Central Council of Indian Medicine (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine)
Regulation, 12th October, 2006

No. 18-1/2003(SIDDHA)-
In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i),(j) and (k) of sub-section (1) of section 36 of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (48 of 1970), the Central Council of Indian Medicine, with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Regulations, 1986, namely :-

1. (a) These regulations may be called the Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Amendment Regulations, 2006.
(b) They shall come into force fro the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Regulations, 1986, for Schedule II, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

SCHEDULE II

1. Aims and objects of Siddha Education: (See regulation 6)

Siddha education should aim at producing graduates of profound scholarship having deep basis of Siddha with scientific knowledge in accordance with fundamentals with extensive practical training who would be able and efficient teachers, research scholars, physicians and surgeons of Siddha System fully competent to serve in the medical and health services of the country.

2. Title of the course:
Siddha Maruthuva Arignar (Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery) (B.S.M.S.)

3. Eligibility for Admission:

(a) The candidates belonging to all categories for admission to the Siddha Maruthuva Arignar Course must have passed 12 th standard with Science with at least 50% marks in aggregate in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
(b) The relaxation of the minimum marks prescribed above for deciding eligibility will be according to the rules and regulations of the respective University or State Government notification from time to time.
(c) He should have passed Tamil as one of the subjects in the 10 th Standard or in Higher Secondary course.
(d) Candidate who are not covered under clause (c) above, have to study Tamil as a subject during the 1 st Professional course.

4. Age Limit:

Candidates should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission.
or
would complete the age, as above, on or before 31 st December of the year of admission.

5. Duration of the Course:

the course shall be of years duration including one year compulsory Rotatory Resident Internship (CRRI) as mentioned here under :-

First professional Course - 18 Months
Second Professional Course - 18 Months
Final Professional Course - 18 Months
Compulsory Rotatory Resident Internship - 12 Months

Degree to be awarded:
The candidate shall be awarded Siddha Maruthuva Arignar (bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery-BSMS) degree after completion of prescribed course of study extending over the prescribed period and passing of the final examination after satisfactorily completion for the CRRI.

6. Medicine of Instruction:

Tamil or English shall be the medium of instruction for the Course.

7. Commencement of the Course:

The Course shall commerce on 1 st July of an academic year or the date fixed by the Central Council of Indian medicine from year to year.

8. Cut Off Dates :

The candidates admitted for the course of Siddha Maruthuva Arignar ( Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery) from 1 st July to 30 th September will be registered to take their. I Professional Examination only in December of the next year.

9. Examination Dates:

The examination dates will be fixed by the concerned University ensuring that the minimum numbers of working days have been completed.

10. Working Days :

The working days for each Professional Course shall consist of not less than 360 days in 18 months.

11. The attendance required for Admission to Examination:

The attendance required for admission to examination, condo nation of lack of attendance and re-admission after break of study shall be per the norms of the concerned University.

12. Migration Transfer:

The provision of combination of attendance shall be granted to the transferee for admission to the examination of concerned University on satisfactory fulfillment of the regulations of concerned university.

13. Vacation:

As per the norms of the concerned University.

14. Submission of Laboratory Record Note Book:

At the time of practical or clinical examination, each candidate shall submit to the examiner his laboratory record books duly certified by the Head of the Department as a bonafide record work done by the candidate.

The practical record shall be evaluated by the concerned Head of the Department (Internal Evaluation) and the practical record marks shall be submitted to the University 15 days prior to the commencement of the theory examination.

No, other materials, like handwritten cyclostyled or printed guide is allowed for reference during the practical examinations. In respect of failed candidates, the marks awarded for records at previous examination will be carried over for the subsequent examinations, or the candidate shall have the option to improve his performance by submission of fresh records.

15. Internal Assessment:

A minimum of three written examinations shall be conducted in each subject during the professional course and the average marks of two best performances shall be taken into consideration for the award of internal assessment marks.

A minimum of two practical examinations shall be conducted in each subject during the professional course and the best performance shall be taken into consideration for the award of internal assessment marks.

A candidate who fails in any subject shall be provided an opportunity to improve his internal assessment marks by conducting a minimum of two examinations to be held separately in theory and practical and the average may be considered for improvement.

The internal assessment marks (both in written and practicals taken together) shall be submitted to the University endorsed by the Head of the Institutions, 15 days prior to the commencement of the theory examinations.

16. Marks qualifying for pass:
(Either subject wise or Collectively)

(a) The minimum pass marks in each subject 50% (details are given I the examination scheme).

(b) A successful candidate who secures 60% marks or above in the aggregate in his first appearance will be declared to have passed in the first class in that particular subject, and a successful candidate securing 75% marks or above, in the aggregate in any subject in the first appearance will be declared to have passed the examination in the subjects with distinction.

(c) First class will be awarded to such candidates who have passed all the subjects securing 60% marks and above in first at the appearance in all the subjects he/she had appeared.

(d) The candidates who have passed securing 75% marks and above at the first appearance he/she had appeared in all the subjects shall be awarded first class with distinction.

(e) All other successful candidates shall be declared to have passed in second class.

17. Appearance for the failed Subjects:
The candidates, who fail in any subject has to appear only in that subject in the next examination.

18. Course of Study:

I. First Professional Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (B.S.M.S.)

(1) Duration of the course: The Duration of the course shall be 18 (eighteen) months.

(2) Commencement of the Course: The Course shall commence on 1 st July of an Academic year or the date fixed by the Central Council of Indian Medicine from year to year.

(3) Subjects of Study:

(i) Siddha Maruthuva Adippadai Thathuvangalum Varalarum [History and Fundamental Principles of Siddha Medicine].
(ii) Tamil Language (wherever applicable)
(iii) Uyir Vedhiyal (Bio-Chemistry)
(iv) Udal Koorugal (Anatomy) -Paper I
(v) Udal Thathuvam (Siddha Physiology) -Paper I
(vi) Udal Koorugal (Anatomy) -Paper II
(vii) Udal Thathuvam (Physiology) -Paper II

(4) The candidates shall be permitted to carryover any two subjects in First Professional B.S.M.S. Examination for promotion to Second Professional B.S.M.S. course.

(5) Examination date:

The examination dates shall be decided by the University as per regulation.

(6) Scheme of Examination and Distribution of Marks for First Professional B.S.M.S.-