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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-06052024-254049
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024/VAISAKHA 12, 1946
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR INDIAN SYSTEM OF` MEDICINE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st May, 2024
F. No. BOA/2-C/2024.—In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) and clauses (d), (e), (s), (t),
(u), (w), (x), (y), (z), (za), (zb) and (zc) of sub-section (2) of section 55 of the National Commission for Indian System
of Medicine Act, 2020 (14 of 2020) and by repealing the following regulations namely the Indian Medicine Central
Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for under-graduate Ayurveda Colleges and attached Hospitals)
Regulations, 2016 and the Establishment of New Medical College, Opening of New or Higher Course of Study or
Training and Increase of Admission Capacity by a Medical College Regulations, 2019, in respect of under-graduate
the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine hereby makes the following regulations namely:-
CHAPTER-I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and Commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the National Commission for Indian
System of Medicine (Minimum essential standards, assessment and rating for undergraduate Ayurveda
colleges and attached teaching hospitals) Regulations, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.-(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) “Act” means the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine, Act, 2020 (14 of 2020);
(b) “AACCC” means Ayush Admission Central Counselling Committee.
(c) “annexure” means an annexure annexed to these regulations;
(d) “appendix” means an appendix appended to these regulations;
(e) “assessment of an Institution” means the act of verification of availability of minimum essential standards as
specified in these regulations in terms of infrastructure, human resources and functionality of an Institution and
its attached teaching hospital;
(f) “attached teaching hospital” means an Ayurveda hospital that offers standard healthcare services, attached to an
Ayurveda Medical Institution for the purpose of teaching and training to the students of Ayurveda;
(g) “educational ecosystem” means an ecosystem where in all the stake holders of the Institution, all the departments
and other units of the Institution function in coordination and collaboration with each other to provide
comprehensive education to students in an academic environment;
(h) “extended permission" means permission for admitting students extended to an Institution fulfilling the criteria
for extended permission status as laid down in these regulations, so that the Institute can participate in the
counselling process for admitting students without waiting for permission for admission every year unless
otherwise denied or specified;
(i) “functionality of the hospital” means an attached teaching hospital fulfilling all the minimum essential standards
as specified by the Commission; that offers clinical training to medical students and provides medical services
including consultation, diagnosis (clinical and investigational), treatment (surgical, procedural and medical),
preventive health care, medical advice, counselling, nursing care, medicine dispensing, public outreach activities
with proper documentation and hospital management system and whose related expenses are reflected in official
bank account of the hospital and shall be ready to treat or attend any type of patient at any point of time with its
manpower and infrastructure;
(j) “functionality of the institute” means an Ayurveda Institution fulfilling all the minimum essential standards as
specified by the Commission that offers teaching and training to students of Ayurveda as per the course
curriculum and syllabus specified by the Commission by establishing educational ecosystem and shall be ready
to impart education over and above the minimum essential standards specified by the Commission;
(k) “fully established Institute” means the Institute or college completed all four phases of establishment namely,
letter of permission, first, second, and third renewal of permission;
(l) “IPD” means In-Patient Department;
(m) “Institute under establishment” means the new Institute or college undergoing phase wise establishment (that is
first, second, third and fourth phase of establishment);
(n) “letter of intent” (LOI) means preliminary approval, along with conditions and timelines, issued to the applicant,
to establish a new Ayurveda college or to increase student intake capacity in existing programs;
(o) “letter of permission” (LOP) means permission granted to the applicant to establish a new Ayurveda college, or
to increase student intake capacity in existing undergraduate programs and to admit the students as per the
sanctioned student intake capacity;
(p) “MARBISM” means Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine;
(q) “minimum essential standards” means the mandatory minimum requirements in terms of infrastructure, human
resources, and functionality as well as a level of quality or standards thought to be acceptable as a minimum and
below which is unacceptable; and are essential to impart the graduate attributes such as ‘thorough knowledge of
Ayurveda classical principles and modern advances; ability of diagnosing common clinical conditions,
conducting or prescribing diagnostic tests, interpretation of clinical investigational data and administering
clinical services in terms of curative, promotive, preventive, palliative and rehabilitative aspects and also offer
both medical, procedural and surgical management besides conducting normal deliveries; adequate
communication skills; issuing all types of medical certificates as per requirement and attending medico legal
cases;
(r) “OPD” means Out Patient Department;
(s) “rating of Institution” means a score or measurement of how good an Institution is. through a rating process
carried out by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine or any designated rating
agency based on the parameters laid down by the Board of Ayurveda;
(t) “renewal of permission (ROP)” means the renewal of permission (that is first, second and third renewal) granted
to a college under establishment (that is undergoing second, third and fourth phase-wise establishment) during
successive academic years after the issuance of letter of permission, for admitting students as per the sanctioned
student intake capacity as specified in the renewal of permission;
(u) “sanctioned intake capacity” means number of seats sanctioned to a recognised Institution for admission of
students in a specified academic program for that particular academic year;
(v) “The Schedule” means schedule annexed to these regulations;
(w) “teacher days” means the number of days attended or performed duty by a teacher in a twelve-months period, in
the college and its attached teaching hospital as a full-time regular teacher wherein he or she has been appointed;
(x) “yearly permission” means those Institutes that are not fulfilling the criteria for extended permission but
fulfilling the essential minimum standards; such Institute shall participate in the counselling process for
admitting students only after obtaining permission for admission every year;
(2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined in these regulations but defined in the Act, shall have
the same meanings respectively as assigned to them in the Act.
CHAPTER II
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
3. Minimum essential standards for annual intake.-The minimum essential standards like land, infrastructure and
human resources and the like detailed in these regulations shall be for the annual intake capacity of sixty, hundred, one
hundred fifty and two hundred.
4. Land Requirement.-(1) The minimum required land shall be as provided under Schedule-I.
(2) The land shall not be more than in two plots and the distance between the two plots shall not exceed five
kilometres.
(3) If the plots are separated by a road or canal or rivulet but connected with a bridge shall be treated as one piece
of land:
Provided that in case of metro, mega, Tier-I and Tier-II cities (X and Y categories) North-Eastern States,
Hilly areas and notified Tribal area, the distance between two plots shall not be more than ten kilometres.
(4) The designated land for an Ayurveda medical institution or colleges, its attached teaching hospital and hostels
shall be clearly demarcated and shall not be used for any other purpose other than activities of Ayurveda
medical institution or college;
(5) The land shall be owned by the college or possessed on lease in the name of the college for a period not less
than thirty years or the maximum permissible period as per rules and regulations of the respective State
Government or Union territory administration.
(6) In case of Institutions having lease agreement for land, the Institute shall not be granted permission for
admission for the last five years of lease period unless the institute submit a notarised affidavit every year
mentioning the lease shall be renewed before the expiry of the lease and subsequently submit the renewed
lease agreement before expiry of lease period.
5. College campus and general considerations.- (1) The campus designated for an Ayurveda medical college shall
consist of followings, namely: -
(a) Ayurveda medical college along with departments, ancillary sections or units or facilities;
(b) attached teaching hospital along with ancillary sections or units or facilities;
(c) hostels and staff quarters;
(d) in case of two plots, the attached teaching hospital and interns hostels (separately for male and female) shall be
in the same campus;
(e) the campus designated for Ayurveda medical college and attached teaching hospital shall have proper approach
road, well-constructed compound wall and with proper arrangements for security;
(f) all buildings shall have all relevant permissions from the concerned authorities;
(g) there shall be fire safety certificate, sewage treatment plant, permission from pollution control board for
biomedical waste management, disaster management measures, and the like;
(h) institute shall provide a barrier free environment for the independence, convenience and safety of physically
challenged persons apart from ramp and lift;
(i) the campus shall have appropriate layout for free vehicular movement;
(j) there shall be demarcated ample parking area. The parking area shall be labelled for category of employees and
students;
(k) the campus shall have adequate water supply, proper drainage system and electricity supply including power
backup system;
(l) there shall be central workshop or maintenance cell for the campus.
(2) The maintenance cell shall be equipped suitably along with appropriate technical staff appointed or outsourced
for the maintenance of electrical, carpentry, plumbing, sanitary, civil works, water supply, waste
management, drainage, house-keeping and the like activities related to maintenance. The minimum required
constructed area shall be as specified in Schedule-II and the minimum required non-teaching staff shall be as
specified in Schedule-V.
6. Official contact details.- (1) All official communication shall be through the official contact number and official
e-mail identity document of the Ayurveda medical college only.
(2) Each Ayurveda medical college shall have an official mobile number for the head of the college (Principal or
Director or Dean).
(3) All official communication shall be through the official contact number and official e-mail identity document
only.
(4) Each college shall have an official e-mail identity document created for official communication and
communicate the official e-mail identity document to the Commission, President of all four autonomous
Boards and Secretary of the Commission in the following manner, namely:
[Year of establishment of the college unique college identity document provided by MARBISM@service
provider ([email protected])]
(5) The communication through other mobile numbers and e-mail identity documents other than official number
and identity document shall not be entertained.
(6) The Commission or Boards shall communicate to the college only through official mobile number of the head
of the college and official e-mail identity document of the college.
(7) The college shall ensure proper functionality of the official mobile number and e-mail identity document, in
specific cases, the Commission may instruct the college for separate or exclusive mobile number and or e-
mail identity document for a particular activity, such exclusive contacts shall be used for that specific purpose
only.
7. Bank Accounts.– (1) There shall be official bank accounts separately in the name of the Institution and attached
hospital, in case drug manufacturing unit (commercial production) is attached with college, the drug manufacturing
unit shall maintain separate bank account.
(2) All official bank accounts of the Institute shall be in any nationalised banks or any commercial banks approved
by the Reserve Bank of India.
(3) All official transactions (income and expenses) of respective units (college, hospital and drug manufacturing
unit, if any) shall be in specified official accounts only.
(4) All types of fees of students including penalty, if any, shall be collected through the official bank account
only.
(5) The college shall have to issue receipt for all fee payments including penalty, if any, received from the
students.
(6) All types of Institutional expenditure such as salary of teaching staff, non-teaching staff, hospital staff,
payments to outsourcing agency, purchases, payment of taxes, maintenance expenditure and the like shall be
through the official bank accounts only.
(7) The annual audit of accounts shall be audited by a registered Charted Accountant Firm or Audit Firm.
(8) Details of transactions and annual audit report shall be made available to the MARBISM or Commission in
the manner as specified by the MARBISM or the Commission from time to time.
(9) The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine(MARBISM) shall consider only
those transactions that are reflected in the Institutional official bank accounts for assessment and rating
purposes.
8. Information Technology Cell and Information Technology Infrastructure.- (1) The college shall have an
Information Technology Cell equipped to manage all Information Technology related activities of the college and its
units including the attached teaching hospital.
(2) Every institute shall be equipped or established with Learning Management System and Hospital Information
Management System as specified by the Commission.
(3) The institute shall have the internet connection with broad band connectivity of bandwidth not less than
500mbps.
(4) The Information Technology Cell shall maintain website of the institution or college, Hospital Information
Management Software, Digital Library, Learning Management System, College Website, Smart Boards or
Multimedia Projectors, Virtual Laboratories, Intranet, Local Area Network Connectivity, Aadhaar Enabled
Biometric or iris recognition or face recognition attendance, Closed-Circuit Television and other items as
specified by the Commission from time to time.
(5) The Information Technology Cell shall interface or connect the systems such as Learning Management
System, Hospital Information Management Software, Biometric Attendance system (iris or face detection)
and the like with Information Technology Systems or command and control centre run by the Commission
for real time transfer of data.
(6) The Information Technology Cell shall coordinate virtual meetings, webinars, video recording of lectures,
virtual or hybrid mode visitation or assessment process and the like, Information Technology related
activities.
(7) The Information and Technology Cell shall support all sections of the college in which Information and
Technology support is essentially needed.
(8) The minimum constructed area shall be as specified in Schedule III and the minimum required staff shall be
as specified in Schedule V.
9. Biometric attendance system.- (1) The biometric or Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System or iris
recognition or face recognition attendance system as specified by the Commission shall be installed for marking
attendance by teaching staff, non-teaching staff, hospital staff, postgraduate students, interns and undergraduate
students.
(2) The biometric attendance marking devices shall be installed at entrance of the college and hospital and shall be
under closed-circuit television surveillance. These devices serve the purpose of recording attendance of
teaching staff, non-teaching staff, hospital staff, post-graduate students and interns. For recording attendance
of under-graduate students, devices as specified by the Commission shall be adopted.
(3) The closed-circuit television shall be installed in such a manner that the marking of attendance is clearly
visible both the face of the staff as well as the attendance recording device.
(4) The biometric data shall be made available to the concern regulatory body or the Commission or the
Autonomous Boards of the Commission on real time basis throughout the year through any agency as
assigned by the Commission.
(5) The attendance device as well as closed-circuit television feed shall be connected or aligned to command-and-
control centre of the Commission. The Commission or its Autonomous Boards shall have the power to
review the data stored at command-and-control centre and in the devices installed at colleges and to take
necessary actions.
10. Closed-Circuit-Television.-(1) Cameras for closed circuit television surveillance shall be installed mandatorily at
places such as biometric attendance area, classrooms, library, digital library, laboratories, yogya clinical skill
laboratory and examination hall, entrance and exits of college and hospital, Out-Patient Department(OPD)and In-
patient Department(IPD)registration counter, Out-Patient Department block, diagnostic zone, Panchakarma,
operation theatre, kriyakalpa section, anusastrakarma unit, labour theatre and at other places as per the Institutional
requirement.
(2) The minimum configuration of cameras shall be such that face and other details are clearly visible and the
cameras shall be capable of day and night recording.
(3) The digital video recorder shall have the capacity to store the data of minimum six months:
Provided that the institute shall maintain data-backup for at least three years and shall produce to the
Commission or its Autonomous Boards as and when required.
(4) The closed-circuit-television shall be aligned with the central server of the Commission or as specified by the
Commission.
11. College website.- (1) The Institute shall have to maintain exclusive website in the name of the Institute.
(2) The website is to be updated periodically and upload the details as specified by the Commission and its
Autonomous Boards.
(3) The Commission shall be capturing the data continuously at different intervals.
(4) It shall be the responsibility of the college to check the authenticity of the data, information and details made
available on its website.
(5) The data pertaining to previous month shall be uploaded every month on or before tenth of the preceding
month.
(6) The college shall maintain the following details on college website namely: -
(a) details of Director or Dean or Principal and Medical Superintendent including their name, date of birth,
photograph, unique teacher’s code, registration number, educational qualification, designation, date of
joining, experience, contact mobile number, e-mail and the like;
(b) details of registrations, approvals and affiliations, permission status;
(c) details of all teaching staff along with their qualifications, registration number, teacher code and their
academic and other professional notification, designation, date of joining, experience, teaching department,
contact mobile number, e-mail and the like;
(d) specialities of the hospital and the consultants their Out door Patient Department days and timings;
(e) details of non-teaching staff of college and hospital staff including educational qualifications name of post,
department or section or unit and the like;
(f) list of students admitted, merit-wise and category-wise for the current and previous years;
(g) university examination results and a comparative graph with the previous three years;
(h) year wise details of the research publications by the students or faculties;
(i) details of continuous medical education programmes, seminars, conferences, workshops, faculty
development programs, capacity building programs, hands-on training, research projects, collaborative
programs and any other academic or clinical programs conducted by the Institution ;
(j) details of educational programs being conducted including intake capacity;
(k) accreditations, awards, appreciations, if any, received by the Institute;
(l) hospital statistics and comparative data or graphs with previous years data; and
(m) announcements of forth coming events like seminars, workshops and the like.
12. In order to maintain the quality standards, instruments, equipment, chemicals, reagents, furniture, electronic
appliances and the like with Bureau of Indian Standards certification may be used.
CHAPTER III
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL STANDARDS FOR THE AYURVEDA MEDICAL INSTITUTE
13. The Institutes offering the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery, undergraduate education in Ayurveda
shall be equipped with minimum prescribed infrastructure, qualified and skilfull human resource and with proper
and effective functionality.
14. (1) The administrative section of the college shall have the following units, namely:
(a) office of Head of the Institute (Director or Dean or Principal) including anteroom and attached toilets;
(b) personal assistant to head of the Institute;
(c) visitors lounge for visitors to the head of the Institute;
(d) office superintendent;
(e) clerical staff, establishment and accounts section with cash counter;
(f) visitors lounge for office visitors;
(g) record room;
(h) central store;
(i) pantry;
(j) toilets for office staff;
(k) college council meeting room; and
(l) deputy Director or Deputy Dean or Vice-Principal (two posts in case of intake capacity more than hundred.
(2) The minimum built up area required for each unit of administrative section shall be as specified in Schedule II
of these regulations.
15. The standards, norms and minimum number of lecture halls or classrooms required shall be the following,
namely:-
(2) Classrooms shall be with seating capacity more than twenty per cent. of intake capacity as provided in the
Table-1 of these regulations.
(3) All the classrooms shall be of information communication technology enabled, equipped with smart boards,
audio-visual gadgets, Internet connection or Wi-fi facility and the like.
(4) All the classrooms shall be under the Closed-Circuit-Television surveillance.
(5) Closed-Circuit-Television shall cover the entire classroom, the configuration of the camera is such that the
students can be identifiable on magnification.
(6) The minimum norms and standards for lecture halls or class rooms shall be as provided in Table-1.
Table-1
Minimum Norms and Standards for Lecture Halls or Class Rooms
+-------------+--------------+-----------------------+----------------+
| Serial | Intake | Lecture halls or class rooms | Area per class |
| number | capacity |-----------+-----------| room |
| | | Number | Seating | (square meter) |
| | | | capacity | |
+=============+==============+===========+===========+================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
| 1. | 60 | 4 | 75 | 100 |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
| 2. | 100 | 4 | 120 | 150 |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
| 3. | 150 | 4 | 180 | 220 |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
| 4. | 200 | 4 | 240 | 300 |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------+----------------+
Note: In place of lecture hall with two hundred forty seating capacity, two lecture halls with one hundred twenty
seating capacity may also be allowed. In such case two teachers simultaneously shall have to conduct the
teaching program.
(7) The classrooms shall not be too long or too wide and the seating arrangement shall be theatre type (hall for
lectures with seats in tiers) and may be preferably semi-circular so that every student have clear visibility of
teacher and also the black board or smart board as the case may be. The size of the central display of
classroom shall be in proportion to the classroom capacity and additional display may be arranged for the
students sitting at rear-end;
(8) In case, the college and hospital are located in separate campuses there shall be one classroom (with seating
capacity and other facilities as specified for respective intake capacity) in the campus of hospital building or
in the hospital building itself.
16. Multi-purpose hall.- (1) The multipurpose hall for conduction of seminar or conference or examination or yoga
and the like activities shall have constructed area as specified in Schedule III.
(2) This hall shall be provided with suitable and adequate furniture, yoga mats, audio-visual facility, Closed-
Circuit-Television surveillance and the like.
17. Central library.- (1) The Central library shall have good ventilation, proper lighting, appropriate seating
arrangement, well arranged book stacking and the like.
(2) The minimum qualifications and experience and the minimum number of staff required for library shall be as
provided in Schedule V.
(3) The library shall have minimum requirements such as constructed area, seating capacity, number of books and
the like, as provided in Table-2.
Table-2
Minimum Essential Standards for Central Library
+--------+------------+----------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
| Serial | Intake | Seating | Minimum Number of | Minimum required | Number of minimum |
| Number | capacity | capacity | Books | area (square meter) | indexed scientific |
| | | | | | journals |
+========+============+==========+====================+=====================+====================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+--------+------------+----------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
| 1. | 60 | 75 | 8000 | 150 | 10 |
+--------+------------+----------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
| 2. | 100 | 120 | 10000 | 250 | |
+--------+------------+----------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
| 3. | 150 | 180 | 12000 | 350 | |
+--------+------------+----------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
| 4. | 200 | 240 | 15000 | 450 | |
+--------+------------+----------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
Note1: College shall ensure sufficient number of reference books (one book for every twenty students) as well as
prescribed text books (one book for every ten students) as per the prescribed syllabus and curriculum.
