Training

A number of Unani-Tibb colleges in India impart training in the Unani system.

Eligibility

Intermediate level, Pre-Tib Course: Candidates with a matriculation of SSLC may apply for admission. Minimum age of applicant for first year should be 15 years, and for the second year it should be 16 years, as of 1 October of the year of admission.

Graduate Level, Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery: Candidates who have successfully taken the Intermediate/Senior Secondary or 10+2 examinations in either arts or sciences are eligible to apply for admission. Minimum age of applicant must be 17 years as of 1 October of the year of admission.

Note: At all levels, candidates who are proficient in Arabic or Persian are given preference.

Duration of Training

Training periods vary according to the level of instruction.

PRE-TIB COURSE: One year
The course may continue up to two years in the case of those states where the 10+2 pattern of education has not yet been implemented.

Degree Level, BUMS: Kamil-e-tib-o-Jarahat: Five and a half years, inclusive of six months internship period.

POST GRADUATE COURSES

a) MD (Unani)-Ma.hir-e-tib. 3 years
b) MS (Unani)-Mahir-e- Jarahat. 3 years

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA

Fazil-e-Tib: 2 years

Note: specializations at this level can be in ENT, DLO (U); Ophthalmology, DO (U), etc.

Academic Programme

Instruction in Unani medicine includes practical as well as theoretical training. Graduate students are required to Usool, e-Ilaj all aspects of the subject, including such topics as Tarikh-e-tibb Sariyat; Hauariyat Keemia, biochemistry; Nabaat-e-Tibb-medical botany; Tasrih, anatomy; Muna-fe-ul-Aza, physiology; Dawasaazi, pharmaceuticals, material medica; Samoomiyaat, toxicology; Amraj Atfad, pediatrics; Amraj Niswan, gynecology; Ain & Uzn, Anaf, Halaq; ophthalmology and ENT; Jarrihat, surgery; and Moalijat-e-Kassosi, physiotherapy. The medium of instruction for all Unani courses is Urdu, supplemented where necessary, with English.
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Areas of Specialization

At the postgraduate level, specialization could be in fields such as anatomy, physiology, medicine, surgery, etc.