Govt. Ayurvedic College & Hospital

Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital (GACH), Lucknow was established in the year 1948 which is located in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh. It is affiliated with the University of Lucknow, the institution operates under the Directorate of Medical Education and Training, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and is approved by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), Government of India. Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital (GACH) is equipped with a dedicated hospital that provides modern medical facilities, ensuring comprehensive healthcare services for its patients. GACH offers undergraduate education in the field of Ayurveda, leading to a Bachelor’s degree in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS). This five-year program enrolls 64 students annually, combining traditional Ayurvedic principles with modern medical practices to foster holistic healthcare education.

Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital (GACH), Lucknow BAMS NEETUG Counseling is conducted by 1) AACCC-UG e-Counseling ( Open To All ) 15% and 2) Uttar Pradesh AYUSH UG Counseling (State Domicile) 85%

1} AACCC-UG e-Counseling ( Open To All ) (15%)

AACCC-UG e-Counseling for Admission to All India Quota seats of BAMS/BSMS /BUMS/ BHMS under Govt. /Govt. Aided/ Central Universities (CU)/National Institutes (NI)/Deemed University (DU) and of B. Pharm(Ay) Seats under ITRA, Jamnagar for the A. Y. 2025-26

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).

The AIQ seats* coming under AACCC-UG Counseling 2025

• 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

Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital (GACH), Lucknow Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) Counseling is conducted by Uttar Pradesh AYUSH UG Counseling (85%)

Eligibility: Candidates who have qualified NEET UG 2025 and registered on the official UP AYUSH UG Counselling-2025 website are eligible for admission to BAMS, BUMS, and BHMS courses, provided they have passed Intermediate (10+2) or an equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology as compulsory subjects and have secured the minimum NEET UG 2025 percentile as prescribed (50th percentile for Unreserved, applicable percentiles for EWS, PwD, and reserved categories as per norms). Any change in eligibility made by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine or National Commission for Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India shall be applicable. For government AYUSH colleges in Uttar Pradesh, candidates must be domiciles of Uttar Pradesh, except those who have passed both High School and Intermediate from UP, who are exempted from submitting a domicile certificate, while candidates who passed either or both examinations from outside UP (including AMU, Aligarh) must submit a valid UP domicile certificate. For private AYUSH colleges, private universities, and minority institutions, UP domicile is not mandatory and candidates from other states are also eligible. In private AYUSH colleges, 85% State Quota seats are open to candidates from all states with UP domicile candidates eligible under reservation rules and other state candidates considered under the Unreserved category cutoff issued by NTA while 15% All India Quota seats in the first and second rounds are available to candidates from all states except UP, with reservation applicable as per AACCC 2025 rules on submission of valid certificates. Candidates allotted a seat in the first, second, or third rounds are not eligible for the stray vacancy round, and those listed after AACCC rounds are also ineligible. The candidate must have completed 17 years of age on or before 31 December 2025, with no upper age limit, and the date of birth must be on or before 31 December 2008.

Reservation:-

Vertical Reservation (Government AYUSH Colleges – Uttar Pradesh)

Horizontal Reservation

Registration Process:- Candidates must log in to the official AYUSH counselling website https://upayushcounseling.upsdc.gov.in and complete the registration form using their NEET UG 2025 Roll Number and Application Number by following the on-screen instructions. Candidates are advised to fill the registration form themselves and not through any agent or third party, and to use their own mobile number and email ID, as all communications such as OTP and notifications will be sent to these only. After logging into the portal, candidates must enter details such as name, father’s/mother’s name, date of birth, category/sub-category, address, mobile number, and email ID. After completing the registration form, the candidate must create a password, which will be used for future logins, and it should not be shared with anyone. For participation in the First, Second, and Third rounds of counselling, candidates must pay a non-refundable registration fee of ₹2,000 through the online payment gateway at the time of registration. Candidates who did not register earlier in Counselling 2025 and wish to participate in the Stray Vacancy Round must also pay a registration fee of ₹2,000. Candidates who had registered in the First, Second, or Third rounds but were not allotted any seat and wish to participate in the Stray Vacancy Round will be required to re-register and pay an additional registration fee of ₹1,000. The registration fee is non-refundable under all circumstances. After successful registration, candidates must download and keep a copy of the registration form and the payment receipt for future reference.

