Ayush Guideline for conducting National Exit Test (NExT) by NCISM

By: Career Marg Team | on July 4, 2024

NATIONAL EXIT TEST(NExT) for BAMS/BSMS/BUMS/BSRMS BY NCISM

The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine is the statutory body constituted under NCISM Act, 2020 (14 of 2020) vide gazette notification extraordinary part (ii) section 3(iii) dated 21.09.2020.

As per the Regulation 6 of National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (National Examinations for Indian System of Medicine) Regulations, 2023:
 

1. A National Exit Test of each discipline such as Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Sowa-Rigpa of Indian System of Medicine shall be conducted by the Commission through Designated Agency.
2. The National Exit Test shall be held for granting license to practice as medical practitioner of respective discipline of Indian system of medicine and for enrolment in the State Register or National Register as a registered medical practitioner of Indian system of medicine after completing one-year internship.
3. The examination shall be problem based to test the clinical competency, understanding of medical ethics and the ability to deal with medico-legal cases as a medical practitioner in the discipline Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa, as the case may be.
4. CONDUCT OF NATIONAL EXIT TEST (NExT): The National Exit Test shall be conducted ordinarily in the month of February and August, every year. However, in 2024, the NExT exam will be conducted tentatively in the month of October 2024.
5. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPEARING IN NATIONAL EXIT TEST SHALL BE AS UNDER:
   a) an intern who has completed minimum two hundred and seventy days of internship as on closing date of the submission of the application for National Exit Test; or
   b) graduates of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Sowa-Riga who have completed one-year compulsory internship; or
   c) Foreign nationals whose medical qualification has been recognized under schedule-IlI of IMCC Act, 1970 or section 36 of the NCISM Act, 2020.

Explanation: National Exit Test is mandatory for all those who have commenced their internship on or after 20*h December, 2023 (irrespective of year of admission/batch) i.e. the date of notification of National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (National Examinations for Indian System of Medicine) Regulation, 2023.
6. NO. OF ATTEMPTS: There shall not be any limit for attempts to appear in the National Exit Test.

7. Those interns who have not completed their internship, but qualified in the National Exit Test shall be eligible to register in State or National Registration boards only after completion of one year internship.
8. The graduation degree of the candidate who could not qualify the National Exit Test, shall be considered for all other job opportunities and other educational programs or courses where medical registration is not mandatory.
9. Qualifying in National Exit Test and getting enrolled in a State Register and National Register, as the case may be, shall be the essential requirement for practicing as a registered medical practitioner or for any job where clinical work is involved or for any job where medical registration is mandatory or to pursue post graduate course in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Sowa-Rigpa.
10. QUALIFYING PERCENTAGE: Securing fifty per cent and above shall be declared as qualified in the National Exit Test.
11. STRUCTURE/PATTERN OF EXAMINATION: The examination shall be problem based to test the Clinical Competency, Understanding of Medical Ethics and the Ability to Deal with Medico-Legal Cases. The questions may include Images, Videos, Clinical case scenario etc.. The structure of NExT as given below:

12. LANGUAGE OF QUESTION PAPER:
 

• Ayurveda - English & Hindi 
• Unani - English & Urdu 
• Siddha - English & Tamil 
• Sowa-Rigpa - English & Bhoti

13. SYLLABUS: The syllabus as prescribed by NCISM for UG (BAMS/BSMS/BUMS/BSRMS) courses.
14. NEXT Certificate
NExT Certificate will be issued to the qualified candidates, by NCISM; the certificate may be electronically generated with adequate security features.