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Amends the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course - Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) Regulations- 2022.

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This notification amends the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course - Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) Regulations, 2022. Key amendments include specifying the objectives of the Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course, outlining national and institutional goals, and revising the eligibility criteria to include Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Biotechnology at the 10+2 level. It mandates the submission of student data by counseling authorities to the National Homoeopathy Commission for verification. Further, it introduces the concept of a Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum to be published online and updated periodically, and clarifies examination procedures, including theory and practical components. Internship eligibility now requires passing all subjects and obtaining provisional registration. Various tables within the regulations concerning course structure, subject codes, and teaching hours are also revised.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06012025-259973 EXTRAORDINARY PART III-Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 24] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025/PAUSHA 16, 1946 141 GI/2025 NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HOMOEOPATHY NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd January, 2025 F. No. 3-34/2023/NCH/HEB/C.C/Pt.I.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clauses (h), (i), (q), (s) and (t) of sub-section (2) of section 55 of the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020 (15 of 2020), the National Commission for Homoeopathy hereby makes the following regulations to amend the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course – Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S). Regulations- 2022, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. (1) These regulations may be called the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course – Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) Amendment Regulations 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) Regulations, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as principal regulations), regulation 3 shall be numbered as sub-regulation (1) thereof, and after re-numbering of sub- regulation (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-regulation (2) shall be inserted, namely:- "(2) Objectives of Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course: (a) National Goals: At the end of undergraduate course, the medical student should be able to: (i) Recognise the strength of homoeopathy, its applicability and limitations in health care of society and the individual; (ii) Learn the integration of medical services for effective delivery of health care; (iii) Recognise the purpose of the National Health Policy and “Health for all” as a national goal and health right of all citizens and undergo training to achieve the realization of this social responsibility. (iv) Achieve competence in the practice of homoeopathy with holistic approach, encompassing promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative aspects of common diseases; (v) Develop a scientific temper, acquire educational experience for proficiency in profession and promote healthy living based on the tenets of homoeopathy; (vi) Become an exemplary citizen by observing medical ethics and fulfilling social and professional obligations so as to respond to national aspirations; (vii) Develop skills to perpetuate homoeopathy and practice it with zeal so that it stands parallel to other scientific healing methods. (b) Institutional Goals: In consonance with the national goals, each homoeopathic medical institution should evolve institutional goals to define the kind of trained homoeopathic professionals they intend to produce. The undergraduate students coming out of a homoeopathic medical institute should:- (i) be competent in clinical diagnosis and homoeopathic management of health problems of the individual and the community, commensurate with his/her position as a member of the health team at the primary, secondary or tertiary levels, using his/her clinical skills based on history, physical examination and relevant investigations; (ii) be competent to use homoeopathic medicines scientifically for health problems in preventive, promotive, curative palliative and rehabilitative mode; (iii) appreciate the rationale for the use of different therapeutic modalities & engage in cross- referral when required; (iv) be able to appreciate the socio-psychological, cultural, economic and environmental factors affecting health and develop a humane attitude towards patients in discharging professional responsibilities; (v) be able to identify community health problems and learn to work to resolve these by understanding, designing, instituting corrective steps as per homoeopathic principles and evaluating outcome of such measures; (vi) develop sensitivity to environmental sustainability and engage in community work towards achieving it with responsibility and commitment; (vii) be trained in critical thinking, evidence-based practice and possess research aptitude and documentation skills necessary in professional work; (viii) possess the attitude for lifelong learning and be ready to develop competencies as and when conditions of practice demand it; (ix) be familiar with the basic factors which are essential for the implementation and integration of the National Health Programmes with homoeopathy including practical aspects of Family Welfare and Mother and Child Health (MCH), Sanitation and water supply, Prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases, Immunization and Health Education; (x) acquire basic management skills in the area of human resources, materials and resource management related to homoeopathy in health care delivery, general and hospital management, principal inventory skills and counselling; (xi) be able to work as an active and responsible partner in health care teams and acquire proficiency in communication skills with colleagues, patients and the community at large; (xii) be competent to work in a variety of health care settings; and (xiii) develop personal characteristics and attitudes required for professional life such as personal integrity, sense of responsibility, dependability and ability to relate to or show concern for other individuals". 3. In regulation 4 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (1),- (i) for clause (a), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(a) the candidate shall have passed 10 +2 (or equivalent) with subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology."; (ii) clause (c), shall be omitted. (iii) After sub-regulation (12), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely:- "(13) 'The Central Government or the State Government or the Union Territory counseling authority shall submit complete data of allotted students to the National Commission for Homoeopathy in the format, within the time line specified by Commission from time to time for verification.". 