
Vinayaka Mission’s Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Salem, was established in 1988 and a constituent of Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), is a pioneering institution in homoeopathic education and healthcare, offering disciplined academic programs including the BHMS (Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine & Surgery) and postgraduate studies, recognized by the National Commission for Homoeopathy/AYUSH and supported by a well-equipped teaching hospital that provides extensive outpatient and inpatient services, clinical research opportunities, and community health initiatives, all aimed at training competent homeopathic practitioners committed to holistic patient care and scientific advancement in the field.
| Courses Offered | Duration |
| BHMS-UG | 5.5 Years |
| BHMS-PG | 3 Years |




| 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.
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Eligibility: A candidate must hold a Bachelor of Homoeopathy Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree awarded by the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University or by any other recognized university, board, or medical institution as specified under the erstwhile Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 or the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020, and must be duly enrolled with the Central Council of Homoeopathy / National Commission for Homoeopathy or the Tamil Nadu Homoeopathy Medical Council. The candidate should have successfully completed the Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship (CRRI) on or before 31.08.2025, as prescribed by NCH / AIAPGET-2025. Further, the candidate must satisfy the eligibility conditions for AIAPGET-2025, should have appeared for and qualified in AIAPGET-2025, and must have secured a minimum of 50th percentile marks. However, for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities, Backward Classes (Muslim), and Backward Classes, the minimum qualifying marks shall be the 40th percentile. In the case of candidates with benchmark disabilities as defined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the minimum qualifying marks shall be 45th percentile for the General category and 40th percentile for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities, Backward Classes (Muslim), and Backward Classes.
FEE DETAILS:
| Description | OC / BC / BCM / MBC | SC / SCA / ST | Time / Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration fee for online application | ₹3,000 | Exempted (only for Tamil Nadu candidates) | While applying |
| Online processing fee | ₹1,000 | ₹1,000 | Before choice filling |
| Advance tuition fee | ₹10,000 | ₹10,000 | ₹5,000 at the time of choice locking and ₹5,000 at the time of downloading the allotment order |
METHOD OF FEE PAYMENT: The application and course fees must be paid through Debit Cards (excluding Visa/MasterCard), Credit Cards, Net Banking, UPI, or digital wallets such as Google Pay or Paytm, using the facilities integrated into the online payment portal. Mere deduction of the amount from the bank account will not be considered proof of successful payment; candidates must ensure they receive payment confirmation and that the application status reflects a successful transaction. They should verify the validity of their debit/credit card, keep all necessary banking or payment information ready, and carefully enter all required details during the payment process. Refunds of advance tuition fees for candidates who withdraw on or before the prescribed last date of joining in Round 1 or Round 2 will be made only to the bank account provided during the online application. Candidates must ensure that the account details entered are accurate and belong to them.
METHOD OF SELECTION AND ADMISSION :
ALLOTMENT OF SEATS: Rule of Reservation will be 200-point roster as per Government of Tamil Nadu as the number of seats is less than 8 in each branch.
ROUNDS OF ONLINE COUNSELLING BASED ON THE VACANCIES :
There are four Rounds of counselling :
Round1: Candidates are required to pay a non-refundable online processing fee of ₹1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) at the time of choice filling, and a refundable advance tuition fee of ₹5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) at the time of choice locking. Applicants are advised to exercise due care while filling their choices and to select only their preferred colleges and specialties; choices may be edited any time before locking, but once locked, they cannot be modified. Candidates who are allotted a seat in Round 1 of the online counselling must pay an additional tuition fee of ₹5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) to download the provisional allotment order and are required to join the course at the allotted college within the stipulated date and time.
Round2 : Candidates who wish to retain their allotted seat and do not seek a change of college are not required to participate in Round 2 of counselling. Candidates who were allotted a seat in Round 1 but did not join, or who joined and discontinued the course within the stipulated date and time, shall remain eligible to participate in Round 2 of online counselling. Re-allotment of seats will be carried out in Round 2 and Round 3 strictly based on the candidate’s rank and in accordance with the prescribed reservation norms. Candidates who had locked their choices in Round 1 but were not allotted a seat are not required to re-fill choices. Fresh choice filling in Round 2 is permitted only for candidates who did not lock their choices in Round 1; such candidates must pay a non-refundable online processing fee of ₹1,000/- at the time of choice filling, a refundable advance tuition fee of ₹5,000/- at the time of choice locking, and an additional tuition fee of ₹5,000/- to download the allotment order. If a candidate is upgraded or re-allotted a seat in Round 2, they shall forfeit any claim to the seat allotted in Round 1 and must join the seat allotted in Round 2; the vacated Round 1 seat will be made available to other candidates based on the descending order of the provisional rank list. Candidates who have not joined or who discontinued the course before the stipulated time shall remain eligible for subsequent rounds of counselling for the academic year 2025–2026 without forfeiture of any fee. However, candidates who join and discontinue the course after the stipulated time shall forfeit the advance tuition fee already paid and must additionally pay a discontinuation fee of ₹10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only), and such candidates will not be eligible to participate in Round 3 of counselling.
