lecture hour as per the requirement of the subject as mentioned below-

(i) During first professional session, clinical training shall be provided in Outpatient Department (OPD), Inpatient Department (IPD), community and peripheral clinics and clinical exposure may also be arranged through appropriate audio-visual media or simulated patient.

(ii) Students shall be placed in Hospital Pharmacy to get familiar with prescription patterns, medicine names, dosage, dispensing of medicines etc.

(iii) During second, third and fourth professional session, clinical training shall be provided through the specialty Outpatient Department (OPD) and Inpatient Department (IPD), peripheral Outpatient Departments (OPDs) and community posting wherein teacher of the above departments shall be consultant. The students shall be involved in screening patients in Outpatient Department (OPD); case taking, analysis, evaluation and totality of symptoms, clinical examination, repertorisation and investigation including Radiology,

Hematology and Pathology Laboratory and prescription writing.

(iv) Training/ orientation on add on therapy: Training for Yoga, Physiotherapy and diet and nutrition shall be provided to the student by the concerned professional.

(v) Clinical training shall be on rotation basis as per the non-lecture/clinical batches and in accordance with the clinical/ non-lecture teaching hour stipulated for the following subjects, namely: -

(A) Homoeopathic special and general Outpatient Department (OPD) and Inpatient Department (IPD), peripheral Outpatient Department (OPD), community Outpatient Department (OPD), with compulsory repertorisation through software.

(B) Practice of Medicine: Outpatient Department (OPD), Inpatient Department (IPD) and specialty clinics like Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Oncology or any other, functioning under the department, in attached hospital/Super specialty hospital with Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

(C) Surgery: Eye, Ear Nose Throat (ENT), Dental Outpatient Department and any other related specialty clinics; Operation Theater Unit, Preparation room, postoperative recovery room, Sterilization, wound care & infection control, biowaste management and any specialty units in the attached hospital/Super specialty hospital with Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

(D) Gynecology and Obstetrics: Outpatient Department (OPD), Inpatient Department (IPD), Labour room, procedural room, and other related specialty clinics for reproductive, mother &child health, if any.

(E) Department of Community Medicine will provide training through specialty clinics, adopted villages /health programmes i.e. awareness camps, campaigns and public health programs and Inpatient Department (IPD) for waste management, prophylaxis and health education programs. Inpatient Department (IPD) Nutritional assessment and diet requirement of cases admitted in Inpatient Department (IPD) shall be determined by the dietitian of the Hospital. Awareness about nutritional disorders and balanced diet shall be included in the training programme.

(F) Clinical Outpatient Department (OPD), Inpatient Department (IPD) and clinics functioning under School Health programme.

(vi) Clinical training for the fourth professional session shall be provided in Outpatient department (OPD), Inpatient department (IPD), and Physiotherapy room in accordance with the requirement of subject, and shall be on rotation basis as per the non-lecture/clinical batches and also in accordance with the clinical/ non-lecture teaching hour stipulated for the following subjects, namely: -

(A) General and special Homoeopathic Outpatient Department (OPD) and Inpatient Department (IPD)

(B) Emergency/Casualty department in hospital

(D) Practice of Medicine: Outpatient Department (OPD), Inpatient Department (IPD) and specialty clinic (Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Oncology) functioning under the department if any, in attached hospital /Super speciality hospital with Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Electives: -

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (a) It constitutes an optional course of study devised to enrich the educational experience of the student and each discipline have distinctive requirements not adequately covered by the regular courses.

(b) The Electives shall be conducted as an online programme by the Commission:

(i) Each student from first professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Course to third professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Course shall opt two electives in each academic year.

(ii) The electives shall start from the second term of first professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) course.

(iii) One elective shall be compulsory in each professional year for student and he may select any one elective from the list provided by the Commission for a particular professional year.

(iv) Completion of two electives shall be compulsory for passing the respective academic year.

(v) Each elective may vary in terms of duration of the academic year but shall be available and divided into component of approximately two or more hours and the content or presentation shall be hosted on the online portal of the commission.

(vi) Each component shall comprise an audio-visual component in the form of lecture/demonstration, some suggested reading material/activity and an assessment.

(vii) The student may progress from one component to the next after satisfactorily completing each assessment.

(viii) At the end of each elective, the commission shall issue an elective completion certificate online to the student and the certificate, having the grade, shall be submitted to the medical institution authority as proof of completing the electives and same shall be sent to affiliating university.

(ix) The student who fails to complete the electives shall not be allowed to appear in annual university examination.

(x) The commission shall provide a unique number to the student to log in the portal

(a) Grading shall be only for two electives per professional session and mentioned in the

certificate obtained by the student after online teaching and assessment.

(b) Grading shall be mentioned in the University mark sheet of student.

by student and submit to university through the head of institution so that the University

shall add the same to final mark sheet of the student.

(D)Grading of electives shall be assessed as following, namely: -

(a) Electives shall be assessed online by the resource person who has prepared the contents of

elective and assessed to the student.

(b) The following points shall be taken in to consideration for grading, namely: -

(i) Depth of problem definition â€“ 15%

(ii) Extent of work undertaken â€“ 20%

(iii) Innovation â€“ 15%

(iv) Logical and integrated way of presentation â€“ 20%

(v) Quality of learning derived â€“ 20%

(vi) Adequacy of references undertaken â€“ 10%

(E) The final grades would be as follows, namely: -

(i) â€œAâ€ â€“ Excellent (above 70%)

(ii) â€œBâ€ â€“ Good (above 60 %)

(iii) â€œCâ€ â€“ Average (around 50%)

(iv) â€œDâ€ â€“ below average (around 40%)

(v) â€œEâ€ â€“ Poor (below 40%)

(F) The student shall have to secure at least â€˜Câ€™ grade in all the electives in order to pass the Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) course.