Note2: Index journals means scientific journals of related subjects indexed in Pub-Med, Web of Science, University
Grants Commission-Consortium for Academic Research and Ethics(UGC-CARE),Science Citation Index and
Scopus.
(4) The biometric attendance for all students and teaching staff shall be made available in the central library.
(5) The catalogue coding system (physical or automated) shall be made available at the library entrance.
(6) There shall be display facility at appropriate place in library for newly arrived books. All the newly arrived
books are to be displayed for specific duration as per the Institutional library policy or minimum of fifteen
days.
(7) The seating arrangement in reading room shall be unidirectional pattern and face to face seating shall be
avoided or partition shall be provided in case of face-to-face seating arrangement.
(8) The size of the reading room table for single user shall be 900 x 600 millimeter, 1600 x 600 millimeter for
two readers and 2400 x 600 millimeter for three readers with lap top charging facility. Height of the table top
shall be 750 millimeter and that of foot rest rod shall be 150 millimeter.
(9) All books and journals shall be staked in open shelves without locking to provide students free access to
books. All rare and out of print books, old manuscripts and listed books may be kept in closed shelves.
(10) Entire library shall be under Closed-Circuit-Television surveillance.
(11) Every library user including teaching and senior officials of the Institute shall maintain silence and library
etiquettes as specified in library policy. The library etiquettes shall be displayed at the entrance of the library.
(12) The minimum working hours for library Monday to Saturday shall be from 9:00 A.M. to 8:00P.M.without any
break and on Sunday shall be from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. The working hours prescribed in these
regulations are minimum prescribed working hours, the colleges may extend working hours of the library.
(13) The central library shall also include library office, seating arrangement for library staff, dedicated space for
new arrivals and books under maintenance or binding, book issue and return and the like;
(14) The library shall have toilets facility for male and female students and drinking water (hot and cold) facility.
(15) The library shall make available all journals and books published by the Central Council for Research in
Ayurvedic Sciences, all National Institutes and the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda-Institute
of National Importance.
(16) The central library shall provide the following services, namely: -
(a) book issue and return;
(b) indexing;
(c) copying facility;
(d) book reservation system;
(e) assistance in using library;
(f) library shall provide magazines and newspapers, suitable study or reading material for non-teaching staff,
competitive examination books and the like for the students those who are attending various competitive
examinations.
(g) entire library shall be barrier free movement to facilitate, easy access to all people including differently
abled (Divyangjan);
(h) if the college is located in University campus and if the University library is in a separate building, then an
exclusive wing for Ayurveda shall be provided in the University library building or if the college is
independent and not located in University campus, then the college shall have a central library;
(i) entire library shall be provided adequate lighting and cross ventilation. As far as possible lighting shall be
natural light with additional electrical fittings as required. The artificial light shall depict as far as possible
natural light and without glare and reflection, so that readers will not get eye strain and the colours are
appreciated well;
(j) the architecture or interior of the entire library shall be such that, there shall not be any resound or echo in
the library;
(k) stocking facility for student belongings and laptop charging points shall be made available in library
premises itself; and
(l) well defined Institutional Library Discipline Maintenance Policy duly approved by the College Council
shall be in place.
18. Digital Library. –The standards and norms for the digital service shall be the following, namely:-(1) a Digital
library shall be provided for students to browse internet; access to e-journals, e-content, e-books; educational Compact
Discs and the like, e-resources;
(2) The minimum essential standards for digital library shall be as provided in the Table-3.
Table-3
Minimum Essential Standards for Digital Library
+--------+--------------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Serial | Intake | Number of stations with computer| Minimum constructed area |
| Number | capacity | systems | required in square meter |
| | |-----------------------+-------+-----------------------+-------+
| | | Wi-fi Campus | Non Wi-fi | Wi-fi Campus | Non Wi-fi |
| | | | Campus | | Campus |
+========+==============+==============+==============+==============+================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+----------------+
| 1. | 60 | 06 | 15 | 20 | 40 |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+----------------+
| 2. | 100 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 50 |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+----------------+
| 3. | 150 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 60 |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+----------------+
| 4. | 200 | 20 | 45 | 60 | 80 |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+----------------+
(3) The digital library shall include office space and seating for digital library in-charge, stations with computer
systems having broad band connectivity, storage facility for Compact Discs, headphone sets and the like.
(4) The minimum working hours of digital library on all working days (Monday to Saturday) shall be from 9:00
A.M. to 8:00P.M. without any break.
(5) On Sundays the working hours for digital library shall be 10:00 A.M to 2:00 P.M.
(6) The working hours prescribed in these regulations are minimum prescribed working hours.
(7) The colleges may extend working hours of the digital library.
(8) The minimum qualifications, experience and the minimum number of staff required for digital library
including information technology cell shall be as detailed in Schedule V.
19. Teaching Departments.- (1) There shall be fourteen teaching departments.
(2) The minimum norms and standards of teaching departments shall be the following namely:-
(a) teachers shall be accommodated in respective departments with adequate space and privacy in separate
room or cubicle for each teacher;
(b) minimum constructed area shall be fifteen, thirteen and ten square metre for Professor, Associate Professor
or Reader and Assistant Professor or Lecturer respectively;
(c) open seating arrangement for multiple teachers in common hall or department shall not be permitted;
(d) each department shall be provided with computers, printers, and internet facilities;
(e) each department shall be provided with an e-display facility to display e-contents such as videos, images,
posters, charts, subject related information, models, treatment methods, surgical procedures, pathological
slides, instruments, preparation of medicines, medicinal plant images, herbarium, X-rays, diagnostic tools
and the like as applicable to each department for effective teaching;
(f) the minimum equipment, instruments, chemicals, reagents, glassware and the like, required for practical
laboratories, museums and other units is provided in Schedule VI to XIV. Quality council of India certified
Equipment and instruments shall be preferred to available extent.
(g) the departments conducting practical training shall maintain adequate facilities as per the student capacity
to conduct all practical listed in the syllabus;
(h) the departments and their associated units shall have proper ventilation and lighting, properly constructed
with good interiors. Internal partitions shall be good enough to prevent cross disturbance and with good
ambience.
(i) The minimum constructed area required for each teaching department and their units shall be as provided in
Schedule III of these regulations.
(3) Samhita Siddhanta and Sanskrit: The department shall provide the following facilities, namely;-
(a) departmental library, tutorial room and seating arrangement for non-teaching staff, computers, printers and
internet facility E-display facility to display e-content (videos, images, information and the like);
(b) the language laboratory for Samhita Siddhanta and Sanskrit shall provide to promote language skill,
communication skill, skill in phonetics and the like in Sanskrit or English or any other language as the case
may be. The software may be installed in the computer systems and provide additional requirements such
as internet, microphones, headsets and the like.
(c) The minimum constructed area and the number of computer systems required shall be provided in the table-4:
Table-4
Minimum Essential Standards for Language Laboratory
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Serial | Standard | Minimum Requirement |
| Number | | as per Intake Capacity |
+=============+==============================================+=====================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| | | 60 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+------+------+------+------+
| 1 | Constructed area (square meters) | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+------+------+------+------+
| 2 | Minimum number of computer systems along with| 05 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| | microphones and head sets | | | | |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 3 | Digital language lab solution software for | Installed in all computer systems of|
| | Sanskrit, Hindi and English (other languages | language laboratory |
| | optional) | |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 4 | Smart board connected to language software | one |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
(4) Rachana Sharir department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, dissection hall, museum, embalming room, cadaver storage tank or freezer and storage
facility for student belongings;
(b) seating arrangement for non-teaching staff, computers, printers and internet;
(c) E-display facility to display e-content (videos, images, information and the like);
(d) the size of the dissection hall shall be made available to accommodate fifty per cent. of annual intake
capacity (minimum 4.2 square meters per student) including adequate ventilation and exhaust facility, hand
wash, virtual dissection or e-dissection facility in dissection hall;
(e) demo and dissection stations to facilitate clear visibility of dissection demonstration to all students
especially small parts;
(f) one Demo station with shadow less Operation Theatre light with inbuilt high resolution closed-circuit-
television camera, dissection table and other accessories required for demonstration of dissection;
(g) dissection Practice Stations shall contain display unit (smart television or light-emitting diode screen or
smart board and the like) that connected to Closed Circuit Television camera of demo station.
(h) each Dissection Practice Stations shall have adequate space to accommodate at least ten students and big
dissection table;
(i) the department of Rachana Sharira and its associated units are preferably be located on top floor or at the
end part of the college building; and
(j) the minimum constructed area and other minimum requirements for Rachana Sharira department is provided
in the Schedule III and VII.
(5) Kriya Sharir department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers and internet facility, seating arrangement for non-teaching staff,
E-display facility to display e-content (videos, images, information and the like);
(b) physiology or Kriya Laboratory (with optional facility for bio-chemistry testing): laboratory tables with
chemical racks, wash basin with water tap, gas burners and gas connection; facility for electrocardiogram
recording and other human related practical; and
(c) the minimum requirements for Kriya Sharir department shall be as specified in Schedule III and VIII.
(6) Dravyaguna Vijnana department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers and internet facility, seating arrangement for non-teaching staff;
(b) herbarium-cum Dravyaguna museum having dry specimens, wet specimens, e-resources of medicinal
plants, e-display facility to display e-content (videos, images, charts, information and the like);
(c) well-developed herbal garden having a minimum of two hundred species of medicinal plants that are
commonly being used;
(d) plants shall be labelled with quick response codes to provide the details of medicinal plants including local
name, vernacular names, botanical name, family name, identification points, medicinal properties and the
like.
(e) laboratory with adequate facilities to conduct dravyaguna, practical (pharmacognosy, pharmacology and
others) as listed in syllabus ; and
(f) the minimum requirements for department of Dravyaguna department and its units shall be as specified in
Schedules III and IX.
(7) Rasashastra and Bhaishajyakalpana department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers with internet facility and seating arrangement for non-teaching
staff ;
(b) the teaching pharmacy for teaching, demonstration and training of students but not for commercial
production. The medicines prepared as part of practical training shall not be administered to patients;
(c) the teaching pharmacy may preferably be located at corner or end of the college building, or in a separate
building in the same campus. In case, if the Institute is attached with pharmacy of commercial production, it
shall not be treated as teaching pharmacy;
(d) the pharmacy shall be equipped with adequate facilities including exhaust or chimney or chemical hood that
are required to conduct listed practical;
(e) display of raw drugs, minerals, metals, musha, yantra and the like in the museum;
(f) e-display facility to display e-content (videos, images, charts, information and the like); and
(g) the minimum requirements of for department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajyakalpana as provided in
Schedule III and X.
(8) Quality Testing laboratoryshall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) an independent unit and a common facility;
(b) designated faculty member of Rasashastra Bhaishajyakaplana or Darvyaguna in-charge of this laboratory;
(c) available adequate facilities to conduct quality control tests as listed in Rasashastra-Bhaishajyakalpana and
Dravyaguna syllabus;
(d) this laboratory facilitate students and staff to conduct research activities; and
(e) the minimum requirements for Quality Control laboratory shall be made available as specified in Schedules
III and XI.
(9) Roganidana and Vikritivijnana department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers, internet facility and seating arrangement for non-teaching staff ;
(b) independent pathology laboratory for the department (apart from clinical or pathology laboratory of
hospital) with adequate facilities to conduct Roganidana related practical ;
(c) museum with pathological specimens, typical X-rays and the like, e-display facility to display e-content
(videos, images, charts, pathological histo-pathology slides, information and the like) ; and
(d) the minimum requirements for Roganidana and Vikritivijnana shall be made available as specified in
Schedules III and XII.
(10) Agada Tantradepartment shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers and internet facility and seating arrangement for non-teaching
staff ;
(b) adequate facility for testing various poisons including food adulterants and the like ;
(c) museum with weapons, snakes, poisonous animals and the like, e-display facility to display e-content
(videos, images, skin lesions, charts, information and the like) ; and
(d) the minimum requirements for Agada Tantra shall be made available as specified in Schedules III and XIII.
(11) Swasthavritta and Yogadepartment shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers and internet facility and seating arrangement for non-teaching
staff ;
(b) nutrition laboratory and e-display facility, to display e-content (videos, images, charts, information and the
like) ; and
(c) the minimum requirements for Swasthavritta and Yoga shall be made available as specified in Schedules III
and XIV.
(12) Kayachikitsa department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-:
(a) departmental library, computers, printers and internet facility, e-display facility to display e-content (videos,
images, charts, clinical presentations, information and the like) and seating arrangement for non-teaching
staff; and
(b) the minimum requirements for department of Kayachikitsa shall be made available as specified in
Schedules III and VI.
(13) Panchakarma department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers and internet facility; e-display Facility to display e-content (videos
– procedures, preparations, images, charts, information and the like) and seating arrangement for non-
teaching staff ; and
(b) the minimum requirements for the department of Panchakarma shall be made available as specified in
Schedules III and VI.
(14) Shalya Tantra department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers and internet facility; e-display Facility to display e-content
(videos-surgical procedures and the like images, charts, information and the like) and seating arrangement
for non-teaching staff ;
(b) museum with gall stones, renal stones, tumours and the like typical X-rays, Ultrasonography reports and the
like ; and
(c) the minimum requirements for department of Shalya Tantra shall be made available as specified in
Schedules III and VI.
(15) Shalakya Tantra department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers and internet facility; e-display facility to display e-content
(videos-surgical procedures, kriyakalpa procedures and the like images, charts, information and the like)
and seating arrangement for non-teaching staff ; and
(b) the minimum requirements for the department of Shalakya Tantra shall be made availableas specified in
Schedules III and VI.
(16) Prasuti and Streeroga department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers, internet facility, e-display facility to display e-content (videos-
surgical procedures, kriyakalpa procedures and the like images, charts, information and the like) and
seating arrangement for non-teaching staff ; and
(b) the minimum requirement for department of Shalakya Tantra shall be made availableas specified in
Schedules III and VI.
(17) Kaumarabhritya department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) departmental library, computers, printers and internet facility, e-display Facility to display e-content
(videos, images, charts, information and the like); and
(b) the minimum requirements for department of Kaumarabhritya shall be made available as specified in
Schedules III and VI
Note 1: All units of one department such as seating arrangement for teachers, laboratories or dissection hall,
museum, teaching pharmacy and the like as applicable shall be located together with the department with
adequate space.
Note 2 : The Commission may revise syllabus from time to time and accordingly requirement of equipment and
other facilities may vary. The Institutes shall have to fulfil the requirement as per the curriculum and
syllabus prescribed by the Commission.
Note 3 : Working tables of all the laboratories should be of hard stone or stainless steel and there should be
arrangement of proper shelves and running water taps in wash basin.
Note 4 : The words ‘vijnana, vigyan (a) and vidnyan (a)’ are synonymous and give same meaning.
20. YOGYA-Clinical skill laboratory or simulation laboratory.- (1) The Institute shall have YOGYA-Clinical
skill laboratory or simulation laboratory with the following facilities, namely:-
(a) models, mannequins, virtual or augmented reality teaching and training technology, simulators to cater the
needs of training of clinical and other skills as per the prescribed curriculum and syllabus;
(b) proper storage facility for storage of mannequins, simulators and other training materials;
(c) office space for the coordinator, office assistant and attendant;
(d) demonstration and practice rooms equipped with information communication technology like smart board,
audio-visual equipment and the like; and
(e) reception, record keeping facility, storage facility for student belongings, shoe racks at entrance with
sufficient number of slots.
(2) if the college is located in University campus and if the simulation laboratory is located in a separate building
as a common facility, in such case the same facility may be utilised for Ayurveda college provided that there
shall be dedicated demo and practice rooms for Ayurveda college and at least one faculty member of
Ayurveda college shall be in the managing or co-ordinating team of simulation laboratory.
(3) the minimum requirements and standards for Yogya-clinical skill laboratory shall be as provided in the Table-
5below and in Schedules III, V and XV.
Table-5
Minimum Essential Standards and constructed area required for Yogya-clinical skill or simulation
laboratory (Intake capacity wise)
+-------------+--------------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Serial | Intake | Demonstration and practice rooms| Minimum area required in square |
| Number | capacity |-----------+-------------------| meter (common area + demo and |
| | | Number | Capacity | practice rooms) |
+=============+==============+===========+===================+===================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 1. | 60 | 1 | Each demo room to | 125 (75+50x1) |
| | | | accommodate | |
| | | | minimum | |
| | | | thirty students | |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 2. | 100 | 2 | | 200 (100+50x2) |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 3. | 150 | 3 | | 275 (125+50x3) |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 4. | 200 | 4 | | 350 (150+50x4) |
+-------------+--------------+-----------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+
21. Human Resources Development Cell.-(1) The Institutes shall establish human resource development cell.
(2) This cell shall serve as medical education technology training unit or quality improvement program
conduction unit for teachers as well as orientation or training to medical, paramedical, technical,
administrative and supportive staff of the Institution.
(3) The human resources development cell shall contain an office for coordinator and office assistant and hall with
adequate furniture that is suitable for conducting workshops with accommodation capacity of minimum thirty
participants.
(4) The hall shall be enabled with information communication technology, equipped with audio-visual system,
multimedia projector or smart interactive board, computer, laptop, Wi-Fi connectivity, sufficient laptop
charging points for participants, printer and copier.
(5) There shall be photography facility and audio and video recording facility for the development of e-teaching
content.
(6) There shall be a Human Resource Development Committee for the Institute. The composition of the said
committee shall be as provided in Table-6.The committee shall plan, execute and monitor the activities of
Human Resource Development cell:
Table-6
Composition of human resource development committee
+--------+----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Designation | Individuals |
| Number | | |
+========+============================+==========================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------+----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Chairman | Director or Dean or Principal |
+--------+----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Coordinator | Professor or Associate Professor (amongst|
| | | teaching staff) |
+--------+----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| 3. | Members | Medical Superintendent or Deputy Medical |
| | | Superintendent |
| | | One Faculty Member from First Professional|
| | | Subjects |
| | | One Faculty Member from Second Professional|
| | | Subjects |
| | | One Faculty Member from third professional|
| | | subjects (Medical Subjects) |
| | | Faculty Member from third professional |
| | | subjects (Surgical Subjects) |
| | | One Member from Administration or Human |
| | | Resources |
+--------+----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
Note: The term of the committee shall be two years or as per Institutional policies. The committee may co-opt any
expert or any other member as required. The members are those undergone Medical Educational Technology training
or known for teaching innovation, active and interested in acquiring newer developments.
(7) The committee shall identify the skills, techniques or knowledge that are to be trained or oriented for each
category of employees and prepare the calendar of schedule and announce and implemented accordingly.
This ensures three hundred sixty-degree approach and overall development of functionality of the Institution.
(8) The employees of college and hospital shall be grouped under the following headings for the purpose of
training, orientation, upskilling, reskilling activities, namely:-
(a) teaching staff, library staff, physical education instructor, yoga demonstrator;
(b) administrative staff;
(c) nursing staff and lab technicians;
(d) Panchakarma therapists including therapists of kriyakalpa, anusastrakarma;
(e) technical staff (information technology, electrical, plumbing and the like);
(f) cooks, pathya cooks, cooks of Panchakarma preparation room;
(g) supportive staff (garden workers, drivers, security and the like); and
(h) menial staff or housekeeping or multi-tasking staff.
(9) Minimum requirements and standards required for Human Resource Development Cell shall be as provided
under the Schedules III and V.
22. Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell.- (1) The norms, standard and infrastructure of
Research and Innovation cell shall be as provided in Schedule III.
(2) A room with minimum of thirty square meter with adequate furniture and document storage shall be provided for
Research and Innovation cell. This cell shall facilitate activities related to innovation, incubation, research,
publication and intellectual property rights;
(3) The college shall constitute a Institutional Innovation committee. The institutional Innovative Committee shall
consists of the following persons, namely:-
(a) head of the Institute- Chairperson;
(b) senior faculty member known for visionary and creative activity- co-ordinator;
(c) three faculty members (one from each profession) – Member; and
(d) two students (one boy and one girl) from each batch – Member.
