In AACCC UG counselling, “free exit” means a candidate can leave an allotted seat during the permitted stage without forfeiture of the counselling fee and can remain eligible for later counselling, subject to the rules of the next round. The main free-exit protection is linked to Round 1. This rule is one of the biggest … Read more
Every counselling season, a familiar panic message shows up in student forums: “I got a great NEET score, but I don’t have a domicile certificate yet — am I finished?” You’re not. But you are on a clock, and this is genuinely one of those documents where starting late can cost you a government seat … Read more
There’s a specific kind of disbelief that shows up when a family first sees a government BAMS fee structure next to a private one. Someone usually re-reads the number twice, assuming a decimal point got misplaced. It didn’t. A full 5.5-year BAMS degree at a top government institute in India can genuinely cost less than … Read more
There’s a moment every BAMS aspirant’s family goes through — usually right after a private college seat gets offered — where the excitement of the admission letter runs straight into the fee structure page, and someone in the room quietly says “wait, is this per year, or total?” It’s per year. And that single misunderstanding … Read more
Somewhere between the excitement of a BAMS admission letter and the panic of the first fee demand note, most families ask the same question a little too late: was there a scholarship we missed? Usually, yes. Not because the money doesn’t exist — India actually funds AYUSH students through a surprising number of channels — … Read more
Yes, education loans are readily available for BAMS and BHMS in 2026, from nationalised banks (SBI, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Bank of Maharashtra), private banks (HDFC, ICICI), and specialised NBFCs (HDFC Credila, Avanse, Auxilo). Loans up to ₹4–7.5 lakh are typically collateral-free under the IBA Model Education Loan Scheme, with interest rates around 9–11% … Read more
UP AYUSH Counselling 2026 registration costs ₹2,000, non-refundable, for every category — General, OBC, SC, and ST alike. On top of that, you pay a security deposit: ₹10,000 for government colleges and ₹50,000 for private colleges. This deposit is refundable, but only if you exit the process correctly. Miss a reporting deadline, skip document verification, … Read more
Every counselling season, a familiar pattern shows up in AYUSH admission forums: a General category student scores well in NEET, assumes they’re competing purely on merit, and then discovers — often too late — that a 10% reservation quota existed for students exactly like them, and they simply never applied for the certificate that would … Read more
Dropping out of AYUSH counselling after paying fees creates significant anxiety for students and families. The refund process isn’t straightforward, and thousands of candidates lose money annually simply because they don’t understand the exact procedures and timelines. Here we explain official notifications, Supreme Court judgments, and real candidate experiences to create this definitive summriszed information … Read more
Every year, thousands of students lose lakhs of rupees to unrecognized AYUSH colleges. In 2025 alone, the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) blacklisted 47 institutions that had been collecting fees despite lacking proper recognition. I’ve spent 12 years helping students navigate AYUSH admissions. This guide contains everything I’ve learned about protecting yourself … Read more