Foundation Programme: -

BACKGROUND

Homoeopathic medical education in India requires orientation of the new entrants to a basic philosophical orientation, a need to think in an integrated and holistic manner, an ability to function in a team at the bedside and a capacity to invest in a life-long learning pattern. Homoeopathy, though more than 225 years old, is relatively young as a scientific discipline and has attracted several negative community exposures due to a variety of reasons. In

India, we are aware that the students who enter the portals of a homoeopathic college rarely do so out of their volition. It is often an exercise as the last choice or one which is adopted as a stepping stone to a â€˜medicalâ€™ degree. Hence, the mind-set of the new entrants is rarely informed, positive, and self-affirming.

However, we know that like all medical disciplines, homoeopathy training includes a wide spectrum of domains that involves exposure to human interactions and interpersonal relationships in various settings including hospital, community, clinics etc. The training is intense and demands great commitment, resilience and lifelong learning. It is desirable to create a period of acclimatization and familiarization to the new environment. This would include an introduction to the course structure, learning methods, technology usage, and peer interactions which would facilitate their smooth transition from junior college to homoeopathic college.

This is planned to be achieved through a dedicated 10 days exclusive â€œFoundation Programmeâ€, at the beginning of the BHMS course to orient and sensitize the students to various identified areas.

Goals and Objectives: -

Broad goals of the Foundation Programme in Homoeopathy include:

1. Orienting the students to various aspects of homoeopathic system of medicine;

2. Creating in them the conscious awareness of the â€˜Missionâ€™ as defined by Master Hahnemann;

3. Equipping them with certain basic, but important skills required for going through this professional course and taking care of patients;

4. Enhancing their communication, language, computer and learning skills;

5. Providing an opportunity for peer and faculty interactions and introducing an orientation to various learning

methodologies.

Objectives

(a) The Objectives of the Foundation Programme are to:

Orient the learners to:

(i) The medical profession and the mission of a homoeopath in society

(ii) The BHMS Course

(iii) Vision and Mission of the institute

(iv) Concept of holistic and positive health and ways to acquire and maintain it

(v) History of Medicine and Homoeopathy and the status of Homoeopathy in the world

(vi) Medical ethics, attitudes and professionalism

(vii) Different health systems available in the country

(viii) Health care system and its delivery

(ix) National health priorities and policies

(x) Principles of primary care (general and community-based care)

(xi) Concept of mentorship programme

(b) Enable the learners to appreciate the need to enhance skills in:

(i) Language

(ii) Observation, documentation& understanding of basic medical technologies

(iii) Interpersonal relationships and team behavior

(iv) Communication across ages and cultures

(v) Time management

(vi) Stress management

(vii) Use of information technology

(i) First-aid/ Emergency management

(ii) Basic life support

(iii) Universal precautions and vaccinations

(iv) Patient safety and biohazard safety

(d) Impart Language and Computer skills

(i) Local language programme

(ii) English language programme

(iii) Computer skills

These may be arranged as per the needs of the particular batch and extra coaching may be continued after the Foundation programme

Content and Methodology

The programme will be run in professional session which must be interactive.

The major components of the Foundation Programme include:

1) Orientation Program: This includes orienting students to all the components mentioned below with special emphasis on the role

of Homoeopathy and homoeopath in todayâ€™s times.

2) Skills Module (Basic): This involves skill sessions such as Basic Life Support/ Emergency Management, First aid, Universal

Precautions and Biomedical Waste and Safety Management that students need to be trained prior to entering the patient care areas.

3) Field visits to Community and Primary Health Centre:

These visits provide orientation to the care delivery through community and primary health centers, and include interaction with health care workers, patients and their families.

4) Professional development including Ethics: This is an introduction to the concept of Professionalism and Ethics and is closely related to

Hahnemannâ€™s emphasis on the conduct of a physician. This component will provide students with understanding that clinical competence, communication skills and sound ethical principles are the foundation of professionalism. It will also provide understanding of the consequences of unethical and unprofessional behavior, value of honesty, integrity and respect in all interactions. Professional attributes such as accountability, altruism, pursuit of excellence, empathy, compassion and humanism will be addressed. It should inculcate respect and sensitivity for gender, background, culture, regional and

language diversities. It should also include respect towards the differently abled persons. It introduces the students to the basic concept of compassionate care and functioning as a part of a health care team. It

sensitizes students to â€œlearningâ€ as a behavior and to the appropriate methods of learning.

5) Enhancement of Language / Computer skills / Learning skills:

These are sessions to provide opportunity for the students from diverse background and language competence to undergo training for speaking and writing English, fluency in local language and basic computer skills. The students should be sensitized to various learning methodologies such as small group discussions, skills lab, simulations, documentation and concept of Self-Directed learning.

