INDIAN MEDICINE CENTRAL COUNCIL (POST-GRADUATE UNANI MEDICAL EDUCATION) REGULATIONS, 2016

PREAMBLE

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i), (j) and (k) of subsection (1) of section 36 of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (48 of 1970) and in supersession of the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post-graduate Unani Education) Regulation, 2007, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Council of Indian Medicine, with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations to regulate the education of post-graduate course in Unani medicine, namely:-

Regulation 1. Short title and commencement.--

(1)     These regulations may be called the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post-Graduate Unani Medical Education) Regulations, 2016.

(2)     They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Regulation 2. Definitions.--

(1)     In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a)      "Act" means the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (48 of 1970);

(b)      "Council" means the Central Council of Indian Medicine;

(c)      "recognised institution" means an approved institution as defined under clauses (a) and (ea) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Act.

(2)     The words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act

Regulation 3. Aims and objects.--

The aims and objects of the post-graduate degree courses in Unani medicine shall be to provide orientation of specialties and super specialties in Unani medicine and to produce experts and specialists, who can be competent and efficient teachers, physicians, surgeons, pharmaceutical experts and researchers in their respective fields.

Regulation 4. Specialities for post-graduate degree courses.--

The post-graduate degrees shall be allowed in the following specialities as under:-

Table - A Mahire Tib (Doctor of Medicine)

Table - B Mahire Jarahat (Master of Surgery)

Regulation 5. Nomenclature of post-graduate degree.--

The nomenclature of post-graduate degree in respective specialities shall be as under:-

Table - A Mahire Tib (Doctor of Medicine)

Table - B Mahire Jarahat (Master of Surgery)

Regulation 6. Minimum requirement for post-graduate institution where under-graduate course is in existence.--

The postgraduate institute where under-graduate course is in existence shall fulfil following requirements namely:-

(1)     The under-graduate institution which has completed minimum four and half years of under-graduate teaching shall be eligible for applying to start post-graduate courses.

(2)     The institute shall satisfy the entire minimum requirements of under-graduate training as specified in the Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for under-graduate Unani Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2016 as amended from time to time.

(3)     The institute shall have all the equipment and research facilities required for training in the related specialty and subject as specified in Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for under-graduate Unani Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2016 as amended from time to time.

(4)     The institute shall have Central Research Laboratory and Animal House for starting post-graduate Course, Animal House shall be either owned or in collaboration.

(5)     The existing post-graduate Institutions shall fulfil this requirement as specified in sub-regulation (4) above before 31st December, 2016.

(6)     The Additional Ancillary staff like Biochemist, Pharmacologist, Bio Statistician, Microbiologist to be appointed and the Qualification shall be Post Graduate degree in the subject concerned or equivalent qualification from a recognized University.

(7)     The minimum additional teaching staff required for starting post-graduate course shall be one Professor or Reader and one Lecturer of the concerned subject, in addition to the teachers stipulated for under-graduate teaching, and the speciality which does not exist as independent department at under-graduate level shall have minimum one Professor or Reader and one Lecturer for starting post-graduate course.

(8)     The post-graduate department or speciality shall have minimum one Professor in concerned subject or speciality from the academic session 2017-18.

(9)     In each of the department of Tashreehul Badan, Munafeul Aza, Ilmul Advia, Saidla, Mahiyatul Amraz and Jarahat, the following non-teaching staff shall be required in addition to the under-graduate staff requirement:

(i)       Laboratory technician - 1 (one)

(ii)      Laboratory assistant - 1 (one)

(iii)     Attendant or Peon or Multipurpose worker - 1 (one).

(10)   The institute shall have a fully equipped hospital consisting of minimum one hundred beds with speciality-wise adequate facilities in all departments as specified in the Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for under-graduate Unani Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2016 as amended from time to time.

(11)   In the post-graduate institute having under-graduate course with upto sixty seats, ten post-graduate seats in clinical subjects shall be admissible within the bed strength as specified in sub-regulation (10) and for more than ten postgraduate seats in clinical subjects, additional beds in the student: bed ratio of 1:4 shall be provided over the bed strength as specified in sub-regulation (10).

