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AIAPGET

All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test

The single national entrance for MD, MS and PG Diploma admissions in Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani and Siddha across all AYUSH colleges and universities in India, covering both All-India and state quota seats.

Eligibility

Candidates need a BAMS, BHMS, BUMS or BSMS degree (or provisional pass certificate) from a recognised university, in the same system as the paper they take. The one-year rotatory internship must be completed by the cut-off date notified in the information bulletin. There is no upper age limit or attempt cap; qualifying is percentile-based (50th percentile for General, 45th for General-PwD, 40th for SC/ST/OBC).

Age limit: No age limit

Exam pattern

Computer-based test of 2 hours with 120 multiple-choice questions for 480 marks; +4 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong one. Each candidate takes one stream-specific paper — Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani or Siddha. Language options differ by stream: Ayurveda in English/Hindi, Unani in English/Urdu, Siddha in English/Tamil and Homoeopathy in English only. The 2026 exam is scheduled in two shifts on 15 October.

Syllabus at a glance

The complete undergraduate curriculum of the respective AYUSH system. Ayurveda papers lean heavily on the classical texts (Charaka, Sushruta, Ashtanga Hridaya) alongside Dravyaguna, Rasa Shastra and clinical subjects; Homoeopathy tests Organon, Materia Medica, Repertory and allied medical sciences; Unani and Siddha papers similarly combine their classical foundations with modern clinical subjects.

Upcoming dates

Event	Date	Status
AIAPGET 2026 application window	Jul–Aug 2026 (notification awaited)	expected
Admit card download	Early Oct 2026	expected
AIAPGET 2026 exam (two shifts)	15 Oct 2026	confirmed
Result declaration	Nov 2026	expected
AACCC counselling	Nov–Dec 2026	expected

Expected dates follow the usual calendar; confirm on the official notification before planning.

Free prep material

Official

NTA AIAPGET portal

Information bulletin, application link, admit cards, answer keys and previous question papers.

Official

AACCC — Ayush Admissions Central Counselling Committee

Official All-India Quota counselling portal with seat matrices and previous closing ranks.

Official

NCISM — National Commission for Indian System of Medicine

Official syllabi, regulations and recognised-college lists for Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha.

Official

Ministry of Ayush

Policy notifications, scholarship schemes and institute directories across AYUSH systems.

Study material

SWAYAM (Government of India MOOCs)

Free government-run online courses, including AYUSH and allied health-science content.

Standard books

Charaka Samhita (with Ayurveda Dipika commentary) — Agnivesha, comm. Chakrapani Datta
Dravyaguna Vijnana — P.V. Sharma
Organon of Medicine (5th & 6th editions) — Samuel Hahnemann
Allen's Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons — H.C. Allen
Kulliyat-e-Umoor-e-Tabiya — Hakim Kabiruddin

How toppers play it

The paper is stream-specific: Ayurveda candidates should revise the original samhitas — shloka-reference questions are a staple that digest notes alone will not cover.
With +4/−1 across only 120 questions, a handful of careless guesses moves your percentile sharply — attempt only on genuine elimination.
Solve the official previous-year papers on the NTA portal; concepts and even question stems recur across years.
Qualifying at the 50th percentile is easy, but a good government-college seat needs a top rank — train to finish 120 questions comfortably inside 120 minutes.
Choose your paper medium (Hindi/Urdu/Tamil vs English) deliberately at the application stage — it cannot be changed later.