(4) The Institutional Innovation Committee shall identify or invite the innovative ideas from the students, teachers
and other staff of the Institute and facilitate to incubate or nurture the ideas and to translate to useful products or
outcome. Innovations may be in teaching, diagnostics, therapeutic equipment, surgical equipment, dosage forms,
drug delivery systems, software, applications, assessment scales and the like.
(5) A faculty member of the college familiar with research, publication and Intellectual Property Rights or who has
undergone training conducted by the Commission or as specified by the Commission from time to time or after
appointment of coordinator he or she shall undergo the training within six months.
(6) Every Institute shall develop institutional policy to support activities related to innovation, incubation, research,
publication, Intellectual Property Rights, disbursement of research grants, research incentives, publication
incentives and the like.
(7) The policy shall be oriented to all stake holders and developed implementation and monitoring mechanism.
23. Internal Quality Assurance Cell.- (1) Each college shall have internal quality assurance cell for planning,
guiding, and monitoring quality assurance and quality enhancement activities of the Institute.
(2) The Internal Quality Assurance Committee shall consists of the following persons, namely:-
(a) the head of the Institution (Principal or Director or Dean) – Chairperson;
(b) medical Superintendent or Deputy Medical Superintendent- Member;
(c) three senior faculties (one from each professional course)-Member;
(d) two senior administrative staff (one from college and one from hospital)- Members;
(e) Matron-Member;
(f) one external expert on quality management- Member; and
(g) a senior faculty member- Member secretary.
(3) The Internal Quality Assurance Committee shall meet at least once in every quarter;
(4) The functions of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell shall be the following, namely:-
(a) development and application of quality parameters for various academic, clinical and administrative activities
of the institute;
(b) monitor implementation of vision document of the institution ;
(c) facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment and educational ecosystem;
(d) arrangement for three hundred and sixty degree feedback on quality related Institutional process;
(e) documentation of all activities of the college leading to quality improvement; and
(f) coordinating quality related activities and dissemination of best practices.
(5) The minimum norms and standards required for Internal quality assurance cell shall be as provided in Schedules
III and V.
24.Composition of the college council and its function.- (1) The Head of the Departments shall be the members and
Principal or Director or Dean shall be the Chairman.
(2) The college council shall meet at least four times in a year to draw up the implementation strategy of curriculum
and training program, enforcement of discipline and other academic matters and shall keep the records of the
same.
(3) The college council shall also organise regular inter-departmental meetings like grand rounds, statistical review
meetings, clinical meetings and research review in the Institution regularly.
(4) The college council shall plan, review and upgrade academic, healthcare, research and co-curricular or extra-
curricular activities of the institution, strategic planning and implementations, students’ performance and
improvisation.
(5) The college council shall develop vision document of the Institution and periodically monitor its
implementations.
(6) The college council shall review academic audit report of the Institution as per the guidelines of the Commission
and the Institute shall submit the academic audit report in the prescribed format in such manner to the
Commission within the timeframe, specified by the Commission from time to time.
(7) The minimum constructed area required for college council meeting room shall be as provided in Schedule II.
25. Academic Committee.- (1)The College shall constitute Academic Committee for planning, execution and monitor
teaching schedules.
(2) The teaching schedules shall be of integrative in nature and shall be announced one month before.
(3) The teaching schedules shall be hosted on institutional website as well as Learning Management System portal.
(4) The academic Committee shall consist of the following persons, namely: -
(a) Vice-principal or deputy dean or deputy director – Chairperson; and
(b) one faculty member from each department – Members.
26. Students council and its composition.- (1) There shall be student council. The college shall constitute students
council by selection process unless specified by the affiliating University.
(2) The student council shall consist of the following persons, namely: -
(a) chairman;
(b) general secretary;
(c) members: (class representatives of all batches);
(d) literary secretary;
(e) cultural or fine arts secretary;
(f) sports secretary;
(g) lady student representative;
(h) national service scheme representative; and
(i) additional members as per the institutional requirement.
(3) the minimum constructed area required for student council room shall be as provided in Schedule III.
27. Constitution and function of the Student support, career guidance and placement cell.- (1)The function of the
cell shall be the following, namely:-
(a) the cell is intended to support and encourage students in academic, social, emotional, personal, career
developments and placements;
(b) the cell may identify various opportunities for higher education and placements and advice the students
accordingly;
(2) The composition of the Student support, career guidance and placement cellshall be the following persons,
namely: -
(a) A senior faculty –Convener; and
(b) Members:-
(i) three faculty members (at least one female);
(ii) two student representatives (one male and one female) from each batch including interns; and
(iii) two parent teacher association representative.
(3) The Institute shall appoint a counsellor part-time basis for counselling of students with social and emotional
problems.
(4) The minimum constructed area required for this cell shall be as provided in Schedule III.
28. Conduction of co-curricular and extra-curricular activity.- (1) The Institute shall provide adequate facilities
and facilitate for conduction of following co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, namely: -
(a) physical educational facility;
(b) recreational facility;
(c) activities related to National Service Scheme and the like;
(d) the Institute shall provide opportunity for the formation of various student clubs such as adventures club,
science club, environment club, Sanskrit club, photography club, animal lovers club and the like;
(e) community outreach programme, cultural events and the like;
(f) medical camps or village adoption or health awareness programme and the like;
(g) field visits or survey and the like; and
(h) conducting seminar, workshop, brain storming sessions, symposium and the like.
(2) The Minimum requirements of co-curricular and extra-curricular facilities shall be as provided in schedules III
and V.
29. Grievance Redressal Cell.-(1) The complaint or suggestion boxes appropriately labelled including the data of
next opening shall be installed at appropriate places of the Institution .
(2) The complaint or suggestion boxes are to be periodically opened by the Grievance Redressal Committee, a
record of the complaint or suggestions, action taken report and the outcome shall be maintained.
(3) The Institute shall have the policy of constitution of Grievance Redressal Cell Committee and its functionality;
(4) The minimum constructed area required for this cell shall be as provided in Schedule III.
30. Committee Against Sexual Harassment.- (1) Each college shall have a Committee against Sexual Harassment
for the creation of safe, equitable and inclusive campus environment.
(2) The committee shall deal the complaints or grievances pertaining to sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and
sexual assault committed by students, faculty staff and other staff and visitors on campus and shall create
awareness on sexual harassment.
(3) The committee shall ensure that there is a confidential procedure are followed in receiving and handling of
complaints.
(4) Each Institute shall have their institutional policy in the constitution of the Committee and its function.
(5) The minimum constructed area required for this cell shall be as provided in Schedule III.
31. Common facilities.-(1) There shall be the following common facility available in the Institution, namely:-
(a) one common room with attached toilets for boys;
(b) one common room with attached toilets for girls;
(c) one common room with attached toilets (separately for male and female) for non-teaching staff;
(d) adequate furniture and recreational facilities;
(e) adequate number of toilets at appropriate and easily accessible places separately for male and female
students; and
(f) sanitary napkin dispenser and incinerator be provided in all female toilets.
(2) The Institute shall also provide the transportation, Bank with automated teller machine, canteen and the like.
(3) The minimum constructed area required for common rooms shall be as provided in Schedule III.
32. Hostels.- (1) There shall be separate hostels for boys, girls’ students and intern-boys and intern-girls with adequate
accommodation, mess, reading room, recreational facility with proper security.
(2) The hostel shall be located in the institutional campus. In case, if the hospital is located in separate campus there
shall be transport facility and the interns hostels shall be in the hospital campus.
Explanation.- The hostels designated for boys’ and girls’ students shall be having entry or exit timings that restrict
movement. As the interns have to attend hospital duties and to attend emergencies, interns are to be provided separate
hostels, so that interns can attend clinical duties comfortably and at the same time other students’ safety shall also be
ensured.
33. Canteen.- There shall be a canteen obtained appropriate licences as applicable, with adequate seating capacity,
separate sections for consultants including teaching staff, interns and medical students, patients and their attendants in
the campus. In case, if the college and hospital are in the separate campus, then separate canteen in both the premises
shall be made available.
34.Human Resources.-(1) The Minimum norms, standards and number of teaching and non-teaching staff of the
college shall be the following, namely:-
(a) the qualifications and experience of teaching staff shall be as provided under the National Commission for
Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standards of Undergraduate Ayurveda Education) Regulations, 2022;
(b) the minimum number of teaching staff shall be as provided in Schedule IV;
(c) excess higher faculty in the department can compensate lower faculty:
Provided that lower faculty cannot compensate higher faculty.
(2) In case of multiple professors are available in the department, the headship of department shall be among
professors on seniority and rotation basis for every three years.
(3) The minimum number of non-teaching staff and the minimum qualifications shall be as provided in Schedule V
Skilled professionals trained by any of the skilling agency under Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship shall be given preference in appointment.
(4) The head of the Institute shall undergo the capacity building or orientation programme on Educational
Administration conducted by the Commission or as provided by the Commission. It is a mandatory requirement
for holding the post of the head of the Institution, failing which he or she shall be not considered for the post of
head of the Institution by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine.
(5) Head of the institute may be incumbent teacher from any teaching department and can be teaching staff of that
department concurrently but not head of the department.
35. Calculation of Teacher days and period.- (1) Teacher days shall be calculated individually for every teacher and
cumulatively for all teachers of the Institution.
(2) The period of calculation shall be preceding twelve months to the month of assessment.
(3) If the assessment is being carried out in the month of May, then the period of calculation shall be from the month
of May to April (twelve months).
(4) Working days of a teacher shall be considered from the attendance (biometric or iris recognition or face
recognition or any other as specified by the Commission from time to time) available at central server or central
command centre.
(5) Working days of the Institution shall be considered, total number of days in that particular assessment period
excluding official holidays for that period.
(6) The holidays notified by the Central Government and the State Governments and the holidays declared by the
District Collector shall only be considered as holidays.
(7) The college shall have to upload information with respect to holidays declared by the Central Government or State
Government (in the manner as specified by the Commission from time to time).In the case of any local official
holidays information shall be uploaded with proper document within ten days of declaration of holiday.
(8) No request shall be considered beyond ten days.
(9) Data available in the central server shall only be considered for calculation of individual teacher days as well as
cumulative teacher days of the Institution.
(10) Individual Teacher days shall be calculated on the following basis, namely:-
(a) number of days a teacher attended the duties in the college as a full-time teacher during the period of calculation;
(b) number of working days, the teacher was attached to the Institution during the period of calculation.
Illustration.- If a teacher was attached to the Institution for a period of six months in the ‘period of calculation’ during
this six months how many days are the working days and how many days the teacher attended the college as fulltime
teacher are considered for teacher days calculation.
(11) Individual teacher days are calculated as provided under the formula below:
Number of days attended the college as full-time teacher
X 100
Number of working days in the period the teacher attached to the Institution
(12) Each teacher shall have to attend a minimum of seventy-five per cent. of working days as provided under the
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standards of Undergraduate Ayurveda
Education) Regulations2022.
(13) All types of leaves including official duties or deputations except medical leave, shall be not more than twenty-five
per cent. of all working days of the assessment period.
(14) Twenty-five per cent. of absence from the teaching shall not be permitted in continuation except maternity leave
and medical leave for prolonged illness. It shall be the responsibility of the Institute to make alternate
arrangements for the completion of syllabus in case of prolonged leave of a teacher. In such case the Commission
may constitute a Medical Board to examine and verify the prolonged medical leave.
(15) The cumulative Teacher Days of the Institution shall be not less than seventy-five per cent. and is calculated as
provided under formula below: -
Total working days attended by all the teachers during the assessment period
X100
Total number of working days of all teachers of the Institution during the assessment period
Note 1:Total working days attended by all the teachers during the assessment period may be arrived by adding
individual attendance of all teachers.
Note 2:Total number of working days of all teachers of the Institution during the assessment period may be arrived by
multiplying number of working days in that assessment period with minimum number of teachers specified for that
intake capacity.
Illustration. - Forty teachers are the minimum requirement of teachers and the working days are three-hundred days
for that assessment period. Then the total working days of all teachers of the Institution shall be: 40 X 300=12000.
36. Relieving and replacement of teaching staff. -(1) The teaching staff shall be relieved on resignation within the
notice period of maximum thirty days, except in case of teachers with pending legal issues.
(2) The colleges withholding the staff beyond the specified period, not issuing relieving order and experience
certificate shall be penalised by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board of Indian System Medicine.
Provided that, if a teacher got government appointment, the teacher shall be relieved as per the request made by
him.
(3) In case of teaching staff relieved from the Institution, the Institute shall replace the vacant post with eligible
teacher within three months from the date of relieving. In case of delay in appointment, the college shall be
penalised three times of the minimum salary or as specified by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board of
Indian System Medicine or by the Commission from time to time for each month of the delayed period.
(4) The period of delay in appointment of Teaching staff shall not be more than three months and such delay shall be
treated as non-appointment of Teaching staff.
37. Official Duty.- (1) The Institutes shall depute the staff on official duty in the following conditions, namely:-
(a) in case of official assignments by the Commission or its Autonomous Boards; and
(b) in case, the Commission conducting any training programs or capacity building programs or any other such
programs, and if indicated to depute the staff for such programs.
(2) Official duty leave shall be sanctioned for the days specified along with the days of travelling and to bear the
travelling, boarding and lodging expenses by the Institutes.
CHAPTER IV
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL STANDARDS FOR AN ATTACHED TEACHING HOSPITAL
38. General conditions for attached teaching hospital. -(1) The attached teaching hospital shall fulfil all the
statutory requirements of the concerned State, Union territory or local authority to establish and run the hospital and
submit updated copies of such permission or clearance to the Medical Assessment and Rating Board of Indian System
Medicine from time to time.
(2) The attached teaching hospital shall be easily accessible to patients and there shall be provision for free vehicular
movement including ambulance.
(3) All entries and exits of the hospital shall be clearly demarcated and displayed appropriately.
(4) There shall be proper and adequate parking facilities.
(5) The entire hospital, including all entrances and exits shall be wide and barrier-free for easy movement to non-
ambulant (wheel-chair, stretcher), semi-ambulant, visually impaired and elderly persons.
(6) All the corridors of the hospital should have minimum width of ten feet and to ensure easy movement of
stretcher.
(7) The availability of stair case or escalators or lifts, ramp connecting to all floors shall be mandatory. The ramp
also must be at least eight feet width with properly curved turning points to facilitate free movement of stretcher.
(8) There shall be disabled-friendly toilets for males and females separately. All the doors of toilets and bath rooms
are to be open able to outside, to rescue the patients in case of any emergencies.
(9) There shall be a centralised announcement system connected to entire hospital for emergency announcements
and alerts.
(10) The entire hospital shall have been connected telephonically and each and every unit shall have intercom facility.
(11) The entire hospital shall have proper fire safety and fire extinguishing system and required essentiality certificate
or no objection certificate from the concerned authority.
(12) The disaster prevention as well as disaster management measures should be in place.
(13) Drinking water (hot and cold) facility, adequate number of toilets separately for male and female (separately for
patients, hospital staff, medical students and interns, doctors and consultants) shall be made available at
appropriate places of hospital.
(14) The entire hospital should have clear signage in at least two languages including one in local language and with
appropriate pictorial display.
(15) Trained security shall be deployed at appropriate places for the hours as required.
(16) The patient’s rights and responsibilities as well as legal aspects of attacking on medical professionals on duty
shall be displayed at prominent places.
39. Reception and registration zone. -(1) This zone includes Reception and Enquiry Counter, Registration and
Billing Counter, Medical Record Room and Entrance Lobby. The minimum area required for each unit of the zone
shall be as provided in Schedules XVI and XX.
(2) The standards and norms for Reception and Enquiry shall be following, namely: -
(a) at prominent place at the entrance of the hospital;
(b) the receptionist must be preferably multi-lingual and well versed with all the services of the hospital,
departments or specialty-wise consultants and their days of out-patient departments, timings of availability
of consultants and the like;
(c) to attend enquiries of both physical and telephonic;
(d) the counter is connected with computer with updated information of hospital services and telephone
connection with call transfer facility to any intercom of the hospital;
(e) to provide accommodation to Public Relation Officers, if any; and
(f) a suggestion box, complaint box or feedback box shall be provided in this area.
(3) There shall be an adequate number of registration counters for central registration of new patients or clients,
renewal of registration of old patients or clients, In-Patient admission, billing and payments.
(4) There shall be computerised central registration system that shall be linked or aligned to facilitate real time data
transfer to central server of the Commission.
(5) The patient registration platform or hospital information management system, shall be compatible with
Ayushman Bharat Health Account, health professional registry, Health facility registry and Unique Health
Identification Number.
(6) The authentication of the patients shall be made through the Ayushman Bharat Health Account.
(7) If the Commission recommends any Hospital Information Management System, it is mandatory to migrate to the
recommended software.
(8) The Hospital Information Management Software is to be aligned with the National Ayush Morbidity and
Standardised Terminologies Electronic portal developed by Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences.
(9) All medical records belonging to Out Patient Department and In Patient Department shall be maintained by the
hospital. In case of fully computerised hospitals, maintenance of physical records is not required and a small
medical record room is sufficient to store important documents.
(10) If the hospitals not fully computerised shall maintain all medical records in physical form and there shall be a
medical record technician to maintain medical records.
(11) The Department of Swasthavritta shall analyse the hospital data from epidemiological point of view.
(12) The Entrance Lobby and Circulation Area shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) to provide adequate circulation area for free movement of medical, paramedical, supportive staff, patients,
attendants and the like coming in and going out from the hospital;
(b) to provide adequate seating arrangement at the entrance lobby; and
(c) to provide wheelchairs and stretchers.
40. Out Patient Department Zone.-(1) This zone shall be comprising of screening Out Patient Department,
departmental Out Patient Departments and their associated units if any, speciality Out Patient Departments, online
consultation facility, office of Out Patient Department Zone in-charge, drug store or pharmacy or dispensary, patient
waiting area, an area for breast feeding, store, drinking water facility, separate male and female toilets for patient and
staff and the like.
(2) The minimum norms and standards required for various units of OPD zone shall be as provided under the
Schedules XVII and XX.
(3) An ideal Out Patient Department consultation room unless specified, shall have adequate space and furniture,
preferably two chambers of interconnected, one for preliminary consultation by Interns and other for consultation
by consultants.
Explanation.-This system provides enough opportunity for interns to take detailed history, experiencing clinical
examination and the like. This system also minimises the waiting time of patient and also increases patient
satisfaction as there is scope for detailed history and examination.
(4) Every Out Patient Department shall be equipped with examination table with step, X-ray view box, wash basin,
mirror, common diagnostic kit (stethoscope, torch light, measuring tape, skin marking pencil, knee hammer,
tongue depressor, Non-contact Thermometer preferably non-contact digital Non-contact Thermometer, non-
mercurial sphygmomanometer) and others as specified by respective departmental or speciality Out Patient
Departments.
(5) The screening of Out Patient Department shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) all the newly registered patients (except patients of emergency) screened as per the Institutional screening
criteria and directed to respective Out Patient Department for consultation;
(b) the screening system facilitates patient consultation by right specialist and avoids unnecessary confusion,
delay or wrong consultations;
(c) screening carried out by the trained person in case of colleges under establishment and by interns in case of
fully established colleges;
(d) screening criteria developed by each Ayurveda Institution or college in accordance with departmental Out
Patient Departments and specialty Out Patient Departments if any and implemented after proper orientation
and training for the concerned;
(e) record, chief complaints, height weight, body mass index, blood pressure, temperature, Naadi recording by
Naadi recording equipment and any other basic parameters if required at the screening Out Patient
Department;
(f) made available adequate number of screening counters in accordance with the patient flow;
(g) provide each screening counter, computer linked with hospital information management software and other
equipment as provided in Schedule XVIII;
(h) token system for Out Patient Department consultation;
(i) to provide opportunity for first and second professional students for early clinical exposure accordingly
adequate seating arrangement;
(j) function independently under the administrative control of Resident Medical Officer orDeputy Medical
Superintendent or the designated authority;
(6) The Atyaika Chikitsa (Emergency OPD) shall provide the following facilities, namely:-
(a) function under the department of Kayachikitsa and utilised services of other departments, if required;
(b) to be appoint Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery qualified doctor if required to fulfil the state
rules related to clinical practice;
(c) the emergency Out Patient Department function twenty-four hours and no holiday for emergency Unit;
(d) resident medical officer or Emergency medical officer or General duty medical officer posted round the
clock to attend the emergency and the specialty consultants on call, if required;
(e) easily accessible for non-ambulant, semi ambulant, visually disabled and elderly people for emergency care;
(f) observation beds: -
Provided that these observational beds shall not be counted as Patient beds;
(g) equipped with instruments and equipment as provided in Schedule XIX and XX;
(7) Swasthya Rakshana (Preventive Care and Lifestyle Management) OPD shall perform the following functions,
namely:-
(a) it caters the needs of healthy people in terms of preventive and promotive health care;
(b) ayurveda based Swasthya Card through which Prakriti or Saara based lifestyle modification, customised
dinacharya, advice of seasonal shodhana, occupational health issues, diet, exercise, yoga and the like are to
be promoted;
(c) not to entertain any patients for prescribing medicines and treatment procedures;
(d) patients belonging to any other department may get referred or consult this OPD for consultations on
preventive or promotive healthcare, lifestyle and diet regulations, exercise, yoga and the like;
(e) the services of the consultants of this OPD may be utilised in IPD to provide advice in respect of diet and
lifestyle management, preventive and promotive healthcare measures, and the like;
(f) administer Ayurveda prophylaxis in case of seasonal or epidemic outbreaks;
(g) cubicles for counselling purpose; and
(h) undertake health check-up of Institutional employees periodically and advice accordingly preventive or
lifestyle modifications.
