The Uttarakhand Ayurveda University is planning to start a School of Foreign languages for its Yoga under graduates and post graduates so that they do not face any problem while interacting with foreign nationals. The course would be for the students of Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) and Post graduate courses in the faculty of Yoga and Naturopathy of the university.
The Registrar of the University, Mritunjay Mishra said that the course on the foreign languages has been designed by the university for the benefit of the students. He said that the university has sent a proposal regarding the same to the State Government for approval.
The course would be designed in such a way that the students of the university get working knowledge of some of the international languages. It is learnt that the university got a feedback from its old students that there is a need for this course if it wants that its students get better job and business opportunities overseas.
Meanwhile, the University has postponed the Uttarakhand Ayurveda Premedical Test (UAPMT) and Uttarakhand Ayurveda Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (UAPGMEE) which was scheduled for June 26. The examination would now be held on August 7.
The decision of postponement of the examination was necessitated after the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) abolished the management quota in the Ayurveda colleges. Till now two separate examinations for State Government quota and management quota were organised by the university.
The CCIM is planning to introduce an all India Examination in lines of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for colleges offering admissions in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani system of medications.
The Assistant Registrar of the university, SK Pandey said that the candidates who have already applied for the examination need not apply again but the new candidates can apply online till July 12. He said that 3681 candidates were issued admit cards for the BAMS examination while 982 candidates had applied for PG examination.
The State has Rishikul and Gurukul colleges in the University campus with a 100 each seats of BAMS. The other colleges offering this course in the state are Uttaranchal Ayurvedic College, Himalayai Ayurvedic College, Patanjali Ayurvigyan Evam Shodh sansthan and Quadra institute of Ayurved.