Structure of the program for students

Table 19: Foundation Programme
Serial Number	Topic	Type of activity	Duration hours
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	WelcomeÂ Â Â Â andÂ Â Â IntroductionÂ Â Â toÂ Â Â Â Vision/ Mission of the Institute	Lecture	1
2.	Mission and role of Homoeopathy and a Homoeopath in society including showcasing effects of Homoeopathy	Interactive discussion	3
3.	BHMS Course of study and introducing to first year faculty	Presentation	1
4.	Visit to institution / campus / facilities	Walking tour	2
5.	Concept of Holistic and Positive health	Interactive discussion	2
6.	History of Medicine and Homoeopathy and state of Homoeopathy in the world	Presentation	2
7.	Adult learning principles	Interactive discussion	2
8.	Health care system and delivery	Visit to PHC/ Urban Health Centre and interaction with staff	3
9.	Different health care systems recognized in the country and the concept of pluralistic health care systems	Presentation	1
10.	Primary community care	Interaction	2
11.	Basic life support	Demonstration video and practice	4
12.	Communication â€“ its nature and importance in different social and professional settings	Practical with scenarios and enactment with observation	4
13.	Medical ethics â€“ role in enhancing patient care	Role play	2
14.	Who is professional?	Debate between two sides on a topic	2
15.	Time management	Practical exercise	3
16.	First aid â€“ principles and techniques	Demonstration and presentation	2
17.	National health priorities and policies	Presentation	1
18.	Importance of Mental Health and Hygiene to a medical student in the medical profession Stress management including importance of sports and extracurricular activities	Practical demonstration / video	4
19.	Concept and practice of mentoring	Interactive discussion	4
20.	ConstitutionalÂ Â Â Â values,Â Â Â Â equality,Â Â Â Â gender sensitization and ragging policy	Presentation and Interactive discussion	3
21.	Universal precautions and vaccinations	Presentation followed by discussion	1
22.	ImportanceÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ofÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ObservationÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â and Documentation in Homoeopathic practice	Practice exercise through video observation	4
23.	Team working	Game and debriefing	2
24.	Patient safety and biomedical hazards	Video and presentation	1
25.	Computer skills	Demonstration and practice of basic use of word, Excel and PPT	2
26.	Language skills	Language labs	2
	TOTAL		60

Compulsory Rotatory Internship Training: -Â

1. Compulsory Rotatory Internship Training. - There shall be compulsory rotatory internship training, followingly: -

(1) Â Â Â (a) Each candidate shall be required to undergo compulsory rotatory internship including internship orientation and finishing programme within one year from passing of fourth Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) examination.

(b) Ordinarily the internship training shall commence on first working day of April for regular batch students and first working day of September for supplementary batch students.

(c) The student shall be eligible to join the compulsory internship programme after passing all the subjects from First to Fourth (Final) Professional examination including six electives and after getting Provisional Degree Certificate from respective Universities and provisional registration Certificates from respective State Board or Council for Compulsory Rotatory Internship.

(2) During internship, the interns belonging to institute of the Central Government, State Government or Union territory as the case may be, and all the private homoeopathic medical colleges/institutions shall be eligible to get the stipend at par with other medical systems under respective Government and there shall not be any discrepancy between medical systems.

(3) (a) Migration during internship shall be issued with the consent of both the medical institution and university; in the case where migration is between the medical institution of two different Universities.

(b) If migration is only between medical institution of the same university, the consent of both the medical institution shall be required.

(c) Migration shall be accepted by the university on the production of the character certificate issued by the institute or medical institution and the application forwarded by the medical institution and university with a â€˜No Objection Certificateâ€™ as the case maybe.

(4) The objective of the orientation programme shall be to introduce the activity to be undertaken during the internship.

(a) The interns shall attend an orientation programme regarding internship and it shall be the responsibility of the teaching institution to conduct the orientation before the commencement of the internship.

(b) The orientation shall be conducted with an intention to make the intern to acquire the requisite knowledge as following, namely: -

(i) Rules and Regulations of the Medical Practice and Profession,

(ii) Medical Ethics;

(iii) Medico legal Aspects;

(iv) Medical Records;

(v) Medical Insurance;

(vi) Medical Certification;

(vii) Communication Skills;

(viii) Conduct and Etiquette;

(ix) National and State Health Care Programme;

(x) Project work.

(c) The orientation workshop shall be organised at the beginning of internship and an e- log book shall be maintained by each intern, in which the intern shall enter date-wise details of activities undertaken by him/her during orientation.

(d) The period of orientation shall be for three days prior to date of commencement of internship.

(e) The manual for conducting the orientation as prescribed from time to time by the National Commission for Homoeopathy shall be followed.

(5) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (a) There shall be a finishing programme for three days at the completion of internship.

(b) This programme is designed for the interns and will consist of ten sessions spread over a period of three days. The program may include both online and offline modes of training. It is aimed to enlighten the interns on various career opportunities available after successful completion of the program and how to equip themselves to meet the requirements and fulfill their dreams.

(i) list the various career opportunities available after successful completion of the degree program.

(ii) identify their Strengths and Weaknesses;

(iii) choose a career of their choice;

(iv) enumerate the requirements to be met to become a successful professional;

(v) demonstrate positive outlook and attitude towards the profession;

(vi) exhibit better skills in communication, problem solving, writing, team building, time management, decision making etc.;

(vii) demonstrate ethical and professional values and be a compassionate and caring citizen / professional.

(6) The finishing programme shall be as follows, namely: -

(a) Job opportunities after successful completion of the program

(b) Study opportunities in India and abroad after successful completion of the program

(d) Research opportunities after successful completion of the program

(e) Public Service opportunities after successful completion of the program

(f) Training and awareness about Competitive exams

(g) Self-analysis to choose the right option

(h) Building Interpersonal & Soft Skills including Interview skills, Leadership skills, Resume writing skills, problem solving and decision-making skills

(i) Certificate writing and prescription writing and medico-legal issues relevant to the profession

(j) Loan assistance and other scholarship facilities available for establishment and study.

