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Memo No- COE/UHS/ 1358 /2015 Date: 26/09/2015

THE WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES DD – 36, Sector – I, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 064 Website: www.wbuhs.ac.in / www.wbuhsexams.in

Information Booklet

Regulations for admission to Post Graduate Ayurved Courses

2015

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MD ( Ayurved) COURSES (3-YEAR)

1. Jurisdiction of the University

1.1. Admission to the seats in the affiliated institution of The West Bengal University of Health

Sciences in different Post Graduate Ayurved Courses shall be made on the basis of the inter

se merit positions of different categories/ castes of candidates appearing in the West Bengal

Post Graduate Ayurved Admission Test Examination (WBPGAAT-2015) to be conducted

by the est Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS).

2. Eligibility criteria

a. Citizens of India who have obtained the Bachelor of Ayurveda of Medicine and Surgery

(B.A.M.S) Degree from any university of the state and registered in West Bengal or Paschim

Banga Ayurveda Parishad or Central Council of Indian Medicine shall be eligible to apply

for admission to the MD (Ayurved) Courses, provided they have completed their rotating

internship latest by 30.6.2015 for one year after passing the B.A.M.S examination.

b. Application for admission to MD (Ayurved) Courses will not be accepted unless the

candidates have got themselves registered with the Paschim Banga Ayurveda Parishad or

Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)

c. Candidates who are already pursuing any other course are not eligible for admission.

However , candidates completing the course/resigning from the course before the date of

admission, will be eligible to get admission. (The admission to the Institute of Post Graduate

Ayurveda Education research, Shyamadas Vidyapith, Kolkata, West Bengal is conditional

subject to fulfillment of the criteria by the college within 31 December, 2015 as

communicated through letter no.F.No. RI7011/208/2015- EP(IM-1) dated 11.09.2015

issued by the Ministry of AYUSH.

3. Written test

a. A written test will be conducted by the WBUHS to prepare category/ caste wise merit

positions of the candidates seeking admission to the MD (Ayurved) Courses.

b. Applicants for admission will be provisionally allowed to appear in the written test provided

they have submitted their applications in the prescribed form on and have fulfilled the

eligibility criteria outlined above.

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c. The question paper for the written test shall be set in English and shall contain 100 single best

response type Multiple Choice Questions.

d. The following is the list showing the tentative number of questions from different subjects

which will be set in the written test: Number of question is specified in the bracket.

1. Non-Clinical Subjects:

i) Ayurveda Itihas(5), ii) Fundamental Principles of Ayurveda including

Padarthavidya (5), iii) Rasasastra and Bhaisjyalalpana (5), iv) Vidhibaidya and

Agadhatantra(5),v) Sharir rachana (5), vi) Sharirkriya (5), vii) Drabyaguna(5) viii)

Swasthavritta(5), viii) Rogavijnan and Vikritivijnan (5). Total 45 nos of questions

will be set from non-clinical subjects.

2. Clinical Subjects:

i) Kayachikitsa (6), ii) Shalyatantra (9), iii) Shalakyatantra (8), iv) Bhutavidya (8),

v) Koumaravritya (8),vi) Prasutitantra (5). vii) Striroga (5) vii) Panchakarma (6)

Total 55 nos of questions will be set from clinical subjects.

e. The duration of the written test will be 80 minutes.

f. A candidate will be awarded one mark for each correct answer. No marks will be given for

incorrect answer or multiple answers though multiple answers will be regarded as incorrect

answers.

g. Candidates who will secure a minimum of 40 marks in the written test for the seats reserved

for SC/ ST candidates and a minimum of 50 marks for the seats of all other categories will be

qualified and empanelled for selection. However SC/ST candidates of other state will have to

compete with unreserved categories.

h. If the number of qualified candidates are less than the number of seats, merit list will be

considered for admission irrespective of marks obtained. In that case, lower minimum marks

for all categories will be 30 marks.