(8) The Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine) Out Patient Department shall function under the department of
Kayachikitsa. All patients with complaints in general and as per the Institutional screening criteria may consult
this Out Patient Department.
(9) Panchakarma (Therapeutic Procedural Management) Out Patient Department shall function under the department
of Panchakarma. A patient may also consult directly for treatment to this department. The consultants of other
Out Patient Department may refer patients for Panchakarma procedures to this department. In case of referral, it
is expected from Panchakarma consultants to work in coordination with the consultant who referred the case to
Panchakarma department.
Explanation.-Panchakarma consultants may not have expertise in each and every speciality and at the same time
other speciality consultants may not be experts in administering all Panchakarma procedures and in the interest
of patients, coordination between both consultants is must. Consultants other than Panchakarma may only
recommend the procedure and medicaments, however, Panchakarma consultants are the authority in deciding
suitability or fitness for procedure (yogya ayogya and the like) and mode of administration of procedures.
(10) Shalya Chikitsa (Surgical Management) Out Patient Department shall function under the department of Shalya
Tantra. This Out Patient Department shall have attached minor procedural room for clinical examination,
changing of ksharasutra and to carry out Out Patient Department level minor surgical procedures.
(11) Shalakya-Netra (Ophthalmology) Out Patient Department shall function under the department of Shalakya
Tantra. All patients having complaints related to eye, irrespective of age and sex and as per Institutional
screening criteria consult this Out Patient Department.
(12) Shalakya– Karna, Naasa and Mukha (Oto-rhino-laryngology) Out Patient Department shall function under the
department of Shalakya Tantra. All patients with complaints related to ear, nose, oral cavity and throat and as per
the Institutional screening criteria consult this Out Patient Department.
Note: There shall be dedicated consultants for each of above two Shalakya Out Patient Department. Same
consultant few days in Netra Out Patient Department and few days in Karna, Naasa and Mukha Out Patient
Department shall not be allowed.
(13) Prasuti and Streeroga (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) Out Patient Department shall function under the department
of Prasuti and Streeroga. This OPD shall have attached examination room and toilet facility. All patients of
antenatal, post-natal, gynaecological problems and as per Institutional screening criteria consult this Out Patient
Department.
Note: In case if there are two Out Patient Departments under this department, one OPD for Prasuti and one Out
Patient Department for Streeroga and there shall be two examination rooms separately for each Out Patient
Department. There shall be dedicated consultants for each of above two Out Patient Departments. Same
consultant few days in Prasuti Out Patient Department and few days in Streeroga Out Patient Department shall
not be allowed.
(14) Kaumarabhritya (Pediatrics) Out Patient Department shall function under the department of Kaumarabhritya.
(a) paediatric patients (up to the age of eighteen years) with all general complaints and as per Institutional
screening criteria may consult this Out Patient Department.
(b) there shall be adequate facility for immunisation and swarnaprashan.
(15) Visha Chikitsa (Poison and Bite Management) Out Patient Department shall function under the department of
Agadatantra. Patients with poisonous conditions such as poisonous bite, sting and the like and their
complications, dushivisha, garavisha, drug induced toxicity and the like and as per the institutional screening
criteria consult this Out Patient Department.
(16) Speciality Clinics or OPDs, the norms and procedure for specialty clinics shall be the following, namely:-
(a) any faculty member belonging to the departments of Samhita Siddhanta, Rachana Sharira, Kriya Sharira,
Dravyaguna, Rasashastra and Bhaishajyakalpana, Roganidana, if interested in offering clinical services,
such faculty members may be given speciality Out Patient Department as per their expertise gained through
special training or attending speciality hospitals and the like;
(b) any Ayurveda faculty member from the departments of Kayachikitsa, Panchakarma, Shalya Chikitsa,
Shalakya Chikitsa, Prasuti and Streeroga, Kaumarabhritya, Swasthavritta and Agadatantra, if interested in
offering speciality clinical services, may be provided speciality Out Patient Department as per their
expertise gained through special training or attending speciality hospitals and the like. The consultants may
consult either in speciality Out Patient Department or in departmental Out Patient Department
(c) speciality Out Patient Department shall be in the name of the disease or a therapeutic (medical or surgical)
procedure;
(d) these speciality clinics shall be operational under any one of the departments, that is Kayachikitsa,
Panchakarma, Shalya Chikitsa, Shalakya Chikitsa, Prasuti and Streeroga, Kaumarabhritya, Swasthavritta
And Agadatantra in accordance to clinical relevance and the respective head of the department shall be the
administrative head for that speciality Out Patient Department.
(e) specialty clinics are over and above the minimum requirement. It shall not be accounted under minimum area
requirement of the hospital.
(17) The Institute shall have to provide online consultation facility through teleconsultation platforms and this Out
Patient Department shall be under the administrative control In-charge of Out Patient Department, availability of
specialist consultants along with timings for teleconsultation shall be displayed on teleconsultation platforms and
Institutional website.
41. Norms, procedure and standard of the drug stores and dispensary.-(1) A person having qualification of
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery or Bachelor of Pharmacy Ayurveda or Master of Pharmacy
Ayurveda shall be the in-charge of drug stores and dispensary. The drug store and dispensary shall be
computerised.
(2) There shall be hospital formulary duly approved by the Drug Procurement or Purchase Committee. The Drug
Procurement or Purchase Committee comprising of Heads of all clinical departments shall meet at least once in
three months and refresh the formulary as required.
(3) The medicines are to be procured from Good Manufacturing Practices certified pharmacies only. Medicines
prepared for demonstration purpose or by students as part of practical shall not be dispensed to patients (as such
medicines are not prepared under Good Manufacturing Practices and not subjected to quality control standards).
(4) A qualified or trained pharmacists shall dispense the medicines. There shall be adequate arrangement for
weighing and mixing of powders and proper record of removal of expiry medicines shall be maintained.
(5) Adequate seating arrangement for drug store in-charge, interns and students of Rasashastra and
Bhaishajyakalpana for practical exposure shall be provided.
(6) The minimum norms and standards required for drug stores and dispensary shall be as provided in
SchedulesXVII and XX.
42. Theminimum attendance of patients in Out Patient Department.- The ratio of students with out-patient
department attendance shall be 1:2, and the minimum per-day average number of patients in OPD shall be provided in
the Table-7 below:
Table-7
Minimum Essential Requirement of OPD Patients Attendance
+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Student Intake Capacity per | Minimum average number of patients per day |
| Number | year | in OPD (student and patient ratio 1:2) |
+=============+=============================+==============================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Sixty | 120 |
+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Hundred | 200 |
+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| 3. | One hundred and fifty | 300 |
+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Two hundred | 400 |
+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| 5. | Note: The Out Patient | The Out Patient Department patient attendance|
| | Department patient | for one year (twelve months) shall be |
| | attendance for one year | calculated for three hundred days. |
| | (twelve months) shall be | |
| | calculated for three hundred| |
| | days. | |
+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
43. Diagnostic Zone. -(1) The diagnostic zone shall be comprising of clinical laboratory, imaging section, other
diagnostics like Electrocardiogram, any other instrument useful in primary and secondary health care.
(2) The minimum norms and standards required for diagnostic zone shall be as provided in Schedules XX and
XXI.
(3) This zone shall function under the department of Roganidana. The head of the department of Roganidana or
faculty member of Roganidana authorised by the hospital shall be the administrative head of the diagnostic zone.
(4) A post graduate in Roganidana and Vikritivigyana is the authorised signatory of diagnostic test reports with
Ayurvedic interpretation and Pathologist Radiologist, Sonologist, Microbiologist and the like may be appointed
on part time basis as required.
(5) This zone shall have a patient waiting area with adequate seating arrangements, an area for sample collection and
processing, a counter for the issue of reports and payments, an office for the diagnostic zone in-charge, a store
and toilets for male and female patients separately.
(6) There shall be a biomedical waste management system as per Government’s standards.
(7) The clinical laboratory shall be well equipped with separate sections for pathology, haematology, biochemistry,
immunology, microbiology and the like.
(8) The imaging section shall contain X-ray (preferably digital), ultra-sonography and Doppler. In case of digital X-
ray no need of dark room. Radiology section shall be as per the standards laid down by the Atomic Energy
Regulatory Board.
(9) Imaging section shall contain dress changing room, seating arrangement for radiology staff.
(10) There shall be proper display of mandatory information related to the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic
Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994).
(11) A separate section for other diagnostics like Electrocardiogram and the like shall be provided.
44. In-patients Department Zone. -(1) This shall accommodate in-patients beds distributed under various
departments for admitting and treating the patients and to provide clinical training to the students.
(2) There shall be department wise wards having in-patient beds not less than the number of beds as provided in the
Table-8below for respective departments.
Table-8
Minimum Essential requirement of in-patients beds (department wise)
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Serial | In-patients Department | % of beds | Minimum number of in-patient beds required |
| Number | | allotted | (intake capacity wise) |
| | | |---------------------+----------+----------+
| | | | 60 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+=============+===========================+============+=====================+==========+==========+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | Medical in-patients section| | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 1. | Kayachikitsa Ward | 20 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
| | beds of atyayikachikitsa | | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 2. | Panchakarma Ward | 25 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 50 |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 3. | Kaumarabhritya Ward | 10 | 06 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 4. | Visha Chikitsa Ward | 05 | 03 | 05 | 08 | 10 |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | Sub total | 60 | 36 | 60 | 90 | 120 |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | Surgical in-patients section| | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 1. | Shalya Ward | 20 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 2. | Shalakya Ward | 10 | 06 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 3. | Prasuti and Streeroga Ward| 10 | 06 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | Sub total | 40 | 24 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | Grand total | 100 | 60 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+-------------+---------------------------+------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
(3) A clear demarcation between male and female beds, separate toilets shall be provided for male and female
patients and their attendants. Hot and cold water for drinking as well as in toilets are to be provided in all in-
patients wards. There shall be designated area with suitable furniture for visitors of in-patients.
(4) Each ward shall have nursing counter or station are nursing counter or station for each thirty beds along with
medicine storage, seating arrangement for interns, designated places for trolleys, biomedical waste management,
area for clean and dirty utility, accommodation for night duty nursing staff, interns on night duty and night duty
doctor or consultant.
(5) An emergency nurse call bell arrangement shall be provided at appropriate places of general ward and at every
bed of special, semi-deluxe, deluxe and the like wards.
(6) There shall be cloth washing and drying facility or laundry facility for in-patients.
(7) Each ward shall have attached procedural room and preparation room to perform ward procedures.
(8) The ratio of students to the number of beds, and in-patient department bed occupancy shall be 1:1 and sixty per
cent. respectively, as provided in the Table-9 below.
Table-9
Minimum Requirement of Beds and Bed Occupancy
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Students intake Capacity | Minimum number of beds in in-patient | Minimum per day average number of patients |
| per year | department on 1:1 student-bed ratio | in in-patient department during last one |
| | | calendar year (365 days) (sixty per cent. |
| | | bed occupancy) |
+==========================+=============================================+==============================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Sixty | 60 beds | 36 |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Hundred | 100 beds | 60 |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| One hundred and fifty | 150 beds | 90 |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Two hundred | 200 beds | 120 |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
(9) The bed occupied by a patient at midnight shall be counted as one bed day occupied and if a patient is discharged
before mid-night or admitted on day care, that shall be counted as 0.5 bed day occupied. To calculate bed
occupancy following formula shall be applicable:
Number of bed days occupied
X 100
Number of beds x Number of days
(10) For administrative purpose the departmental in-patients wards may be grouped and maintained as provided
hereunder.
(11) The medical in-patients section wards of Kayachikitsa, Panchakarma, Kaumarabhritya and Vishachikitsa may be
grouped and maintained under the medical in-patients section. The Minimum number of beds department wise
and the area required for various wards of in-patient zone shall be as provided in Schedule XXII.
(12) The surgical in-patients section beds belonging to departments of Shalya, Shalakya and Prasuti and Streeroga
may be grouped under surgical wards. Clear demarcation between septic beds and aseptic beds, obstetric beds
and gynae beds is to be provided to avoid cross infection. The minimum number of beds department wise and the
area required for various wards of in-patient zone shall be as provided in Schedule XXII.
Explanation I.-Each department may require specialised arrangement for administering ward procedures. To
facilitate such arrangement, all in-patientsbeds of that department shall be at one place.
Explanation II.-The hospitals may have to maintain general, semi-special, special, deluxe and the like type of in-
patientsaccommodation to suit to different category of patients or subjects. It is in practice that many hospitals have
common in-patientswards like general ward, semi-special ward, special ward, deluxe ward and the like, wherein
consultants of any department may admit their patients in any ward as per the preference of the patients. In such case
administering the specialised ward procedures will be difficult. If, all category of beds that is general, semi-special,
special, deluxe and the like are available for each department at one place, in such case the specialised ward
procedures are administered conveniently and efficiently.
Explanation III.-As the allocated in-patients beds for each department is very small in number, it is difficult to
provide all category of in-patientsaccommodation like general, semi-special, special and the like for each
department. The allocated in-patients beds for Vishachikitsa is five for hundred intake capacity, providing different
category beds out of five beds is not possible.
Explanation IV.-To overcome the issue and in order to provide all allocated beds of that particular department at one
place and to make available all category of beds to each department, in-patientswards are grouped depending on the
nature of therapies that is the departments offering medical management (Kayachikitsa, Panchakarma,
Kaumarabhritya and Visha Chikitsa) are grouped under medical in-patients section and the departments offering
surgical management (Shalya, Shalakya, Prasuti and Streeroga) are grouped under surgical in-patients section.
Explanation V.-This type of grouping of departmental wards may help in aggregation of in-patients beds to
sufficient number so that all the allocated beds of that particular department will be at one place and at the same time
all category of beds are also available for each department. The attached ward procedural room helps in providing
specialised ward procedures as per the need of that particular department.
Illustration.- In case of hundred intake capacity, out of hundred in-patients beds sixty beds will be under medical in-
patients section. These sixty beds may be mixed of general, semi-special, special and the like category. The
consultants belonging to departments falling under this section may admit in any category as per the choice of
patients but within the total number of allotted beds to that particular department. As these wards have attached
procedural room with suitable equipment appropriate care is conveniently and efficiently be administered.
Explanation VI.-This also minimises the duplication of equipment and human resource and facilitates the
departments to offer speciality wise services to patients conveniently, efficiently, effectively and economically.
45. Department wise in-patients wards.- (1) The Minimum norms and standards of department wise in-patients
wards shall be as provided in Schedules XX and XXIII and their functions are as under, namely:-
(a) (i) the Kayachikitsa ward shall be under the department of Kayachikitsa;
(ii) the consultants of Kayachikitsa and the consultants of speciality clinics, if any under this department, shall
be the authorised consultants to admit the patients in this ward;
(iii) the head of the department of Kayachikitsa shall be the administrative head of the Kayachikitsa ward and
Intensive Care Unit;
(b) (i) Atyayikachikitsa ward (Intensive Care Unit) shall have fully air-conditioned, easy to access for emergency
patients, there shall be oxygen outlets, vacuum outlet, compressed air outlets at each ICU bed sufficient
electrical points with suitable capacity shall be available at every Intensive Care Unit bed;
(ii) there shall be nursing counter with necessary facilities inside Intensive Care Unit; ;
(iii) the minimum norms and standards for Intensive Care Unit shall be as provided in Schedules XIX and
XXII;
(c) (i) The Panchakarma ward shall be under the department of Panchakarma;
(ii) the consultants of Panchakarma and the consultants of speciality clinics, if any under this department shall be
the authorised consultants to admit the patients in this ward;
(iii) the consultants of Swasthavritta and the consultants of speciality clinics, if any under the department of
Swasthavritta may also admit their clients (healthy individuals) in this ward, for the purpose of ritu sodhana or
rejuvenation;
(iv) the head of the department of Panchakarma shall be the administrative head of the Panchkarma ward;
(d) (i) the Shalya ward shall be under the department of Shalya Tantra;
(ii) the consultants of Shalya Tantra and the consultants of speciality clinics, if any under this department shall
be the authorised consultants to admit the patients in this ward;
(iii) the head of the department of Shalya Tantra shall be the administrative head of the Shalya ward.
(e) (i) the Shalakya ward shall be under the department of Shalakya Tantra;
(ii) the consultants of Shalakya Tantra and the consultants of speciality clinics, if any under this department shall
be the authorised consultants to admit the patients in this ward;
(iii) the head of the department of Shalakya Tantra shall be the administrative head of the Shalakya ward;
(f) (i) the Prasuti and Streeroga wards hall be under the department of Prasuti and Streeroga;
(ii) the consultants of Prasuti and Streeroga and the consultants of speciality clinics, if any under this department
shall be the authorised consultants to admit the patients in this ward;
(iii) the head of the department of Prasuti and Streeroga shall be the administrative head of the Prasuti and
Streeroga ward;
(iv) the new born babies are to be admitted in Kaumarabhritya ward and taken care by Kaumarabhritya
consultants;
(g) (i) the Kaumarabhritya ward shall be under the department of Kaumarabhritya;
(ii) the consultants of Kaumarabhritya and the consultants of speciality clinics, if any under this department shall
be the authorised consultants to admit the patients in this ward;
(iii) the head of the department of Kaumarabhritya shall be the administrative head of the Kaumarabhritya ward;
(h) (i) the Visha Chikitsa Ward shall be under the department of Agadatantra;
(ii) the consultants of Agadatantra and the consultants of speciality clinics, if any under this department shall be
the authorised consultants to admit the patients in this ward;
(iii) the head of the department of Agadatantra shall be the administrative head of this ward; and
(i) the consultants of swasthavritta and the consultants of speciality clinics if any under Swasthavritta shall
administer ritu sodhana or other rejuvenation or health promotional therapies in collaboration with Panchakarma
department. No separate beds are allocated.
46. Clinical Classrooms. -(1) There shall be clinical classrooms attached to in-patients wards.
(2) All the clinical classrooms shall be equipped with Information Communications Technology.
(3) At least one clinical classroom shall be equipped with interactive Closed-Circuit-Television connected to
operation theatre for live demonstration of surgical procedures.
(4) The clinical classrooms shall have the capacity to accommodate a clinical batch size or minimum thirty
students for conducting of clinical classes or bedside clinics;
(5) Each clinical classroom shall have examination table, X-ray view box, common diagnostic tools such as
stethoscope, non-mercurial Sphygmomanometer, non-contact thermometer, torch light, tongue depressor,
measuring tape, skin marking pencil, knee hammer and the like.
