B.H.M.S (DEGREE)
It is a 5½ years long undergraduate course. 4½ years are dedicated towards academic program. After completing the academic program, one must also go through 1 year internship. Thus, in total, the course takes 5½ years to complete!
The academic program of BHMS can be divided into 4 parts. The 1st part is 1½ years long. 2nd, 3rd and 4th parts are 1 year long each. This, as mentioned above, will be followed by the internship period.
The course has been designed to train a student and make him/her a qualified Homeopathic Physician capable of practicing independently or under a hospital/governing body. Adequate importance is given to theoretical part of learning as well as hands on practical sessions.
Some key topics and techniques taught in BHMS program are as follows- Homeopathy medicine foundation, analysis, evaluation, medicine, surgery etc. In short, it covers a collection of clinical and pre clinical subjects. To get a better idea about the course structure and nature, let us take a look at the course content. Below, I’ve listed some of the important subjects present in BHMS academic program-.
| 1st Year ( 1½ Year Duration) | : |
1. Anatomy. 2. Physiology Including Biochemistry 3. Homoeopathic Pharmacy 4. Organ on of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy Psychiatry 5. Homoeopathic MateriaMedica |
| 2nd Year | : |
1. Pathology & Microbiology including Bacteriology,Parasitology& Viruses Etc. 2. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology 3. Homoeopathic MateriaMedica 4. Organon of Medicine and Homoeopathic philosophy |
| 3rd Year | : |
1. Surgery with Homoeopathic therapeutics 2. Obstetrics and Gynecology withHomoeopathic therapeutics 3. Organon and Homoeopathic philosophy 4. Homoeopathic MateriaMedica |
| 4th Year | : |
1. Practice of Medicine with Homeopathic therapeutics 2. Community Medicine (Preventive Social Medicine) 3. Homoeopathic MateriaMedica 4. Organon of Medicine and Philosophy 5. Homoeopathic Repertory |
Science stream Biology Group (PCB subjects) students, who have passed 12th Science board examination from a recognized board are eligible to pursue this course. Candidate must also have scored a minimum score of 50% marks in PCB subjects (most institutes do have minimum marks criteria)