(k) Ethical / Professional and Social responsibilities after successful completion of internship

(7) Activities during Internship shall consist of clinical work and project work.

(a) (i) Clinical work in the Outpatient Department (OPD)s/ medical institution hospital/ memorandum of understanding hospital/ Primary Health Centre or Community Health Centre or Research institute of Central Council for research in Homoeopathy or Rural Hospital or district hospital or civil Hospital or any government hospital of modern medicine or homoeopathy medicine or National Accreditation Board and for Hospital accredited private hospital of Homoeopathy.

(ii) The daily working hours of intern shall be not less than eight hour and the intern shall maintain an e-log book/log book containing all the activities undertaken by him/her during internship.

(iii) The medical institution shall opt any one of the Option as specified below for completion of internship and the same shall be mentioned in its prospectus.

(A) Option I shall be divided into clinical training of ten months in the Homoeopathy hospital attached to the college and two months in Primary Health Centre or Community Health Centre or Research institute of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy or Rural Hospital or District Hospital or Civil Hospital or any Government Hospital of Modern Medicine or Homoeopathy Medicine or National Accreditation Board for Hospital accredited private hospital of Homoeopathy.

(I) The interns shall be posted in any of the following centers where National Health Programs are being implemented and these postings shall be to get oriented and acquaint with the knowledge of implementation of National Health Programmes in regard to, -

(a) Primary Health Centre;

(b) Community Health Centre or Civil Hospital or District Hospital;

(d) In a clinical unit/hospital of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy.

(II) All the above institutions mentioned in clauses (a) to (d) shall have to be recognised by the concerned University or Government designated authority for providing such training.

(III) During the two months internship training in Primary Health Centre or Research institute of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy or Rural Hospital or Community Health Centre or District Hospital or any recognized or approved hospital of Modern Medicine or Homoeopathy Hospital or Dispensary, the interns shall: -

(1) get acquainted with routine of the Primary Health Centre and maintenance of their records;

(2) get acquainted with the diseases more prevalent in rural and remote areas and their management;

(3) involve in teaching of health care methods to rural population and also various immunization programmes;

(4) get acquainted with the routine working of the medical or non- medical staff of Primary Health Centre and be always in contact with the staff in this period;

(5) develop research aptitude;

(6) get familiarized with the work of maintaining the relevant register like daily patient register, family planning register, surgical register, etc. and take active participation in different Government health schemes or programmes;

(7) participate actively in different National Health Programmes implemented by the State Government.

(IV). The record of attendance during two months in Primary Health Center (PHC)/Community Health Center (CHC)/Dispensary must be maintained by the interns according to his posting and should be certified by the Medical Officer/Deputy medical superintendent/ Research officer/Resident Medical Officer (RMO)/Faculty/Outpatient department in-charge, where student undergone the training and shall be submitted to and counter signed by the principal of medical institution on monthly basis.

(B) Option II shall consists of clinical training of twelve months in Homoeopathy hospital attached to the medical institution and the record of attendance during twelve months in hospital attached to medical institution shall be maintained by the intern according to his posting and shall be certified by the Medical Officer/Deputy medical superintendent/ Research officer/ Resident Medical Officer (RMO)/Faculty/ Outpatient Department (OPD) in-charge, where the intern undergo the training and shall also be submitted to and counter signed by Dean/ Principal of medical institution on monthly basis.

(V) Division of Clinical work during posting in Option I and Option II. The clinical work during internship shall be conducted as per the following table, namely: -

Table-17

(Distribution of Internship duration)
Serial Number	Departments	Option I	Option II
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Practice of Medicine Outpatient Department including Psychiatry and Yoga, Dermatology, and related specialties and respective section of Inpatient Department	two months;	three months;
2.	Surgery Outpatient Department includingÂ Â Â Â Â OperationÂ Â Â theatre, related specialties and Ophthalmology, Ear Nose Throat (ENT) and respective section of Inpatient Department	two months;	two months;

3.	Gynecology and Obstetrics Outpatient Department, related specialties including Operation theatre, and respective section of Inpatient Department	two months;	two months;
4.	Pediatric Outpatient Department related specialties including Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and respective section of Inpatient Department	one month;	two months;
5.	Community Medicine Outpatient Department, related specialties including Rural/Public Health /Maternal and Child Health and respective section of Inpatient Department	two months;	two months;
6.	Casualty	one month;	one month;
7.	Primary Health Centre or Community Health Centre or Research institute of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy or Rural Hospital or District Hospital or Civil Hospital or any Government Hospital of Modern Medicine or Homoeopathy Medicine or NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals) accredited private hospital of Homoeopathy	two months;

(D) The intern shall undertake the following activities in respective department in the hospital attached to the College, namely: -

(1) The intern shall be practically trained in practice of medicine to acquaint with and to make him competent to deal with following, namely: -

(a) all routine works such as case taking, investigations, diagnosis and management of patients with homoeopathic medicine;

(b) routine clinical pathological work such as hemoglobin estimation, complete haemogram, urine analysis, microscopic examination of blood parasites, sputum examination, stool examination, interpretation of laboratory data and clinical findings and arriving at a diagnosis and all pathological and radiological investigations useful for monitoring the status of different disease conditions;

(c) training in routine ward procedure and supervision of patients in respect of his diet, habits and verification of medicine schedule.

