Full Form of BHMS
BHMS stands for Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery.
It is an undergraduate degree course in homeopathic system and it is an alternative option for medicine. The course duration for BHMS is around five years. In that the academic programme is of the four and half year of academic session and one year of internship programme. Internship programme can be done with live practical and it starts after the students complete their final examinations.
Eligibility Criteria for BHMS
The basic requirements to get admission in BHMS programme are as following:
- Students are qualifying who has passed the 10+2 examinations from the recognized board.
- Students should have cleared the examination with 50% marks in aggregate.
- Students should have the main subjects such as Chemistry, physics and biology.
- Students must be at least age of 17 years to apply.
BHMS Admission Process
For BHMS courses, the admission for the top institutes can be done through the entrance exam. The different entrance exams conducted at the state and national level, so the students need to go through these examinations.
Applicants are selected in the respective entrance exam based on the marks obtained in exam which is followed by group discussion and personal interview.
And apart from this, the abilities and skills of candidates can be judged and then they are shortlisted. Those applicants who successfully cleared entrance exam, then they can appear for the further rounds.
The list of entrance exams conducted for BHMS are as follows:
- NEET – National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for undergraduate medical courses.
- AP EAMCET – For Engineering / BHMS / Medicine / Agriculture in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states.
- TS EAMCET – For Engineering / Agriculture / Medical Courses in Telangana state.
- KEAM – Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical.
- PU CET – Punjab University Common Entrance Test. State level exam conducted by Punjab University.
Top Popular Colleges for BHMS
- Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh
- Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik
- Vinayaka Missions University, Salem
- Bharati Vidhyapeeth Deemed University, Pune
- Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- RKDF University, Bhopal
- Parul University, Vadodara
- Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur
- Bakson Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Greater Noida
- Anushree Homeopathic Medical College, Jabalpur
Career Scope for BHMS
The BHMS candidates can easily get jobs in private hospitals, government hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, research labs etc. The list given below for BHMS graduates for some job profiles:
- Pharmacist
- Junior Lecturer
- Homeopathic Doctor
- Research Associate
- Homeopathic Consultant
- Quality Control Officer
- Insurance Officer