
Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Nagercoil is a government-established Ayurvedic medical institution in Kottar, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, founded in 2006 to provide systematic instruction, training, research, and development in the ancient science of Ayurveda; it is the only government Ayurveda college in the state, affiliated with Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University and recognized by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine, offering the BAMS degree alongside a 100-bed teaching hospital with extensive outpatient and inpatient services, Panchakarma therapies, and supportive academic and campus facilities to train competent Ayurvedic practitioners committed to holistic healthcare.
| Courses Offered | Duration |
| BAMS-UG | 5.5 Years |




The allotment of seats is based on the candidate's merit in the NEET (UG)- 2025 Examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). For the A.Y 2025-26 M/o Ayush has decided to include the AIQ seats of B. Pharm (Ay) ITRA, Jamnagar, in the AACCC-UG counseling and the allotment for the said seats is based on the candidate's merit in the NEET (UG)- 2025 as per the eligibility conditions in the relevant Regulations laid down under ITRA Act 2020. The AACCC under the Ministry of Ayush, will conduct four rounds of online counseling for admissions into 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats. These rounds include the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounds, followed by two phases of the Stray Vacancy Round (SVR-I & SVR-II).
| To Download AACCC NEET-UG Information Bulletin 2025-26 | Click Here |
| RESERVATION POLICY | |
| GEN-EWS | 10% |
| OBC-NCL | 27% |
| SC | 15% |
| ST | 7.5% |
| PwBD- | 5% |
| COUNSELING TYPES | |
| 1. | 15% AIQ OF GOVT/GOVT-AIDED ASU&H COLLEGES : |
| 2. | AIQ OF ASU&H CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES / NATIONAL INSTITUTES |
| 3. | 100% AIQ OF AU&H DEEMED UNIVERSITY |
| 4. | AIQ OF B. PHARM (AY) ITRA, JAMNAGAR, GUJARAT |
• 15% All India Quota UG (BAMS/BSMS/BUMS/BHMS) Seats of Govt./Govt. Aided Institute of all States/UTs
• 100% BAMS Seats of BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• 100% BAMS Seats of ITRA, Jamnagar, Gujarat (except nominated seats)
• 100% BAMS seats of NIA, Jaipur, Rajasthan (except nominated seats)
• 100% BAMS seats of NIA, Panchkula
• 100% BHMS seats of NIH, Kolkata, West Bengal (except nominated seats)
• 100% UG (BAMS/BSMS/BUMS/BHMS) Seats of all Deemed Universities
• 100% BSMS seats of NIS, Chennai (except nominated seats)
• 50% BAMS seats of AIIA, Goa
• 50% BUMS seats of AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
• 50% BAMS & BHMS seats of NEIA&H, Shillong, Meghalaya.
• AIQ seats of B. Pharm (Ay) ITRA, Jamnagar, Gujarat.
| COUNSELING ROUNDS | |
| Round 1 | |
| Eligibility for participation | Only NEET (UG)-2025 qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the AACCC-UG counseling. |
| Process | Step 1: Registration for AACCC-UG Counseling for admission to ASU&H-AIQ and to AIQ-B. Pharm (Ay) seats of ITRA, Jamnagar. Step 2: Payment of Counseling Fee (Non-Refundable Registration Fee + Security Deposit Money) as per the candidate’s preference on the ‘selection of counseling’ in the AACCC-UG Portal i.e., (i) AIQ-Govt. (ii) Central Universities-National Institutes (iii) AIQ- Govt. Aided and (iv) Deemed Universities. Step 3: Choice filling and locking as per the candidate’s preference on streams [BAMS/BSMS/BUMS/BHMS/B.Pharm(Ay)] and Institute. Step 4: Processing of seat allotment Step 5: Publication of provisional result on the AACCC-UG portal Step 6: Publication of final Seat allotment list Step 7: Physical Reporting to the allotted college/institute with all original documents within the stipulated time as per schedule. |
| Round 2 | |
| Eligibility for participation | a) NEET(UG)- 2025 qualified candidates who have not registered in the 1st Round. b) Candidates registered and participated in the 1st Round but were not allotted a seat. No need to register again c) R-1 not joined candidates who have opted for free exit in the 1st Round. d) Candidates joined the R-1 allotted seat and submitted willingness for up-gradation at the time of reporting during R-1. e) Round 1 joined candidates who availed of free exit and filled choices till the last day of choice filling period for R-2 are eligible for seat allotment. (Free exit period for R-1 joined candidates is available till the date of announcement of the R-2 final result-excluding the final result date) |
| Process | Step 1: Registration for AACCC- UG Counseling. (The candidates who participated in 1st Round need not be registered again) Step 2: Payment of Counseling Fee includes Non-Refundable Registration Fee + Security Money (Need not to pay by the candidates, those who already paid the counseling fee at the time of registration for 1st Round) Step 3: Choice filling and locking. The choices filled during the 1st Round become null & void Step 4: Processing of seat allotment Step 5: Publication of provisional result on the AACCC-UG portal. Step 6: Publication of final Seat allotment list Step 7: Physical Reporting to the allotted college/institute with all original documents within the stipulated time as per schedule. |
| Round 3 | |
