AIAPGET Siddha study materials
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AIAPGET Siddha study guide

AIAPGET Siddha · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.

AIAPGET - the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test - is a postgraduate entrance examination listed among the exams administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which describes itself as "a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions." For Siddha candidates it is the gateway to postgraduate Siddha study, and the examination is delivered in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode through NTA's network of test practice centres. The official record for the 2026 cycle shows the full administrative sequence: an online application window, a correction facility for application particulars, advance intimation of the allotted examination city, release of admit cards, display of provisional answer keys together with question papers and recorded responses for challenge, display of final answer keys, and declaration of results as NTA Scores. One notice also records a re-examination held for 49 affected candidates at Jaipur, showing that centre-level contingencies are handled by re-conduct rather than by score adjustment. Preparation should be built around the Siddha subject matter you were taught in the undergraduate programme, sequenced from foundational texts and pharmacology through clinical papers, with regular self-testing under timed conditions. NTA has not published question count, duration, marking scheme or subject weights on its homepage, so verify every such detail in the current information bulletin before you plan your revision. Topics on this exam: Siddha. The AIAPGET Siddha study guide has 1 section and about 422 words.

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Siddha: Theoretical Scaffold, Ennvagai Thervu and Pharmacy

Siddha, the Tamil system attributed to the 18 Siddhars, is examined in AIAPGET through its theoretical scaffold, its eight-fold diagnosis and its pharmacy. Questions usually ask you to translate a clinical picture into mukkutram terms rather than to list herbs. 96 thathuvams enumerate the constituents of body, mind and soul. Panchabootha to mukkutram: vatham = aakayam + kaatru; pitham = thee; kabam = neer + nilam.

422 words, about 2 min

More study resources for AIAPGET Siddha

  • Practice questionsIn Siddha medicine, the term 'Mukkutram' refers to which triad of functional humours?
  • FlashcardsThree humours in Siddha. Vaatham (air, vaayu), pittham (fire, thee) and kabam (water/earth, neer) regulate body function; health is their balance and disease is their vitiation, assessed through naadi and the eight-fold examination.
  • Cheat sheetSiddha posits 96 thathuvangal (constituent principles) of the human being; the body is composed of five bhutas (nilam, neer, thee, vaayu, aagayam) and is regulated by three humours - vaatham (vaayu), pittham (thee), kabam (neer).
  • Key termsSiddha system of medicine. An indigenous Tamil medical tradition attributed to the Siddhars, using plant, mineral, and metallic preparations alongside dietary and lifestyle rules to restore balance of the three humours.
  • Study planMap the full Siddha syllabus into five blocks: fundamental principles (96 thathuvas, trigunas, panchabhuta, mukkutram), materia medica and pharmacology, diagnosis and Siddha pathology, pharmacy and preparation techniques, and applied clinical Siddha including varmam, yogam and kayakarpam.
  • Common mistakesCandidates memorise a one-line action for each mooligai (herb) and skip the pancha-param table (suvai, gunam, veeryam, vipakam, prabhavam).
  • Exam-day guideDownload and print the admit card from the official portal once released, and keep both a printed copy and a digital copy.