(2) The intern shall be practically trained in Surgery to acquaint with and to make him competent to deal with following, namely: -

(a) Clinical examination, diagnosis and management of common surgical disorders according to homoeopathic principles using homoeopathic medicines;

(b)Management of certain surgical emergencies such as fractures and dislocations, acute abdomen;

(d)Surgical procedures in ear, nose, throat, dental problems, ophthalmic problems;

(e) Examinations of eye, ear, nose, Throat and Refractive error with the supportive instruments in Out-Patient Department; and

(f) Practical training of a septic and antiseptic techniques, sterilization;

(g) Practical use of local anesthetic techniques and use of anesthetic drugs;

(h)Radiological procedures, clinical interpretation of X-ray, Intra venous Pyelogram, Barium meal, Sonography and Electro Cardio Gram;

(i) Surgical procedures and routine ward techniques such as-

(i) suturing of fresh injuries;

(ii) dressing of wounds, burns, ulcers and similar ailments;

(iii) incision and drainage of abscesses;

(iv) excision of cysts and;

(v) venesection;

(3) The intern shall be practically trained in Gynecology and Obstetrics to acquaint with and to make him competent to deal with following, namely: -

(a) Ante-natal and post-natal problems and their remedies, ante-natal and post- natal care;

(b) Management of normal and abnormal labors;

(d) All routine works such as case taking, investigations, diagnosis and management of common gynecological conditions with homoeopathic medicine;

(e) Screening of common carcinomatous conditions in women.

(4) The intern shall be practically trained in pediatrics to acquaint with and to make him competent to deal with following, namely: -

(a) Care of newborns along with immunization programme:

(b) Important pediatric problems and their homoeopathic management;

(5) The intern shall be practically trained in Community Medicine to acquaintÂ Â with and to make him competent to deal with following, namely: -

(a) Programme of prevention and control of locally prevalent endemic diseases including nutritional disorders, immunization, management of infectious diseases, etc.;

(b) Family Welfare Planning programme;

(d) Homoeopathic prophylaxis and management in cases of epidemic/endemic/pandemic diseases.

(6) The intern shall be practically trained in Emergency or Casualty management to acquaint with and to make him competent to deal with all emergency condition and participate actively in Casualty section of the hospital for identification of casualty and trauma cases and his first aid treatment and also procedure for referring such cases to the identified hospital.

(b) The project work shall consist of the following, namely: -

(a) Each intern will undertake a project utilizing the knowledge of Research Methodology and Biostatistics acquired in IVth Bachelor of Homoeopathic medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S)

(b) It would be the responsibility of the intern to choose the topic of the subject (clinical/community/education) within the first month of the internship and shall communicate to guide/mentor allotted by Principal.

(c) The project shall run through three phases of planning (three months), data collection (three months) and finalization and writing (three months).

(d) The writing shall be as per the format taught in the course on research methodology and will be minimal one thousand five hundred words and it shall be type written and submitted in a spiral bond form as well as in the electronic format.

(e) The project shall end with a brief presentation to the IV Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) students.

(f) The principal shall assign a teacher to evaluate the project which will be with respect to the following:

(i) Originality of the idea

(ii) Scientific methodology followed in formulating the ideas and the designs

(iii) Analysis

(iv) Results and conclusion

(v) Merits of writing

(vi) The grades shall range from A (70% and above), B (60 - 70%), C50-60%) and D (below 50%)

2. Electronic Logbook / Logbook. -(i) It shall be compulsory for an intern to maintain the record of procedures done/assisted/observed by him on day-to-day basis in a specified e- logbook/ logbook as the case may be and the intern shall maintain a record of work, which shall be verified and certified by the concerned Medical Officer or Head of the Unit or Department under whom he is placed for internship.

(ii) Failure to produce e-logbook/ logbook, complete in all respects certified by the concerned authority to the Dean / Principal / Director at the end of Internship Training Programme, may result in cancellation of his performance in any or all disciplines of Internship Training Programme.

(iii) The institution shall retain soft copy of the completed and certified â€“e log book/ logbook and available for further verification, if required.

3. Evaluation of Internship program. â€“ (1) The evaluation system shall assess the skills of an intern while performing the minimum number of procedures as enlisted with an objective that successful learning of these procedures will enable the interns to conduct the same in his/her actual practice.

(2) The evaluation shall be carried out by respective Head of Department at the end of each posting and the reports shall be submitted to Head of the institute in Form-1.

(3) On completion of one year of compulsory rotatory internship including submission of project, the Head of the Institute shall evaluate all the assessment reports as specified in Form-1, as provided by Head of the Department at the end of respective posting and if found satisfactory, the intern shall be issued Internship Completion Certificate in Form-2 within seven working days.

(4) If performance of an intern is declared as unsatisfactory upon obtaining below fifteen marks as per Form-2 or less than fifty per cent. of marks, in an assessment in any of the Departments, he shall be required to repeat the posting in the respective department for a period of thirty percent. of the total number of days, laid down for that department in Internship Training and posting.

(5) The intern shall have the right to register his grievance in any aspect of conduct of evaluation and award of marks, separately to the concerned Head of the Department and Head of the Institution, within three days from the date of completion of his evaluation, and on receipt of such grievance, the Head of the Institution in consultation with the Head of the concerned Department shall redress and dispose of the grievance within seven working days.