Security Money and Payment Process: Before depositing the security money, the candidate must personally verify their eligibility for counselling. At the time of registration, it is mandatory for the candidate to deposit the security money through online mode, for which the payment link will be made available on the portal at the relevant time. The details of the security money payment are as prescribed below.

The candidate will be eligible for choice filling only after depositing the security money. After depositing the security money the candidate must download the security money payment receipt. The security money of candidates who are admitted or not allotted any seat in AYUSH colleges will be refunded as per rules after the completion of all rounds of the counselling process. The refund of the security money will be made through the payment gateway to the same bank account from which the candidate made the online payment of the security money. Candidates are advised to make the payment only from their own or their parents’ bank account and not through a cyber café or any other third-party account so as to avoid any inconvenience during the refund process otherwise the candidate shall be solely responsible.

Choice Filling: After depositing the security amount the candidate must do choice filling from the available options.

• The candidate is free to select any or all available options of AYUSH disciplines. It is not mandatory to select all options.
• After completing choice filling choice locking is mandatory. If choices are not locked seat allotment will not be done.
• The counselling process will be conducted in First, Second, Third, and Stray Vacancy rounds.
• Candidates admitted to an AYUSH college through the First or Second round can again participate in re-allotment by doing fresh choice filling up to the Third round.
• While doing choice filling for re-allotment the candidate should not fill the option of the seat already admitted. If a seat is allotted in re-allotment the previously allotted seat will be automatically cancelled and the candidate will have no claim over it. However if re-allotment does not happen, the previous seat will remain unchanged.

Rounds of Counselling:-

Admission Process: After physical verification at the Nodal Centre, candidates must download the allotment letter and complete the admission process in the allotted AYUSH college. At the time of admission, it is mandatory to submit all original documents along with self-attested photocopies for physical verification. For all candidates who receive an allotment letter through counselling, physical verification of documents and admission formalities will be conducted at the respective college, with a Medical Board constituted to ensure proper admission procedures.

Document Verification Process:- For candidates participating in UP AYUSH UG Counselling 2025, verification of academic and related documents will be conducted both online and physically.

(a) Online Verification:
The academic documents of candidates participating in UP AYUSH UG Counselling-2025 will be verified online. For this purpose, candidates must upload the following documents on the counselling website at the time of registration:

• High School or equivalent examination certificate.
• Intermediate or equivalent examination marksheet.
• NEET UG 2025 scorecard.
• Reservation-related certificate, if applicable.
• Domicile certificate, as per the Government Order, if applicable.
• Aadhaar authentication will be carried out. In case Aadhaar is not available or authentication is unsuccessful, candidates must upload any one of the following: Driving Licence / Passport / PAN Card / Photo-bearing bank passbook / Photo identity card issued by the last educational institution.

After completion of online verification, the State Merit List of all verified candidates will be published on the counselling website. Thereafter, candidates must proceed with choice filling, following which the Provisional Seat Allotment List will be issued. Only candidates who are provisionally allotted a seat will be required to undergo physical document verification.

