MD AYURVEDA - KAUMARABHRITYA ADMISSION

Deals with “bharana of kumara “ which means nourishing, supporting, maintaining etc of children. It also deals with the topics of wet- nurse, disorders of breast milk and its treatment, diseases in children caused by consumption of vitiated breast milk and by affliction of grahas along with their treatment. It also deals with the post natal care of the mother. The discipline of Kaumarabhritya finds a parallel in the modern discipline of pediatrics.

 Ayurveda offers special treatment modalities for post natal care of the mother. Paediatrics deals with care of the new born as well as diseases affecting children. Traditions of Ayurvedic paediatrics are still alive in India. In ancient times, Ayurvedic paediatrics was a separate school of medicine, although it was not as prominent as the schools of medicine and surgery. The Kashyapa Samhita is a classical text on Paediatrics which has been preserved in a mutilated form and is more than 2000 years old.

Colleges Offering:

1. Alvas Ayurvedic Medical College, Moodabidiri
2. J G Co-Op. Society`s Ayurvedic Medical College
3. Karnataka Liberal Education Society,Shri Karnataka B.M. Kankanwadi,Ayurved Mahavidyalaya Shahapur ,Belgaum
4. Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Ayurvedic Medical College,Udupi
5. Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Ayurvedic Medical College,Hassan

Admission Procedure

The candidate should clear an entrance test for getting admission to post graduate degree in ayurveda. The selection pattern will be based on the index mark score of the candidate for the entrance test along with the final degree written examination marks of the candidate. The total index mark is out of 100 in which 80 marks is for the entrance examination and 20 marks for the qualifying examination. The questions are of objective type from Ayurvedacharya regulated by CCIM. The general category students need a score of 50% to get admission while 40% is enough for reserved category. The candidates are given a chance to change their specialization till the second month after the candidate has got admission in the institute with the permission of the guide in that specific department.

Job and Career options

It is accepted worldwide and is preferred by many as it does not have any side effects. The medicines are a combination of organic matter and are proved very effective for many diseases which were considered as incurable. The candidates can choose medical field or can enter into research. There are opportunities available in the teaching profession also. Doctors who are trained in yoga can use both which is of great demand in the present days.

Employment Areas

• Health Centers
• Herbal Product Manufactures
• Hospitals
• Educational Institutes
• Medical Tourism
• Hotels
• Private Practice

Job Types

• Teacher
• Researcher
• Production Manager
• Nutrition Expert
• Medical Officer
• Manager
• Kaya Chikitaka (Physician)
• Expert
• Consultants
• Ayurvedic Supervisors

Remuneration after Masters

Doctors are paid with a basic salary of around Rs. 20000 in the public sector and the pay is further high in the private sector. Those with experience will get placed in reputed institutes which will increase their earning. Those who are self employed will get an income based on the effort they put into their work. The candidates working in tourism field, star hotels etc will get a pay based on the field in which they are employed.