Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery / BUMS

Overview

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

  1. The minimum qualification period is 12th or PUC education with Physics, chemistry, and biology as the core subjects
  2. Students need 50 percent. Another way to have the necessary educational background is to pass the Pre-Tib one-year exam.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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

  1. National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore
  2. Tippu Sultan Shaheed Educational Trust – Unani Medical College, Gulbarga
  3. Luqman Medical College and Hospital, Bijapur
  4. Government Unani Medical College, Bangalore
  5. Glocal College of Unani Medical Science and Research Centre, Saharanpur
  6. ZH Unani Medical College and Hospital, Siwan
  7. Government Tibbi College and Hospital, Patna
  8. Salfia Unani Medical College and Hospital, Darbhanga
  9. Luqman Medical College and Hospital, Bijapur
  10. Government Unani Medical College, Bangalore
  11. Government Tibbi College and Hospital (GTCH), Patna
  12. YunusFazlani Unani Medical College and Al-Fazlani Unani Hospital, Aurangabad
  13. Kashmir Tibbia College, Hospital and Research Centre, Srinagar
  14. Markaz Unani Medical College and Hospital, Kozhikode
  15. Rajasthan Unani Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur
  16. The Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
  17. Sham-e-Ghausia Minority Unani Medical College, Ghazipur
  18. Allama Iqbal Unani Medical College, Muzaffar Nagar
  19. Deoband Unani Medical College, Saharanpur
  20. Ibn-E-SinaTibbiya College and Hospital, Azamgarh
  21. KGN Unani Medical College, Dehradun
  22. JamiaTibbiyaDeoband, Saharanpur
  23. Unani Medical College: Institute of Asian Medical Sciences, Srinagar
  24. Nizamia Unani Medical College and Hospital, Gaya
  25. Government Unani Medical College, Allahabad
  26. Government Takmil-Ut-Tib College and Hospital, Lucknow
  27. Government Unani Medical College, Chennai
  28. Iqra Society’s Unani Medical College, Jalgaon
  29. ZulfequarHaider Unani Medical College and Hospital, Siwan
  30. Dr. Abdul Haq Unani Medical College and Hospital, Kurnool
  31. Ahmad Garib Unani Medical College and Assalam Hospital, Nandurbar
  32. TajTibbia College and Rasheeda Hospital, Nagpur
  33. ZVM Unani Medical College and Hospital, Pune
  34. Mohammedia Tibbia college and Assayer Hospital, Nashik
  35. AnjumameIslamsTibbia College and Hospital, Mumbai
  36. Hakeem Syed Ziaul Hassan Government Unani Medical College, Bhopal
  37. Al-Farooq Unani Tibbia College, Indore
  38. Aligarh Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College, Aligarh
  39. Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College, New Delhi
  40. SaifiaHamidia Unani Tibbia College and Hospital, Khandwa
  41. Jamia Hamdard: School of Unani Medicine, New Delhi
  42. Government NizamiaTibbi College, Hyderabad
  43. 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:

  1. Unani therapist in private hospitals, government hospitals, and private practices
  2. Pharmacist
  3. Hakim
  4. Unani distributor
  5. Drug inspector
  6. Therapist
  7. Unani consultant