UGC secretary Jaspal S Sandhu has said the Central Councils set up for research in these disciplines will sponsor 200 students for pursuing PhDs every year.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities to start PhD programmes under Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) disciplines.
In a circular to all Central Universities UGC secretary Jaspal S Sandhu has said the Central Councils set up for research in these disciplines will sponsor 200 students for pursuing PhDs every year.
As per the letter, each of these five disciplines conduct clinical and basic research studies in collaboration with reputed scientific institutes:
- Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
- Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy
- Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy
- Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine
- Central Council for Research in Siddha
UGC tells varsities to start PhD programmes for AYUSH disciplines
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