4. Merit position of candidates

a. The rank of the candidates qualifying in the written test will be determined on the basis of the

marks obtained by them in the WBPGAAT-2015. The roll numbers of the candidates

qualifying in the written test will be arranged in the merit position according to rank and in

order of decreasing marks as stated in previous clause.

b. In the event of more than one candidate securing the same marks in the written test, the rank

shall be determined according to the following principles:

1. The relative position of such candidates in the merit position will be determined on the

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basis of incorrect answers, i.e., the candidate scoring lesser numbers out of incorrect

answers will be placed higher in the merit position.

2. If the ranks of the candidates cannot be determined by application of the above two

principles, the candidate older by age will be in the higher rank than the candidate

younger by age.

3. SC/ST/Physically handicapped candidates will get combined rank as well as rank within

the particular reserved category.

4. There will be a combined merit position.

5. No rank will be given if candidates do not get marks as stated in clause 3, sub clause ‘g’.

5. Counseling for selection of candidates for admissions

a. Admission to different Post Graduate Ayurved Courses will be made through personal

appearance (counseling) strictly according to the time schedule to be published by the

WBUHS. For personal appearance the candidates will be called in order of merit.

b. The provisional merit position as well as the date and time of counseling will be available at

the notice-board of the WBUHS and its website. No separate information will be sent to

individual candidate in this regard.

c. Candidates selected for admission through counseling shall have to get themselves admitted

within the specified date to be mentioned in the offer letter to be issued after counseling.

d. A candidate will have to appear in person before the selection committee on the date of

counseling; otherwise he / she will be marked absent and his/ her candidature will stand

cancelled.

e. However, in case a candidate is unable to appear in person on the day of counseling, he/she

may send his/her authorized representative with an Undertaking and Authority Letter for

allotment (proforma for Undertaking can be provided as annexure. Authority Letter will

be available in the University website from the day of publication of results), along with

required original documents and fees. The allotment made to the authorized representative

shall be binding on the candidate.

f. The candidate appearing for counseling will have to bring the following original documents

along with their attested copies: (without which they shall not be allowed to participate in the

counseling)

(i) WBPGAAT-2015 Admit Card

(ii) BACHELOR OF AYURVEDA OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY (B.A.M.S)

Degree/ Provisional passing certificate/ Third Professional

BACHELOR OF AYURVEDA OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY (B.A.M.S) Mark

sheet

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(iii) Internship completion certificate

(vi) Permanent / Provisional Registration Certificate issued by Paschim Banga Ayurveda

Parishad or Central Council of Indian Medicine.

(v) School leaving certificate as proof of age

(vi) SC/ST/PH certificate

(vii) Any other relevant document.

g. The number of seats available for allotment, with their subject-wise breakup, is described in

Appendix-1. The allotment will be based according to his/her rank in the merit position and

choice of the candidates.

i. The allotment made will be firm and final. Change of subject is not permitted. Therefore,

request for the same will not be entertained by the WBUHS after the allotment.

6. Reservation of Seats

6.1 22%, 6% & 3% seats shall be kept reserved for the SC, ST & Physically Challenged

candidates respectively. ‘Physically Challenged’ means ‘Persons with disabilities as defined

by MCI, i.e., 40%-60% loco motor disability in lower limb(s)’ only and certified by Physical

Medicine department of IPGMER, Kolkata-700020. The government order and/ or the court

directives which will be in force on the respective day of counseling will be followed for this

purpose.

6.2 Reservation policy of SC and ST seats will not be applicable for the students of other states.

Seats reserved for SC candidates when remaining vacant even after following the instructions

laid down in the Govt. orders and notifications, shall be filled in by the ST candidates and

vice-versa.

6.3 Seats reserved for PC candidates when remaining vacant even after following the instructions

laid down in the Govt. orders and notifications, shall be filled in from the general merit

position.

6.4 As no seats are added after April, 2013, earmarked of seats and place in the file with letter for

OBC-A, OBC-B AND OBC will not be done.

6.5 If “Reserved Category Candidates (SC and ST )” qualifies with the same standard followed

for General Category candidates, will be treated as General Category Candidate, provided

he/she opts for the same. For such, seat from General category will be adjusted. The seat so

becoming available, will be counseled for next candidate in the roster while the reserved seats

for SC and ST candidates will remain same. On the contrary, if she/he opts for reserved

seat, it will be adjusted in the reserved category and counted as part of the reserved pool for

the purpose of computing the aggregate reservation.

