AIAPGET Ayurveda (BAMS-based Paper) Syllabus

Ayurveda (BAMS-based Paper) syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Samhita, Maulika Siddhanta & Padartha Vijnana

   6 topics

   • Padartha Vijnana
     • Dravya, Guna, Karma, Samanya, Vishesha, Samavaya
     • Karya-Karana Siddhanta (Satkaryavada, Arambhavada)
     • Pramana Vijnana (Pratyaksha, Anumana, Aptopadesha, Yukti)
   • Panchamahabhuta and Loka-Purusha Samya
   • Tridosha, Triguna and Atma Vijnana
     • Vata, Pitta, Kapha — sthana, guna, karma
     • Manas, Atma, Punarjanma concepts
   • Ayurveda Itihasa and major Samhitas
     • Brihatrayi (Charaka, Sushruta, Ashtanga)
     • Laghutrayi (Madhava, Sharngadhara, Bhavaprakasha)
   • Charaka Samhita — key sthanas and principles
   • Sushruta Samhita — surgical and fundamental concepts
2. 2

   Rachana & Kriya Sharira

   6 topics

   • Garbha Sharira (embryology) and Garbhini Paricharya
   • Asthi, Sandhi, Peshi, Sira, Dhamani, Srotas
     • Srotas — types, mula, dushti lakshana
     • Marma Sharira — classification and clinical importance
   • Dhatu, Upadhatu and Mala Vijnana
     • Sapta Dhatu and their poshana
     • Agni, Ama and Koshtha
   • Prakriti — Deha and Manasa Prakriti
   • Ojas, Prana and Indriya Vijnana
   • Comparative anatomy and physiology with modern correlation
3. 3

   Dravyaguna, Rasashastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana

   5 topics

   • Rasa-Guna-Virya-Vipaka-Prabhava (Pancha Padartha)
   • Dravya Varga and important single drugs
     • Nighantu classification
     • Karma-based grouping (deepana, pachana, etc.)
   • Rasashastra — Parada, Gandhaka and Maharasa
     • Shodhana, Marana, Satvapatana processes
     • Kupipakwa and Parpati kalpana
   • Bhaishajya Kalpana — Pancha Vidha Kashaya Kalpana
     • Swarasa, Kalka, Kwatha, Hima, Phanta
     • Asava-Arishta, Avaleha, Vati, Churna
   • Pharmacovigilance and standardization of Ayurvedic drugs
4. 4

   Roga Nidana & Vikriti Vijnana

   5 topics

   • Nidana Panchaka and Shatkriyakala
   • Samprapti and Samprapti Ghataka
   • Examination methods — Trividha, Ashtavidha, Dashavidha Pariksha
     • Nadi, Mutra, Mala, Jihva pariksha
   • Modern diagnostic correlation and lab investigations
   • Pathology of major disease groups (Jwara, Prameha, etc.)
5. 5

   Kayachikitsa & Allied Clinical Subjects

   6 topics

   • Chikitsa Siddhanta — Shodhana and Shamana
   • Panchakarma
     • Vamana, Virechana, Basti, Nasya, Raktamokshana
     • Purvakarma and Paschatkarma
   • Management of major diseases (Jwara, Pandu, Prameha, Vatavyadhi)
   • Rasayana and Vajikarana
   • Manasa Roga and clinical psychiatry correlation
   • Agada Tantra (toxicology) and Vyavahara Ayurveda
6. 6

   Shalya, Shalakya, Prasuti-Stri Roga & Kaumarabhritya

   6 topics

   • Shalya Tantra — Yantra, Shastra and Anushastra karma
     • Kshara Sutra and Agnikarma
     • Vrana and Arsha management
   • Shalakya Tantra — Netra, Karna, Nasa, Mukha, Danta rogas
   • Prasuti Tantra — Garbhini, Prasava and Sutika paricharya
   • Stri Roga — Artava Vyapad and Yoni Vyapad
   • Kaumarabhritya — Bala Paricharya, Stanya and Ksheerapa
   • Swasthavritta — Dinacharya, Ritucharya and Sadvritta
     • Ahara, Nidra, Brahmacharya (Trayopastambha)
     • Janapadodhvamsa and preventive medicine

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1. In Padartha Vijnana, how many Padarthas are described in the Charaka (Ayurvedic) classification, and name them.

   Six (Shat) Padarthas: Samanya (similarity), Vishesha (difference), Guna (quality), Dravya (substance), Karma (action), and Samavaya (inseparable concomitance).

2. What is the principle of 'Samanya' and 'Vishesha' in Ayurveda and its therapeutic significance?

   Samanya (similarity) causes increase/aggravation of similar entities, while Vishesha (dissimilarity/difference) causes decrease. This is the fundamental basis of treatment — increasing depleted dhatus with similar dravyas and reducing aggravated ones with dissimilar dravyas.

3. Name the Panchamahabhutas and their dominant sensory perception (Tanmatra).

   Prithvi (Gandha/smell), Ap/Jala (Rasa/taste), Tejas/Agni (Rupa/vision), Vayu (Sparsha/touch), Akasha (Shabda/sound).

4. What is the concept of 'Loka-Purusha Samya' in Ayurveda?

   The principle that the macrocosm (Loka/universe) and microcosm (Purusha/human body) are essentially identical — whatever entities exist in the universe exist in the human being and vice versa (Charaka Sharira Sthana).

