AIAPGET 2020: Postponed for the 3rd Time; Registration Starts on 1 May

National Testing Agency (NTA) has delayed All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) 2020. As per the schedule, online registration for the exam was to begin on May 01 and the exam date was May 29, 2020. However, looking at the recent corona crisis, NTA has decided to start registration from May 01, 2020. Now, the last date to apply is May 30, 2020. Hence, exam cannot be held in the month of May and has been postponed.

The notice also says, “The detailed schedule mentioning revised dates of downloading of Admit Cards and of Examination will be displayed separately on respective examination website(s) and www.nta.ac.in, after assessment of the situation after 15.04.2020”. Once the lock down is over, NTA will evaluate the situation and will determine the exam date accordingly.

Click Here to download official notice for postponement of AIAPGET 2020.

Aspirants of AIAPGET 2020 are waiting for registration to begin since January 2020. It has been delayed thrice. The initial date for the release of the application form was January 01 and the exam date was April 29, 2020. However, registration did not start and NTA provided no explanation for it.

NTA then shifted the registration in the month of February but instead of starting it, NTA released the final schedule which revealed that registrations can be done from April 01 to 30, 2020. As per the final schedule, the exam was to be held on May 29, 2020. However, wave of COVID-19 hit India and all came to halt.

Here is the final schedule for AIAPGET 2020:

AIAPGET 2020 is one of the biggest entrance exam for AYUSH PG level admission. Candidates who qualify it get admission in MD / MS / PG Diploma in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy courses. The exam is held as a computer based test, of 400 marks. All the questions in AIAPGET are of MCQ type and for every correct answer candidates are awarded 4 marks. The negative marking of 1 marks is done in the exam.

Candidates who are waiting to apply for the exam, must ensure that they possess BAMS / BUMS / BSMS / BHMS / Graded BHMS degree, must have finished internship, and should have a permanent or provisional registration certificate degree qualification issued by CCIM / CCH / state board / universities / deemed universities.

The registration for AIAPGET 2020 only opens online. Candidates can apply from the official website, which is ntaaiapget.nic.in. To submit the application form, candidate first of all need to register by submitting name, gender, date of birth, e-mail id, password, etc. Next, the candidates need to upload images in the application form and pay application fee. Lastly, the candidates must secure the confirmation page and keep it safe.