Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (BSMS) 

at Santhigiri Siddha Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Candidate shall have passed Class 12 or its equivalent examination from any recognized Board with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and shall have obtained mentioned percentage taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. For BSMS course Candidate must have also passed Tamil as one of the subjects in the 10th Standard or in the Higher Secondary course or the candidate shall have to study Tamil as a subject during the First Professional course. Candidates who have passed Class 12 from Open School or as private candidates shall not be eligible to appear for the ‘National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test’. However, this has been a subject matter of challenge before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi, Hon’ble High Court of Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, and Hon’ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur. Result awaited candidates can also apply however such candidates does not pass the qualifying examination with the required pass percentage at the time of first round of Counselling.