Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery / BUMS is also known as Kamil-e-Tib-o-Jarahat and is one of the oldest medication systems in the world. UnaniSystem originated in Greece and from there the system of medication
was adopted by Middle-East and South-Asian countries. It is a program under the AYUSH category – Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy – it is monitored by the Central Council of Indian Medicine. It is
a 4 ½-year undergraduate degree that deals with the medical subjects and applications of the Unani system and surgery.
Unani is a 6,000-year-old medical system of medicine that is different from regular medications (allopathy). In this, the healing process is done through the natural processes/ natural power of the body. As per the Unani
System, the body has the power to heal itself. Unani focuses on four different treatment therapies in its field: massage, diuresis, Turkish bath, pharmaco-therapy, diet therapy, purging, regimental therapy venesection, exercise;
use of herbal, animal, and mineral drugs, and surgery.
All that the human needs to do is identify the healing power within themselves and enhance it. It is known for treating various deadly diseases and disorders in a natural way as every man in the modern age is inflicted with stress and anxieties which
is a root cause of various diseases.
Eligibility Criteria
The minimum qualification period is 12th or PUC education with Physics, chemistry, and biology as the core subjects
Students need 50 percent. Another way to have the necessary educational background is to pass the Pre-Tib one-year exam.
The student must also be at least 17 years of age at the time of admission for the BMS course. For some institutions, the applicant must also submit a certificate that he or she has passed the 8th Class Examination with Hindi as well.
The admissions mainly take place by the state CET exams or through the application to state CET exams with he/she
NEET score if Student want to get admissions for medicine through government quota
Student can also apply for the COMED-K exam for the seats through COMED-K. Several top private colleges for Unani have admissions through management quota.
Top Colleges
National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore
Tippu Sultan Shaheed Educational Trust – Unani Medical College, Gulbarga
Luqman Medical College and Hospital, Bijapur
Government Unani Medical College, Bangalore
Glocal College of Unani Medical Science and Research Centre, Saharanpur
ZH Unani Medical College and Hospital, Siwan
Government Tibbi College and Hospital, Patna
Salfia Unani Medical College and Hospital, Darbhanga
Luqman Medical College and Hospital, Bijapur
Government Unani Medical College, Bangalore
Government Tibbi College and Hospital (GTCH), Patna
YunusFazlani Unani Medical College and Al-Fazlani Unani Hospital, Aurangabad
Kashmir Tibbia College, Hospital and Research Centre, Srinagar
Markaz Unani Medical College and Hospital, Kozhikode
Rajasthan Unani Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur
The Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
Sham-e-Ghausia Minority Unani Medical College, Ghazipur
Allama Iqbal Unani Medical College, Muzaffar Nagar
Deoband Unani Medical College, Saharanpur
Ibn-E-SinaTibbiya College and Hospital, Azamgarh
KGN Unani Medical College, Dehradun
JamiaTibbiyaDeoband, Saharanpur
Unani Medical College: Institute of Asian Medical Sciences, Srinagar
Nizamia Unani Medical College and Hospital, Gaya
Government Unani Medical College, Allahabad
Government Takmil-Ut-Tib College and Hospital, Lucknow
Government Unani Medical College, Chennai
Iqra Society’s Unani Medical College, Jalgaon
ZulfequarHaider Unani Medical College and Hospital, Siwan
Dr. Abdul Haq Unani Medical College and Hospital, Kurnool
Ahmad Garib Unani Medical College and Assalam Hospital, Nandurbar
TajTibbia College and Rasheeda Hospital, Nagpur
ZVM Unani Medical College and Hospital, Pune
Mohammedia Tibbia college and Assayer Hospital, Nashik
AnjumameIslamsTibbia College and Hospital, Mumbai
Hakeem Syed Ziaul Hassan Government Unani Medical College, Bhopal
Al-Farooq Unani Tibbia College, Indore
Aligarh Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College, Aligarh
Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College, New Delhi
SaifiaHamidia Unani Tibbia College and Hospital, Khandwa
Jamia Hamdard: School of Unani Medicine, New Delhi
Government NizamiaTibbi College, Hyderabad
Tippu Sultan Shaheed Educational Trust: Unani Medical College, Gulbarga
Career and Scope
There are many employment opportunities available for
B.U.M.S students after completion of their degree both in the public and private sectors. After graduating, students can either decide to work or continue higher education by doing a M.D in Unani from top medical colleges
in Bangalore and top medical colleges in India. Graduates can even start a private practice or self-practice as hakims.
Unani pharmaceutical and pharmacies are also hiring B.U.M.S. graduates as there is a huge dearth of professionals in the Unani sector. Some of the top job profiles available for
Unani graduates are as following:
Unani therapist in private hospitals, government hospitals, and private practices