NTA AIAPGET 2020 Notification

by Sanjana Gandhi Executive

About AIAPGET

All India AYUSH Postgraduate Entrance Test, commonly known as AIAPGET, is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to the postgraduate courses in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy. AIAPGET is conducted once every year in a computer-based mode. Candidates who qualify the examination can opt for MS, MD, or PG diploma courses in the above-mentioned disciplines.

Highlights of AIAPGET 2020
Name of the examination	All India AYUSH Postgraduate Entrance Test
Abbreviation	AIAPGET
Level of the examination	Postgraduate
Frequency of the examination	Annual
Mode of the examination	Computer-based
Courses offered	MS, MD or PG diploma in Ayurveda/ Homeopathy/ Unani/ Siddha
Medium	Ayurveda: English and Hindi Unani: English and Urdu Siddha: English and Tamil Homeopathy: English only

AIAPGET 2020: Eligibility Criteria for the Applicants

NTA has prescribed the eligibility criteria for AIAPGET 2020. Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage will not be permitted to appear in the examination. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or qualifying NTA AIAPGET 2020, the result/candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled. To be eligible for AIAPGET the following requirements have to be met by a candidate:

Candidates must possess BAMS/ BUMS/ BSMS/ BHMS/Graded BHMS degree
Candidate with a provisional BAMS/ BUMS/ BSMS/ BHMS Pass Certificate (recognized as per the provisions of the IMCC 1970/HCC 1973 Act) can also apply for AIAPGET
Permanent or provisional registration certificate of BAMS/ BUMS/ BSMS/ BHMS/Graded BHMS degree qualification issued by the CCIM/CCH/state board/universities/deemed universities
He/she must have completed one year of internship or is likely to complete the internship before September 30, 2020
There is no upper age limit for the candidates appearing for AIAPGET 2020
NTA has not specified the number of attempts permitted to clear AIAPGET, thus a candidate can take the examination as many times as he/she needs to clear it.