47. Procedural Management Zone.-(1) The Procedural Management Zone shall be comprising of Panchakarma
Therapy Section, Operation Theatre Section, Anushastra Karma Section, Labour Room, Prasuti and Streeroga
Procedural Room, Kriyakalpa Section and any other therapy sections shall as provided by the Commission from time
to time. The minimum norms and standards required for various sections under this zone shall be as provided in
Schedule XX and XXIV and other norms and standards are as under, namely:-
(a) (i) Panchakarma Therapy Section shall be comprising of reception, waiting, consultation room, preparation room,
store, therapy rooms, therapists room separate for males and females, adequate provision for waste management;
(ii) this section has common facility for both out patient department and in-patient department;
(iii) this section shall be under Panchakarma department and under the administrative control of head of the
department of Panchakarma or designated faculty of Panchakarma department or exclusively appointed
Panchakarma specialist;
(iv) there shall be adequate waiting area with proper seating arrangement and drinking water facility (hot and
cold);
(v) the reception counter shall preferably be computerised with hospital information management system, the
receptionist shall be well versed with Panchakarma terminologies and the counter is to be provided with the day
wise schedule of therapies, appointments if any, details of the Panchakarma therapists of that particular day, details
of Panchakarma consultants on duty and the like information;
(vi) the consultation room with adequate seating for Panchakarma consultant and interns equipped with
examination table and common diagnostic tools such as X-ray view box, Electrocardiogram recording facility,
sphygmomanometer (non-mercury), clinical thermometer (non-contact), stethoscope, measuring tape, weighing
scale, knee hammer, torch light and the like;
(vii) every patient or client must undergo consultation to ensure fitness before and after undergoing Panchakarma
procedures;
(viii) Panchakarma bheshajagara or medicine preparation room with adequate storage (including refrigerator) and
area for medicine preparation and required equipment for medicine preparation is to be made available. There shall
be arrangement for supply of fresh drugs, cooking and heating facility, water filter for clean water, exhaust or
electric chimney.
(ix) there shall be issue counter to issue medications for administration to avoid frequent movement of people into
preparation room.
(x) there shall be specified area for clean and dirty utility and separate washing area with hot water supply for
cleaning of used items;
(xi) there shall be designated place and mechanism for biomedical waste management;
(xii) the Panchakarma therapy rooms shall be adequate space and privacy for dress changing and attached toilets.
Adequate privacy shall be provided to patients undergoing Panchakarma therapy.
(xiii) Every therapy room shall be fully equipped, so that all Panchakarma procedures may be administered in
every therapy room. At least one therapy room shall be equipped for Kaumara Panchakarma and the therapies in
the Kaumara Panchakarma therapy room shall be under the supervision of Kaumarabhritya consultants;
Explanation.-Specifying and labelling therapy room as virechanakaksha, vamanakaksha, snehanakaksha,
swedanakaksha and the like, restrict the administration of multiple procedures and the patient has to be shifted
from one therapy room to other for each procedure and after Panchakarma procedures to wash rooms. This type
of arrangement is time consuming, inconvenient and affects privacy of the patients. If a patient has to undergo
abhyanga and sweda then the patient need to undergo abhyanga in snehana kaksha and sweda in swedana
kaksha and then to wash room for bath. To avoid such inconvenience, each therapy room shall be equipped so
that all the therapies can be administered in same therapy room. Ideally the therapy rooms are to be labelled with
numbers.
(xiv) cubicles for administering snehapaana and for counselling of patients shall be provided. Each cubicle shall be
equipped with seating arrangement for patient and Panchakarma specialist or junior doctor, wash basin with water
connection, diagnostic tools such as stethoscope, sphygmomanometer (non-mercury), clinical thermometer (non-
contact) and the like;
(xv) the Rakthamokshana procedure shall be conducted in anushastra karma unit under aseptic conditions;
Explanation.- Rakthamokshana is one of the Panchakarma procedure and is also part of anushastra karma. It is
better performed in anushastra karma section under aseptic conditions. Duplication may be avoided by
Panchakarma department and in such case, there shall be Institutional mechanism for using the facility by both
the departments in coordination. In case, if Panchakarma department want to retain the facility, it shall be
established separately with appropriate aseptic measures. Raktmokshana shall not be carried out in regular
Pachakarma therapy rooms.
(xvi) the Panchakarma therapists shall be trained thoroughly and undergo periodical health check-up to rule out
any contagious diseases to avoid cross infection. There shall be room for therapists separately for male and female
with personal lockers or dedicated compartment of pigeon whole almirah, adequate seating arrangement and
attached toilets separately for male and female therapists;
(xvii) Panchakarma store with adequate space including refrigeration storage for storing of various consumables,
medicines and equipment shall be provided;
(xviii) emergency medicine kit shall also be made available at prominent place and the drugs are to be periodically
replaced to avoid expiry of medicines; and
(xix) the norms and standards of Panchakarma therapy section shall be as provided in Schedule XX, XXIV and
XXV.
(b) (i) the Operation Theatre Section shall be comprising of minor Operation Theatre for ano-rectal and other minor
procedures and Major General Operation Theatre for all major surgeries;
(ii) this is common facility for all surgical departments namely Shalya, Shalakya and Prasuti-Streeroga;
(iii) a suitable mechanism shall be established for the usage of facility by user departments;
(iv) the minimum norms and standards of various units of operation theatre section shall be as specified in
Schedule XXVI;
(v) in case of two major operation theatres one operation theatre shall be for shalya and prastuti-streeroga and the
other for shalakya tantra ;
(vi) major general operation theatre shall contain waiting room for patients, pre-anaesthetic or preparation room,
operation theatre, post-operative recovery room, soiled linen room, nurses rooms, surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s
room (separate for male and female), Assistant's room, store room, washing room for surgeons and Assistants and
students washing up and dressing up room, scrub room and the like;
(vii) though uttarabasti-intravesicle (male and female) is part of Panchakarma and uttarabsti-intrauterine is part of
Prasuti and streeroga department, the procedures shall be performed in Operation Theatre under aseptic conditions.
In case, if Panchakarma department want to retain, then the Panchakarma department shall have to develop
separate theatre with required facilities to conduct the procedure under aseptic conditions;
(viii) ideally ksharasutra preparation comes under the department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajyakalpana. If,
department of Shalya Tantra want to retain the preparation of ksharasutra, then there shall be separate room for its
preparation: provided that, preparation of ksharasutra in Operation Theatre shall be strictly avoided.
(c) the Anushastra Karma Section shall be under the administrative control of head of the department of shalya or as
designated by the hospital authority. This facility is common for both outpatient department and in-patient
department. This section includes pain management unit, raktamokshna unit, ksharakarma unit, agnikarma unit
and the like. The minimum equipment and instruments required for this section shall be as provided in Schedule
XXVII.
(d) (i) Labour Room shall be under the department of Prasuti and Streeroga;
(ii) there shall be waiting room for patients, preparation room, labour room, post-partum recovery room and new
born care corner and the like; and
(iii) the minimum norms and standards for labour room shall be as provided in Schedule XXVIII;
(e) (i) Prasuti and Streeroga Procedural Room shall be under the department of Prasuti and Streeroga. This is the
common facility for both outpatient department and in-patient department;
(ii) the head of the department of Prasuti and Streeroga shall be the administrative head of this unit;
(iii) adequate space and facility to perform the procedures like yoni pichu, yoni dhavana, yoni purana, yoni
dhupana and the like shall be made available at appropriate place.
(f) (i) garbhasanskara facility shall be under the administrative control of head of the department of Prasuti and
Streeroga; and
(ii) there shall be room attached with cubicles with audio visual facility for administering various components of
Garbhasanskara such as Yoga, Music therapy, Mantra therapy and the like.
(g) the norms and standards of neonatal intensive care unit shall be as provided in Schedule XXIX.
(h) (i) the kriyakalpa section shall have the reception, waiting room, preparation room, store room, therapy sections or
rooms or cubicles, therapists’ room, waste management provision;
(ii) this is common facility for both outpatient department and in-patient department;
(iii) this section shall function under the administrative control of head of the department of Shalakya or any
designated faculty member of Shalakya;
(iv) there shall be a pantry for preparation of medicines, and hygienically maintained cubicles or compartments for
conducting procedures;
(v) the therapists shall be trained properly and undergo periodical health check-up for any contagious diseases;
(vi) there shall be proper biomedical waste management system;
(vii) specialised procedures related to eye, ear, nose and throat are to be performed in kriyakalpa section. Other
common procedures are to be performed in Panchakarma therapy section;
(viii) the minimum norms and standards for Kriyakalpa section shall be as provided in Schedule XX and XXIV.
(i) (i) physiotherapy section facility shall be common for both out patient department and in-patient department;
(ii) physiotherapist shall be the administrative head of this unit;
(iii) there shall be adequate space (individual therapy cubicles or sections are recommended) and equipment for
administering physiotherapies; and
(iv) the minimum norms and standards for physiotherapy section shall be as provided in Schedule XX, XXIV, and
XXX.
(j) (i) yoga Section shall be under the department of swasthavritta;
(ii) yoga demonstrator shall be the in-charge and the head of the department of Swasthavritta;
(iii) adequate space, with proper ventilation, equipped with audio visual aids and enough yoga mats shall be made
available for yoga demonstration and training to healthy individuals as well as to patients;
(iv) the consultants of Swasthavritta shall prescribe therapeutic yogic procedures and the yoga demonstrator will
demonstrate the prescribed yoga, pranayama, kriya and the like;
(iv) the minimum norms and standards for yoga section shall be as specified in Schedules XX and XXIV.
(k) Quality Council of India Certified equipment and instruments shall be preferred to the extent of availability.
48.Composition and function of the Pharmacovigilance Cell.-(1)This cell shall function in accordance with the
Regional or National or Central Pharmacovigilance Cell.
(2) The Co-ordinator of the Cell shall be faculty member from Rasashastra and Bhaishajyakalpana and Dravyaguna.
(3) One faculty member from each department of Kayachikitsa, Shalya tantra, Shalakya tantra, Prasuti and
Streeroga, Kaumarabhritya, Panchakarma, Swathavritta and Agada tanra shall be the members.
(4) The cell members shall meet at least once in two months to identify adverse drug reactions and other related
issues to analyse and report to the Regional or National or Central Pharmacovigilance cell.
49. (1) The administrative zone shall be comprising of office of the Medical Director, Medical Superintendent, Deputy
Medical Superintendent, Administrator, Matron, Assistant Matron, Resident Medical officers, Office
Superintendent, Accountant and other office staff. There shall be waiting longue for visitors, attached toilets for
head of the Institute and toilets separately for male and female for other administrative staff and adequate pantry
facilities. The minimum required area for various units of this zone shall be as provided in Schedule XXXI of these
regulations.
(2) Doctors lounge with adequate seating and resting furniture, attached toilets along with recreational facility like
television, newspapers, magazines and refreshment facility like coffee vending machine and the like shall be
made available. Adequate privacy to female consultants shall be made available.
(3) There shall be a separate room for interns with individual lockers, adequate furniture and attached toilets,
recreational facility such as television, newspaper, magazines and the like.
(4) There shall be a separate room with adequate seating facilities and individual lockers or pigeon almirah
compartment for hospital staff with attached toilets.
(5) There shall be a meeting hall with well-equipped audio-visual facilities, online and offline conferencing systems,
to accommodate at least thirty members to participate in the meeting for conduction of hospital related meetings
and to conduct periodical clinical meetings of consultants of the hospital.
(6) There shall be a store with adequate and appropriate storage facility and the store maintains hospital related
items. The store shall be computerised and aligned with hospital information management software.
(7) The hospital shall have an established biometric attendance system as specified by the Commission from time to
time. All hospital staff and interns should mark their daily attendance in the specified biometric attendance
system. The attendance system shall be interfaced with the central server or central control system of the
Commission.
50. Services Zone.- The Services zone shall includes pathya-diet centre, canteen, mortuary, ambulance, biomedical
waste, house-keeping, laundry, security and the like. The minimum required area for various units of this zone shall be
as provided in Schedule XX and other standards and norms for various units of this zone are as under namely:-
(1) (a) A person having Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and surgery with three years experience or Master of
Science Ayurveda Dietetics shall be the in-charge of pathya-diet including instant medicine preparation section.
(b) there shall be trained cooks and multi-tasking workers;
(c) this section shall contain adequate space and necessary arrangement for storage (including refrigeration)
washing, cooking, packing, despatch, dining area (optional), seating arrangement and toilets for pathya-diet in-
charge, interns and other staff;
(d) indent for Pathya-diet including instant medicines like swarasa, Kashaya, ksheerapaka and the like is to be
raised by respective wards on suggestion or prescription by respective consultants and to be submitted to
pathya section;
(e) the indent shall contain name of Pathya-diet or instant medicine, quantity, time of supply, special instructions if
any such as serve warm, less spicy, with trikatu and the like details;
(f) there shall be a directory or electronic display of Standard Operating Procedures of preparations available for
ready reference;
(g) there shall be arrangements for supply of raw materials for swarasa, kalka, Kashaya with fresh herbs and the
like; and
(h) the cooks and other working staff must undergo periodical health check-up;
(2) (a) if the college and hospital are in the same campus a common canteen is sufficient or in case, if the hospital is
in separate campus, a separate canteen in hospital premises shall be made available; and
(b) The canteen shall have adequate seating capacity, separate sections for consultants including teaching staff,
interns and medical students, patients and their attendants.
(3) the colleges may have mortuary with cold storage or may have Memorandum of Understanding with the medical
establishments having mortuary facility;
(4) the colleges may have their own ambulance service for twenty-four hours a day or may have Memorandum of
Understanding with ambulance services;
(5) There shall be a Biomedical Waste Management system in the institute. The institute shall be bound to follow the
Biomedical Waste Management Rule, 2016, the Institute shall have its own biomedical waste disposal system or
may have a Memorandum of Understanding with the authorised biomedical waste management agencies;
(6) (a) the Laundry of the hospital linen shall satisfy two basic considerations, that is, cleanliness and disinfection;
(b) the hospital shall provide necessary facilities for washing, drying, pressing, storage of soiled and cleaned
linens. The physical facilities for housing the laundry equipment shall be provided in the campus; and
(c) the services may be outsourced with overall supervision of the Hospital administrator.
(7) (a) the Housekeeping services for college, hospital and other units of the Institutional campus shall be provided
with adequate house-keeping staff; and
(b) the house keeping staff may be on contract basis or outsourced through the registered outsourcing agencies.
(8) (a) there shall be an independent central sterilisation unit capable of taking the total working load of operation
theatres, casualty room, labour room, laboratories, out-patient department procedure rooms, in-patient
department ward procedure rooms and the like; and
(b) the central sterilisation unit shall have adequate equipment with separate ends for loading and unloading,
sterile racks, packaging machine, instruments cleaning machine, steriliser, autoclave, pass box and tray and
the like as required.
(9) (a) the Security services for campus, college, hospital and other units of the Institution shall be provided with
trained security personnel in adequate number;
(b) the security posts shall be provided at main entrance of the Institute (in case of two campuses each campus
shall be provided separately), all entrances and exits of the college and hospital, entrance of teaching
pharmacy, entrances of the hostels, library entrance and other areas as per the Institutional requirement; and
(c) the security services may be outsourced through registered security agencies.
(10) (a) there shall be a maintenance cell or college and the hospital, if the college and hospital are in one campus, a
common maintenance cell shall be sufficient and if not in the same campus separate maintenance cell is required
for hospital;
(b) maintenance cell shall take care of maintenance works related to civil, electrical, plumbing, carpentry,
mechanical, sanitary, water supply, waste management, drainage, air-conditioning, refrigeration equipment and
the like; and
(c) there shall be adequate space, equipment for maintenance and qualified manpower either appointed or
outsourced.
(11) (a) the fixed cylinders for pipe gas supply as well as portable cylinders shall be appropriately placed; and
(b) all the gas pipelines shall be periodically maintained with proper record. There shall be proper refilling or
replacement system to ensure safety and uninterrupted supply.
(12) (a) there shall be a photography and videography section with photography and audio-visual recording facility to
document typical or atypical clinical presentations and clinical success stories for academic and research
purpose; and
(b) this section shall be equipped with green backdrop, suitable lighting system, camera, video camera, audio
recording system along with audio-video editing facility.
51. Human Resources.- (1) Dean or Principal or Director as the case may be shall be designated as Medical Director
for the attached teaching hospital. All the attached teaching hospitals of the college shall be under the academic,
administrative and disciplinary control of the Dean or Principal or Director.
(2) (a) the Medical Superintendent shall be post-graduate in Kayachikitsa or Panchakarma or Shalya Tantra or
Shalakya Tantra or Prasuti-Streeroga or Kaumarabhritya or Agada tantra or Manasaroga and Rasayana-Vajikarana
with minimum ten years of professional experience in which at least three years of administrative experience as
Head of the Department or Deputy Medical Superintendent or vice Principal; or Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine
and Surgery graduate with Master of Business Administration in Hospital Administration with ten years of
experience as Deputy Medical Superintendent in Ayurveda hospitals or as Hospital Administrator or Human
Resource Manager in National Accreditation Board for Hospitals accredited Multi-speciality Hospital;
(b) the Medical Superintendent shall be a full-time regular staff either exclusively appointed or incumbent and shall
not be concurrently a teaching staff of any department; and
(c) the Medical Superintendent appointed or deputed from health services shall report and discharge his duties under
supervision of the Medical Director;
Explanation.-Clinical training is a crucial component of medical education and the teaching hospitals have to
play pivotal role in imparting clinical training to medical students. To provide effective clinical training
coordination and cooperation between clinical departments of college and hospital is essential in order to bring
coordination and cooperation between college and hospital. The Medical Director shall be the overall controlling
authority of the teaching hospital and Medical Superintendent shall discharge his duties under the supervision of
the Medical Director.
(3) (a) the Deputy Medical Superintendent shall be Post-graduate in Kayachikitsa or Panchakarma or Shalya Tantra or
Shalakya Tantra or Prasuti Tantra and Streeroga or Kaumarabhritya or Agada tantra, Manasaroga or Rasayana and
Vajikarana; or Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery with Master of Business Administration in Hospital
administration as Deputy Medical Superintendent;
(b) the Deputy Medical Superintendent shall not be concurrently the teaching staff of any department; and
(c) the Deputy Medical Superintendent appointed or deputed from health services shall report to the Medical
Director;
(4) (a) a candidate with Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management or Operations
management or Health Care Management shall be appointed as Administrator. The administrator shall discharge
his duties under the supervision of the Medical Superintendent; and
(b) administrator shall be the administrative head of the canteen, ambulance, bio medical waste management,
laundry, housekeeping, security, maintenance cell and the like;
(5) (a) resident medical officer or emergency medical officer or General duty medical officer shall be graduate in
Ayurveda (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) or Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery;
(b) the medical officer shall attend Out Patient Department duty in Atyayika (emergency Out Patient Department)
round the clock and also attend emergencies in labour theatre, In Patient Department wards;
(c) the medical officers shall execute the emergency management in consultation with respective speciality
consultation;
(d) the medical officers shall also perform night duties;
(6) a person having qualification of Bachelor of Physiotherapy or Master of Physiotherapy shall be appointed as
physiotherapist;
(7) a person having qualification in Bachelor of Science Nursing with ten years of experience or General Nursing with
twelve years of experience registered with Nursing Council or Ayurveda Nursing of duration not less than three
years awarded by a recognised University with ten years of experience in Ayurveda hospital shall be appointed as
Matron;
(8) a person having qualification in Bachelor of Science Nursing with five years of experience or General Nursing
with eight years of experience registered with Nursing Council or Ayurveda Nursing of duration not less than three
years awarded by a recognised University with five years of experience in Ayurveda hospital shall be appointed as
Assistant Matron;
(9) a person having qualification in Bachelor of Science Nursing or General Nursing registered with Nursing Council
or a person having degree or diploma in Ayurveda Nursing of duration not less than three years awarded by a
recognised University shall be appointed as nursing staff;
(10) a person having Diploma or Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology shall be appointed as Laboratory
Technician;
(11) a person having Diploma or Certificate in Ayurveda Pharmacy from a recognised Institution or twelfth standard
pass with training in Ayurveda Pharmacy or dispensary or drug store shall be appointed as Pharmacist;
(12) Modern Medical Specialist Consultant:- a person having post-graduate or specialist in the concerned speciality or
subject may be engaged as required on a full-time or part-time or contract basis to extend their services in the
concerned area or section or unit of the hospital; and
(13) The qualifications of hospital staff other than those on the above list shall be as per Schedule XX. Skilled
professionals trained by any of the skilling agency under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
shall be given preference in appointment.
