Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) was a statutory body under the

Ministry of AYUSH The Ministry of Ayush, a ministry of the Government of India, is responsible for developing education, research and propagation of traditional medicine systems in India. Ayush is a name devised from the names of the alternative healthcare syst ...

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

between 1971 and 2021. The CCIM was set up in 1971 under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, (Act 48) which was passed in 1970. It is one of the Professional councils under University Grants Commission (UGC) to monitor higher education in Indian systems of medicine, including

Ayurveda Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population rep ...

Siddha ''Siddha'' (Sanskrit: '; "perfected one") is a term that is used widely in Indian religions and culture. It means "one who is accomplished." It refers to perfected masters who have achieved a high degree of physical as well as spiritual ...

Unani Unani or Yunani medicine (Urdu: ''tibb yūnānī'') is Perso-Arabic traditional medicine as practiced in Muslim culture in South Asia and modern day Central Asia. Unani medicine is pseudoscientific. The Indian Medical Association describes U ...

and Sowa-Rigpa.CCIM website
, retrieved on 15 January 2010

Overview

It was located in New Delhi, India.CCIM
DAVP, Department of Advertising, Government of India gazette, retrieved on 15 January 2010 CCIM was set up to suggest the benchmarks and practices to be followed in Indian medicinal systems.Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM)
India Educationary Website, retrieved on 15 January 2010. CCIM had been involved in regulating the

and

Tibbia education courses at the graduate and post-graduate streams. www.ccimindia.org.in

Dissolution

The parliament and president approved the National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCISM) on September 20, 2020. In addition to maintaining a national and state register for practitioners, the NCISM legislates for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), and the

National Exit Test National Exit Test (abbreviated as NExT) is a proposed examination for all MBBS students in India that is required to pass the final year and obtain a license to practice medicine. Admissions to postgraduate courses will be based on the merit of a ...

(NExT). Since 2021, Central Council of Indian Medicine was dissolved and its role was overtaken by National Commission for Indian System of Medicine. The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine set up according to the , will govern the Board of Ayurveda and Unani and the Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowarigpa.

References

External links

Central Council of Indian Medicine, Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Central Council Of Indian Medicine College accreditors in India Organisations based in Delhi Government agencies established in 1971 1971 establishments in Delhi Medical education in India Ayurvedic organisations Traditional medicine in India Ministry of AYUSH

Overview

Dissolution

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