Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling 2025: Dates, Fees, Cutoff

Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling 2025 is the State Counselling procedure for admission to Ayush Courses: BAMS/BNYS/BUMS/BSMS/BHMS, supervised by the Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, Chennai. The NEET examination qualification conducted by the NTA is the preliminary criterion for admission to these courses in Tamil Nadu. TN Ayush Counselling is conducted for seats in private and government colleges in the state, which are approved by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and the National Commission for Homeopathy (NCH) under both state and All India Quota. 

The NEET-UG 2025 exam was held on 4 May 2025, and the results were out on 14 June 2025. The starting dates of TN Ayush Counselling are yet to be released.

This article will provide you with the complete information regarding the counselling procedure, including important dates, fees, and cutoff.

Ayush Counselling in Tamil Nadu Overview

Ayush Counselling in Tamil Nadu is conducted by the Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, Chennai, for admission to Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy courses in private and government colleges of Tamil Nadu.  http://www.tnhealth.tn.gov.in is the official website for TN Ayush Counselling, where the candidates shall register themselves to apply to the Ayush colleges. The candidates who qualified the NEET-UG examination of the present academic year and have 10+2 with science stream and subjects, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, are eligible to participate in the counselling. 

The state counselling mainly reserves 85% of the seats for the domicile students of Tamil Nadu under the State Quota. The remaining 15% of seats are open to all candidates, including students from other states under the All India Quota (AIQ). The counselling for the AIQ seats to private and government colleges in Tamil Nadu is handled by the AACCC.

There are a total of 18 BAMS colleges, 18 BNYS colleges, 1 Unani college (BUMS), 15 Siddha colleges (BSMS), and 14 BHMS, Homeopathy colleges in Tamil Nadu, participating in the counselling.

Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling 2025 Highlights

Attributes	Details
Counselling Type	UG Ayush Counselling
Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling Authority	Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy
TN Ayush Counselling official website	www.tnhealth.tn.gov.in
Ayush Counselling Authority	AACCC
AACCC official website	aaccc.gov.in
Entrance Examination	NEET-UG 2025
NEET UG 2025 Exam Date	4 May 2025
NEET UG 2025 Result Date	14 June 2025
Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling starting date	To be Announced
AACCC Counselling starting date	22 August 2025
AYUSH Course	BAMS/BNYS/BUMS/BSMS/BHMS
Government Ayush Colleges	BAMS- 1BNYS- 1BUMS- 1BSMS- 2BHMS- 1
Private Ayush Colleges	BAMS- 17BNYS- 17BUMS- 0BSMS- 13BHMS- 13

Ayush Courses List

Courses	Duration	Eligibility
BAMS	4 years + 1-year internship	NEET/ 10+2 PCB subjects
BUMS	4 years + 1-year internship	NEET/ 10+2 PCB subjects
BSMS	4 years + 1-year internship	NEET/ 10+2 PCB subjects
BHMS	4 years + 1-year internship	NEET/ 10+2 PCB subjects
BNYS	4 years + 1-year internship	10+2 PCB subjects

Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling 2025- Dates and Events

The table below outlines the dates and schedule for important events involved in Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling 2025.

Events	Dates
Downloading of Application from the official website	To be Announced
Last date of submitting the filled application with Documents	To be Announced
Payment of Fees	To be Announced
Starting of TN Ayush Counselling	To be Announced
Processing of Allotment	To be Announced
Publication of Allotment Results	To be Announced
Date of Joining the Allotted College	To be Announced
Address for sending the Filled Application along with relevant documents	The Secretary, Selection Committee, Directorate of Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy, Arignar Anna Government Hospital of Indian Medicine Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai – 600 106.

Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling Registration Fees

Here are the category-wise fees to be paid for the application of Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling.

Category	Fees
Govt QuotaOC, BC, BCM & MBC/DNC Candidates	INR 500/-
Govt QuotaSC, SCA & ST Candidates	Nil
Govt Quota SC, SCA & ST Candidates	INR 1000/-
Management Quota	INR 1000/-

Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling Eligibility

The Eligibility requirements for participating in the Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling 2025 are mentioned below.

Entrance Examination:

• NEET Qualification is mandatory for participating in the TN Ayush Counselling. The candidates belonging to the general category must obtain the 50th percentile, while the reserved category candidates must secure the 40th percentile in the qualifying examination.

Academic Qualification:

• The candidates belonging to the general category must have passed the higher secondary examination with a minimum aggregate of 50% in the Physics, Biology, and Chemistry subjects. 
• The candidates belonging to the reserved category must have passed the higher secondary examination with a minimum aggregate of 50% in the Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects.

Age Limit:

• The age of the candidates must be 17 or above in the year of admission.

Eligibility Certificate:

• The candidates of other Universities / Boards (except State Board / CBSE / ICSE) have to submit the Eligibility Certificate obtained from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.

Domicile Requirement:

• Candidates from other states will be considered in the open category.

Seat Reservation Policy

Allotment is made after considering the reservation policy for every category. Below is the seat reservation policy according to the category of the candidates.

Catergory	Percentage of Reservation
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%

Tamil Nadu Ayush Cutoff 2025 

The cutoff score is the minimum score requirement for every year and is decided upon the difficulty level of the exam and the number of candidates who appeared. Here is the Ayush NEET cutoff 2025 for Ayush courses in Tamil Nadu.

