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    Total BAMS Seats in India 2026: State-wise BAMS Seats in Government Colleges

    Total BAMS Seats in India 2026: State-wise BAMS Seats in Government Colleges

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    Shamshad Ali DarUpdated on 26 Feb 2026, 10:25 AM IST
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    There are a total 52,720 seats for AYUSH courses in India including BAMS. These seats are distributed among over 560 BAMS colleges. The list of BAMS colleges include government, private, deemed and central universities. Candidates who want to get admission need to secure the BAMS NEET cut off and participate in the counselling process. According to media reports, there are a total of 31, 811 BAMS seats in India. In this article, we will discuss the NEET BAMS seats in India along with state-wise distribution.

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    1. BAMS seats in India 2026: Highlights
    2. BAMS seats in India: Eligibility criteria
    3. Total BAMS seats in India
    Total BAMS Seats in India 2026: State-wise BAMS Seats in Government Colleges
    Total BAMS Seats in India

    BAMS seats in India 2026: Highlights

    Aspirants can check the overview of the total BAMS seats in India from the table mentioned below.

    NEET BAMS seats in India

    Particular

    Details

    Course name

    Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery

    Level

    Undergraduate

    Entrance exam for BAMS seats

    NEET UG

    Course duration

    5.5 Years (one year of mandatory internship)

    Counselling body

    Ayush Admissions Central Counseling Committee (AACCC)

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    BAMS seats in India: Eligibility criteria

    • A candidate must be 17 years of age at the time of application.

    • The aspirant must have qualified NEET UG with the required cut off marks.

    • The candidates should have passed 10+2 or equivalent with subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English from a recognized board.

    Total BAMS seats in India

    The total BAMS seats in India are distributed among government, private, deemed and central universities. The BAMS NEET cut off is the minimum rank and corresponding score at which admission is granted to the below mentioned colleges. Candidates can check the BAMS seats distribution here.

    Total BAMS seats for government colleges

    StatesBAMS Seats

    Andhra Pradesh

    9

    Assam

    9

    Bihar

    19

    Chhattisgarh

    22

    Delhi (NCT)

    22

    Gujarat

    62

    Haryana

    20

    Himachal Pradesh

    11

    Jammu And Kashmir

    9

    Karnataka

    40

    Kerala

    33

    Madhya Pradesh

    52

    Maharashtra

    98

    Odisha

    27

    Puducherry

    9

    Punjab

    5

    Rajasthan

    50

    Tamil Nadu

    9

    Tamil Nadu

    7

    Telangana

    18

    Uttar Pradesh

    56

    Uttarakhand

    24

    West Bengal

    11

    Total BAMS seats in India: Government aided

    StatesSeats

    Karnataka

    18

    Kerala

    20

    Maharashtra

    165

    BAMS seats in India: Central universities

    StatesSeats

    Goa

    50

    Gujarat

    115

    Haryana

    100

    Meghalaya

    41

    Rajasthan

    113

    Uttar Pradesh

    75

    Total Deemed Universities BAMS seats in India

    StatesSeats

    Gujarat

    100

    Karnataka

    200

    Kerala

    60

    Maharashtra

    500

    Tamil Nadu

    60

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