4. In regulation 5 of the principal regulations, in Table-1, in the entry against serial number (4) under column (2), the word and brackets "(Final)" after Fourth shall be omitted 5. in regulation 7 of the principal regulations, after sub-regulation (2) following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely:- "(3) Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum at Graduate level – the Homoeopathy Education Board shall publish the competency based dynamic curriculum and the outcome objectives of the same from time to time on the National Commission for Homoeopathy website. The curriculum standards are subject to modification from time to time with the changing healthcare scenario. The Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum document modifications shall only be done after approval from the Commission in the meetings of Commission.” 6. In regulation 9 of the principal regulations,- (i) After clause (15), the following explanation shall be inserted, namely:- "Explanation:- Theory and practical examinations are two components of same subject. If student fails in any one of the component or both it shall be treated as failed in the subject and in such case, the student shall appear for both theory and practical examinations.”; (ii) clause (b) of sub-regulation (17) shall be omitted; (iii) in sub-regulation (24), in clause (a), for the word "final", the word "all" shall be substituted. 7. In regulation 11 of the principal regulation,- (i) in sub-regulation (1), in clause (b), the word “final” wherever it occur shall be omitted; (ii) for Table-8, the following Table shall be substituted; Table-8 [Scheme of Assessment (Formative and Summative)] +--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Serial | Professional | First Term | Second Term | Third Term and University exam | | Number | Course | | | | | (1) | (2) | (a) | (b) | (c ) | +========+======================================================================+===================+=====================+===============================================================================================================================+ | (1) | First Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery | First PA and First| Second PA and | Third PA First Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S). Exam (UE) | | | (B.H.M.S). | TT-1 | Second TT-2 | | +--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | First Term | Second Term and | | | | | | University exam | | +--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (2) | Second Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery | First PA and First| Second PA | Second Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) exam (UE) | | | (B.H.M.S). | TT-1 | | | +--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (3) | Third Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic | First PA and First| Second PA | Third Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) | | | | TT | | | +--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (4) | Fourth Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery | First PA and First| Second PA | Fourth Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S) exam (UE) | | | (B.H.M.S). | TT | | | +--------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ PA: Periodical Assessment; TT: Term Test; UE: University Examinations; B.H.M.S: (Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery). (iii) in sub-regulation (2), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted namely:- "(a) University examinations conducted at the end of each professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) course shall be the Summative Assessment which shall include the complete syllabus for the respective professional year."; 8. In regulation 12 of the principal regulations,- (i) in Table-11, the following Table shall be substituted, namely:- Table-11 Second Professional Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S). ( 2 terms) Teaching hours=1404 +--------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+ | Serial | Subject Code | Number of teaching hours| | Number | | | | (1) | (2) | (3) | | | | +-----------+-----------+-------+ | | | | Lectures | Non-Lectures| Total | | | | | (a) | (b) | (c) | +========+===================================+===========+===========+=======+ | 1 | HomUG-HMM-II | 150 | 100 | 250 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ | 2 | HomUG-OM-II | 150 | 100 | 250 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ | 3 | HomUG R-II | 50 | 30 | 80 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ | 4 | HomUG-FMT | 120 | 50 | 170 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ | 5 | HomUG-Path-M | 200 | 80 | 280 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ | 7 | HomUG-PM-I | 80 | 24 | 104 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ | 8 | Hom UG Sur- I | 92 | 24 | 116 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ | 9 | Hom UG ObGy- I | 100 | 24 | 124 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ | 10 | HomUG-Yoga-II | | 30 | 30 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ | | | 942 | 462 | 1404 | +--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+ (ii) for Table-14,- (a) after serial number 6 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:- +-----+----------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | +=====+================+=====+=====+=====+=====+=====+=====+======+======+ | 7. | Hom UG-Ess. Of | 1 | 50 | | 40 | | 10 | 50 | 100 | | | Pharmacology | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+ (b) for the entry "Grand Total 1800", the entry "Grand Total 1900" shall be substituted; (c) in the entries against serial number 6, under sub-clause (e) of column (5) for the entry "200", the entry "100" shall be substituted; (iii) in Table-16,- (a) in the entries against serial number 5, under sub-clause (d) of column (5) for the entry "200", the entry "100" shall be substituted; (b) serial number 6 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (c) for the entry "Grand total 1600", the entry "Grand Total 1500" shall be substituted. 9. In regulation 14 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (1), for sub clause (c), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "The student shall be eligible to join the compulsory internship programme after passing all the subjects from First to Fourth Professional examination including six electives and after getting provisional registration Certificates from respective State Board or Council for Compulsory Rotatory Internship." 10. In regulation 18 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (1), the word “Final” shall be omitted. Dr. TARKESHWAR JAIN, President, Homoeopathy Education Board [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./881/2024-25] Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, section 4, dated the 6th day of December, 2022 vide No. 633, dated the 7th day of December, 2022. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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