NAMC BAMS study plan

Map the full BAMS syllabus into a one-page topic checklist covering Samhita (Charaka, Sushruta, Ashtanga Hridaya), Rachana Sharir, Kriya Sharir, Dravyaguna, Rasa Shastra, Rog Nidan, Kayachikitsa, Shalya, Shalakya, Prasuti-Stri Roga, Bal Roga, Swasthavritta and Panchakarma

Rank each topic by exam weight and personal weakness to decide the study order

Build a spaced-repetition deck of 150 core Sanskrit terms with English meanings and their clinical context

Set a fixed daily 45-minute study slot and a weekly review slot in a calendar

Summarize the Tridosha, Panchamahabhuta and Triguna framework and explain how each dosha's qualities drive normal and abnormal function

List the attributes (gunas) of Vata, Pitta and Kapha and predict which symptoms follow from vitiation of each

Explain Dhatu, Mala and Agni concepts and describe the role of Agni in health and disease

Draw the Srotas map and state one common obstruction mechanism per system

Describe the basic principles of Dravyaguna: Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipaka and Prabhava, with two example drugs for each

Memorize the botanical name, family, useful part and chief action for 40 high-yield medicinal plants

Classify those 40 drugs into the classical Dashemani or common karma groups

Explain the difference between Deepana and Pachana and between Anulomana and Virechana with drug examples

Outline the Ashtavidha and Dashavidha Rogi Pariksha and the Trividha and Chaturvidha Roga Pariksha methods

Describe Nidana Panchaka and apply it to five common conditions such as Amavata, Grahami, Kushtha, Prameha and Jwara

Explain the Samprapti (pathogenesis) of those five conditions in dosha-dushya terms

Differentiate each condition from its two closest look-alikes using clinical features

State the Chikitsa Sutra for the five conditions from week 4 and name the classical formulations used for each

Describe Panchakarma procedures (Vamana, Virechana, Basti, Nasya, Raktamokshana) with indications, contraindications and main risks

Explain Purvakarma, Pradhanakarma and Paschatkarma including Snehana, Swedana and Samsarjana Krama

List the key ingredients and indications of 15 classical formulations from the AFI or classical texts

Review Rachana Sharir and Kriya Sharir essentials: Sapta Dhatu formation, Ojas, and the correlation of dosha-dhatu-mala with modern physiology

Describe Rasa Shastra basics: shodhana and marana of Parada and common bhasmas, and the safety principles around heavy-metal preparations

Summarize the diagnostic and therapeutic principles of Shalya, Shalakya, Prasuti-Stri Roga and Bal Roga at a level needed to answer short-note questions

Explain Swasthavritta concepts: Dinacharya, Ritucharya, Ahara Vidhi Vidhana and the preventive role of Yoga

Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and log every wrong answer by topic

Convert each wrong answer into a one-line correction card and review them twice

Drill the 30 weakest topics identified from the mocks with focused reading and recall testing

Practice writing short notes on 10 likely long-answer topics within a fixed time limit

Re-test all correction cards and terminology cards until every item is recalled correctly twice

Take one final full-length mock and target 70% or higher overall

Review the highest-weight topics only, avoiding new material

Write a one-page exam-day plan covering timing, question order and short-note structure