| Eligibility for participation | a) NEET (UG)- 2025 qualified candidates who have not registered in the 1st Round & 2nd Round. Need to register afresh. b) Candidates who have already registered but were not allotted seats in the 1st Round & 2 nd Round. No need to register again. c) Round 1 allotted candidates who availed of free exit. d) Round 1 admitted Candidates who availed of Free Exit till the date of announcement of the R-2 final result (excluding the final result date). e) Round 1 admitted candidates but not upgraded during R-2. f) Round 1 admitted candidates but not upgraded during R-2 and availed of exit with forfeiture of counseling fees 3 days prior to the commencement of R-3 can participate in R-3 with full payment of counseling fees. g) Candidates joined the R-1 allotted seats and submitted willingness for up-gradation but did not participate in the 2nd Round of counseling. h) Candidates joined the Round-2 allotted/upgraded seat and submitted willingness for up-gradation in the 3rd Round. i) Round 2 non-joined candidates who availed of exit with forfeiture can participate in R3 with full payment of counseling fees. j) Round 2 joined candidates who availed of exit with forfeiture of counseling fees 3 days prior to the commencement of R-3 can participate in R-3 with full payment of counseling fees. |
| Process | Step 1: Registration for AACCC- UG Counseling. (The candidates who participated in 1st and 2nd Round need not be registered again) Step 2: Payment of Counseling Fee (Non-Refundable Registration Fee + refundable Security Money). Those candidates who have availed exit with forfeiture of counseling fees need to pay complete counseling fees again for participating in the subsequent rounds. Step 3: Choice filling and locking. The choices filled during the 1st & 2nd Round become null & void. Step 4: Processing of seat allotment Step 5: Publication of provisional result Step 6: Publication of final Seat allotment list Step 7: Publication of list of candidates who secured their AIQ-UG seats through R-1/R-2 till the date of announcement of R-3 final result and who have been allotted seats in R-3 are ineligible for any Ayush-UG Counseling 2025 (Central/State-UT). These candidates are ineligible to participate in other Ayush-UG counseling. In this regard, it is also informed that the candidates who withdraw their seats during the period between 3 days before the commencement of R-3 and till the date of announcement of R-3 final result (excluding the final result date) are ineligible for AACCC-UG Counseling due to non-compliance of AACCC-UG Counseling scheme 2025. Step 8: Physical Reporting to the allotted college/institute with all original documents within the stipulated time as per schedule. |
| STRAY VACANCY ROUND FOR AIQG/AIQGA/CU/NI | |
•The ASU & H- Govt./Govt. Aided colleges/ Central Universities(CU) / National Institutes(NI) seats and B.Pharm (Ay.) seats remain vacant (not joined/withdrawn) after the 3rd Round of AACCC-UG Counseling will continue to be filled through the online Stray Vacancy Round conducted by the AACCC, M/o Ayush. •The Deemed University seats that remain vacant after the 3rd Round of AACCC-UG counseling will be forwarded to the respective Deemed Universities for conducting online Stray Vacancy Round through the AACCC-UG portal. | |
| Eligibility for participation | a) Only NEET (UG)- 2025 qualified candidates who have registered in the 1st/2nd / 3rd Round of AACCC-UG counseling are eligible to participate, provided that,- i. Candidates who have not been admitted to any of the seats through AACCC-UG counseling or counseling conducted by State/UTs. b) Candidates who have not registered in the AACCC-UG counseling and have not been admitted to any of the seats through State/UTs counseling are eligible to participate after registration on the AACCC-UG Portal. c) Round-1 non-joined candidate availed of Free Exit. d) Round 1 admitted Candidates who availed of Free Exit till the date of announcement of the R-2 final result (excluding final result date). |
| First allotment phase (SVR-I) |
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| First allotment phase (SVR-II) |
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| STRAY VACANCY ROUND FOR DEEMED UNIVERSITY | |
| Eligibility | Registered candidates who opted for ‘Deemed University’ as ‘selection of counseling’ on the AACCC-UG portal and not in the final list of ineligible candidates published by AACCC, M/o Ayush on the portal are eligible. |
| Non-eligibility | Candidates who have been admitted through any previous rounds of AACCC-UG Counseling and State/UT counseling and in the final list of ineligible candidates published by AACCC, M/o Ayush on the portal are ineligible to participate in the SVR-DU of AACCC-UG Counseling. |
•AACCC, MoA forwards the list of eligible registered candidates to the Deemed University for conducting the SVR-DU counseling process through the AACCC-UG portal. •The final list of ineligible candidates will also be sent to the Deemed Universities to prevent them from participating in the SVR-DU counseling process conducted through the AACCC-UG portal. •For seat allotment under Deemed Universities, the online Stray Vacancy Round will be conducted by the respective Deemed Universities through the centralized AACCC-UG counseling portal. •The Choice-filling option on the AACCC-UG Portal is not available for candidates seeking admission to the Deemed University in the online SVR-DU. (Candidates need to approach respective Deemed Universities for allotment of seats in the online SVR-DU conducted through the AACCC-UG portal.) •These seats are domicile-free, which means no reservation is applied on the seats under Deemed Universities. | |
| To Download AYUSH UG Information Bulletin 2025 | Click Here |
The State Selection Committee under the Commissionerate of Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy, Tamil Nadu is the official authority responsible for conducting merit-based counselling and admissions to AYUSH courses (BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, BHMS) in the state.