(12)   The post-graduate in non-clinical subject as specified in regulation 4 at serial number 1 to 5, 8 and 11 shall be admissible on the basis of bed strength as specified in sub-regulation (10);

(13)   The post-graduate institute having under-graduate course with sixty-one to hundred seats shall require additional beds for post-graduate seats in clinical subjects in the student: bed ratio of 1:4 over the bed strength as specified in sub-regulation (10).

(14)   The minimum annual average bed-occupancy in In-Patient Department of the hospital during last one calendar year (i.e. 365 days and 366 days in case of a leap year) shall be more than fifty per cent. and minimum daily average attendance of patients in Out-Patient Department of the hospital during last one calendar year (300 days) shall be minimum one hundred and twenty patients per day for the colleges having post-graduate course(s) with upto sixty under-graduate seats and two hundred patients per day for the colleges having post-graduate course(s) with sixty-one to hundred under-graduate seats.

(15)   In clinical departments, the additional beds increased for clinical post-graduate seats, one Clinical Registrar or Senior Resident or Resident Doctor shall be provided for every twenty beds.

Regulation 7. Post-graduate Institute where under-graduate course is not in existence.--

The post-graduate institute where undergraduate course is not in existence shall fulfil following requirements namely:-

(1)     The institute shall have fully developed Departments with infrastructure as specified in the Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for under-graduate Unani Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2016 as amended from time to time, in which post-graduate course is being conducted.

(2)     The institute shall have all the equipment and research facilities required for training in the related speciality and subject as specified in the Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for undergraduate Unani Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2016 as amended from time to time.

(3)     The institute shall have Central Research Laboratory and Animal House for starting post-graduate Course, Animal House shall be either owned or in collaboration.

(4)     The existing post-graduate Institutions shall fulfil the requirement as specified in sub-regulation (3) above before 31st December, 2016.

(5)     The Additional Ancillary staff like Biochemist, Pharmacologist, Bio Statistician, Microbiologist to be appointed and the Qualification shall be Post Graduate degree in the subject concerned or equivalent qualification from a recognized University.

(6)     The department, in which post-graduate course is being conducted shall have minimum three faculties; one Professor, one Reader/Associate Professor and one Lecturer/Assistant Professor; or one Professor or Reader/Associate Professor and two Lecturers/Assistant Professors in each concerned subject or specialty.

(7)     Consultants or part time teachers in concerned speciality as specified in as specified in the Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for under-graduate Unani Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2016 as amended from time to time shall be engaged for teaching on part time basis.

(8)     The post-graduate department or speciality shall have minimum one Professor in concerned subject or specialty from the academic session 2017-18.

(9)     In each of the department of Tashreehul badan, Munafeul Aza, Ilmul Advia, Saidla, Mahiyatul Amraz and Jarahat, the following non-teaching staff shall be required:

(i)       Laboratory technician - 1 (one)

(ii)      Laboratory assistant - 1 (one)

(iii)     Attendant or Peon or Multipurpose worker - 1 (one).

(10)   In each of department other than these departments specified in sub-regulation (9) above, following non-teaching staff shall be required:

(i)       Office Assistant or Data entry operator - 1 (one)

(ii)      Attendant or Peon or Multipurpose worker - 1 (one).

(11)   Minimum seventy-five beds in In-Patient Department of the hospital and minimum annual average bed-occupancy in In-Patient Department of the hospital during last one calendar year (365 days and 366 days in case of a leap year) shall be more than fifty per cent.

(12)   Minimum daily average attendance of patients in Out-Patient Department of the hospital during last one calendar year (300 days) shall be minimum one hundred and twenty patients per day.

(13)   Nineteen post-graduate seats in clinical subjects shall be admissible within the bed strength as specified in sub-regulation (11) and for more than nineteen post-graduate seats in clinical subjects, additional beds in the student: bed ratio of 1:4 shall be provided over the bed strength as specified in sub-regulation (11).

