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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Aspirants can check the overview of the total BAMS seats in India from the table mentioned below.
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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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.
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.
| States | BAMS 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 |
| States | Seats |
|---|---|
Karnataka | 18 |
Kerala | 20 |
Maharashtra | 165 |
| States | Seats |
|---|---|
Goa | 50 |
Gujarat | 115 |
Haryana | 100 |
Meghalaya | 41 |
Rajasthan | 113 |
Uttar Pradesh | 75 |
| States | Seats |
|---|---|
Gujarat | 100 |
Karnataka | 200 |
Kerala | 60 |
Maharashtra | 500 |
Tamil Nadu | 60 |
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