AIAPGET

Frequently Asked Questions

Section I GENERAL QUERIES
S.NO. QUERIES ANSWERS
1. What is AIAPGET? AIAPGET is an entrance examination namely ‘All India AYUSH Post
Graduate Entrance Test’ for admission to Postgraduate AYUSH Courses
which will include the following:
All India Open/Other State quota seats for admission to MD / MS / PG
Diploma Courses in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy system of
medicine for all AYUSH Colleges, Institutions & Universities/ Deemed
Universities across the country.

2. What is the responsibility of NTA for The responsibility of NTA is limited to inviting online application, conduct
AIAPGET? of entrance test, declaration of results and providing All India rank of
candidates to All India Institute for Ayurveda for admission in MD / MS /
PG Diploma Courses in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy system
of medicine.

3. Will NTA reserve its discretion to fix As far as possible the candidate will be given the chosen city for
the centre in a city which is given in the test, however, NTA may need to use discretion due to administrative
reasons.
Information Bulletin?
4. Can a centre be allotted by the NTA No
manually?
5. Is there any Negative Marking in the There is Negative Marking in AIAPGET.
AIAPGET?

6. Is there any helpline for AIAPGET Yes. Details are available on website- www.nta.ac.in,
Examination for the aspirants? https://aiapget.nta.ac.in
Helpline No.- 01140759000 (Operational 09:30 AM to 06:00 PM during
working days)

7. Is there any other place where Yes, Query Redressal System (QRS) is an online web-enabled system
queries can be raised? developed by NTA which aims to enable submission of queries/grievances
by the Registered Candidate(s) of AIAPGET Examination for speedy
response of the queries/grievances. This is a 24x7 system where a Unique
Registration Number is generated for tracking the status of the
queries/grievances. The Registered Candidate(s) are advised to use this
online facility available in the "Candidate Login" for speedy response.

8. Whether the examination will be It is a Computer Based Test.

offline or online?
9. What is the medium of Question The medium of question paper are as under :
paper?  Ayurveda- English and Hindi
 Unani- English and Urdu
 Siddha- English and Tamil
 Homeopathy- English only
10. How will a candidate select a city of The candidate should select 4 cities of their choice in order of
their choice for examination? preference for examination of AIAPGET 2021 from the drop-down
box where all cities where exam is going to be conducted would be
reflected.
11. What would be the Validity of The validity of the result of AIAPGET 2021 shall be only for the current
AIAPGET 2021 result? admission session i.e. 2021-22 for MD / MS / PG Diploma courses and
cannot be carried forwarded for the next session of
admission for MD / MS / PG Diploma AYUSH courses.
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Section II ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

S.NO. QUERIES ANSWERS

1. What is the syllabus for AIAPGET? The syllabus for the exam shall comprise of
subjects/knowledge areas as per the Graduate Level
Education Regulations of respective discipline issued by
NCISM/NCH. Kindly refer to the NCISM/NCH for
complete syllabus document.
2. What are the timeline of AIAPGET-2021?
Online registration and 01 August 2021 to
submission of Application 21 August 2021
Form (complete in all (upto 05:00 P.M.)
respect) through NTA
Website:
aiapget.nta.ac.in
Last date for successful 21 August 2021 (upto
transaction of Examination 11:50 P.M.)
Fee (through Canara
Bank/ ICICI Bank / Paytm
Credit Card/
Debit Card/Net
Banking/UPI /Wallet
Correction in the 23 to 25 August 2021
Particulars of Application
Form online only
Downloading of Admit Will be announced later
Cards by the candidate’s
from NTA website
th
Date of Examination 18 September
Duration of Examination 120 minutes (02.00
hours)
Shift-1: 10:00 AM to
12:00 PM (Ayurveda)
Timing of Examination Shift-2: 03:00 PM to
05:00 PM
(Homeopathy, Siddha,
Unani)
Exam Centre As indicated on the
Admit Card
4. What should I do, if ‘continuous Use updated version of browser with good internet
timeout’ or ‘file not found’ error connection while filling application form. In case of
occurs while filling online continuous time out one can clear cookies and history of
application form of AIAPGET? the browser and fill in off-peak hours.