(b) Physical Verification: Physical verification of eligibility-related documents will be conducted at the counselling venue (Nodal Centre)—Government National Homoeopathic Medical College, Hahnemann Chowk, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, and also at the allotted college at the time of admission. For this purpose, candidates must personally appear at the prescribed date, time, and place with the original documents along with one self-attested photocopy of each, as listed below:

1. NEET UG 2025 admit card and scorecard.
2. High School and Intermediate (or equivalent) marksheets and certificates.
3. Domicile / Permanent Residence Certificate issued by a competent authority in the prescribed format of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
4. Reservation claim certificates, issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format, such as SC / ST / OBC / EWS / Dependents of Freedom Fighters / Dependents of Ex-servicemen / Disability certificate / NCC certificate, as applicable.
5. One passport-size photograph generated from the same negative as the photograph uploaded during NEET UG 2025.
6. Identity proof (Driving Licence / Photo-bearing bank passbook / PAN Card / Passport / Photo identity card issued by the last educational institution). Candidates whose Aadhaar authentication could not be completed at the time of registration must produce their Aadhaar card during physical verification.
7. Printout of the online registration form.
8. Printout of the security money payment receipt.

Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital (GACH), Lucknow BAMS NEETPG Counseling is conducted by 1) AACCC-PG e-Counseling ( Open To All ) 15% and 2) Uttar Pradesh AYUSH PG Counseling (State Domicile) 85%

The Ayush Admissions Central Counseling Committee (AACCC) under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, conducts online counseling for admission to Post Graduate (MD/MS) courses in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Homoeopathy (ASU&H). The counseling is based on AIAPGET-2025 scores and is applicable for seats in Government, Government-aided, Central Universities, National Institutes, and Deemed Universities.

The AIQ-PG seats under AACCC-PG Counselling are as follows *:

i. 15% All India Quota PG (MD/MS) Seats of Govt./Govt. Aided institute of all States/UTs
ii. 100% PG (AIQ and Institutional Quota) Ayurveda Seats of BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
iii. 100% PG (Ayurved) seats of ITRA, Jamnagar, Gujarat (except nominated seats)
iv. 100% PG (Homoeopathy) seats of NIH, Kolkata, West Bengal (except nominated seats)
v. 100% PG (Homoeopathy) seats of NIH, Narela, Delhi
vi. 100% PG (Homoeopathy) seats of NHRIMH, Kottayam, Kerala
vii. 100% PG (Unani) seats of NIUM, Bangalore, Karnataka (except nominated seats)
viii. 100% PG (Unani) seats of NIUM, Ghaziabad
ix. 100% PG (Unani) seats of NRIUMSD, Hyderabad, Telangana (except nominated seats)
x. 100% PG (Unani) seats of RRIUM, Srinagar, Kashmir (except nominated seats)
xi. 100% PG (Siddha) seats of NIS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
xii. 50% PG (Ayurved) seats of NIA, Jaipur, Rajasthan (except nominated seats)
xiii. 50% PG (Ayurved) seats of AIIA, Delhi
xiv. 50% PG (Unani) seats of AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
xv. 100% PG-AU&H seats of all Deemed Universities.

Reservation Policy:-

• AIAPGET-2025 Qualified candidates must register on the AACCC website (https://aaccc.gov.in) to participate in AACCC-PG counseling.
• Candidates must use the same email address and mobile number for counseling registration that was provided to NTA during AIAPGET-2025 examination registration.
• All official communication from AACCC, Ministry of Ayush will be sent to the registered email address and mobile number only.
• Requests for changing the registered mobile number or email address will NOT be entertained by AACCC, Ministry of Ayush.
• Candidates are advised to use a Laptop or Computer with the latest version of Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Windows, or iOS while registering and filling choices to avoid technical issues.
• Carefully enter details during registration, as seat allotment will be based on the provided information.
• Candidates should download the ‘Sandes App’ to receive OTP on their registered mobile number for registration.
• AACCC, Ministry of Ayush, reserves the right to alter, amend, modify, or apply any instructions/rules in the information bulletin. In case of any disputes regarding eligibility, counseling, or registration, the decision of AACCC, Ministry of Ayush, will be final and binding.

Round-1 Counseling Process

Eligibility:

Only AIAPGET-2025 qualified candidates can apply/register for AACCC-PG counseling.

Process:

Step 1: Registration – Candidates must register on the AACCC-PG portal to participate in counseling for admission to ASU&H-AIQ seats under Govt./Govt.-Aided/Central Universities/National Institutes/Deemed Universities.