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7. Other information

7.1. Candidates need not submit any supporting document along with their application form.

7.2. The allotment of examination centre will be done by the WBUHS and will be final and

binding.

7.3. There is no provision for rechecking/ re-evaluation of the answer sheets and no query in this

regard will be entertained. The MCQ-s and their respective responses cannot be disclosed to

anybody under any circumstances.

7.4. The in-service candidates may submit applications directly, but “No Objection Certificate/

Sponsoring Certificate” by competent authority must be submitted at the time of counseling.

7.5 Mere appearing at examination and getting place in the merit list will not qualify a candidate

for admission if he/she is not able to satisfy condition as laid down in the booklet.

APPENDIX -1

MD (Ayurved) seats available

Course 2015-17 session

Kayachikitsa

4 Seats

Basic Principles (Ayurved

Sidhanta and Darshan)

2 Seats

Dravyagun 2 Seats

Roga Nidan 2 Seats

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GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURAL DIRECTIVES

1. Applicants should go through and strictly follow the instructions given in the

Information Booklet as published in www.wbuhs.ac.in / www.wbuhsexams.in

September, 2015, while applying for different Post Graduate courses. Application must be

complete in all respect.

2. The Print-copy of the application along with a crossed Demand Draft of Rs. 3000/-drawn in

favour of ‘The West Bengal University of Health Sciences’ payable at Kolkata are

to be submitted either by hand or by Speed/ Registered post to the office of the

[‘Controller of Examinations’, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, DD-36,

Sector- I, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700064]. The application must reach the office of the WBUHS

within 05.10.2015 by hand and 06.10.2015 by speed post/registered post. Candidates are

requested to write their name, acknowledgement no and telephone/mobile no. on the back of

the bank draft.

3. No document is to be submitted with application form.

4. Submission of incorrect or false statements / documents or suppression of material

information in the application form will be considered as sufficient ground for cancellation of

the candidature or the admission of the candidates to a Post Graduate course whenever

detected, i.e. during the process of admission or even at any stage thereafter.

5. The selection / admission of a candidate shall stand cancelled if he / she is found guilty of

copying from any material whatsoever or of taking the help of any electronic media / devices

during the examination, or of assisting others or of being assisted by others in any manner

whatsoever in writing out the answers during the examination. In this context, decision of the

Centre-in-charge and/or University Observer will be final and binding.

6. Admit Card will have to be downloaded from the the University website through putting

acknowledgement number/ mobile number of the candidate. It will be put in the website prior

to two days of the examination.

7. During appearing at this test, candidate is to ensure that ears are visible. Hair should not be

pleated to cover the ears.

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8. Multiple Choices Answering Method through Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

I) The test will be objective in nature and for each question four suggested answers will

be given of which one answer will be best response .

II) The Answer Sheet will be machine-scored and therefore requires specific

procedure to be followed as given below:

The answers will be marked only by blue/ black ball-pen. The pencils are

NOT TO BE USED.

The method of marking answers is indicated below:

Each question will be followed by answers marked as (a), (b), (c) or

(d). Select the most appropriate answer. Then, using blue/ black ball

pen blacken the circle bearing the correct answer index against the

serial number of the question on the answer sheet completely.

Begin answering in the OMR sheet from serial no.1 to complete the

answers or serial no 100. Please note that the mark should be dark

enough and the circle should be filled in as completely as possible.

You need not make special efforts to darken any circle artistically.

9. The qualified candidates whose names will be published in the Provisional Merit

List will have to submit all the attested copies of supporting documents along with

originals for verification of their eligibility to the course during counseling.

10. The Merit position and the date, time and venue of counseling will be notified in the

notice-board of the WBUHS and will also be available in the website

< www.wbuhs.ac.in/ www.wbuhsexams.in >. No communication in this regard will be made

to the candidates personally.

11. Candidates selected for admission shall have to get themselves admitted within the

specified date to be mentioned in the offer letter to be issued after counseling.

