RESULT AND RE ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION

(i) Examining body may ensure that the results of the examination are published in time so that the student who successfully completes the BHMS examinations can complete the course in 5 ½ yrs after admission.

(ii) Candidates who have passed in one or more subjects need not appear in that subject or those subjects again in the subsequent examinations if the candidate passes the whole examination with in four chances including the original examination.

(iii) Facility to keep term: Not withstanding with the foregoing regulations, the students shall be allowed the facility to keep term on the following conditions:
(a) The candidate must pass the Second BHMS examination at least one term (6 months) before he is allowed to appear in the Third BHMS examination.
(b) The candidate must pass the Third BHMS examination at least one term (6 months) before he is allowed to appear in the Fourth BHMS examination.
(c) No candidate shall be given more than 4 chances to appear in First BHMS examination in the same subject.

(iv) A candidate who appears at Second or Third BHMS examinations, but fails to pass in the subject or subjects, he may be admitted to the next examination in the subject or subjects. However candidates shall be allowed to keep term as provided in (iii) above.

(v) Special classes, seminars, demonstrations, practical, tutorials etc. shall be arranged for the repeaters in the subject in which they have failed before they are allowed to appear at the next examination, in which attendance shall be compulsory.

(vi) If a candidate fails to pass in all the subjects with in four chances in examinations, he shall be required to prosecute a further course of

studying all the subjects and in all parts for one year to the satisfaction of the head of the college and appearing for examination in all the subjects.

Provided that if a student appearing for the Fourth BHMS examination has only one subject to pass at the end of prescribed chances, he shall be allowed to appear at the next examination in that particular subject and shall complete the examination with this special chance.

(vii) The examining body may under exceptional circumstances, partially or wholly cancel any examination conducted by it under intimation to the Central Council of Homoeopathy and arrange for conducting re-examination in those subjects within a period of thirty days form the date of such cancellation.

(viii) Grace marks may be awarded to the students at the discretion of the University / examining body on exceptional circumstances
12. The entries in the existing regulation 12(i) shall be substituted as under, namely:

EXAMINERS
No person other than the holder of qualification prescribed for the teaching staff in Homoeopathy (Minimum Standards of Education) Regulation as amended from time to time shall be appointed as an internal or external examiner or paper-setter for the BHMS Degree Course.
Provided that:-
(a) No such person shall be appointed as an examiner unless he has at least three years continuous regular teaching experience in the subject concerned, gained in a degree level Homoeopathic Medical College.
(b) Internal examiners shall be appointed from amongst the teaching staff of the Homoeopathic Medical College.

(c) A paper setter may be appointed as an internal or external examiner.

13. The following new Regulations shall be added after Regulation 12 namely:

13.GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION AND SCHEME OF EXAMINATION.
(i) The examining Body shall ensure that the minimum number of hours for lecture/ demonstration/ practical/ seminar etc. in the subjects in each examination as specified in respective regulations are followed before allowing any Homoeopathic Medical College to send the students for University examinations:

(ii) The examining body shall ensure that the students of the Homoeopathic Medical Colleges, who do not fulfill the Homoeopathy (Minimum Standards of Education) Regulation, are not sent for the University Examination.

(iii) Attendance: 75% attendance in a subject for appearing in the examinations is compulsory. The examining body may relax this on exceptional circumstances on individual merit.

(iv) Each theory paper shall be of three hours duration.

(v) The Practical/ oral examination shall be completed immediately after the theory Examination.

(vi) That the examining body shall hold examinations on such date and time as examining body may determine. The theory and practical examination shall be held in the premises of the Homoeopathic Medical College concerned.

(vii) There shall be two examinations in a year. One Regular examination and another Supplementary. The supplementary examination may be conducted with in 6 months of the Regular examination.

(viii) No student shall be permitted to join para clinical/ clinical group of subjects until he has passed in all the pre clinical subjects of First BHMS for which he will be permitted not more than Four chances including the original examination.