4. Leave for interns. -(1) During compulsory rotatory internship of one year, fifteen days of leaves shall be permitted.

(ii)Any kind of absence beyond the period of fifteen days shall be extended accordingly.

5. Completion of internship.-(1) If there is any delay in the commencement of internship or break during internship due to unavoidable conditions, in such cases, internship period shall be completed within maximum period of twenty four months from the date of passing the qualifying examination of Fourth Final Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery and in such case, the student shall take prior permission from the Head of the institution in writing with all supporting documents thereof;

(2) It shall be the responsibility of the Head of the institution/college to scrutinise the documents, and assess the genuine nature of the request before issuing permission letter;

(3) if the student rejoins internship, he shall submit the request letter along with supporting document, in this regard to the head of institution/college.

TENTATIVE TEMPLATE OF ACADEMIC CALENDAR

First Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S).

(18 MONTHS)

Serial Number	DATE / PERIOD	ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
(1)	(2)	(3)
1.	First working day of October	Course commencement
2.	10 working days	Foundation Programme
3	First periodic assessment	January- Internal Assessment (PA-1)
4.	Fourth Week of March	First Terminal Test -Internal Assessment (TT-1)
5	Second periodic assessment	June -Internal Assessment (PA-2)
6.	First week of September	Second Terminal Test -Internal Assessment (TT-2)
7.	Third periodic assessment	November â€“ Internal Assessment â€“ (PA-3)
8.	Second week of February to March	University Examination
9.	First Working Day of April	Start of second professional year
	NOTE. - 1. University / Institution / College shall specify dates and year while preparing academic calendar of that particular batch of students. The same is to be informed to students and displayed in respective websites. 2. Institution/College established in Extreme Weather Conditions may adjust the timings as required by maintaining the stipulated hours of teaching. However, the structure of academic calendar shall not be altered. 3. Academic calendar may be modified according to directions of National Commission for Homoeopathy issued from time to time.

TENTATIVE TEMPLATE OF ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Second/Third/ Fourth Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S).

(12 MONTHS)

Serial Number	DATE /PERIOD	ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
(1)	(2)	(3)
1.	First working day of April	Course commencement
2.	Fourth week of July	First periodic - Internal Assessment (PT-1)
3.	Fourth week of September	First terminal examination- Internal Assessment (TT-1)
4.	Fourth week of December	Second periodic - Internal Assessment (PT-2)
5.	Third week of February	University Examination
6.	First Working day of April	Commencement of third/fourth/internship professional year

NOTE. -

1. University/ Institution / College shall specify dates and year while preparing academic calendar of that particular batch of students. The same is to be informed to students and displayed in respective websites.

2. Institution / College established in Extreme Weather Condition may adjust the timing as required by maintaining the stipulated hour of teaching and however, the structure of academic calendar shall not be altered

3. Academic calendar may be modified according to directions of National Commission for Homoeopathy issued from time to time.

General Guidelines for Examination results & readmission

(1) The University or agencies empowered by the Commission shall conduct examination for the Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Course.

(2) The examining body shall ensure the minimum number of hours for lectures or demonstrations or practical or seminars etc. in the subject in each Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) examination as specified in these regulations are followed, before allowing medical institution to send the student for university examination.

(3) The examining body shall ensure that the student of the medical institution, who does not fulfill the criteria laid down in these regulations are not sent for the university examination.

(4) Each student shall be required to maintain at least seventy five percent. attendance in each subject in theory/lecture hours/ practical and clinical / non-lecture hours separately for appearing at examination.

(5) Where the medical institution is maintaining physical register, it shall be recorded in cumulative numbering method as per Annexure-III and at the end of the course/ term/ part of the course, after obtaining each student signature, the same shall be certified by respective Head of the Department and approved by Head of the institute.

(6) The approved attendance shall be forwarded to the concerned university.

(7) Internal assessment examinations to be conducted by medical institution during first, second, third and fourth Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) professional year.

(8) The weightage of internal assessment shall be ten percent. of the total marks specified for each subject for main university examination and internal assessment shall be in the forms of practical only.

(9) Internal assessment examination shall include one periodic assessment and one term test in each term of six months.

(10) It is compulsory for every student to pass with minimum fifty percent. marks in the internal assessment examination prior to filling the final university examination form of the respective professional year and Head of medical institution shall send the marks of internal assessment and term test to the university prior to final examination of any professional year.

(11) There shall be no separate class for odd batch student (those students who could not keep the term) and the student must attend the class along with regular batch or with junior batch as applicable.

(12) To become eligible for joining the Compulsory Rotatory Internship programme, a student must pass all four professional examinations and qualified in six electives and the entire course of Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) including internship shall be completed within a period of maximum ten years.

(13) The theory examination shall have ten percent. marks for Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), forty per cent. marks for Short Answer Questions (SAQ) and fifty percent. marks for Long Explanatory Answer Questions (LAQ) and these questions shall cover the subject widely.

(14) Each theory examination shall be of three hours duration.

(15) The minimum marks required for passing the examination shall be fifty percent. in theory component and fifty percent. in practical component including practical, clinical, viva-voice, internal assessment and electives wherever applicable separately in each subject.

(16) The examining body shall hold examinations on such date and time as the examining body may determine and the theory and practical examination shall be conducted on the center approved by the examining body.

(17) There shall be a regular examination and a supplementary examination in a year and the supplementary examination shall be conducted within three months of declaration of results of regular examination including issuance of mark sheets.