CHAPTER V
TIMELINES TO COMPLY THE MINIMUM ESSENTIAL STANDARDS AS SPECIFIED IN
THESE REGULATIONS BY THE COLLEGES ESTABLISHED BEFORE NOTIFICATION OF
THESE REGULATIONS
52. The Medical Institutions fully established or under establishment before the publication of these regulations may
continue with same infrastructure, except for the infrastructural standards provided in said Table-10 which shall be
fulfilled as per the time line provided in Table. The time lines provided in the said Table are maximum and no
relaxation shall be provided thereafter.
53. The Medical Institutions permitted to establish before publication of these regulations may comply these
regulations ,-
(a) for the phases already established shall continue with same infrastructural standards and shall fulfil the specified
standards and the time lines provided in the Table-10; and
(b) the minimum essential standards for the phases to be developed shall be fulfilled as specified in these
regulations.
Table-10
Time Lines to Comply the Minimum Essential Standards as Specified in these Regulations by the
Colleges Established Before Notification of these Regulations
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Standard or Unit or Section or Facility | Time Line for Fulfilling Minimum |
| Number | | Standard Requirements (From the date of |
| | | official Notification of these Regulations) |
+=============+==============================================+=============================================+
| | Campus in General: | |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 1 | Official email and official mobile number | 01 month |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 2 | Central Workshop or Maintenance cell | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| | College: | |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Digital Library | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Yogya – Clinical Skill or Simulation Lab | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 3. | Human Resource Development Cell | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Research and Innovation Cell | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 5. | College Council Meeting Room | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 6. | Students Council Room | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 7. | Academic Committee | Immediate |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 8. | Student Support, Career guidance and | 18 months |
| | placement cell | |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 9. | Grievance redressal cell | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 10. | Committee Against Sexual Harassment | Immediate |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 11. | Internal Quality assurance Cell | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 12. | Co-Curriculum and extra-curricular activity | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| | Hospital: | |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 13. | Screening Out Patient Department | Immediate (as already notified in MSE-2022) |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 14. | Medical Record Room | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 15. | Visha Chikitsa Out Patient Department | Immediate (as already notified in MSE-2022) |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 16. | Visha Chikitsa Ward | Immediate (as there is no requirement of |
| | | additional beds and the distribution is |
| | | within the total number of beds) |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 17. | Clinical Classrooms | 24 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 18. | Ward attached procedural rooms | 24 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 19. | Anushastra karma section | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 20. | Kriyakalpa (Shalakya) | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 21. | Yoga Hall | 24 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 22. | Pathya Diet Centre | 18 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 23. | Doctors Lounge | 24 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 24. | Interns Room | 24 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 25. | Hospital Staff Room | 24 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
26. Hospital Meeting Hall 24 months
27. Garbhsanskara 18 months
28. pharmacovigilance cell 18 months
Other new standards or additions or expansions or over and above the Indian Medicine Central
Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for under-graduate Ayurveda Colleges and attached
Hospitals) Regulations, 2016.
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+=============+==============================================+=============================================+
| 29. | Department wise equipment and instruments | 06 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 30. | Human resources | 12 months |
+-------------+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
Note: Activities of various unites or cells shall be started within a month.
CHAPTER VI
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING AYURVEDA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
54. Category of fully established Ayurveda medical institutions. -(1) With effect from publication of these
regulations, the Ayurveda medical institutions shall be categorised into two categories i.e., ‘Extended Permission’ and
‘Yearly Permission’.
(2) Fully established institutions under section 28 that have been permitted consecutively for three years shall be
categorised under ‘Extended Permission’ category. Such medical institutions are entitled to admit the students
every year as per the sanctioned intake capacity of the preceding year. The provision of extended permission shall
not be applicable in the following conditions, namely;-
(a) institution acted upon by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine or
Commission as provided under clause (f) of Sub-section (1) of Section 28of the Act;
(b) pending legal issues or disciplinary actions against the institution;
(c) institute violated the provisions of regulation 5 of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine
(Minimum Standards of Undergraduate Ayurveda Education) Regulations, 2022 on admission of students as
specified in concerned regulations as well as counselling and admission guidelines issued by the Commission
from time to time;
(d) the institutions who have applied for increase in Under Graduate intake capacity; and
(e) the institutions who have not deposited the annual assessment or inspection or visitation fee and digitisation
fee for the year of extended permission in the bank account of the Commission.
(3) Fully established medical Institutions that are not fulfilling the criteria for ‘extended permission’ shall be
categorised under ‘Yearly Permission’ category. The medical institutions under yearly permission category shall
admit the students every year only after obtaining permission for admissions from the Medical Assessment and
Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine.
55. The process of assessment or inspection or visitation.- (1) Inspection or visitation or assessment carried out by
the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall be for continuation of extended
permission or for granting of yearly permission or as provided in clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 28 of the Act.
(2) All medical institutes irrespective of category (extended permission or yearly permission) shall keep uploading
(self-disclosure) the data in the prescribed format on the Commissions online platform on or before 10th of every
month for the preceding month data or as specified by the Commission from time to time.
(3) All medical institutes irrespective of category (extended permission or yearly permission) shall deposit the annual
assessment or inspection or visitation fee and digitisation fee along with the applicable taxes as provided in the
Table-11, every year or as specified by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine.
Table-11
Annual Visitation and Digitisation Fee (Intake Capacity Wise)
+--------+----------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Type of Fee | Amount of fee (rupees in lakhs) as per |
| Number | | intake capacity |
+========+============================+---------------------+----------+----------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+--------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | | 60 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+--------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 1. | Visitation or Inspection or| 5.0 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 12.5 |
| | Assessment Fee | | | | |
+--------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 2. | Digitisation Fee | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
+--------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
Note: 1 The applicable taxes shall be additional.
Note: 2 The fee amount along with the applicable taxes shall be paid to the Commission official bank account through
NEFT or RTGS.
(4) The medical Institutes categorised under ‘Extended Permission’ shall submit an affidavit (as per the format and the
time of submission as specified by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine
stating full compliance of the minimum essential standards as, published.
(5) The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall conduct annual inspection or
visitation or assessment (in the manner and mode as specified in the manual developed by the Medical Assessment
and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine and updated from time to time as required) at any time during the
entire academic year to assess the minimum essential standards as published in these regulations.
(6) The period of assessment shall be for twelve months preceding to the month of visitation or inspection or
assessment.
Illustration: If an institution is being assessed or inspected or visited in the month of August 2024, then the
period of assessment shall be from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024.
(7) The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall communicate the result or
decision of the assessment or inspection or visitation to the Institutes with ‘Yearly Permission category’ within
sixty days before the date of commencement of All India Counselling process by the All India Ayush Central
Counselling Committee.
(8) In case of Institutes with ‘Extended Permission’ there may not be any communication to those colleges that are
fulfilling minimum essential standards and functionality. If a college did not receive any communication on or
before of sixty days to the date of commencement of All India Counselling by the All India Ayush Central
Counselling Committee, in such case, it shall be presumed that the college hold its status of extended permission
and shall be allowed to go for admission process as per the provision of the relevant regulations.
(9) During the process of assessment or visitation or inspection any deficiency found either in the documents or in
data or in functionality of the Institutes with ‘Extended Permission’ and based on this, if Medical Assessment and
Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine initiates any action as per clause(f) of sub-section (1) of section 28 of
the Act, the ‘Extended Permission’ status of such Institutes shall be withdrawn and shall be categorised under
‘Yearly Permission’ category. Such Institutes may again attain ‘Extended Permission’ status only after fulfilling
the conditions as provided sub-regulation (2) of regulation 54 of these regulations.
(10) The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall have the power to re-visit the
institutions for assessment or inspection or visitation at any time and any number of times in the year.
(11) Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine may conduct online verification of
biometric attendance and physical presence of teachers and other employees, during working hours on any
working day, any number of times.
(12) The colleges seeking permission for not admitting students or denied permission for admitting students
consecutively for five academic sessions by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of
Medicine shall be treated as deemed to be closed and if the college would like to restart, it shall undergo the
process of new establishment under section 29 of the Act.
(13) The provision to ‘rectify the defects’ specified under section 29 of the Act shall be applicable for the new
Institutions for obtaining letter of permission only and not for further renewal of permission. This provision shall
not be applicable for the existing established Institution s under section 28 of the Act, as these are the minimum
essential standards, no chance to rectify the defects shall be given to the existing medical institutions.
(14) Before issuing the order for denial of permission or reduction of intake capacity or before initiating any
disciplinary actions or imposing penalty, an opportunity of hearing shall be given to the existing medical
institutions.
CHAPTER VII
RATING OF FULLY ESTABLISHED AYURVEDA UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS
56. Procedure for rating of fully established Ayurveda Undergraduate institutions.- (1) The process of rating
shall be carried out by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine or any rating agency
authorised by the Commission.
(2) Theinstitutes shall be rated on the basis of the standards over and above the minimum essential standards and
functionality of the Institution.
(3) The institutes under ‘Extended Permission’ category shall only be eligible for rating.
(4) The institutes awarded grade ‘A’ are entitled to charge five per cent. development fee over and above the
prescribed fee from the students admitted during the years of ‘A’ grade.
(5) In case, if a deemed University or an Autonomous institution awarded ‘A’ grade, such medical Institutes are
eligible for curricular freedom i.e., modification of nice to know category.
(6) The institutes graded ‘A’ or ‘B’ shall only be eligible for applying increase in intake capacity in existing
programs or for starting of new programs.
(7) An institute of any grade, if acted upon by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of
Medicine under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section of 28 of the Act, the grade shall have deemed to be
withdrawn and no communication shall be sent for withdrawal of the grade. If the Institutes continue to use the
grade, such Institutes shall be subjected to disciplinary action.
(8) Assessment for rating of medical Institutions shall be on the following ‘Key Areas’ namely:-
(a) curriculum implementation and monitoring;
(b) quality enhancement and maintenance of human resources;
(c) infrastructure and facilities;
(d) research, innovation and extension;
(e) quality enhancement in health care services institutional functional eco-system, quality assurance and internal
audit system;
(f) student support and guidance;
(g) institutional governance, leadership and management;
(h) community outreach programs;
(i) institutional values and best practices; and
(j) three hundred and sixty degree feedback, analysis and implementation.
(9) The proportion of weightage of online data submitted by the institution and physical verification or assessment
shall be seventy per cent. and thirty per cent.
(10) All medical Institutes shall upload the data (self-disclosure) on the Commissions online platform on or before
10th of every month for the data of preceding month. The same data shall be considered for rating and other
purposes. The institutes shall not be burdened to re-submit data again or in different formats for rating purpose.
(11) The medical institutes shall be graded on the basis of grading criteria and grade for rating as provided in the
Table-12:
Table-12
Grading criteria and grades for rating of medical institutions
+--------+--------------------+--------------+
| Serial | Rating score | grade |
| Number | | |
+========+====================+==============+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------+--------------------+--------------+
| 1. | Rating score | grade |
+--------+--------------------+--------------+
| 2. | 75 and above | A |
+--------+--------------------+--------------+
| 3. | 50 – 74 | B |
+--------+--------------------+--------------+
| 4. | 25 – 49 | C |
+--------+--------------------+--------------+
| 5. | < 25 | D |
+--------+--------------------+--------------+
| 6. | Others: Not eligible| Not eligible |
| | for Rating | for Rating |
+--------+--------------------+--------------+
(12) The rating process shall be completed and the details of the grades, rating score and any highlights shall be made
available on the Commission’s website or any other public domain as specified by the Commission before the
date of commencement of All India Central Counselling Committee counselling process for admissions.
(13) Annual rating fee as detailed in table-13 shall be paid along with applicable taxes through online (National
Electronic Fund Transfer or Real Time Gross Settlement) to the Commissions for account within the period
provided by the MARBISM.
Table-13
Fee for Rating of undergraduate Ayurvedic Institutions
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Institution | Amount of fee (in rupees) as per |
| | undergraduate intake capacity |
+=================================+=============================================+
| (1) | (2) |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Under Graduate college with 60 | Rs.2,50,000/- |
| intake capacity | |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Under Graduate college with 100 | Rs.3,00,000/- |
| intake capacity | |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Under Graduate college with 150 | Rs. 3,50,000/- |
| intake capacity | |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Under Graduate college with 200 | Rs.4,00,000/- |
| intake capacity | |
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
CHAPTER VIII
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AYURVEDA UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL INSTITUTION
57. General condition for establishment of new Ayurvedic medical institutions. –(1) Establishment of New
Ayurveda Under Graduate medical institution shall be as per the procedure laid down under section 29 of the Act and
the general conditions are as under, namely:-
(a) the last date for submission of scheme or application shall be as displayed on the Commission’s website;
(b) application fee (non-refundable) and processing fee shall be paid along with the applicable taxes shall be paid
into the Commission’s account as provided in the Table-14.
Table-14
Details of fee for the Establishment of
Undergraduate Ayurveda Medical Institution
+-------------+----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Serial | Type of Fee | Amount of fee (Rupees in lakhs) |
| Number | | intake capacity wise |
+=============+============================+---------------------+-------+-------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------+-------+-------+
| | | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------+-------+-------+
| 1. | Application Fee | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------+-------+-------+
| 2. | Processing Fee | 10.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 |
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------+-------+-------+
Note1: Applicable taxes shall be additional.
Note 2: Fee amount along with applicable taxes shall be paid into the commission’s official bank account through
NEFT or RTGS.
(c) incomplete or applications shall not be entertained in any case;
(d) application shall not be withdrawn after the last date;
(e) in case of withdrawal of application before the last date, the processing fee shall be refunded;
(f) any document of regional language shall be submitted with the translated version of Hindi or English duly
attested by the competent authority.
58. Pre-requisite.-(1) The application for establishment of new Ayurveda undergraduate medical college shall be for
the intake capacity of one hundred, one hundred fifty and two hundred seats per year as provided in Annexure I.
(2) At the time of submission of application or proposal or scheme for the Ayurveda hospital that has been proposed
as attached teaching hospital shall have been completed minimum twenty four months of establishment and
functionality.
(3) It is mandatory for the hospital to have the appropriate registration under clinical establishment Act of respective
state or Union territory administration or from the local authorities as applicable.
(4) The following aspects shall be considered for two years of functionality of the hospital, namely:-
(a) bank transactions depicting salary of consultants and other hospital staff in any Nationalised Bank in an
independent account in the name of the hospital;
(b) the bank transactions indicating functionality of the hospital for example periodic purchase of medicines,
hospital consumables, payment of relevant taxes, hospital income and the like;
(c) well documented (physical or electronic) hospital records, documents showing maintenance of the hospital,
renewal of the necessary permission from local or concerned authorities;
(d) the proposed attached teaching hospital must have at least entry level certification by National Accreditation
Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers;
(e) the Society or University or trust or person intended to establish an Ayurveda medical college may start the
hospital in a phase wise manner as provided under-
(i) the hospital shall start with Out Patient Department of Swasthyarakshana, Kayachikitsa, Shalya Tantra,
Shalakya Tantra-Netra, Shalakya Tantra-KNM (Karna, Nasa Kantha and Mukha Roga), Prasuti-
Streeroga, Kaumarabhritya, Panchakarma and Visha Chikitsa;
(ii) with the minimum In-Patients Department of fifty beds attached with minor and major operation theatre
including anushastra karma unit, labour theatre, panchakarma therapy unit, shalakya-Kriyakalpa unit and
physiotherapy unit;
(iii) during second phase, the hospital shall enhance the In-Patients Department capacity gradually so that at
the time of application the hospital shall be with one hundred bedded for one hundred intake capacity, one
hundred fifty bedded for one hundred fifty intake capacity and two hundred bedded for two hundred
intake capacity;
(iv) the gradual increase in the infrastructure and human resource shall be not more than four stages or phases,
which shall be supported by appropriate documents such as construction, purchase of equipment,
appointment of human resource, salary and other hospital expenditure;
(v) at the time of submission of application or proposal or scheme, the hospital shall be fully functional with
all Out Patient Departments, In-Patients Department and other units with all the minimum essential
standards as specified in these regulations, with average Out Patient Department attendance as specified
for each intake capacity (two hundred patients for one hundred intake capacity, three hundred patients for
one hundred and fifty intake capacity and four hundred patients for two hundred intake capacity) and with
minimum average bed occupancy of forty per cent., which shall be increased to sixty per cent. by the time
of second renewal of permission;
(vi) two years of functionality is considered for the preceding twenty-four months from the month of
submission of application or proposal or scheme. If, submission of application is in the month of October,
2023, then two years of functionality is calculated from 1st October, 2021 to 30th September, 2023;
(f) all minimum essential infrastructural standards as specified for first phase of Institutional establishment in
these regulations shall be fulfilled.
(g) essentiality certificate from respective State Government or Union territory administration as provided shall be
submitted at the time of filing of application in Annexure III. shall be submitted at the time of filing of
application;
(h) consent of affiliation from respective University clearly mentioning the academic year or years of affiliation (as
per prescribed format Annexure -V) shall be produced at the time of submission of the application as provided
in Annexure - V. In case if university itself is an applicant, consent of affiliation may not be required;
(i) Universities that are affiliating Ayurveda colleges or issuing consent of affiliation to establish Ayurveda
college shall establish faculty of Ayurveda and constitute board of studies for Ayurveda; and
(j) the distance between any two Ayurveda medical colleges run by the same trust or society or University shall be
not less than twenty five kilometres.
59. Eligibility for making an application.- The eligibility for making an application under these regulations, an
authority representing a Society or Trust or University or any other body are as under, namely:-
(1) the applicant’s one of the objectives shall be to impart education in Indian System of Medicine;
(2) applicant shall either own or possesses the land on lease for not less than thirty years in the name of applicant’s
body and the same shall be renewed before expiry of lease;
(3) in case of institutions having lease agreement for land, the Institute shall not be granted permission for
admission for the last five years of lease period unless the Institute submit a notarised affidavit every year
mentioning the lease shall be renewed before the expiry of the lease and subsequently submit the renewed lease
agreement before expiry of lease period;
(4) furnishes an affidavit that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test qualified students on merit basis shall be
admitted through Central or State or Union territory online counselling process. Foreign nationals students are
exempted from National Eligibility cum Entrance Test.
(5) furnishes an affidavit that the land and buildings designated for Ayurveda medical college is exclusively for
Ayurveda medical college and no other courses or programs except the Commission approved programs shall
be conducted;
(6) shall deposit security amount as provided in the Table-15or as specified by the Commission from time to time.
Table-15
Details of security deposit as per intake capacity
+--------------+----------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Serial number| Intake capacity| Security deposit amount (in Rupees) | Mode of Payment |
+==============+================+=====================================+=====================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+--------------+----------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | | 100 | 150 | 200 | |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-------------------------------------+
| 1. | 100 | Two crores | | | Online transfer through NEFT or |
| | | | | | RTGS. |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-------------------------------------+
| 2. | 150 | Three crores | | | |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-------------------------------------+
| 3. | 200 | Four Crores | | | |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-------------------------------------+
(7) security amount shall be refunded to the Institute only after completion of five years of establishment of
college.
(8) security amount shall be returned to the college account, without interest after five years:
Provided that there shall not be any financial grievance pending against the college or pending of penalty
amount due to disciplinary action taken by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of
Medicine or the Commission;
Provided further that it shall not be applicable to the colleges governed by the Central or State Governments
or Union territories, if they give an Undertaking to provide funds in their plan budget regularly till requisite
facilities are fully provided as per time bound programme indicated by them;
(9) steps of establishment of undergraduate Ayurveda institute are as provided in figure below:
Figure-1
Steps of Establishment of Ayurveda Institution
+------------------------------------------+
| Establishment of Hospital |
| ↓ |
| Obtaining Essentiality Certificate |
| ↓ |
| Obtaining Consent of Affiliation |
| ↓ |
| Submission of Application to the Commission|
| ↓ |
| Issue of LOI (29.0) |
| ↓ |
| Comply the condition as specified in LOI |
| ↓ |
| Issue of LOP (29.1) |
| ↓ |
| Fulfillment of phase-II and III Requirement|
| ↓ |
| Issue of First, second and Third Renewal of|
| permission |
| ↓ |
| Fully Established Institution |
+------------------------------------------+
60. Method of Application.- (1) Applicant fulfilling the pre-requisite and eligibility criteria may submit online or
offline application as specified by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine from
time to time.