5. Name the three Doshas and the Panchamahabhutas that predominantly constitute each.

   Vata = Vayu + Akasha; Pitta = Tejas (Agni) + Jala; Kapha = Prithvi + Jala.

6. What are the three Gunas (Triguna) of the mind (Manas), and which two are considered Manasa Doshas?

   Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. Rajas and Tamas are the two Manasa Doshas; Sattva is considered pure/wholesome and not a dosha.

7. In Atma Vijnana, what are the qualities (Guna) of the Atma described in Ayurveda?

   The Atma is described as nitya (eternal), chetana (conscious), nirvikara (changeless), and the substratum of knowledge; it is sarvagata (all-pervading) and akarta in its pure state, acting through the union of Manas, Indriya, and Vishaya.

8. Which is regarded as the oldest and most authoritative Samhita on Kayachikitsa (internal medicine)?

   The Charaka Samhita, the foremost text of the Atreya Sampradaya (school of medicine).

9. Who are considered the founders of the two major schools of Ayurveda, and what is each known for?

   Atreya Punarvasu — school of Kaya Chikitsa (medicine), basis of Charaka Samhita; Dhanvantari (Divodasa) — school of Shalya (surgery), basis of Sushruta Samhita.

10. What are the Brihat Trayi (Greater Triad) of Ayurvedic classics?

    Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, and Ashtanga Hridaya (Vagbhata).

11. What are the Laghu Trayi (Lesser Triad) of Ayurvedic texts?

    Madhava Nidana (Rogavinishchaya), Sharngadhara Samhita, and Bhavaprakasha.

12. How many Sthanas (sections) are there in the Charaka Samhita and name them.

    Eight Sthanas: Sutra, Nidana, Vimana, Sharira, Indriya, Chikitsa, Kalpa, and Siddhi Sthana.

13. What is the 'Tristhana' or threefold examination diagnostic approach emphasized in Charaka for examining the patient?

    The threefold method of knowledge acquisition: Aptopadesha (authoritative testimony), Pratyaksha (direct perception), and Anumana (inference).

14. How many Sthanas are in the Sushruta Samhita, including the supplementary one?

    Six Sthanas: Sutra, Nidana, Sharira, Chikitsa, Kalpa, and Uttara Tantra (the Uttara Tantra is the supplementary/later section).

15. Sushruta classified Shastra Karma (surgical procedures) into how many basic types? Name them.

    Eight (Ashtavidha Shastra Karma): Chedana (excision), Bhedana (incision), Lekhana (scraping), Vedhana (puncturing), Eshana (probing), Aharana (extraction), Visravana (drainage), and Sivana (suturing).

16. According to Sushruta, what is the total number of bones (Asthi), and how does it differ from modern anatomy?

    Sushruta describes 300 bones (Asthi), whereas modern anatomy counts 206; the difference is because Sushruta included cartilages, teeth, and nails as Asthi.

17. In Garbha Sharira, what are the factors (Garbha Sambhava Samagri) required for conception?

    Ritu (fertile period/healthy season), Kshetra (healthy uterus/reproductive tract), Ambu (proper nutrition/rasa), and Beeja (healthy shukra and shonita — sperm and ovum).

18. What is 'Garbhini Paricharya' and what is the special regimen for the ninth month?

    Garbhini Paricharya is the month-wise antenatal dietary and lifestyle regimen for a pregnant woman. In the ninth month, Anuvasana basti (oil enema) and Pichu (medicated vaginal tampon) with sneha are advised to lubricate the birth canal and facilitate easy delivery.

19. In Sharira, define Srotas and name the three Srotas afflicted in Prameha.

    Srotas are the channels/transport systems of the body carrying dhatus undergoing transformation. In Prameha, the chiefly afflicted srotas are Medovaha, Mutravaha, and Udakavaha (ambuvaha) srotas.

20. Name the seven Dhatus in their correct order of formation.

    Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja, and Shukra.

21. Match each Dhatu with its Upadhatu (subsidiary tissue): Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda.

    Rasa → Stanya (breast milk) and Artava (menstrual blood/Rajah); Rakta → Kandara and Sira; Mamsa → Vasa (muscle fat) and Twak (skin/six layers); Meda → Snayu (ligaments).

22. Name the Mala (waste products) of the three main excretory categories.

    Purisha (feces), Mutra (urine), and Sweda (sweat) are the three principal Malas; additionally, secondary malas (kha-mala) include karna-mala, akshi-mala, nasa-mala, etc., produced from dhatu metabolism.

23. What are the Sapta (seven) types of Prakriti based on Dosha dominance?

    Three single (Vataja, Pittaja, Kaphaja), three dual/dvandvaja (Vata-Pittaja, Pitta-Kaphaja, Vata-Kaphaja), and one balanced (Sama/Tridoshaja, considered the best/Uttama).

24. What are the two factors that determine Prakriti, and at what stage is it fixed?

    Prakriti is determined by Shukra-Shonita Prakriti (constitution of sperm and ovum) along with Kala-garbhashaya (season and uterine condition), Matur Ahara-Vihara (mother's diet/lifestyle), and Mahabhuta Vikara. It is fixed at the time of conception (garbhadhana) and remains constant throughout life.

25. Name the three types of Manasa Prakriti and their subtypes count.

    Sattvika (7 subtypes), Rajasika (6 subtypes), and Tamasika (3 subtypes) — totalling 16 types of Manasa Prakriti per Charaka.

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