(18) A candidate obtaining sixty percent. and above marks shall be awarded first class in the subject and seventy five percent. and above marks shall be awarded distinction in the subject.

(19) The award of class and distinction shall not be applicable for supplementary examination.

(20) For non-appearance in an examination, a candidate shall not have any liberty for availing additional chance to appear at that examination.

(21) Any Diploma/Degree qualification, at present included in Schedule II and Schedule III of the Homoeopathy Central Council Act 1973 (59 of 1973) where nomenclature is not in consonance with these regulations shall cease to be recognised medical qualification when granted after commencement of these regulations. However, this clause will not apply to the students who are already admitted to these courses before the enforcement of these regulations.

(22) (a) No person shall be appointed as an external or internal examiner or paper setter or moderator in any of the subjects of the Professional examination, leading to and including the final Professional examinations for the award of the Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) degree unless he has taken at least three years previously, a M.D.(Hom.) degree of a recognised university or an equivalent qualification in the particular subject as per recommendation of the Commission on teachersâ€™ eligibility qualification and has had at least three years of teaching experience in the subject concerned in a college affiliated to a recognised university at a faculty position.

(b) Non-medical scientist engaged in the teaching of medical students as full-time teacher, may be appointed examiner in his concerned subject provided he possess requisite Post Graduate qualification and three-year teaching experience of medical students after obtaining his postgraduate qualifications:

Provided further that the fifty percent. of the examiner (Internal and External) shall be from the medical qualification stream.

(c) A university having more than one college shall have separate set of examiners for each college, with internal examiner from the concerned college.

(d) In a state where more than one affiliating university is existing, the external examiner shall be from other university.

(e) External examiner shall rotate at an interval of two years.

(f) Any fulltime teacher with teaching experience of not less than three years in a concerned subject in a Homoeopathic Medical Institution shall be appointed internal / external examiner by rotation in his subject.

University examination. â€“

(1) First Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination:

(a) The student shall be allowed to appear for the First Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination provided that he has required attendance as per clause (4) of regulation 9 of head of the medical institution.

(b) The process of conduction of examination and declaration of the results of First Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) shall be completed between seventeen to eighteen Months from the date of admission.

(c) In order to be declared as â€œPassedâ€ in First Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination, a candidate shall have to pass all the subjects of university examination including the internal assessments examination.

(2) Second Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Examination:

(a) No candidate shall be allowed for the Second Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination unless he has passed all the subjects of First Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination and has required attendance as specified in sub section (4) of regulation 9.

(b) The process of conduction of examination and declaration of results of Second Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination shall be completed between twenty-nine to thirty Months from the date of admission.

(c) In order to be declared â€œPassedâ€ in the Second Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination, a candidate shall have to pass all the subjects of university examination including the internal assessment examination.

(3) Third Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Examination:

(a) No candidate shall be allowed for the Third Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination unless he has passed all the subjects of the Second Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination and has required attendance as specified in sub section (4) of regulation 9.

(b)The process of examination conduction and results of Third Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) shall be completed between forty-one to forty-two months from the date of admission.

(c) In order to be declared as â€œPassedâ€ in the Third Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination, a candidate shall have to pass all the subjects of university examination including the internal assessment examination.

(4) Fourth Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) Examination:

(a) No candidate shall be allowed for the Fourth Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery examination unless he has passed all the subjects of Third Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery examination and has required attendance as specified in sub section (4) of regulation 9.

(b)The process of conduction of examination and declaration of result of Third Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) examination shall be completed between fifty-three to fifty-four Month from the date of admission.

(c) In order to be declared as â€œPassedâ€ in the Fourth Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) examination, a candidate shall have to pass all the subjects of university examination including the internal assessment examination.

Result: (a) The examining body shall ensure to publish the results within one month from the last date of examination so that student can complete the course in five and half year after admission.

(b) Who passes in one or more subjects need not to appear in that subject or those subjects again in the subsequent examinations if the candidate passes the whole examination within four chances including the original examination.

(c) Notwithstanding contained in the foregoing regulations, the student shall be allowed the facility to keep term on the following conditions:

(i) The candidate shall pass First Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery examination in all the subjects at least one term of six months before he is allowed to appear at the Second Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery examination.

(ii) The candidate shall have to pass the Second Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery examination at least one term of six months before he is allowed to appear at the third Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery examination.

(iii) The candidate must pass the Third Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery examination at least one term of six months before he is allowed to appear at the Fourth Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery examination.

(d) The student who has not passed any of the four professional examinations even after exhausting all four attempts, shall not be allowed to continue his Course:

Provided that in case of any unavoidable circumstances, the vice Chancellor of the concerned university may provide two more chances in any one of four professional examinations.

(e) The examining body may under exceptional circumstances, partially or wholly cancel any examination conducted by it under intimation to the commission and arrange for conducting re-examination in those subjects within a period of thirty days from the date of such cancellation.

(f) The university or examining authority shall have the discretion to award grace marks not exceeding to ten marks in total if a student fails in one or more subjects.