12. Selected candidates will have to deposit Rs. 3000/- as counselling fee by means of

a crossed Demand Draft in favour of ‘The West Bengal University of Health

Sciences’ payable at Kolkata on the day of the counseling. The counseling fee will be

refunded if eligible qualified candidate does not get call for exercising option.

The candidate, after admission, should report to the Director, Institute of

Postgraduate Ayurvedic Education & Research at Shyamadas Vaidya

Sastrapith, 294/3/1 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata-700009 within 30.10.2015.

13. If a candidate does not report to the allotted institution by the due date his / her

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admission to the course will be cancelled.

14. No travel allowance is admissible for appearing in the written examination or for

attending counseling.

15. No personal communication will be made to the candidates, unless it is considered

absolutely necessary by the University authority.

Controller of Examinations

WBUHS

Date: 27 September, 2015

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Post Graduate (Ayurved) Admission schedule for 2015

Forms to be submitted Online in www.thewbuhs.net between Between 28.09.2015 to 05.10.2015

Submission of print-copy of forms at W.B. University of Health Sciences (except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays)

Between 29.09.2015 to 06.10.2015 (11.30 a.m. To 4.00 p.m. )

Print-copies will not be received in the office of the WBUHS in person after 06.10.2015. Print-copies sent by Speed/ Registered post will be received up to 07.10.2015, provided the Pay order / Demand Draft is purchased on or before 05.10.2015.

Admit Card will be downloaded by putting the acknowledgement number/mobile number from the website

www.thewbuhs.net

On and From 10.10.2015 (from 6 p.m)

In case of inability to download the Admit Card candidate may appear personally to receive the admit card from Controller Section of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences

On 13.10.2015 (11 a.m to 3.00 p.m.)

Date of Admission Test On 14.10.2015 (12 noon to 1.20 p.m.)

Declaration of result On 16.10.2015

Proposed Date of counseling, submission of attested copies, verification of original documents and distribution of offer letter for admission

To be informed later on.

Report to respective Institution To be informed later on.

Course to start from To be informed later on.

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APPENDIX -III

Guidelines for Submission of Application

*1. A candidate seeking admission through WBPGAAT is required to submit her application online by logging in www.wbuhs.ac.in /www.wbuhsexams.in .

Application submitted by all other means will be summarily rejected.

*2. The candidate will, first of all, visit the university website www.wbuhs.ac.in / www.wbuhsexams.in through internet. S/he is required to go through the relevant ‘Information Booklet’ carefully and acquaint herself with all requirements regarding filling in the application form.

*3. At the Left Hand Side of the homepage under the heading of “Application”, click on WBPGAAT 2015 for which s/he wants to submit the form online.

*4. Fill in the “Online Application Form” carefully by selecting appropriate options or by typing in

appropriate places. Please do not skip any point. Attach your scanned recent passport size photograph and signature in appropriate places. Then click “submit” at the bottom of the page to see what you have entered.

*5. Please check the details of your entry in the next page. If you want to change anything, go back to first page and fill again. If necessity arises for change in the First Page , click “ Reset” at the bottom and continue , then click “Submit” at the bottom to go to the next page. After clicking “Submit” two more pages will appear with an “Acknowledgement number ” and the candidate will have to print both the pages as those will have to be submitted to the WBUHS. Please keep photocopies of those pages for your record. Submit the form afresh if you do not get any “Acknowledgement Number.” Form without Acknowledgement Number and missing data will not be entertained. Once submitted, no request for change of any entry will be entertained by the University. Print-out of these two pages will have to be submitted to the office of the “Controller of Examinations, West

Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS), DD-36, Sector-I, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700064” after: i) Pasting one current photograph at the appropriate place of the candidate. ii) Putting the candidate’s signature at appropriate places. iii) The declaration must be signed (which should be full name) in the same page of the

declaration. iv) Attaching the bank-draft / pay order for Rs. 3000/- in favour of “The West Bengal