Step 2: Payment of Counseling Fee – Candidates must pay a non-refundable registration fee + refundable security deposit as per their chosen counseling category.

Step 3: Choice Filling – Candidates select their preferred streams and institutes. If they do not lock their choices in time, the system will auto-lock them as per server time.

Step 4: Seat Allotment Processing – Seats are allotted based on merit and candidate choices locked during choice filling.

Step 5: Provisional Result Publication – The provisional allotment result is published on the AACCC-PG portal. Candidates can email [email protected] for queries before the final result is published.

Step 6: Final Seat Allotment List – The final result is published, and candidates can download the allotment letter from the AACCC-PG portal.

Step 7: Physical Reporting – Candidates must report to their allotted college/institute with all original documents within the stipulated time (Refer to FAQs 25-30).

Note: The registration unlocking facility schedule is available “as a one-time measure” for all candidates who have not locked their choices to edit/modify their registration details on the portal if they fill in any wrong information.

Round-2 Counseling Process

Eligibility:

a) AIAPGET-2025 qualified candidates who have not registered in Round 1
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 R-2 final result date)

Process:

Step 1: Registration for all AIAPGET-2025 qualified candidates who wish to participate in AACCC-PG Counseling for admission to ASU&H-AIQ seats under Govt. / Govt. Aided/ Central Universities/ National Institutes / Deemed Universities (The candidates who participated in 1st Round need not be registered again)

Step 2: Payment of Counseling Fee (Non-Refundable Registration Fee + Refundable Security money) as per the candidate’s preference on the ‘selection of counseling’ in the AACCC-PG Portal i.e.,
(i) AIQ-Govt.
(ii) Central Universities-National Institutes
(iii) AIQ- Govt. Aided
(iv) Deemed Universities (No need to pay by the candidates, who have already paid the counseling fee at the time of registration for 1st Round)

Step 3: Choice filling as per the candidate’s preference on streams and Institute. (Candidates can lock their choices as per schedule; if the candidate cannot lock the choices in time, it will automatically be locked as per server time.)

Step 4: Processing of Seat allotment as per candidate’s merit and choices on streams & institutes locked by the candidate/locked as per server time on portal.

Step 5: Publication of provisional result on the AACCC-PG portal: If there are any queries on the allotment, candidates must mail to [email protected] within the specified time before publishing the final result. (Requests/queries on allotment after publishing the final result shall not be entertained.)

Step 6: Publication of final Seat allotment list (final result): Candidates can download the provisional allotment letter from the AACCC-PG portal.

Step 7: Physical Reporting to the allotted college/institute with all original documents (Refer FAQ No. 25 to 30) within the stipulated time as per schedule.

Round-3 Counseling Process

Eligibility:

a) AIAPGET-2025 qualified candidates who have not registered in Round 1 & Round 2. Need to register afresh.

b) Candidates who have already registered and complied with the counseling scheme but were not allotted seats in the 1st Round & 2nd 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 R-3 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.

NOTE: Candidates who wish to participate in R-3 need to make a calculative decision before participating, as once they are allotted/upgraded a seat in R-3 of AACCC-PG Counseling, they must join the R-3 allotted/upgraded institute and their earlier allotted seats/admitted seat/allotted seat after R-3 result through any rounds of State/UT Counseling, if any, shall stand cancelled.

Process:-

Step 1: Registration for all AIAPGET-2025 qualified candidates who wish to participate in AACCC-PG Counseling for admission to AIQ seats under Govt/Govt. Aided/Central Universities-National Institutes/ Deemed Universities.

Step 2: Payment of Counseling Fee (Non-Refundable Registration Fee + refundable Security Money) as per candidate’s preference on the selection of counseling in the AACCC-PG Portal, i.e., (i) AIQ-Govt (ii) Central Universities-National Institutes (iii) AIQ-Govt. Aided and (iv) Deemed Universities. 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 as per the candidate’s preference on streams and Institute. The choices filled during the 1st & 2nd Round become null & void (candidates can lock their choices as per schedule; if the candidate cannot lock the choices in time, it will automatically be locked as per server time).