(14)   The institute conducting post-graduate course in clinical speciality shall have related Out-Patient Departments and In-patient departments and laboratory in the hospital as per the Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for under-graduate Unani Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2016 as amended from time to time and the total attendance of patients in those Out-Patient Departments and In-Patient Departments shall be taken in to account for the purpose of determining minimum daily average attendance of patients as mentioned in sub-regulation (11) and (12).

(15)   The institute conducting post-graduate course in non-clinical speciality shall have any of Out-Patient Departments and In-Patient Departments and related laboratory in the hospital as per the Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirements of Minimum Standard for under-graduate Unani Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2016 as amended from time to time and the total attendance of patients in those Out-Patient Departments and In-patient Departments shall be taken in to account for the purpose of determining minimum daily average attendance of patients as mentioned in sub-regulations (11) and (12).

(16)   In clinical departments, the beds for clinical post-graduate seats, one Clinical Registrar or Senior Resident or Resident Doctor shall be provided for every twenty beds.

Note.-The vacant post may be filled up on contractual basis with the retired Professors or Readers or Associate Professors or Lecturers or Assistant Professors below the age of sixty-five years in any department, till the regular appointment is made.

Regulation 8. Mode of admission.--

(1)     Regular Candidates:

(a)      A person holding degree of Kamile Tib-o-Jarahat (Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery) or equivalent degree from a recognised University or institution included in the Second Schedule of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and enrolled in the Central or State Register of Indian System of Medicine shall be eligible for admission in the post-graduate degree courses;

(b)      The State Government or University concerned shall conduct the admission process;

(c)      The Selection of candidates shall be made on the basis of final merit index calculated out of total of hundred marks based on eighty per cent. weightage to the post-graduate entrance test (PGET) and twenty per cent. weightage to the marks obtained in under-graduate course;

(d)      The post-graduate entrance test (PGET) of hundred marks shall consist of one common written test of multiple choice questions covering all the subjects of Kamile Tib O Jarahat (Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery) course;

(e)      A candidate possessing post-graduate degree in one subject of Unani medicine shall not be allowed admission in any other subject of Unani medicine for post-graduate course for the next five years;

(f)       The minimum eligibility marks of the entrance test for admission in the case of general candidates shall be fifty per cent. of the total marks, in the case of candidates belonging to the Schedule Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and regular Central or State Government service candidate shall be forty per cent. and in the case of candidates belonging to the Other Backward classes shall be forty-five per cent.;

(g)      The sponsored candidates shall also be required to possess the percentage of marks specified in sub-regulations (f);

(h)     The sponsored foreign national's candidates shall not be required to possess the percentage of marks specified in sub-regulations (f);

(i)       Reservation for all categories shall be applicable as per the policy of the Central Government or the concerned State Government;

(j)       Change of subject shall be permissible within a period of two months from the date of admission, subject to availability of vacancy and guide in the concerned department.

(2)     In-service candidates:

(a)      The applicant shall be in service minimum for a period of five years in the concerned subject in a recognized or approved Unani medical college;

(b)      The applicant shall appear in the post-graduate entrance test (PGET) and obtain qualifying marks in it;

(c)      The candidate shall take three years leave from the concerned office. He shall be given admission against the seat allocated by the University for teachers. (one seat in each subject shall be allocated for in-service teaching candidate by the University);

(d)      Other conditions shall remain same as in case of a regular candidate.

Regulation 9. Duration of course and attendance.--

(1)     The student shall have to undergo study for a period of three years after the admission.

(2)     The student shall have to attend minimum seventy-five per cent. of total lectures, practicals and clinical tutorials or classes to become eligible for appearing in the examination.

(3)     The student shall have to attend the hospital and other duties as may be assigned to him during the course of study.

(4)     The students of clinical subject shall have to do Resident duties in their respective departments and student of non-clinical subject shall have duties in their respective departments like Pharmacy or Herbal Garden or Laboratory during the course of study.

(5)     The students shall attend special lectures, demonstrations, seminars, study tours and such other activities as arranged by the teaching departments.