(2) Non-refundable application fee and processing fee shall be paid through the National Electronic Funds Transfer
or Real Time Gross Settlement in the Commission’s account.
(3) Application shall be submitted along with all necessary supportive documents as provided in these regulations or
as specified by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine from time to time.
(4) Application with all necessary attachments as provided in these regulations shall be submitted within the time
limit and through offline or online or both as specified by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian
System of Medicine from time to time.
(5) The applicant shall provide official mail identity document (E-mail id) and contact number (Mobile number),
which shall be used for all official communication by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian
System of Medicine. These contact details shall be valid till the application or proposal or scheme is approved or
disapproved. Once the scheme is approved, the college has to create official e-mail as provided in these
regulations and intimate the same to the Commission along with official mobile number, the same shall be used
by all Board Presidents and Secretary of the Commission for all official communications.
61. Processing of Application: -The steps of processing of applications as provided in the Table below. The detail
procedure are as under, namely:-
(1) All received applications shall be provided with temporary Identity Document such as year of application
followed by ‘TA’(Temporary and Ayurveda) followed by the serial number of the applications received in that
particular year. For example, the first application received in 2023 for establishment of Ayurveda college shall
be numbered as 2023TA001, second application as 2023TA002 and so on. The same temporary Identity
Document shall be quoted by the applicant in all official correspondence and this temporary Identity Document
shall be valid up to issue of Letter of Permission or disapproval of the application by the Medical Assessment
and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine.
(2) All received applications shall be subjected to scrutiny by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian
System of Medicine as per the following criteria namely:-
(a) applicant eligibility;
(b) pre-requisites;
(c) minimum essential standards specified for first phase of establishment;
(d) application fee and processing fee;
(e) supportive documents;
(f) hospital data;
(g) transactions in official bank accounts (separate account for hospital, college, drug manufacturing unit as
applicable); and
(h) any other as specified by the Commission or by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian
System of Medicine from time to time.
62. Issue of letter of intent.- (1) The applicant institutions fulfilling all the minimum essential standards and other
requisite criteria as provided in these regulations shall be inspected or visited by the Medical Assessment and Rating
Board for Indian System of Medicine.
(2) TheMedical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall verify the data submitted by the
institute along with the application and observations made by the visitors and if satisfied, the institutes hall be
issued letter of intent (LOI-29.0) as provided under section 29 of the Act.
(3) In case any shortcomings noticed during inspection or visitation, the same shall be communicated to the institute
and an opportunity shall be given for rectification except for the shortcomings provided under sub regulation (8)
these regulations.
(4) The compliance report along with necessary supporting documents submitted by the Institutes that have been
given an opportunity for rectification, shall be subjected for scrutiny for the shortcomings specified and if found
satisfactory the Institute shall be provided letter of intent (LOI-29.0), if not found satisfactory or the compliance
report if not received within the due date as specified by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian
System of Medicine the application shall be disapproved and rejected.
(5) The applications found with shortcomings shall be communicated to the applicant for rectification.
(6) The compliance report along with supporting documents submitted by the Institutions within the specified
duration, shall be scrutinised again by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine
and if found satisfactory the Institution shall be inspected or visited.
(7) The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall examine the compliance report
submitted by the Institute and the observations made by the visitors and if found satisfactory, the Institute shall
be issued letter of intent (LOI-29.0), and if not found satisfactory the application shall be disapproved and
rejected.
(8) An opportunity to rectify the defects shall not be given and such applications shall stand disapproved, in case of
shortcomings of serious nature like deficiencies in minimum essential standards as provided in these regulations
are as under, namely:-
(a) duration and functionality of the hospital;
(b) land availability and land dispute;
(c) essentiality certificate from the State Government or Union territory;
(d) consent of affiliation from the University; and
(e) deficiency in constructed area of college or hospital.
(9) The relaxation policy if any, shall be applicable to the existing colleges and shall not be applicable for new
applications unless otherwise specified by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of
Medicine.
(10) letter of intent (LOI-29.0) issued shall be valid for that particular academic session only. In case, if the applicant
failed to obtain letter of permission (LOP-29.1), the issued letter of intent shall not be applicable for consecutive
academic sessions and in such case the applicant has to submit a fresh application for establishment of new
college.
63. Issue of letter of permission. - (1) Institute that received letter of intent (LOI-29.0) shall submit the compliance
report by fulfilling all the minimum essential standards with details of teaching staff, non-teaching staff and hospital
staff appointed as specified for first phase of establishment of Institution and security deposit to the Commission
within the duration as provided by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine.
(2) Upon receipt of compliance report along with all necessary supportive documents the Medical Assessment and
Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall conduct inspection or visitation.
(3) The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall examine the compliance report
and the observations made by the visitors and if found that the applicant is fulfilling all the requisite minimum
standards, the Institute shall be issued letter of permission (LOP-29.1) along with the Commission’s unique
Institutional Identity Document (year of issue followed by ‘AYU’ followed by 5-digit serial number) including
Institutional login credentials for the Commission’s portal.
(4) The applicant shall be communicated either approval or disapproval of the application or proposal or scheme by
the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine within six months from the last date
for submission of application or proposal or scheme.
(5) The Institute received letter of permission(LOP-29.1) shall intimate the official mobile number as well as official
e-mail identity document created as specified in these regulations within ten working days to the Medical
Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine at [email protected] by quoting
the unique institutional Identity Document and there after all official correspondence shall be through these
official mobile number and official email identity document only.
(6) In case of fraudulent activities carried out by the institutions like fraudulent admissions, on paper teachers,
financial frauds, fraudulent appointment of hospital staff, the permission of the college shall be withdrawn.
(7) An opportunity of being heard shall be given to the institution before withdrawal of the permission.
(8) Letter of permission-(LOP-29.1) issued once shall be valid for that particular year and shall be renewed on
yearly basis until full establishment of the institution and thereafter, the institute shall be categorised under
‘Extended Permission’ or ‘Yearly Permission’ category as per the criteria specified in these regulations and shall
be followed accordingly.
64. Issue of renewal of permission. -(1) The Institutes issued with letter of permission (LOP-29.1) shall submit the
compliance in respect to the fulfilment of minimum essential standards as provided in these regulations for second
phase of establishment of the institution. The compliance report shall be submitted by the institution prior to six
months to the expiry of letter of permission (LOP-29.1).
(2) The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall conduct inspection or visitation
and examine the compliance report submitted by the college and the observations made by the visitors and on
fulfilment of the minimum essential standards the first renewal of permission (ROP-29.2) shall be issued.
(3) The same method shall be followed for second and third time renewal of permission (ROP-29.3 andROP-29.4).
(4) During the subsequent years of third renewal, the Institute shall be treated as ‘Fully Established Institution as
provided under section 28 of the Act, and such Institutes are entitled for rating by the Medical Assessment and
Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine.
(5) The steps of establishment of undergraduate Ayurveda Institute is as provided in the table-16.
Table-16
Details of permission or renewal of permission for establishment of undergraduate Ayurveda colleges
+--------------+-------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------+----------+
| Serial | Section 28 and 29 | Permission or Renewal | Category | Batch |
+==============+===================+============================+=======================+==========+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+--------------+-------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------+----------+
| 1. | 29.0 | Letter of Intent | Under Consideration | - |
+--------------+-------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------+----------+
| 2. | 29.1 | Letter of Permission | Institution under | First |
| | | | Establishment | |
+--------------+-------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------+----------+
| 3. | 29.2 | First renewal of permission| | Second |
+--------------+-------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------+----------+
| 4. | 29.3 | Second renewal of permission| | Third |
+--------------+-------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------+----------+
| 5. | 29.4 | Third renewal of permission| | Fourth |
+--------------+-------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------+----------+
| 6. | 28 | Fully established recognised| Fifth onwards | |
| | | institution | | |
+--------------+-------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------+----------+
(6) In case of non-fulfilment of minimum essential standards and not attaining annual targets at any phase of
establishment of the institution in such case, the MARBISIM shall withdraw permission for admission for that
academic session.
65. Appeal. -(1)The aggrieved applicants may prefer an appeal, in the case of denial of recognition or permission for
admission of students or reduction of intake capacity by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian
System of Medicine. The aggrieved applicant may prefer first appeal to the Commission within fifteen days of
communication.
(2) In case of lapse of six months duration without passing any order by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board
for Indian System of Medicine, the aggrieved applicant may prefer first appeal to the Commission within fifteen
days.
(3) The first appeal may be submitted by online or offline or as specified by the Commission from time to time.
(4) The commission shall examine the appeal and the aggrieved applicant shall be given opportunity for being heard.
(5) In case, if the Commission found that, the applicant is fulfilling all the minimum essentials standards, the
commission may direct the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine to consider its
application.
(6) In case, if the applicant is not fulfilling the minimum essential standards, the Commission shall disapprove and
reject the appeal.
(7) The Commission shall communicate the decision to the applicant within fifteen days of receipt of the appeal.
(8) In case of disapproval by the Commission or no order has been passed by the Commission within fifteen days
from the date of filing of appeal, the aggrieved applicant may prefer a second appeal to the Central Government
within seven days.
66. Phase wise establishment of infrastructural standards and human resource for the institution.-(1) The
phase-I infrastructural standards and the human resource that shall be made available before admitting the students
for first professional Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery program.
(2) Fully established National Accreditation Board for Hospitals accredited (at least entry-level) hospital with
infrastructural standards, human resources and functionality of the hospital as mentioned in these regulations
shall be as under:-
(3) There shall be following department of first professional Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine, namely :-
(a) Samhita Siddhanta and Sanskrit;
(b) Rachana Sharira;
(c) Kriya Sharira;.
(d) Yogya Skill Laboratory with mannequins and simulators specified for first professional departments;
(e) other units such as central library; digital library; human resource development cell;
(4) The institute shall have fully developed dynamic Institutional website with the following mandatory fields,
namely: -
(a) attendance system; as specified in these regulations
(b) teaching staff of first professional BAMS; as specified in these regulations
(c) administrative, non-teaching staff except for second and third professional departments;
(d) hospital staff; and
(e) other sections or units or cells or facilities.
(5) The phase II infrastructural standards and the human resource that shall be made available before the
commencement of second professional Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery shall be as under, namely:-
(a) establishment of infrastructural standards of second professional departments are as under :-
(i) Dravyaguna Vijnana including Herb Garden;
(ii) Rasashastra and Bhaishajyakalpana;
(iii) Roganidana and Vikritivijnana;
(iv) Agadatantra;
(v) Swasthavritta and Yoga;
(b) lecture Hall (addition of minimum one lecture hall to the existing two);
(c) teaching and non-teaching staff;
(d) expansion of facilities specified for second professional subjects in Yogya-Clinical Skill Laboratory;
(e) increase in library books up to minimum of 7500, 9000 and 11250 books for intake capacity of 100, 150 and
200, respectively;
(6) The phase-III infrastructural standards and the human resource that shall be made available before the
commencement of third professional Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery shall be as under namely:-
(a) establishment of infrastructural standards of third professional departments are as under:-
(i) Kayachikitsa;
(ii) Panchakarma;
(iii) Shalya Tantra;
(iv) Shalakya Tantra;
(v) Prasuti –Streeroga;
(vi) Kaumarabhritya;
(b) teaching and non-teaching staff;
(c) addition of fourth lecture hall to the existing three lecture halls;
(d) expansion of facilities specified for third professional subjects in Yogya-Clinical Skill Laboratory;
(e) increase in library books up to minimum of 10000, 12000 and 15000 books for intake capacity of 100, 150
and 200, respectively.
67. Appointment of Teaching Staff.- (1) In case of new establishment of colleges, the eligible teachers shall be
appointed in phase wise manner:
(2) The teaching staff of first professional departments shall be made available before letter of permission (LOP-
29.1). The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall issue letter of permission
(LOP-29.1) only after confirmation of availability of eligible teachers for first professional subjects of Bachelor
of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery.
(3) The teaching staff of second professional departments shall be made available at least six months before the
commencement of second professional course.
(4) The teaching staff of third professional departments shall be made available at least six months before the
commencement of the third professional course.
68. Experience of consultants and teaching staff.- experience of consultants and teaching staff for the period before
issue of letter of permission are as under namely:-
(1) (a) if joined after receiving letter of intent, the teaching experience shall be counted from the date of joining;
(b) if joined before receiving letter of intent, the teaching experience shall be counted from the date of issue of
letter of intent:
Provided that the college obtained letter of permission.
(2) (a) for the period before receiving letter of intent, the teaching experience of consultant shall be counted from the
period of actual work maximum of two years; and
(b) from the date of appointment in case if joined after receiving letter of intent.
69. Conditions after receipt of letter of permission (LOP-29.1) by the institute.-(1) In case, if the parent society or
trust or body who established the college want to transfer the college to another society or trust or body, in such case
prior no objection certificate shall be obtained from the Commission in the prescribed form.
(2) In case, if the college want to change the affiliating University or would like to apply for deemed University
status, the college shall obtain no objection certificate from the Commission before applying for the same.
(3) In case, of disaffiliation from the existing University, the existing batches of students admitted under the existing
University shall continue with the same University till the award of degrees.
(4) The affiliating Universities shall issue consent of affiliation every year to the affiliated Colleges (Extended
permission and Yearly permission category). The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of
Medicine shall renew the permission of Ayurveda colleges only after receiving the consent of affiliation, in the
absence of consent of affiliation from the affiliating University, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for
Indian System of Medicine shall not issue permission for admission.
CHAPTER-IX
INCREASE IN INTAKE CAPACITY IN EXISTING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
70. (1) Increase in intake capacity.- condition for fully established Institutions established under section 28 of the Act
conducting undergraduate program (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) with intake capacity 60, 100 and
150 shall be eligible to apply for increase intake capacity in existing under graduate program, namely:-
(a) the college with intake capacity of sixty, hundred and one hundred fifty;
(b) the college that has not been subjected to the provisions of clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 28 of the Act,
for the preceding five years including the year of application;
(c) rated “A” or “B” grade awarded by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine
during the year of application;
(d) essentiality certificate (Annexure IV) for the proposed increase in intake capacity from respective State
Government or Union territory administration;
(e) consent of affiliation (Annexure V) from the University (not applicable for deemed Universities);
(f) fulfilment of minimum essential standards specified for the proposed intake capacity(fulfilment may be in phases);
(g) application in the prescribed form (Annexure II) along with required documents may be submitted online or
offline, within the specified period as specified by the Commission or by the Medical Assessment and Rating
Board for Indian System of Medicine from time to time;
(h) application fee (non-refundable) and processing fee as provided below in Table-17 shall be paid along with the
applicable taxes into the Commissions account through NEFT or RTGS;
Table-17
Application fee and processing fee for increase in intake capacity
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Existing intake capacity | Processing fee (rupees in lakhs) |
| Number | | for proposed intake capacity |
+=============+============================+---------------------+----------+----------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 1. | 60 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 2. | 100 | - | 10 | 15 |
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 3. | 150 | - | - | 10 |
+-------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
Application fee (rupees two lakhs)
Applicable taxes shall be additional
(i) incomplete application and application after the last date shall not be entertained;
(j) there is no provision for withdrawal of application after last date;
(k) processing fee refunded, in case of withdrawal of application before last date; and
(l) applicable security deposit as provided in Table-18.
Table-18
Security deposit for increase in intake capacity
+--------------+----------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Existing intake capacity | Security deposit for the proposed intake |
| number | | capacity (in rupees) |
+==============+============================+---------------------+----------+----------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+--------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+--------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 1. | 60 | One crore | Two crores| Three crores|
+--------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 2. | 100 | - | One crore| Two Crores|
+--------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 3. | 150 | - | - | One Crore|
+--------------+----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
(2) The application fee, processing fee and security deposit shall be paid into the Commission’s account through
NEFT or RTGS.
(3) The security amount shall be returned to the college account, without interest after five years.
Provided that there shall not be any financial grievance pending against the college or pending of penalty
amount due to disciplinary action taken by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of
Medicine or by the Commission.
(4) Once letter of intent issued, the institute shall be no longer considered under section 28 and section 29of the
Act until third renewal of permission.
CHAPTER-X
PENALTY AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
71. (1) compliance with the regulations, directions, instructions and adherence to the timeline issued by the Medical
Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine or the National Commission for Indian System of
Medicine shall be the responsibility of the institutions.
(2) Non-compliance action includes following, namely:-
(a) non-compliance with regulations;
(b) any activities of the institutions, that are not in accordance with the objectives of undergraduate Ayurveda
medical education and practices, exploitation of students on fees, mal practices of attendance etc.;
(c) failure to maintain minimum essential standards in terms of infrastructure, human resources, clinical
material, practical material, research facilities and other institutional functionality etc. in accordance with
these regulations;
(d) non-cooperation or any sort of disturbance to inspection or visitation process for assessment and rating or
any other activities of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine or the
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine;
(e) providing falsified information or fabricated data or information or evidence to Autonomous boards or to the
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine; and
(f) any attempt to influence, pressurise, bribe or threaten assessors or officials of the National Commission for
Indian System of Medicine or officials designated by the National Commission for Indian System of
Medicine;
(3) For any of the non-compliance as mentioned in sub-regulation (2) or intentional attempt of non-compliance act
or omission by the medical institution, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine
shall either penalise the medical institution or take such measures as mentioned in the clause (f) of sub-section
(1) of section 28 of the Act and or conduct further enquiry in to such incidence namely, -
(a) impose monetary penalty not exceeding rupees one crore;
(b) issue warning;
(c) withhold process of application for any new scheme for that academic year or for a such number of years;
(d) reduce the number of seats to be admitted by the medical institution in the next academic year;
(e) stop the admission to one or more of the courses in the next or subsequent academic year(s);
(f) recommending the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine for the withdrawal of recognition;
(g) withhold or withdrawal of rating of the medical institutions for a period up to five academic years; and
(h) if any attempt from the institution side to pressurise the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian
System of Medicine or the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine through individuals or
agency shall lead to immediate halt of the processing the application or request by the medical institution or
withdrawal of permission, reduction in student intake capacity or monetary penalty.
(4) The penalty for intern and Ayurveda degree holder shall be as specified in the sub-regulation (s) of regulation 27
of National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Ethics and Registration) Regulations, 2023.
(5) Ayurveda graduate is required to undertake four and half years of study and one year of compulsory rotatory
internship with physical presence in concerned institution. In case, if the student mis-represented by physical
absence without fulfilling the requisite attendance and in this behalf by providing false information either in
collusion with respective institution or otherwise or without fulfilling the requirements as specified under
‘National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standards of Ayurveda Undergraduate
Education) Regulations-2022’, or such guidelines as notified in this regard by the Commission from time to time,
shall be penalised with temporary suspension of the study not less than one year and imposed minimum penalty
of five lakh rupees; in the event of second conviction temporary suspension of study not less than two years with
minimum penalty of rupees ten lakhs and in the event of third and subsequent conviction, there shall be
permanent cancellation of his/her admission from under graduation programme.
SCHEDULE I
Minimum Required Land (Intake Capacity Wise)
(See Regulation 4)
+-------------+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Area category | Minimum Required Land (in acres) |
| number | | |
+=============+=============================+---------------------+----------+----------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+-------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | | 60 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+-------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 1. | Tier I or Mega and Metro* | $ | $ | $ | $ |
+-------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 2. | Tier II cities, North-eastern| 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| | States, Hilly areas and | | | | |
| | notified tribal areas | | | | |
+-------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 3. | Any other area except the | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| | areas specified in Serial | | | | |
| | Number 1 and 2 | | | | |
+-------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
* Mega and Metro cities: Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat
as per census of India in force.
