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Twelve months of compulsory rotatory internship after the third professional year — the stage that turns a passed degree into a registered practitioner.
12 months (one year), full-time
The Compulsory Rotatory Internship (CRI) is entered only after passing every subject of the First, Second and Third Professional examinations including the nine electives, and after obtaining the Provisional Degree Certificate from the university and a Provisional Registration Certificate from the State Board or Council. It ordinarily begins on the first working day of April for the regular batch and the first working day of October for the supplementary batch. NCISM's Table-16 allows two patterns. Option I: six months in the Ayurveda hospital attached to the college, followed by six months in a Primary Health Centre, Community Health Centre, rural hospital, district or civil hospital, or an NABH-accredited private hospital. Option II: all twelve months in the college's own Ayurveda hospital, with each departmental posting doubled in length. Interns work a minimum of eight hours a day, are entitled to twelve days of leave in the year, and any absence beyond that extends the internship by the same period. Interns in government institutions are paid a stipend at par with other systems of medicine.
Durations are given for both options — the shorter figure applies when six months are spent at a PHC, CHC, rural or district hospital, the longer when the whole year is served in the college hospital.
| Posting | Duration | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine) | 1.5 months under Option I; 3 months under Option II | The longest single posting. OPD and IPD case work-up, prescription writing in classical and proprietary formulations, ward rounds and follow-up of chronic cases. |
| Shalya Tantra (Surgery) | 1 month under Option I; 2 months under Option II | Minor OT, dressings and wound care, Ksharasutra and Agnikarma procedures, pre- and post-operative care, assisting in the operation theatre. |
| Shalakya Tantra (Eye, ENT, Oro-dentistry) | 3 weeks under Option I; 1.5 months under Option II | Eye and ENT OPD, refraction and basic examination, and the Kriyakalpa procedures - Tarpana, Putapaka, Anjana, Nasya, Karnapurana and Gandusha. |
| Prasuti Tantra evam Stri Roga (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) | 3 weeks under Option I; 1.5 months under Option II | Antenatal clinic, labour room duty and conduct of normal deliveries under supervision, postnatal and gynaecology OPD. |
| Kaumarabhritya (Paediatrics) | 0.5 month under Option I; 1 month under Option II | Paediatric OPD, growth and development assessment, immunisation, neonatal care and nutritional advice. |
| Panchakarma | 1 month under Option I; 2 months under Option II | Conducting and supervising Snehana, Swedana, Vamana, Virechana, Basti, Nasya and Raktamokshana, with patient selection, procedure records and management of vyapad. |
| Visha Chikitsa / Agada Tantra (Toxicology) | 0.5 month under Option I; 1 month under Option II | Poisoning and bite cases, emergency and casualty work including first aid, and the medico-legal side of practice. |
| Primary Health Centre / Community Health Centre / rural, district, civil or NABH-accredited hospital | 6 months (Option I only) | The rural and community half of the internship: general and Ayurveda OPD, national health programmes, immunisation and antenatal camps, health education and record keeping. Option II interns do not take this posting and instead spend the full year in the college hospital. |
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The graduate surrenders the provisional registration held during internship and applies to the State Board of Indian Medicine / State AYUSH Council of the state concerned for permanent registration as an Ayurvedic practitioner, submitting the degree certificate and the Internship Completion Certificate. Permanent registration is what confers the right to practise independently. State registers are in turn reported to NCISM, which maintains the National Register of practitioners of Indian systems of medicine.
Postgraduate MD (Ayurveda) and MS (Ayurveda) admission is through the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET), conducted by the National Testing Agency on behalf of the Ministry of Ayush, NCISM and NCH. It is a single national entrance covering Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy, and admits to both All India Quota and State Quota seats. Candidates must hold the BAMS degree and must have completed - or be due to complete by the notified cut-off date - the one-year compulsory rotatory internship, and must be registered with a State Board or Council.
The usual paths after internship are: MD/MS (Ayurveda) through AIAPGET, in specialities matching the third-year subjects (Kayachikitsa, Panchakarma, Shalya Tantra, Shalakya Tantra, Prasuti Tantra evam Stri Roga, Kaumarabhritya, Dravyaguna, Rasashastra, Roga Nidana, Samhita Siddhanta and others); independent or clinic practice as a registered Ayurvedic physician; a government AYUSH medical officer post through state or central recruitment; and roles in the Ayurvedic pharmaceutical industry, teaching and research. Some graduates also take non-clinical routes such as hospital administration or public health.
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Send your PDFTwelve months of compulsory rotatory internship, begun after passing all three professional years and the required electives.
Yes. NCISM allows two patterns — six months in the college hospital plus six months at a PHC, CHC, rural or district hospital, or the full twelve months in the college hospital with each departmental posting doubled in length.
Verified case records, procedure counts and signed entries for each posting. It is the document the college checks before issuing the internship completion certificate.
You surrender the provisional registration and apply for permanent registration with your State Board or AYUSH Council, which is reported to the national register. After that you can practise, and you are eligible for AIAPGET for MD or MS in Ayurveda.