(6)     The maximum duration for completion of the course shall not exceed beyond the period of six years from the date of admission to the course.

(7)     Web based centralised biometric attendance system shall be required for the attendance of post-graduate student's and manual attendance at department level in which student is pursuing the post-graduate course.

Regulation 10. Method of training.--

(1)     In the first year of the course, the students shall have to acquire knowledge in the applied aspects of the fundamentals of Unani.

(2)     Intensive training shall be provided in classical knowledge along with comparative and critical study in the respective specialty.

(3)     The emphasis shall be given on intensive applied and hands on training.

(4)     The students shall have to acquire the knowledge about the methods and techniques of research in the respective fields making use of information technology.

(5)     In clinical subjects, students shall undertake responsibility in management and treatment of patients independently and deal with emergencies.

(6)     The student shall undertake training in teaching technology and research methods and shall participate in the teaching and training programs of under-graduate students or interns in the respective subjects during the course of studies.

(7)     In the clinical training, the student shall have to acquire the knowledge of independent work as a specialist.

(8)     In the specialties of Moalajat, Ilmul Jarahat, Amraze Uzn, Anf wa Halaq and Qabalat wa Amraze Niswan the student shall have to undergo training of investigative procedures, techniques and surgical performance of procedures and management in the respective specialty.

Regulation 11. Dissertation.--

(1)     Central Scientific Advisory Post Graduate Committee appointed by Central Council of Indian Medicine shall suggest the areas of Research and topics to be focussed every academic year to make compaigning of evidence based Unani to the need of global standards and achieve publications and the same shall be followed by University Committee while approving the Dissertation title.

(2)     The title of the dissertation along with the synopsis, with approval of the Ethics Committee constituted by the institute as per regulations of concerned recognised University or guidelines of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), shall be submitted to the University within a period of six months from the date of admission to post-graduate course.

(3)     If a non-clinical subject student takes a thesis topic involving clinical trials then he/she shall work under co-guide of a clinical teacher of the specialty concerned for preparing the thesis.

(4)     A copy of the synopsis of the dissertation shall be submitted to the Central Council of Indian Medicine's Scientific Committee before submitting to the University.

(5)     If the student fails to submit the title of dissertation and synopsis within the period specified under sub-regulation (2), his terms for final post-graduate course shall be extended for six months or more in accordance with the time of submission of the synopsis to the University.

(6)     The synopsis of the proposed scheme of work shall indicate the expertise and action plan of work of the student relating to the proposed theme of work, the name of the department and the name and designation of the guide or supervisor and co-guide (if any). The University shall approve the synopsis not later than three months after submission of the synopsis.

(7)     A Board of Research Studies shall be constituted by the University for approving the title.

(8)     The University shall display the approved synopsis of dissertation on their website.

(9)     The subject of every dissertation shall be research oriented, practical oriented, innovative and helpful in the development of Unani system and the subject of the dissertation shall have relation with the subject matter of the specialty.

(10)   Once the title for dissertation is approved by the Board of Research Studies of the University, the student shall not be allowed to change the title of the proposed theme of work without permission of the University.

(11)   No student shall be allowed to submit the dissertation before six months of completion of course and the student shall continue his regular study in the institution after submission of dissertation to complete three years.

(12)   The dissertation shall contain the methods and data of the research carried out by the student on the problem selected by him and completed under the guidance of the guide or supervisor approved by the University.

(13)   The dissertation shall consist critical review of literature, methodology, results of the research, discussion on the basis of research findings of the study, summary, conclusion and references cited in the dissertation shall be suitable for publication.

(14)   The dissertation shall consist of not less than forty thousand words.

(15)   The dissertation shall contain, at the end, a summary of not more than one thousand and five hundred words and the conclusion not exceeding one thousand words

(16)   The guide or supervisor shall be a person of status of a Professor or Reader or Lecturer having post-graduate degree or Visiting Professor or a contractual faculty in the post-graduate departments. Visiting faculty will not be considered in teaching strength.