Round3 : After completion of Round 2 of online counselling, the remaining vacancies shall be filled through Round 3 online counselling from among candidates listed in the existing Provisional Merit List. Candidates who wish to participate in Round 3 and who have not paid the non-refundable online processing fee of ₹1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) in the earlier rounds must pay the same through the online bank payment portal at the time of choice filling. Candidates who had filled their choices in Round 1 or Round 2 but were not allotted any seat are eligible to participate in Round 3 and are not required to lock their choices again. Fresh choice filling is permitted only for candidates who did not fill their choices in Round 1 or Round 2. Candidates who have joined a seat up to Round 3 under either the All India Quota or State Quota counselling shall not be eligible to participate in any further rounds of counselling for the academic year 2025–2026, in accordance with the AACCC / NCH Information Bulletin. Candidates shall have no claim over the seat allotted to them in Round 2 and must join the seat allotted in Round 3 within the stipulated date and time. Once a candidate joins a seat allotted in Round 3, they shall not be permitted to upgrade, withdraw, or resign from the seat under any circumstances. In such cases, both the online processing fee and the advance tuition fee paid shall be forfeited, and the candidate shall become ineligible for participation in any further rounds of counselling. Therefore, candidates are strongly advised to exercise due diligence while exercising their options and to avoid selecting colleges or courses that they do not intend to pursue.
STRAY ROUND OF COUNSELLING : Any stray vacancies arising after the completion of Round 3 counselling shall be filled through a Stray Round conducted by the Selection Committee under the direction of the Commissioner of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy, strictly in accordance with the guidelines issued by the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH). Only candidates who are not holding any seat in the M.D. (Homoeopathy) course, that is, those who have not been allotted seats in Round 1, Round 2, or Round 3, are eligible to participate in this round, while candidates who have already joined any seat under the All India Quota or State Quota for M.D. (Homoeopathy) are not eligible. Candidates opting for fresh registration in the Stray Round or any subsequent special rounds must pay a non-refundable online registration fee of ₹3,000/-, an online processing fee of ₹1,000/-, and an advance tuition fee of ₹75,000/- (₹50,000/- at the time of choice locking and ₹25,000/- at the time of downloading the allotment order) through the online bank payment portal. If a seat is allotted in the Stray Round, the candidate must download the provisional allotment order and join the allotted college within the stipulated date and time mentioned therein. Failure to download the allotment order or to join the allotted college within the prescribed deadline shall result in forfeiture of the registration and advance tuition fees, and the candidate shall be debarred from participating in M.D. (Homoeopathy) counselling in the subsequent academic year. Further, if a candidate joins a college through the Stray Round and subsequently discontinues the course after the stipulated date and time as prescribed by NCH/AACCC or the State Selection Committee, the registration and advance tuition fees paid shall be forfeited, and the candidate shall additionally be liable to pay a discontinuation fee of ₹10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only).
VIRTUAL VACANCIES : If a candidate allotted a seat in Round 1 opts for upgradation in Round 2, their Round 1 seat will be shown as a virtual vacancy. All candidates will have the opportunity to select from these virtual vacancies during Round 2 choice filling; however, these seats will be converted into actual vacancies and allotted in Round 2 only if the Round 1 candidate vacates or upgrades the seat.
PROCEDURE FOR FILLING AND SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM :Candidates are advised to download and carefully read the Prospectus available on the official website before filling out the online application form for the academic year 2025–2026. Applicants should log in to the official website, www.tnayushselection.org, to access the application form, which will be available online from 06.11.2025 to 09.11.2025 up to 5:00 PM. Candidates must also pay a non-refundable registration fee of ₹3,000/- (Rupees Three Thousand only) through the online payment portal while submitting the application form.
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| 1. | General Instructions :
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| 2. | Documents to be Uploaded :
Note: Candidates must ensure that their photograph and signature are uploaded in the appropriate fields of the online application form. After successful submission, they are advised to download and retain a copy of the completed application form for future reference. All original certificates should be produced at the time of admission to the college for verification. |
| 3. | Declaration and Verification :
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| 4. | Instructions for Filling the Online Registration Form: a. Both the candidate must verify eligibility before submitting the application form. b. Application submitted only through online will be accepted. Application submitted through any other mode will be rejected. |
| 5. | Accessing and Filling the Online Registration: 1. Visit the official website: www.tnayushselection.org. 2. Enter the following particulars in the online form:
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| 6. | Upload: Candidates must upload the same passport-size photograph used for AIAPGET 2025 (Homoeopathy) along with a signature in running handwriting, with a file size between 4 KB and 20 KB. Signatures consisting of initials only or written in capital letters will not be accepted. |
| 7. | Important Points: Each candidate must submit only one application and ensure that all information furnished and documents uploaded are complete, correct, and accurate at the time of submission. Incomplete applications or those lacking mandatory enclosures will be summarily rejected. The registration fee paid towards the application form is non-refundable, and once the application is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn under any circumstances. |
Note: The Admission Process is written as per the ordinance of the official Counselling Agency.
| S.NO | Course | Tuition Fee Per Year in (Rs) |
| 1 | BHMS | 1,80,000 (2 Installments) |
| 2 | MD (HOMOEOPATHY) Practice of Medicine, Materia Medica, Peadiatrics, Repertory | 3,35,000/- |
| 3 | MD (HOMOEOPATHY) Homoeopathy Pharmacy, Organon of Medicine, Psychiatry | 2,60,000/- |
Note: The Fee Structure is as per the Notification of the official Counselling Agency, Please visit the official website in subject to any changes.