Category	Cutoff Percentile	Cutoff Score 2025
UR/EWS	50th Percentile	686-144
UR/EWS PwD	45th Percentile	143-127
SC/ST/OBC	40th Percentile	143-113
SC/OBC PwD	40th Percentile	126-113
ST PwD	40th Percentile	126-113

Ayush NEET Cutoff 2024

Category	Cutoff Percentile	Cutoff Score 2024
UR/EWS	50th Percentile	720-162
UR/EWS PwD	45th Percentile	161-144
SC/ST/OBC	40th Percentile	161-127
SC/OBC PwD	40th Percentile	143-127
ST PwD	40th Percentile	142-127

Documents Required for Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling

The list of relevant documents and certificates is mentioned in the table below. The list includes the necessary original certificates to be sent along with the application form to the counselling authority. The original documents are to be submitted for document verification and to the allotted college upon joining. Carry 2 or 3 photocopies of the documents to avoid any kind of inconvenience in the admission process.

S.No	Documents Required
1.	NEET-UG 2025 Admit Card
2.	NEET-UG 2025 Score Card
3.	Class 10th Marksheet
4.	Class 12th Marksheet
5.	Transfer Certificate
6.	Migration Certificate (If applicable)
7.	Community Certificate (If applicable)
8.	Nativity Certificate (If applicable)
9.	Income Certificate (If applicable)
10.	Disability Certificate (If applicable)
11.	Identification Proof
12.	Passport-size Photos

Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling Process- State Quota

Here’s the detailed procedure for Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling for applying to the state quota.

Registration & Fee Payment

• The NEET qualified candidates must register themselves with the official website of the state counselling authority at www.tnhealth.tn.gov.in and fill out the application form with necessary personal and academic details.
• Download the application form and, along with the relevant document, send it to the concerned authority.
• Make payment of the application fee according to the respective category of the candidates to confirm registration.

Document Verification

• Attend the document verification process at the designated centers with the original certificates. They can be retrieved after the verification.

Choice Filling/ Locking

• Log in to the official website with your credentials and fill in the choices of colleges in the option entry form.
•  Arrange the list of colleges according to your preference.
• It is mandatory to lock the choices before the last date.

Seat Allotment

• Seat allotment is made in multiple rounds, including a mop-up round and a stray vacancy round.
• The Stray Vacancy round is conducted only for the vacant seats that remain after the previous rounds of allotment.

Publication of Allotment Results 

• The results of the allotment are published on the official website. Log in with your credentials to access the list.
• Allotment of seats is made on the basis of the NEET scores, Merit rank, Reservation policy, and the Choices of Colleges.
• Download the allotment letter if you are allotted to a college.

Reporting to the College

• After the allotment results are published, the candidates should join the allotted college within the time frame specified.
• Carry the original documents and certificates along with the Allotment letter to the college for verification.
• Complete the admission formalities and confirm seat at the college by making payment of the college fees.

Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling Process- All India Quota

The All India Quota seats counselling is conducted by the Ayush Admissions Central Counseling Committee (AACCC). The candidates should register themselves with the official website of AACCC at aaccc.gov.in for the counselling. 

The candidates can directly apply through the Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy (DIMH), Tamil Nadu, for self-financing colleges by downloading the application form from the website of www.tnhealth.tn.gov.in.

Here is the detailed procedure for applying under the India Quota (AIQ) for Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling. 

Registration & Fee payment

• Visit the official website of AACCC at https://aaccc.gov.in/ and click on the registration link.
• Fill out the application form with personal details. Incorrect information may affect the eligibility of the candidate.
• Make payment of the registration fees as prescribed for the respective category.
• Upload scanned original documents and certificates to complete the registration.

Choice Filling/ Locking

• Choice filling round enables the candidates to fill out the options entry form with the list of preferred colleges and the state.
• Candidates can select Tamil Nadu state and arrange the colleges in the list according to their preference.
• It is mandatory to lock the choices within the specified deadline.

Processing of Seat Allotment

• The allotment process involves multiple rounds: Round 1/Round 2/Mop-up Round/Stray Vacancy Round.
• The rules and participation for every round are different.
• Seats are allotted on the basis of merit rank, NEET scores, reservation policy, and choices of colleges.

Publication of Allotment List

• Provisional and final lists of Allotment are published on the official website of AACCC. 
• Log in to the portal with your credentials and download the allotment letter if you are allotted a college.

Reporting to the Allotted College

• The candidates who are allotted colleges must report to the respective college within the time frame provided.
•  Carry the relevant original documents and certificates for verification at the college.
• Complete the admission procedure with payment of the college fees within the prescribed time.

Check out the article on NEET Ayush Counselling 2025 to learn the complete information on the AIQ counselling process.

Conclusion

The Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, Chennai, is the state counselling authority in Tamil Nadu for admission to Ayush courses such as BAMS, BNYS, BUMS, BSMS, and BHMS. The private and government colleges recognized by the NCISM, NCH, and the Ministry of Ayush participate in the counselling. Domicile students can apply under the 85% seats of the State Quota, and students from other states can apply for 15% of the seats under the AIQ through AACCC. It is mandatory for candidates to have higher secondary education with the minimum prescribed percentage in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, along with the NEET-UG qualification, to be eligible for TN Ayush Counselling.

For regular updates on  Tamil Nadu Ayush Counselling or any other state Ayush Counselling 2025, follow our series of Ayush Counselling articles. Connect with Career Mudhra for any queries regarding Ayush Courses and Admission. You can also share your queries or thoughts in the comments section below.

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