(17)   A non-post-graduate teacher, for providing guidance to the post-graduate scholars, shall have minimum five years teaching experience in the concerned or allied subject.

(18)   Five copies of the bound dissertation along with a certificate from the supervisor or guide shall reach the office of the Registrar of the University four months before the final examination.

(19)   The dissertation shall be assessed by two external and two internal examiners appointed by the University.

(20)   The dissertation shall be accepted only after the approval of examiners appointed under sub-regulation (19) and in case of disapproval by one external examiner, the dissertation shall be referred to third external examiner approved by the University concerned.

(21)   If the dissertation is not accepted by two external examiners, the same shall be returned to the student with the remarks of the examiners and the student shall resubmit the dissertation after making necessary improvement in the light of examiners' report to the University within a further period of six months.

(22)   The student shall be permitted to appear in the final examination of post-graduate degree course only after approval of the dissertation by the examiners.

(23)   Inter-disciplinary research may be done by co-opting the guide or supervisor from the concerned speciality.

Regulation 12. Examination and assessments.--

(1)     The post-graduate degree course shall have two examinations in the following manner:-

(a)      the preliminary examination shall be conducted at the end of one academic year after admission;

(b)      the final examination shall be conducted on completion of three academic years after the admission to postgraduate course;

(c)      examination shall ordinarily be held in the month of June or July and November or December every year;

(d)      for being declared successful in the examination, student shall have to pass all the subjects separately in preliminary examination;

(e)      the student shall be required to obtain aggregate fifty per cent. marks in practical and theory subjects separately to be announced as pass;

(f)       if a student fails in preliminary examination, he shall have to pass before appearing in the final examination;

(g)      if the student fails in theory or practical in the final examination, he may appear in the subsequent examination without requiring to submit a fresh dissertation;

(h)     the subsequent examination for failed candidates will be conducted at every six months interval; and

(i)       the post-graduate degree shall be conferred after the dissertation is accepted and the student passes the final examination.

(2)     The examination shall be aimed to test the clinical acumen, ability and working knowledge of the student in the practical aspect of the specialty and his fitness to work independently as a specialist.

(3)     The clinical examination shall be judge the competence of the student in Unani and scientific literature of the specialty.

(4)     The viva-voce part of the practical examination shall involve extensive discussion on any aspect of subject or specialty

Regulation 13. Subjects of examination.--

(1)     The preliminary examination at the end of one academic year after admission shall be conducted in the following subjects, namely:-

Paper I-Part A- Research Methodology;

Part B- Bio or Medical Statistics;

Paper II-Part A- Applied aspects of fundamentals regarding concerned subjects;

Part B- Concerned subject.

(2)     The student shall have to undergo training in the department concerned and shall maintain month-wise record of the work done during the last two years of study in the specialty opted by him as under:-

(a)      study of literature related to specialty;

(b)      regular clinical training in the hospital for student of clinical subject;

(c)      practical training of research work carried out in the department, for student of non-clinical subject;

(d)      participation in various seminars, symposia and discussions; and

(e)      progress of the work done on the topic of dissertation.

(3)     The assessment of the work done by the students of first year post-graduate course during the first year as specified in sub-regulation (2) shall be done before the preliminary examination.

(4)     The final examination shall include dissertation, written papers and clinical or practical and oral examination.

(5)     There shall be four theory papers in each specialty and one practical or clinical and viva-voce examination in the concerned specialty or group of sub-specialties selected by the student for special study.

(6)     The student shall publish or get accepted minimum one research paper on his research work in one journal and one paper presentation in regional level seminar.

Regulation 14. Mode of examination and appointment of examiner(s).--

(1)     The preliminary examination and final examination shall be held in written, practical, clinical and oral examination.

(2)     The preliminary examination shall be conducted by a team of two examiners, out of which one examiner shall be external from any other institution and final examination shall be conducted by a team of four examiners, out of which two examiners shall be external from any other institution.