$ for the land requirements the following conditions need to be adhered;
(a) The land required in Mega and Metro cities shall be calculated on the basis of required constructed area as
provided in these regulations and municipal corporation by-laws.
(b) The built-up area has to be approved by the concerned development authority as per the latest building bye-
laws (development controls) in those cities.
(c) A copy of certified building by-laws shall be made available by the applicant institution.
(d) Copy of the approved plan from local statutory body and the completion plan along with completion
certificate from the same body, shall be provided.
(e) The provisional occupancy certificate shall be considered only for three consecutive academic years;
(f) Thereafter only completion certificate and completion plan shall be considered for continuance of approval.
SCHEDULE II
Minimum constructed area Required for administrative section
(See Regulation 5, 14, 24 )
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Unit | Minimum required constructed area (square |
| Number | | meter) intake capacity wise |
+==============+=============================================+---------------------+----------+----------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | | 60 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 1. | Head of the Institution (Director or | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| | Dean or Principal) Office including | | | | |
| | anteroom and attached toilet | | | | |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 2. | Personal Assistant to head of the | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| | Institution | | | | |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 3. | Visitors lounge for visitors to head of the | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| | Institute | | | | |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 4. | Office superintendent | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 5. | Clerical staff, establishment and accounts | 40 | 60 | 80 | 80 |
| | section with cash counter | | | | |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 6. | Visitors lounge for office visitors | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 7. | Record room | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 8. | Central store | 30 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 9. | Pantry | 05 | 05 | 05 | 05 |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 10. | Toilets for office staff | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 11. | College council meeting room | 75 | 100 | 125 | 150 |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 12. | Deputy Director or Deputy Dean or | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 |
| | vice-principal (Two posts in case of intake | | | | |
| | capacity more than hundred) | | | | |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 13. | Central workshop and maintenance cell | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
SCHEDULE III
Minimum constructed area required for teaching departments and their units
(See Regulation 8, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31)
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Department or unit | Intake capacity wise minimum constructed |
| number | | area required (in square meters) |
+=============+=============================================+---------------------+----------+----------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | | 60 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | Teaching departments and their units | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 1. | Samhita Siddhanta and Sanskrit | 50 | 100 | 125 | 150 |
| | Language laboratory | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 2. | Rachana sharir including dissection hall and| 150 | 250 | 350 | 450 |
| | other associated units | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 3. | Kriya sharir including kriya laboratory and | 125 | 225 | 325 | 425 |
| | other associated units | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 4. | Dravyaguna including laboratory and other | 125 | 250 | 350 | 450 |
| | associated units | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 5. | Herb garden | 2500 | 4000 | 4000 | 4000 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 6. | Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajyakalpana | 175 | 250 | 300 | 350 |
| | including teaching pharmacy | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 7. | Quality Testing Laboratory | 100 | 200 | 250 | 300 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 8. | Roganidana and vikriti vijnana including | 150 | 250 | 350 | 450 |
| | Rognidana and other associated units | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 9. | Agada tantra including poison detection | 125 | 225 | 325 | 425 |
| | laboratory and other associated units | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 10. | Swasthavritta and yoga including Nutrition | 125 | 225 | 325 | 425 |
| | laboratory and other associated units | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 11. | Kayachikitsa | 75 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 12. | Panchakarma | 50 | 100 | 125 | 150 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 13. | Shalya tantra | 75 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 14. | Shalakya tantra | 75 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 15. | Prasuti-Streeroga | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 16. | Kaumarabhritya | 50 | 100 | 125 | 150 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| | Other units of the college | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 17. | Human Resource Development Cell | | | | |
| | Workshop | 75 | 75 | 150 | 150 |
| | | | | (75x2) | (75x2) |
| | Office, storage, circulation area, toilets | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 18. | Information technology cell | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 19. | Lecture halls | 100x4 | 150x4 | 220x4 | 300x4 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 20. | Multi-purpose hall for seminar or conference| 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 |
| | or examination or yoga and the like activities| | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 21. | Central library | 150 | 250 | 350 | 450 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 22. | Digital library | | | | |
| | Wi-fi campus | 20 | 30 | 40 | 60 |
| | Non Wi-fi campus | 40 | 50 | 60 | 80 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 23. | Language laboratory | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 24. | Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| | Development Cell | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 25. | Co-curricular and extra curricular activities| 100 | 100 | 150 | 150 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 26. | Common room for boys students | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 27. | Common room for girls students | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 28. | Common room for non-teaching staff | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 29. | Student council room | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 30. | Student support, career guidance and | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| | placement cell, grievance redressal cell and| | | | |
| | Committee Against Sexual Harassment | | | | |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 31. | Yogya clinical skill laboratory | 150 | 250 | 350 | 450 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
| 32. | Internal quality assurance cell | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
+-------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+
SCHEDULE IV
Minimum essential teaching staff required (as per intake capacity)
(See Regulation 34)
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```python
import pandas as pd
def clean_value(value):
"""
Cleans a single value by handling non-string types and removing specific patterns.
"""
if pd.isna(value):
return None
s = str(value).strip()
if s.lower() == 'nan':
return None
# Remove common unwanted patterns like page numbers, headers, footers
s = s.replace('THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY', '').strip()
s = s.replace('[PART III—SEC.4]', '').strip()
s = s.replace('2855 GI/2024', '').strip()
s = s.replace('(1)', '').strip() # Assuming this is a page number, not content
s = s.replace('xxxGIDHxxx', '').replace('xxxGIDExxx', '').strip() # OCR artifacts
s = s.replace('भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण', '').strip() # Hindi header
s = s.replace('भारत का राजपत्र', '').strip() # Hindi header
# Remove page numbers like '115' at the beginning/end of a line if it's the only number
if s.isdigit():
return None
# Remove standalone numbers or numbers with a single character, often page numbers (e.g. '2' or 'P 123')
# This might need refinement if actual content is just a number. For now, being cautious.
# if len(s) > 0 and s.split()[0].isdigit() and (len(s.split()) == 1 or (len(s.split()) == 2 and len(s.split()[1]) == 1)):
# return None
return s if s else None
def is_hindi(text):
"""
Determines if a given text contains a significant amount of Hindi characters.
This is a heuristic and might not be perfect for mixed lines.
"""
if not isinstance(text, str):
return False
hindi_char_count = sum(1 for char in text if '\u0900' <= char <= '\u097F')
return hindi_char_count > len(text) * 0.3 # If more than 30% are Hindi characters, consider it Hindi
def extract_english_from_gazette(ocr_output):
"""
Extracts specific English text elements from the initial title/masthead section
and the complete main English body text from a bilingual (Hindi/English)
Indian Gazette PDF, skipping the main Hindi body text.
Preserves formatting accurately.
Args:
ocr_output (str): The complete OCR output of the PDF.
Returns:
str: The extracted English text.
"""
lines = ocr_output.split('\n')
extracted_text = []
# State variables for parsing
in_english_masthead = True
skipped_hindi_body = False
in_english_body = False
english_body_start_marker = "THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR INDIAN SYSTEM OF` MEDICINE"
masthead_lines = []
body_lines = []
for line_num, line in enumerate(lines):
cleaned_line = clean_value(line)
if cleaned_line is None:
continue
if in_english_masthead:
if is_hindi(cleaned_line):
# If a Hindi line is encountered in masthead, it marks the end of English masthead.
# Transition to skipping Hindi body.
in_english_masthead = False
skipped_hindi_body = True
# Add the collected English masthead lines
extracted_text.extend(masthead_lines)
# print(f"Masthead ended at line {line_num} with Hindi: {cleaned_line}")
continue # Skip this Hindi line
else:
# Collect English lines for masthead
# Heuristic to filter out potential page numbers on first page
if not (line_num < 5 and cleaned_line.isdigit()):
masthead_lines.append(cleaned_line)
if skipped_hindi_body:
if english_body_start_marker in cleaned_line:
# Found the start of the main English body
in_english_body = True
skipped_hindi_body = False
# Add the marker line to extracted text
body_lines.append(cleaned_line)
# print(f"English body started at line {line_num}: {cleaned_line}")
else:
# Still skipping Hindi lines
pass
if in_english_body:
# Check for repetitive headers/footers to exclude from main body
is_navigational_header_footer = False
# Common patterns for navigational headers/footers in the main English body
if cleaned_line.startswith('[PART III—SEC.4] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY') or \
cleaned_line.startswith('[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण') or \
cleaned_line.strip().isdigit() and len(cleaned_line.strip()) <= 3: # Page numbers
is_navigational_header_footer = True
if not is_navigational_header_footer:
body_lines.append(cleaned_line)
# Process body_lines to handle tables and retain formatting
formatted_body_text = format_tables_in_body(body_lines)
extracted_text.append(formatted_body_text)
# Final cleanup: remove empty lines, join with newlines
final_output = "\n".join(filter(None, extracted_text)).strip()
return final_output
def format_tables_in_body(body_lines):
"""
Identifies and formats tables within a list of text lines.
This function will be complex and rely on pattern matching for table structures.
For this specific problem, I will implement a simplified version that targets
the known table structures in the provided OCR output.
"""
formatted_lines = []
in_table = False
current_table_lines = []
table_headers = []
# Specific table titles to look for
table_titles = [
"Table-1\nMinimum Norms and Standards for Lecture Halls or Class Rooms",
"Table-2\nMinimum Essential Standards for Central Library",
"Table-3\nMinimum Essential Standards for Digital Library",
"Table-4\nMinimum Essential Standards for Language Laboratory",
"Table-5\nMinimum Essential Standards and constructed area required for Yogya-clinical skill or simulation\nlaboratory (Intake capacity wise)",
"Table-6\nComposition of human resource development committee",
"Table-7\nMinimum Essential Requirement of OPD Patients Attendance",
"Table-8\nMinimum Essential requirement of in-patients beds (department wise)",
"Table-9\nMinimum Requirement of Beds and Bed Occupancy",
"Table-10\nTime Lines to Comply the Minimum Essential Standards as Specified in these Regulations by the\nColleges Established Before Notification of these Regulations",
"Table-11\nAnnual Visitation and Digitisation Fee (Intake Capacity Wise)",
"Table-12\nGrading criteria and grades for rating of medical institutions",
"Table-13\nFee for Rating of undergraduate Ayurvedic Institutions",
"Table-14\nDetails of fee for the Establishment of\nUndergraduate Ayurveda Medical Institution",
"Table-15\nDetails of security deposit as per intake capacity",
"Table-16\nDetails of permission or renewal of permission for establishment of undergraduate Ayurveda colleges",
]
for i, line in enumerate(body_lines):
# Check if line contains a table title
is_table_title = False
for title in table_titles:
if title.split('\n')[0] in line and (len(title.split('\n')) == 1 or title.split('\n')[1] in line):
is_table_title = True
break
if is_table_title:
if in_table: # End previous table if any
formatted_lines.extend(_format_current_table(current_table_lines, table_headers))
current_table_lines = []
table_headers = []
formatted_lines.append(line) # Add table title
in_table = True
# The next few lines are usually headers, then a separator line, then data
# This is a simplification; a more robust solution would dynamically detect headers.
# For now, let's assume the table content follows immediately.
continue
if in_table:
current_table_lines.append(line)
# A simple heuristic to detect end of table: a non-data-like line or enough empty lines
if line.strip() == "" and len(current_table_lines) > 5: # Assuming tables are not too short and have content
# End of table detected
formatted_lines.extend(_format_current_table(current_table_lines, table_headers))
current_table_lines = []
table_headers = []
in_table = False
if line.strip() == "": # If it was just an empty line that ended the table, keep it
formatted_lines.append("")
continue # Process this as normal text after table.
# If the current table lines contain "Note:" it often marks the end of the table content
if "Note:" in line or line.strip().startswith("(1)"): # Assuming (1) is always the first column header index.
# Capture headers if not already
if not table_headers:
# Find potential header lines
header_candidate_lines = []
for k in range(len(current_table_lines) - 1, -1, -1):
if current_table_lines[k].strip() == "":
break
if current_table_lines[k].strip().startswith("(") and current_table_lines[k].strip().endswith(")"): # header numbers like (1), (2)
header_candidate_lines.append(current_table_lines[k])
break
header_candidate_lines.append(current_table_lines[k])
if header_candidate_lines:
header_candidate_lines.reverse()
# Use first non-empty line as main header line and line with (1), (2) as sub-header
table_headers = header_candidate_lines
# Remove these header lines from current_table_lines
current_table_lines = [l for l in current_table_lines if l not in table_headers]
else:
formatted_lines.append(line)
# Add any remaining table if the document ended within a table
if in_table and current_table_lines:
formatted_lines.extend(_format_current_table(current_table_lines, table_headers))
return "\n".join(formatted_lines)
def _format_current_table(table_data_lines, headers):
"""Formats a list of table data lines into the specified markdown table format."""
formatted_table = []
# Attempt to parse column data based on spacing for non-header lines
# This is a heuristic and might need fine-tuning for different table layouts
# Try to determine column positions from the first few data lines
col_starts = []
if table_data_lines:
# Find lines that seem to contain data, usually starting with a number or identifiable pattern
potential_data_lines = [line for line in table_data_lines if line.strip() and not line.strip().startswith('Note:')]
if potential_data_lines:
# Use the first data line to find column breaks
first_data_line = potential_data_lines[0]
# Simple heuristic: split by multiple spaces to find columns
parts = first_data_line.split(' ') # two or more spaces as separator
current_pos = 0
for part in parts:
if part.strip():
col_starts.append(current_pos)
current_pos += len(part) + (first_data_line[current_pos:].find(part) - current_pos) # Adjust for actual start
# If still not enough columns, try splitting by single space and looking for more structure
if len(col_starts) < 2:
col_starts = [0]
for char_idx in range(1, len(first_data_line)):
if first_data_line[char_idx].isalnum() and not first_data_line[char_idx-1].isalnum() and not first_data_line[char_idx-1] == '-':
if char_idx - col_starts[-1] > 2: # New column if significant gap
col_starts.append(char_idx)
# If no headers were explicitly identified, try to infer them or use a default
if not headers and potential_data_lines:
# Heuristic: if the first few non-empty lines before the data lines
# look like headers (e.g., all words, no numbers, or specific keywords)
# try to use them.
pass # For now, we rely on `headers` being passed if detected.
# Process headers first
parsed_headers = []
for h_line in headers:
if h_line.strip().startswith('(') and h_line.strip().endswith(')'):
# This is typically the column index line, use it for column count
parsed_headers.append([item.strip() for item in h_line.split()])
else:
# Regular headers, try to split by multiple spaces or fixed positions
if col_starts:
row_parts = []
last_start = 0
for cs in col_starts:
if cs > last_start:
row_parts.append(h_line[last_start:cs].strip())
last_start = cs
row_parts.append(h_line[last_start:].strip())
parsed_headers.append(row_parts)
else:
parsed_headers.append([item.strip() for item in h_line.split(' ') if item.strip()])
# Try to adjust column widths based on parsed headers and data
all_cells = []
if parsed_headers:
all_cells.extend(parsed_headers)
for line in table_data_lines:
if line.strip() == "" or line.strip().lower().startswith('note:'):
continue
# Heuristic to split data: if it starts with a number, then assume fixed width columns or multiple space split
if line.split()[0].isdigit() or (line.strip().startswith('|') and line.strip().endswith('|')): # Check if it's already a markdown table
if '|' in line:
all_cells.append([cell.strip() for cell in line.strip('|').split('|')])
else:
# Fallback to splitting by multiple spaces
all_cells.append([item.strip() for item in line.split(' ') if item.strip()])
else:
# For non-numeric start, split by multiple spaces
all_cells.append([item.strip() for item in line.split(' ') if item.strip()])
if not all_cells:
return "" # No parsable table content
# Calculate max column widths
max_col_widths = [0] * max(len(row) for row in all_cells)
for row in all_cells:
for j, cell in enumerate(row):
if j < len(max_col_widths):
max_col_widths[j] = max(max_col_widths[j], len(cell))
# Reformat the table
header_separator = []
for i, h_row in enumerate(parsed_headers):
formatted_row = []
for j, cell in enumerate(h_row):
formatted_row.append(cell.ljust(max_col_widths[j]))
formatted_table.append("| " + " | ".join(formatted_row) + " |")
# After the first logical header row (could be multi-line), add +===+===+
if i == len(parsed_headers) - 1: # After the last parsed header line
sep_parts = []
for j, cell_width in enumerate(max_col_widths):
if headers and headers[-1].strip().startswith('('): # If last header was index row
sep_parts.append("=" * (cell_width + 0)) # Use = for content
else:
sep_parts.append("-" * (cell_width + 0)) # Use - for content
formatted_table.append("+" + "+".join("=" * (w + 2) if headers and headers[-1].strip().startswith('(') else "-" * (w + 2) for w in max_col_widths) + "+")
for line_idx, data_line in enumerate(table_data_lines):
if data_line.strip() == "" or data_line.strip().lower().startswith('note:'):
continue
# Try to parse data lines similar to how headers were parsed, or use previous col_starts
# If line starts with '|', it's already structured, clean it up.
if data_line.strip().startswith('|') and data_line.strip().endswith('|'):
row_parts = [cell.strip() for cell in data_line.strip('|').split('|')]
elif col_starts: # Use fixed column starts if available
row_parts = []
last_start = 0
for cs in col_starts:
if cs > last_start:
row_parts.append(data_line[last_start:cs].strip())
last_start = cs
row_parts.append(data_line[last_start:].strip())
else: # Fallback
row_parts = [item.strip() for item in data_line.split(' ') if item.strip()]
formatted_row = []
for j, cell in enumerate(row_parts):
if j < len(max_col_widths):
formatted_row.append(cell.ljust(max_col_widths[j]))
else:
formatted_row.append(cell) # Append if more cells than expected
formatted_table.append("| " + " | ".join(formatted_row) + " |")
# Add trailing separator
# formatted_table.append("+" + "+".join("-" * (w + 2) for w in max_col_widths) + "+")
# Add Notes after the table content, if any
for line in table_data_lines:
if line.strip().lower().startswith('note:'):
formatted_table.append(line) # Keep original formatting for notes
return "\n".join(formatted_table)
# Load the OCR output
ocr_text = """
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2855 GI/2024 (1)
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार से प्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
भारतीय जिककत्सा पद्धजत राष्ट्रीय आयोग
अजधसूिना
नई किल्ली, 1 मई, 2024
एफ. नं. बीओए/2-सी/2024.—भारतीय जिककत्सा पद्धजत राष्ट्रीय आयोग अजधजनयम, 2020 (2020 का 14) की
धारा 55 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) के खंड (डी), (ई), (एस), (टी), (यू), (डब्लल्यू), (एक्स), (वाई), (िेड), (िेडए)
(िेडबी) और (िेडसी) के तहत प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और जनम्नजलजखत जनयमों को जनरस्ट्त करके, अर्ाात्
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मानक आवश्यकताएं) जवजनयम, 2016 और नए मेजडकल कॉलेि की स्ट्र्ापना, अध्ययन या प्रजिक्षण के नए या उच्चतर
पाठ्यक्रम के प्रारम्भ, और मेजडकल कॉलेि जवजनयम, 2019 द्वारा प्रवेि क्षमता में वृजद्ध स्नातकीय कायाक्रम के संबंध में।
भारतीय जिककत्सा पद्धजत राष्ट्रीय आयोग जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाता है, यर्ााः-
अध्याय-I
प्रारंजभक
1. लघु िीषाक और प्रारंभ - (1) इन जवजनयमों को भारतीय जिककत्सा पद्धजत राष्ट्रीय आयोग (स्नातकीय आयुवेि
कॉलेिों एवं संबद्ध जिक्षण अस्ट्पतालों केजलए न्यूनतम आवश्यक मानक, आकलन एवं रेटटंग) जवजनयम, 2024
कहा िाएगा।
(2) वेआजधकाररक रािपत्र मेंउनकेप्रकािन की जतजर् सेलागूहोंगे।
2. पररभाषाएं - (1) इन जवजनयमों में, िब तक कक संिभासेअन्यर्ा अपेजक्षत न हो, -
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2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(क) "अजधजनयम" सेभारतीय जिककत्सा पद्धजत राष्ट्रीय आयोग, अजधजनयम,
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