Assessment. -

Assessment of students shall be in the form of Formative and Summative Assessments as under-

(1)Formative Assessment. - Student shall be assessed periodically to assess his performance in the class, determine the understanding of Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) course material and his learning outcome in the following manner, namely: -

(a) Periodical Assessment shall be carried out in practical and at the end of teaching of a topic or module or a particular portion of syllabus and the following evaluation method may be adopted as appropriate to the content, namely: -

Table 07

Serial Number	Evaluation Method
(1)	(2)
1.	Practical/Clinical Performance;
2.	Viva Voce;
3.	Open Book Test (Problem based);
4.	Summary Writing (Research Papers or Synopsis);
5.	Class Presentations; Work Book Maintenance;
6.	Problem based Assignment;
7.		Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), Objective Structured Practical Examination (OPSE), Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX), Direct Observation of Procedures (DOP), Case Based Discussion (CBD)
8.		Extra-curricular activities, (Social work, public awareness, Surveillance or Prophylaxis activities, Sports or Other activities which may be decided by the Department);
9.		Small Project.

(b) (i) First Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) course: There shall be minimum three periodical assessments for each subject (ordinarily at 4^th, 9^th, and 14^thmonth) and two term tests (ordinarily at 6^th and 12th month) followed by final University examination.

(ii) Second, Third and Fourth Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) course: There shall be minimum two periodical assessments at 4^th and 9^th month and one term examination at 6^th month followed by final university examination.

(iii) The scheme and calculation of assessment shall be as per the following tables, namely: -

Table-8

[Scheme of Assessment (Formative and Summative)]

Serial Number		Professional Course	Duration of Professional Course
(1)		(2)	(3)
			First Term	Second Term		Third Term and University exam
			(a)	(b)		(c )
(1)		FirstÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Professional BachelorÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â of Homoeopathic MedicineÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â and Surgery (B.H.M.S).	First PA and First TT-1	Second PA and Second TT-2		Third PA	First Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S). Exam (FUE)
			First Term		Second Term and University exam
(2)	Second Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S).		First PA and First TT-1		Second PA		Second Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) exam (FUE)
(3)	Third Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S).		First PA and First TT		Second PA		Third Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) exam (FUE)
(4)	Fourth (Final) Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S).		First PA and First TT		Second PA		Fourth (Final) Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) exam (FUE)

PA: Periodical Assessment; TT: Term Test; FUE: Final University Examinations; B.H.M.S: (Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery).

(2) Summative Assessment. â€“

(a) Final University examinations conducted at the end of each professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) course shall be the Summative Assessment.

(b)There shall be double evaluation system and shall be no provision for revaluation.

(c) There shall be two examiners (one internal and one external) for university practical/clinical/viva voce examinations for hundred marks and it shall increase to four (two internal and two external) for two hundred marks.

(d) During supplementary examination for two hundred marks, if students are less than fifty then examination can be conducted by one internal and one external examiner but if students are more than fifty, then four examiners are required (two internal and two external examiner).

(e) Â While declaring the result of Summative Assessment, Internal Assessment component shall be considered

The college imparts the five and a half years degree course in Homoeopathy leading to Bachelor in Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S). This course comprises of four examinations and one year Compulsory, rotatory internship.

The First B.H.M.S :

Examination is conducted by M.U.H.S. at the end of 2 terms (each term is of 6 months).

Subjects

•Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology.

•Human Physiology and Bio-chemistry.

•Homoeopathic pharmacy.

•Organon of Medicine, Principles of Homoeopathic Philosophy and Psychology.

•Homoeopathic Materia Medica.

The Second B.H.M.S :

Examination is conducted by M.U.H.S. at the end of 2 terms after passing the 1st B.H.M.S.

Subjects

•Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology & Dental and Homoeopathic Therapeutics

•Obstetrics & Gynaecology, lnfant care and Homoeopathy Therapeutics

•Pathology, Microbiology, parasitology.

•Forensic Medicine and Toxicology.

•Organon of Medicine and Principles of Homoeopathic Philosophy.

•Homoeopathic Materia Medica.

The Third B.H.M.S :

Examination is conducted by the M.U.H.S. at the end of 2 terms after passing the IInd B.H.M.S.

Subjects

•Practice of Medicine and Homoeopathic Therapeutics

•Case taking and Homoeopathic Repertory.

•Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology & Dental and Homoeopathic Therapeutics

•Obstetrics & Gynaecology, lnfant care and Homoeopathy Therapeutics

•Organon of Medicine.

•Homoeopathic Materia Medica.

•Community Medicine.

The Fourth B.H.M.S :

Examination is conducted by the M.U.H.S. at the end of 3 terms after passing the III rd B. H. M.S.

Subjects

•Practice of Medicine and Homoeopathic Therapeutics

•Homoeopathic Materia Medica

•Organon of Medicine.

•Case taking and Homoeopathic Repertory.

•Community Medicine.

Course Eligibility

Minimum qualification for admission is a passing in the 10 + 2 Examination with

A. Physics.

B. Chemistry.

C. Biology

D. English.

Or the equivalent of the Xll science examination.

Passed NEET Examination of Current Year

Quality and Policy

Ahmednagar Homoeopathic Medical College should serve as a model for imparting of Homoeopathic education internationally, The Students and teachers should be exemplary in their Spiritual, Ethical and Academic Standards.

Vision

To Build An Educational Center For Excellence In Homoeopathic System Of Medicine,To Render Treatment At An Affordable Cost Guided By Sound Ethical Standards And Morale

Mission

Mission requires a degree of sacrifice & serves as a road map to achieve the stated vision.

Important Links

1.Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
2.National Commission for Homoeopathy
3.Department of AYUSH
4.Shikshan Shulka Samiti
5.Pravesh Niyantran Samiti
6.Ahmednagar District
7.Directorate of Medical Education and Research