(3)     A teacher with five years teaching or research experience in concerned subject or specialty shall be considered eligible for being appointed as an examiner.

Regulation 15. Facilities for post-graduate students.--

The stipend and contingency shall be provided at the rates decided by the Central Government for institutes of its control or respective State Government for institutes of its control or University, as the case may be.

Regulation 16. Teacher - student ratio.--

(1)     The teacher-student ratio shall be such that the number of post-graduate teachers to the number of post-graduate students admitted per year is maintained as one is to three (1:3) in case of Professor, one is to two (1:2) in case of Reader or Associate Professor.

(2)     The teacher student ratio shall be one is to one (1:1) in case of Lecturer or Assistant Professor having minimum five years teaching experience.

Regulation 17. The maximum number of students in post-graduate course.--

The maximum number of students per year per speciality shall not exceed twelve.

Regulation 18. Medium of instruction.--

The medium of instruction shall be Urdu or Hindi or any recognised regional language or English.

Regulation 19. Qualifications and Experience for teaching staff.--

The qualifications and experience for teaching staff shall be as follows:-

(a)      Essential qualification

(i)       A Bachelor degree in Unani Medicine from a University as recognised under the Act;

(ii)      a Post-graduate degree in the subject or speciality concerned included in the Schedules to the Act.

(b)      Desirable-

(i)       post-graduate teaching experience in the respective discipline;

(ii)      original published papers or books on the concerned subject;

(iii)     good knowledge of Arabic or Persian and English.

(c)      Experience-

(i)       For the post of Professor: Total teaching experience of ten years in concerned subject or five years teaching experience as Associate Professor (Reader) in concerned subject or total ten years research experience in regular service in Research Councils of Central Government or State Government or Union territory or University or National Institutions with not less than five papers published in journal.

(ii)      For the post of Reader or Associate Professor: Teaching experience of five years in concerned subject or total five years research experience in regular service in Research Councils of Central Government or State Government or Union territory or University or National Institutions with not less than three papers published in journal.

(iii)     For the post of Assistant Professor or Lecturer at the time of first appointment, the age shall not exceed forty-five years and no teaching or research experience is required.

(d)      Qualification and experience for the post of Head of the Institution - The qualification and experience for the post of Head of the Institution (Principal or Dean or Director) shall be the qualification and experience prescribed for the post of Professor.

(e)      Provision for allied subjects: In absence of the candidate of post-graduate qualification in the subject concerned as mentioned in column (2) of the table, the candidate of post-graduate qualification in the allied subjects as mentioned in column (3) of the table, shall be considered eligible for the post of Lecturer or Assistant Professor, Reader or Associate Professor and Professor:-

Table

Note 1: The provision of allied subjects may be allowed for five years from the date of publication of these regulations.

Note 2: The teacher(s) who had been considered eligible in the past on the basis of the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post-Graduate Education) Regulations, 1979 and the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post-graduate Unani Education) Regulations, 2007, shall not be considered ineligible after publication of these regulations.

Note 3: Teachers who are working in recognized Unani medical colleges and appointed prior to year 2007 shall be eligible for appointment or promotion for post of Professor, Reader and Lecturer in the respective discipline without post-graduate qualification.

Note 4: For appointment or promotion to the post of Professor and Reader in the respective disciplines, the non-postgraduate Lecturer and Reader shall have minimum thirteen years, and eight years of teaching experience respectively. Provided that this provision shall continue for five years from the date of publication of this notification in official Gazette.

Note 5: The research experience of regular Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) holder may be considered equivalent to one year teaching experience

Regulation 20. Date of completion of permission process and cut-off-date for admissions in Unani Colleges.--

(1)     The process of grant or denial of permission to the Unani colleges for taking admissions in post-graduate courses shall be completed by the 31st July of each academic session.

(2)     The cut-off-date for admissions in post-graduate courses shall be 30th September of each academic session.

Note - If any discrepancy is found between Hindi and English version of "Indian Medicine Central Council (Post Graduate Unani Medical Education) Regulations, 2016 the English version will be treated as final.