Alternative Medicine

No, AIIMS does not offer BAMS course. AIIMS offers courses which focus only on the modern medical education and training, offering various medical degrees such as MBBS, MD and even various other PG and super-specialty courses.

Being a BAMS student, you can be a general physician, but only within the scope of Ayurvedic medicine. See, you are trained to diagnose and treat patients using Ayurvedic principles, so you clearly cannot prescribe allopathic medicines or perform surgeries. You can provide herbal remedies, suggest dietary changes, and lifestyle modifications to your patients, though.

Yes, after BAMS you can do MD also. But it will be MD in Ayurveda, not in modern medicine. This helps student to study more deep in subject like Kayachikitsa, Panchakarma, Stree Rog and many others.

For this, you need to pass entrance exam and fulfill rules of admission. With MD Ayurveda, BAMS doctors can grow skill more and work in higher position in Ayurvedic field.

No BAMS doctor annot perform a delivery in same way as an MBBS doctor who are trained in it. While BAMS doctors are trained in Ayurvedic methods and can provide before or after pregnancy they are not authorized to conduct deliveries independently. 

Yes a BAMS student is eligible to appear for UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) exam provided they meet required educational qualifications.

UPSC Civil Services Exam which is conducted to select candidates for Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Indian Police Service (IPS) and other civil services allows candidates with a degree in any discipline from a recognised university to apply. 

Yes BAMS doctors can open their clinics and practice Ayurvedic medicine. After completing their BAMS course and getting registration with state medical council they are authorized to treat patients using Ayurvedic methods. 

BAMS doctors can offer many services like consultations, Ayurvedic treatments, Panchakarma therapies and also herbal medicine. 

The average BAMS salary can get up to INR 4 LPA, whereas that of an MBBS doctor can get up to INR 7.5 LPA.

No, BAMS doctor salary is not same like MBBS doctor. MBBS doctors mostly earn more money because they can do more type of treatment in modern medicine.

No, after BAMS you can't be dermatologist like in modern medical. For that you must do MBBS and then MD in Dermatology. BAMS doctors only learn Ayurveda way of treatment.

Still, they can do Ayurvedic dermatology and help with skin problem using herbs and natural method. But they are not allowed to do modern dermatology things like laser or advance allopathic treatment.

Yes, BAMS doctors are getting more and more demand now, because people like Ayurveda and other old style medicine. Many people like natural treatment and full body care, so they go to BAMS doctors in city and village both. They help in long sickness, prevention and for staying healthy.

Also government is giving more support to Ayurveda and putting it inside health system. That's why BAMS doctor job is growing a lot these days.

Yes, BAMS doctor can also be drug inspector if they do right study and get the need qualification. But not everyone can do it just after finishing BAMS, they need extra step.

Mostly drug inspector job ask for degree in Pharmacy or something like that. Still BAMS student can take more training in medicine, pharmacology or pharma science and then apply. So it's not impossible, but little more work needed.