Step 4: Processing of seat allotment as per candidate’s merit and choices on streams and institutes locked by the candidate/locked as per server time on the portal.

Step 5: Publication of provisional result on the AACCC-PG portal; if any queries on the allotment, candidates must mail to [email protected] within the specified time before publishing the final result. Requests/queries on allotment after publishing the final result shall not be entertained.

Step 6: Publication of final Seat allotment list (final result): Candidates can download the provisional allotment letter from the AACCC-PG portal.

Step 7: Publication of list of candidates who secured their AIQ-PG 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-PG Counseling 2025 (Central/State-UT). These candidates are ineligible to participate in other Ayush-PG 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-PG Counseling due to non-compliance of AACCC-PG Counseling scheme 2025.

Step 8: Physical Reporting to the allotted college/institute with all original documents (Refer FAQ No.25 to 30) within the stipulated time as per schedule.

Note: The registration unlocking facility schedule is available “as a one-time measure” for all candidates who have not locked their choices to edit/modify the candidate's registration details on the portal if they fill in any wrong information.

Stray Vacancy Round (SVR)

• Vacant seats in Govt./Govt. Aided Colleges, Central Universities, and National Institutes after Round 3 of AACCC-PG Counseling will be filled through an online Stray Vacancy Round by AACCC, M/o Ayush.
• Deemed University vacant seats after Round 3 will be filled through the AACCC-PG portal by respective universities.
• As per the High Court of Gujarat's order (30.11.2023, SCA No. 19485/2023), the Stray Vacancy Round will have two phases (SVR-I & SVR-II) for Govt./Govt. Aided/CU/NI seats.
• SVR-II is optional and will be conducted only if seats remain vacant after SVR-I

Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital (GACH), Lucknow BAMS PG Counseling is conducted by Uttar Pradesh AYUSH PG Counseling (85%)

Admissions to Postgraduate (M.D./M.S.) courses in Ayurveda, Unani, and Homeopathy for the academic year 2025 will be conducted in Government, Private, State Universities, and Minority Institutions. The selection process will be based on the merit of AIAPGET-2025.

Reservation: In Government Ayurvedic, Unani, and Homeopathic colleges in Uttar Pradesh, reservation will be applicable as per the guidelines issued by the Uttar Pradesh government for the state residents.

Educational Eligibility: Candidates must be AIAPGET-2025 qualified with a valid merit rank, verified through online counseling, and must have completed their internship by 31.07.2025. For State Quota seats (85%), eligibility includes BAMS graduates from Uttar Pradesh state-run colleges as well as BAMS graduates from outside Uttar Pradesh who possess a valid UP domicile. All India Quota seats (15%) are open only to candidates allotted through AACCC counseling, and such candidates are eligible exclusively for All India seats. Candidates holding BAMS degrees affiliated with UP Health Sciences University, Lucknow, recognized by NCISM and UGC, are eligible, whereas deemed university graduates from outside Uttar Pradesh are eligible only for All India Quota seats.

Ineligibility: Candidates holding BAMS degrees not recognized by NCISM, those who have not completed their internship by 31.07.2025, All India Quota candidates who are not residents of Uttar Pradesh applying for State Quota seats, and candidates possessing degrees not valid as per NCISM, UGC, or Uttar Pradesh Government guidelines are ineligible for admission.

UP AYUSH-PG Counselling Scheme 2025 – Step-by-Step Process:

Admission Process:- After completing physical verification, candidates must download the allotment letter and complete the admission process at the allotted AYUSH college. At the time of admission, all original documents along with self-attested photocopies must be submitted for verification. For all candidates allotted seats through counselling, document verification will be carried out at the college level, and admission will be finalized only after verification by the Medical Board.