University of Health Sciences” payable at Kolkata , vi) Certificate of declaration in respected of information in the prescribed form be signed by the

candidate himself/herself vii) Attaching photocopy of EPIC/PAN Card

**1. The instructions given in the print-outs are to be followed scrupulously. The printed hardcopies of last two pages are to be submitted to the WBUHS either personally or by registered post/ speed post, so as to reach the WBUHS on or before the prescribed last date. **2. Please keep photocopy of the pages to be submitted. **3. All forms submitted after the stipulated last date/ all incomplete or invalid forms will be rejected without any further reference to the candidate and the fees submitted, if any, will be forfeited as processing charges. Controller of Examinations

WBUHS

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANSWERING THROUGH Optical Measuring Report (OMR) :

WEST BENGAL POST GRADUATE AYURVEDA ADMISSION TEST (WBPGAAT) -2015 Before writing anything on OMR Sheet, please read very carefully the instruction from beginning to end. The OMR answer sheet has two parts :

(a) Identification information on the left hand side. (b) Answer sheet on the right hand side. (A) Identification information (on the left hand side):

Follow the steps carefully : Step 1 : Check the 6 digit Question Booklet Number Step 2 : Enter the 6 digit number in the boxes against the ‘Question Booklet No’ in the OMR sheet; one digit in each box by blackening the corresponding circles below. Step 3 : Enter the 8 digit Roll Number in the boxes provided against ‘Roll Number’ in the OMR Sheet; one digit in each box by blackening the corresponding circles below. Step 4 : Put your full signature in the box provided.

(B) Answer sheet (on the right hand side): Please be careful while filling up OMR Sheet :

Step 1 : Use serial nos. 1 to 100 in the right hand side of the OMR Sheet. Please do not Use Serial No. 101 to 200 in that event your OMR Sheet may not be scanned by the Computer Step 2 : Check the ‘Question Booklet Series’ on your Question Booklet It may be any of the alphabets – A/B/C/D/E. Step 3 : Enter the alphabet in the corresponding box against ‘Question Booklet Series’ in the OMR Sheet (on the right hand side) Step 4 : Blacken the corresponding round containing the same alphabet adjacent to the box. Step 5 : Against each question serial number, there are four rounds containing alphabets a/b/c/d. Answer by blackening the rounds containing the alphabet corresponding to the answer of your choice. Blacken the round completely only by the blue or black ball point pen supplied by the University.

(C) Details on marking on OMR Sheet. (i) the OMR Sheet will be machine scanned.

Do not put any pen/ other mark anywhere except in places as detailed above. Do not tamper with the ‘Bar Code’ on the OMR Sheet. Do not fold the OMR Sheet.

The method of marking answers is indicated below :

a P.T.O. Select the most appropriate answer

Then using the blue or black ball point Pen supplied by the University, blacken the appropriate round (alphabet a/b/c/d) against the correct answer of the question number in serial no. 2 (c) on the answer sheet (OMR Sheet). For example, if the most appropriate answer for question 2 is (c), it should be marked as follows : Question in b a d

c d b

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Serial Number 2

ii Please note : You SHOULD NOT USE any type of pencils or any other ball point pen other the one ball point pen supplied by the University. iii Some Wrong Methods of Marking Answers : (Use of Tick Mark) (Use of Cross Mark)

(Half Filled Round) (Use of dot)

iv. You need not make special efforts to darken any round artistically.

(D) The following instructions should carefully be noted by each candidate :

(1) On receipt of Question Booklet the candidate should verify the Question Booklet Series and Roll Number as pasted in the question booklet.

(2) After completion of examination the candidate should return the question booklet duly inserted in the envelope and the OMR Sheet separately to the Invigilator/Hall-in-Charge.

(3) Left thumb impression should be given in the Attendance Sheet in the box provided. (4) Please ensure that your Name, Roll Number and Signature are put in the boxes provided in the

cover page of the Question Booklet. (5) Please ensure that the Invigilator/Hall-in-Charge puts his/her signature in your Question Booklet

and your OMR Sheets in the boxes provided.

(E) Other Important Issues : I. Please go through the instructions on the Admit Card II. For every correct answer (best of four) four marks will be awarded. There will be no

deduction for incorrect and non attempted question.

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