Eligibility: Candidates must qualified NEET UG–2025, as per the regulations of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) under the Ministry of AYUSH. Candidates must have passed 10+2 (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology and secured a minimum of 50th percentile in NEET UG–2025, while SC/ST/OBC/MBC/Denotified Communities candidates require 40th percentile. For candidates with benchmark disabilities, the minimum marks are 45th percentile for General category and 40th percentile for reserved categories.
PROCEDURE FOR FILLING AND SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM:-
8. All the entries in the online application form should be filled by the candidate carefully. The candidate should ensure that all information including the marks in the qualifying examination furnished by the candidate in the application and the enclosures are true and correct. The candidate is informed that after proper scrutiny of the application, if the marks furnished by the candidate in the application are not correct or any other information is found to be incorrect, then;
a. Candidates will forfeit the admission, no matter at what stage of the course, at that time
b. Candidates will be debarred from pursuing any other course for a period of three years
c. Legal proceedings / criminal action will be initiated against the candidate along with their parents/guardian for furnishing false Mark Sheet / false Community Certificate / false Nativity Certificate.
9. Even if the candidate is provisionally selected for the AUSH admission but found to have failed in +1 examination, the provisional admission of the candidate will automatically stand cancelled.
10. Instructions for filling the Online Application Form: • The candidate and the parent / guardian must ensure candidates eligibility criteria before submitting the online application form. The candidates are instructed to go through the Prospectus carefully and be clear about all the instructions with regard to the submission of the online application form. • The application form other than the one filled in online mode will not be accepted, under any circumstances.
11. Candidate should login to the following website to access application form for AUSH Courses 2025-2026 session. www.tnayushselection.org
12. Candidate should fill the following particulars in the online application form:
a. Same passport size photograph which was uploaded in NEET UG2025 examination must be uploaded in the online application form. The same should be submitted at the time of admission at the allotted AUSH Medical College.
b. The candidates should upload their signature in running hand writing (4kb to 20 kb) in the appropriate box given in the online application form. Placing initials as signature is not acceptable. Writing full name in the box in capital letters would also not be accepted as signature and the application form would be rejected.
c. The candidates must ensure that photograph and signature are uploaded in the respective fields.
13.Candidates are instructed to submit only one application form.
14.Candidates should ensure that all information entered in the online application are correct at the time of online submission of application form.
15.Incomplete applications and applications not in accordance with instruction will not be considered and are liable to be rejected. The application fee once paid will not be refunded.
16.Submission of online application and remittance of fee would close as per the schedule given and no request for extension of time shall be entertained. Application once submitted cannot be withdrawn.
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RULE OF RESERVATION: The selection will be made on merit basis and by counselling, applying rule of reservation as laid down by the Government of Tamil Nadu. BC / BCM / MBC / DNC / SC / SCA / ST candidates are also eligible for selection under open competition as per merit in addition to the reservation made for them as per their communities.
