Need for a Medical Certificate for BAMS Counselling
If you are looking for the medical documents required for BAMS Counselling, then you are in the right place. As a medical professional, you need to be in the right physical and neurological health state. This is because you will be using your brain faculties in your career to save the lives of others. Your current state of health has to be examined by a registered medical practitioner.
Format of the Medical Certificate
The format for the certificate is pre-determined by the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test Counseling Committee (AACCC) and is provided here for downloading.
States Requiring the Medical Certificate
This certificate is not required by all states. Only some states insist on its availability. To be on the safe side, one should keep it with the other documents for counselling. For details on the documents required for counselling, please click on this link.
Medical Practitioner’s Role in Issuing the Certificate
The medical practitioner can perform a series of tests, investigations, and/or verifications as required to conclude and sign the medical certificate.
Who is Authorized to Issue the Certificate?
The medical certificate can be made by any registered doctor (MBBS or BAMS). However, as a rule of thumb, it is always safe to get a medical fitness certificate from a government hospital.
Can Ayurveda Doctors Issue the Medical Certificate?
Yes, as per NCISM (National Commission for Indian System of Medicine) regulations, a registered Ayurveda doctor can make and sign the medical fitness certificate.
Doctor’s Details Required on the Certificate
The registered doctor who signs the medical fitness certificate has to provide the following details:
- Name:
- Registration number:
- Signatures:
- Seal of Registered Medical Practitioner:
- Address of the doctor:
- Date:
Validity of the Medical Certificate for BAMS Counselling
The medical certificate for BAMS counselling should be made not before 7 days before the counselling. This means the certificate should not be older than one week when you submit it for counselling.
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