5. What are the enclosures that Candidates are not required to send/submit any
should be attached with the document(s) including Confirmation Page to NTA through
confirmation page to be sent to Post/ Fax/ By Hand.
NTA?
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6. Does NTA verify the documents
and what is the role of NTA in
counselling?
7. I have no access to a computer
and no experience with Computer
Based Examination. How can I
prepare for the exam?
8. What do the candidates need to
bring to the exam center?
NTA does not verify the information provided by the
candidates during online registration and hence
candidature will be purely provisional subject to
fulfillment of eligibility criteria as per
NCISM/NCH/States/Universities/Institutions/ Deemed
Universities concerned. NTA has no role in
counselling.
NTA has identified schools and colleges with internet and
computer facilities. The same are designated as Test
Practice Centers (TPCs) for facilitating free practice
sessions for AIAPGET aspirants. An NTA Student App is
also available on Google Play Store.
The candidate is required to bring the following at the
examination centre (The Candidates are also advised to
read the Information Bulletin very carefully):-
Admit Card along with passport size photograph affixed
on it. One passport size photograph to be affixed on
attendance sheet.
Candidates are advised not to bring any other item in the
examination centres. There will be no arrangement for
safe keeping of any material at the centre. Neither NTA
nor centre will be responsible for any loss, delay etc.
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9. Requirement for photograph?
1. Photograph should not be with cap or goggles.
Photograph should cover 80% face (without mask)
visible including ears against white background.
2. Spectacles are allowed if being used regularly.
3. Polaroid and Computer generated photos are not
acceptable.
4. Applications not complying with these instructions
or with unclear photographs are liable to be rejected.
5. Candidates may please note that if it is found that
photograph uploaded is fabricated i.e. de- shaped or
seems to be hand-made or computer made, the form
of the candidate will be rejected and the same would
be considered as using unfair means and the
candidate would be dealt with accordingly.
6. Application without photograph shall be rejected. The
photograph need not be attested. Candidates are
advised to take 6 to 8 passport size coloured
photographs with white background.

10. Will any candidate be able to leave No, candidate will not be allowed to leave the examination
early if he finishes the test before the hall/room before the test concludes.
allocated test time?

11. When is the AIAPGET-2021 going to Exam will be held on 18 September 2021.
be held?

12. When Candidates can download Will be intimated later on the AIAPGET Portal.
Admit Cards for AIAPGET-2021?

13. If a candidate is unable to download Admit cards will not be sent to candidates. Candidates have to
the Admit Card, whom should he/she download the Admit Card from the website aiapget.nta.ac.in only.
contact? In case of any difficulty, mail us on aiapget@nta.ac.in or can call
on helpline numbers mentioned in Information Bulletin.

14. Can a candidate change the Examination Centre cannot be changed.

examination centre after allotment of
Admit Card?

15. If mistakenly during filling up of the When the correction window is opened by NTA the correction in
form, wrong particulars are filled in the particulars of Application Form can be made online and
online form, how will it be corrected? submitted. Once submission is done after correction no further
correction will be allowed.

16. Can anyone cancel the application Online Application form submitted successfully cannot be
submitted for AIAPGET? cancelled/withdraw
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Section III ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

S.NO QUERIES ANSWERS

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1. What is the minimum eligibility
criteria/qualification for appearing
in AIAPGET 2021?
2. What is the age limit/relaxation
criteria for the candidates
appearing in AIAPGET 2021?
Candidates who are pursuing BAMS/ BUMS/ BSMS/
BHMS/Graded BHMS degree or Provisional BAMS/ BUMS/
BSMS/ BHMS Pass Certificate recognized as per the provisions of
the IMCC 1970/HCC 1973 Act and possess permanent or
provisional registration certificate of BAMS/ BUMS/ BSMS/
BHMS/Graded BHMS degree qualification issued by the
NCISM/NCH/State Board/Universities/Deemed Universities and
st
have completed/are completing one year of internship by 31
October-2021 as per the NCISM/AYUSH notification, may apply
for AIAPGET 2021
No age limit for AIAPGET-2021.

3. What is the reservation criteria for It is as per State Reservation Policy.

seats falling under the jurisdiction
of States?

4. Whether the Compulsory No. The twelve months Compulsory Rotating Internship can be
Rotating Internship has to be from various hospitals, but the total time period of internship has
completed from one hospital to be of one year duration.
only?
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Section IV FEE/PAYMENT QUERIES

S.NO. QUERIES ANSWERS

1. Whether the application fee excludes Yes

the Common Service charge?

2. How can one remit fee for AIAPGET Pay fee using ICICI/Canara/Paytm Payment Gateway through
2021? Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI/Paytm and keep proof of
fee paid. In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after
payment of fee then the transaction is cancelled, and amount will
be refunded to the candidate’s account. However, the candidate
has to make another transaction, in case the Confirmation Page is
not generated.

3. If any candidate faces any problem
in remittance of fee due to failed
transaction, what can he/she do?
If the payment status of online transaction (by credit/debit card) is
not communicated by payment gateway in real time then fee
payment is not completed and the candidate will not be able to
download the Confirmation page. In this case, the candidate is
required to pay fee again through online mode and download the
Confirmation page. The amount due to failed transaction of
credit/debit card will be refunded back after reconciliation with the
bank.

4. If a candidate for any reason has not No. Once the online application form is submitted successfully by
appeared in the examination, is there the candidate, it cannot be withdrawn and no refund will be made.
any provision for fee refund?

Section V CLARIFICATION REGARDING AADHAAR

S.NO. QUERIES ANSWERS

1. Is Aadhaar mandatory for The Aadhaar number is only one of the types of identification and
AIAPGET? is not mandatory. Candidates may also enter Passport number,
Ration Card number, Bank Account number or any other valid
Government identity number.

Section VI TEST PRACTICE CENTRE

S.NO. QUERIES ANSWERS

1. What is TPC and how can a Detailed information is given in Information Bulletin. Please read
candidate can register for mock the Information Bulletin carefully.
test?