| Community | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Open Competition | 31% |
| Backward Community | 26.5% |
| Backward Community (Muslim) | 3.5% |
| Most Backward Community / Denotified Community | 20% |
| Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyar) (16% of seats out of 18% quota earmarked to SCs shall be allocated to the SCA communities) | 18% |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1% |
ROUNDS OF ONLINE COUNSELLING: There are four Rounds of counselling
1. Round 1
2. Round 2
3. Round 3
4. Stray Round
| ROUND 1 OF ONLINE COUNSELLING | a. The candidates should pay a non-refundable amount Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) towards online processing fee and Advance Tuition Fee (Refundable up to Round 2) amount for Government Quota Seats and Government Surrendered Seats Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) via online Bank payment portal. b. A candidate who has taken a seat and Not Joined/ discontinued the course within the stipulated time will be eligible to attend the subsequent Rounds of online counselling for the academic year 2025- 2026. c. Re-allotment is permitted during the Round 2 and Round 3 of counselling based on rank following the rules of reservation. d. If a candidate fails to join the College within the stipulated time, in the Round 1 or Round 2 of counselling candidates will be permitted to participate in the Round 2 or Round 3 of online counselling respectively. |
| ROUND 2 OF ONLINE COUNSELLING | a. Candidates who had locked their choices Round-1 and did not get any seat allotted are not required to lock their choice again. Also, candidates who have allotted the seat in Round-1, but not joined in the college need not lock their choice again. Candidate who have allotted the seat in round-1 and joined the college and wish to opt for upgradation need not lock their choice again. b. Fresh choice filling is permitted in this Round for those candidates who have not locked their choices in Round-1 (with the payment of processing fee and advance tuition fee). c. Candidate who wishes to retain their seats (who don’t want a change in college) need not participate in Round-2. d. If upgraded in Round 2, the candidate has to relinquish the seat from Round 1 and join the seat allotted in Round 2. e. Candidates should be careful while choice filling and it is advisable to choose preferred colleges only. f. Candidate could edit their Choice(s) but once the candidate locks their choice(s) during the online counselling, it cannot be changed later. g. If the candidate is reallotted in Round 2, then the BSMS / BAMS / BHMS seats allotted to candidates during Round 1 of Counselling will be allotted to other candidates in descending order, not in ascending order. h. A candidate who has taken a seat and not joined/ resigned the course within the stipulated time will be eligible to attend the subsequent Rounds of online counselling for the academic year 2025-2026. i. If the candidate has joined but Discontinued the course after the stipulated date of resignation he /she will be eligible to attend the Round-3 of online counselling for the academic year 2025-2026, but they will have to forfeit the registration fee and tuition fees paid by him/her. j. Candidates who are allotted seats in Round 1 but who don’t report or join in the allotted institute can participate in further Rounds (without forfeiture). k. Candidates getting upgraded in Round 2 shall NOT have any claim on Round 1 seat. Virtual vacancies: Any candidate who has been allotted a seat in Round 1 and has opted for upgradation in Round 2, that allotted seat of Round 1 will be shown as virtual vacancy in Round 2 and all candidates can fill their choice for the said seat during the choice filling in Round 2. However, such seats will be allotted in Round 2, only if the allotted candidate of Round 1 vacates/upgrades in Round 2 then that virtual vacancy becomes a real vacancy. |
| ROUND - 3 OF ONLINE COUNSELLING | When a candidate is scheduled to attend the Round-3 online counselling, then the candidate has to pay the Processing Fee of Rs.500/-(nonrefundable) via online Bank payment portal. The candidates who have already paid the Processing fees during previous Rounds of counselling need not pay again if they have not been allotted seats. Eligibility:- Candidates who locked their choices in Round 1 or Round 2 but were not allotted any seat are not required to lock their choices again, while fresh choice filling in Round 3 is permitted only for candidates who did not lock their choices in the earlier rounds, subject to payment of processing and advance tuition fees. If a candidate is upgraded from Round 1 or Round 2, they must be formally relieved from the earlier allotted seat and join the Round 3 seat. Candidates who join a seat in Round 3 under either All India Quota or State Quota will not be eligible to participate in any further rounds of counselling for the academic year 2025–2026, as per the NCISM information bulletin. Once a candidate joins the seat allotted in Round 3, upgradation or resignation is not permitted. If a candidate fails to join the seat allotted in Round 3, the online processing fee and advance tuition fees paid will be forfeited, and the candidate will also be ineligible to participate in subsequent rounds of counselling. |
