AIIA PhD in Ayurveda Entrance Exam 2021 Dates, Exam pattern, Syllabus, Application process

AIIA PhD in Ayurveda Entrance Exam 2021 Important Dates

Commencement of on-line registration of application

15th February 2021

Closure of registration of application

06th March 2021

Online Fee Payment  

06th March 2021

Tentative Dates for the conduct of the Entrance Examinations

15th March 2021

Uploading of Answer Key

15th March 2021

Submission of Grievances on the Portal (All the grievances relating to the question booklet must be submitted at phd.ayurveda@aiia.gov.in)

16th & 17th March 2021

Announcement of Results

22nd March 2021

Meeting of Respective DRC’S for conducting Interviews

24th March 2021

Ph.D. Course Work Commencement

26th March 2021

Eligibility Criteria for AIIA PhD in Ayurveda Entrance Exam 2021

• A candidate seeking admission to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy must possess at least one of the following qualifications:

• MD/MS in Ayurveda (in concerned subject / Allied subjects as per CCIM norms).

• Master Degree in any of allied/interdisciplinary subjects such as all disciplines under AYUSH, Diet & Nutrition, Pharmaceutical Sciences / M. Pharma (Ayurveda), Pharmacology Sciences / MD or MS in Allopathic Medicine, Medicinal Plant Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Food Science & Technology.

• NOTE: The UGC-NET/JRF/SLET/AYUSH-NET/CSIR-NET qualified candidates shall be exempted from appearing in the entrance examination. However, they will have to appear in the interview.

AIIA PhD in Ayurveda Entrance Exam 2021 Application Process

• Interested candidates can apply online through the official website https://aiiaadmissions.org/

The steps to fill the PhD application form is as follows:

Step 1

Registration – Visit the official website with link available on www.aiia.gov.in and click on the link for PhD Application

Step 2

Fill in all details – Upon successful registration, registration ID and password are generated.

Step 3

Payment details – Candidates have to pay the fees through the payment gateway.

Step 4

Submit Payment Details.

Step 5

The download Application form can be downloaded from.

Registration Fee

For SC/ST and PwD category

Rs. 2500/-

For General, Unreserved, OBC, etc. categories

Rs. 3000/-

Mode of Payment

Online through Debit card/Credit Card/Net Banking

Admit Card

• All the candidates are advised to download their Admit Cards from the website. The Admit Card for the entrance examination shall be available at the online registration account or registered email address of the candidate. The candidate shall take the print-out of the Admit Card. The print quality of the Admit Card should be good enough for verification.

Selection Process

• The admission to the Programme is through an Entrance Test and Interview.

• 50% marks (aggregate in Part-I & Part-II) in the entrance examination are required to become eligible for appearing in the interview

Entrance Exam Pattern

Mode of Exam

Offline mode

Duration of exam

90 minutes

Type of Questions

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type

Total Marks

Part-I – 50 Marks

Part-II – 30 Marks

Interview marks

20 marks

Negative Marking

There shall be no negative marking.

Syllabus for Ph.D. Entrance Examination

• Part-I – Research Methodology & General Knowledge of Ayurveda.

• Part-II – The subject concerned under which the candidate has applied for Ph.D. Program.