| STRAY ROUND OF COUNSELLING | Stray vacancy counselling, if any vacancies arise after the third round of counselling, will be conducted by the Selection Committee under the directions of the Commissioner of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy and in accordance with the guidelines of NCISM / NCH. Fresh registration is permitted in the stray round with payment of a non-refundable registration fee of ₹500, and all candidates must also pay a non-refundable online processing fee of ₹500 at the time of choice filling. At the time of choice locking, candidates must pay a non-refundable advance tuition fee of ₹50,000 through the online payment portal to participate in the stray or any subsequent round, except for eligible SC/SCA/ST/BC (converted to Christianity from Scheduled Caste) candidates with an annual income below ₹2.5 lakh in self-financing AYUSH colleges, who are exempted from paying the advance tuition fee. Only candidates who are not holding any AYUSH seat are eligible to participate in this counselling, while those already admitted under All India or State Quota AYUSH seats are not eligible. If a seat is allotted, the candidate must download the allotment order and join the college within the stipulated date and time, for which an additional tuition fee of ₹15,000 must be paid to download the allotment order. Failure to download the allotment order or to join the college within the prescribed time will result in forfeiture of the advance tuition fee and ineligibility to participate in Tamil Nadu AYUSH counselling for the next academic year. Candidates who join and subsequently discontinue the course must pay a discontinuation fee of ₹1,00,000, and the tuition fee paid will not be refunded. Any candidate found involved in impersonation, suppression or misrepresentation of facts, or submission of forged or bogus documents at any stage of NEET 2025 or AYUSH admission 2025–2026 will have their allotment cancelled, face legal and criminal proceedings as per the Indian Penal Code, be handed over to the police if required, and will be permanently debarred from future AYUSH admissions in Tamil Nadu. The Selection Committee shall not be responsible for statutory approvals, infrastructure, annual renewals, or regulatory compliances of self-financing AYUSH colleges; therefore, candidates are advised to verify details through the respective college and NCISM/NCH websites before exercising their options, and no claims on these grounds will be entertained by the committee. |
| ROUND | FREE EXIT | RESIGNATION | EXIT WITH FORFEITURE OF FEES | Eligibility FOR FURTHER COUNSELLING | DISCONTINUATION FEES AFTER JOINING |
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| Round 1 | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed to exit | Eligible for further counselling | NIL |
| Round 2 | Allowed | Allowed only once within stipulated time | Allowed to exit within stipulated time without forfeiture | Eligible for further counselling | If the candidates resign before the stipulated date in Round 2 the candidates will be allowed free exit. After the stipulated date in round 2, discontinuation fees will be Rs.1 lakh and forfeit Advance tuition fees and tuition fees. |
| Round 3 | Not allowed | Not allowed | If not joined, forfeit Advance tuition fees and Tuition fee. | Not allowed in next round | After joining the allotted seat of round 3, discontinuation fees will be Rs.1 lakh and forfeiture of Advance tuition fees and tuition fees will also apply. |
| Round 4 (Stray round) | Not allowed | Not allowed | If not joined forfeit Advance tuition fees & Tuition fee and not eligible for next one year. | not eligible for next one year | After joining the allotted seat of Stray round, discontinuation fees will be Rs.1 lakh and forfeiture of Advance tuition fees and tuition fees will also apply. |
| ROUND | CANDIDATE | FORFEITURE OF FEES | ELIGIBILITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | If allotted and joined | No forfeiture of fees | Can participate in round 2 for re-allotment |
| If allotted and not joined / Resigned | No forfeiture of fees | Can participate in subsequent rounds of counselling | |
| If not allotted | — | Can participate in subsequent rounds of counselling | |
| If not choice locked | — | Can participate in subsequent rounds of counselling | |
| Round 2 | If allotted and joined | No forfeiture of fees. Allowed to vacate seat once before the stipulated date. | Allowed for further rounds of counselling |
| If allotted / Re-allotted and not joined | No forfeiture of fees | Allowed for further rounds of counselling | |
| If not choice locked | No forfeiture of fees | Eligible for round 3 | |
| If wants to discontinue after the stipulated date and time | Forfeiture of advance tuition fee and pay discontinuation fee | Not eligible for round 3 | |
| If not allotted | — | Eligible for round 3 | |
| Round 3 | If allotted and joined | Not allowed to vacate seat. If wants to discontinue, then forfeit Advance tuition fees and pay Discontinuation fee | Not allowed for further rounds of counselling |
| If allotted and not joined | Forfeit Advance tuition fees | Not eligible for stray round | |
| If not allotted | — | Eligible for stray vacancy | |
| If not choice locked | — | Eligible for stray vacancy | |
| Stray vacancy | If allotted and joined | Not allowed to vacate seat. If wants to discontinue, then forfeit Advance tuition fees and pay Discontinuation fee | Not eligible for next one year |
| If allotted Not joined | Forfeit Advance tuition fees | Not eligible for next one year |
Note: The Admission Process is written as per the ordinance of the official Counselling Agency.
Chidambara Nagar, Kottar, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu - 629002
phone: 04652 240948 | +91 94892 84953
email: [email protected]
website: https://www.gamchngl.com/contact-us/