Implemented through: National AYUSH Institutes (AIIA, NIA, NIS, NIUM, NIH, MDNIY, NIN) • Central Research Councils (CCRAS, CCRH, CCRUM, CCRS) • NAM • PCIM&H • Supported by WHO, ICMR, CSIR, AIIMS, State AYUSH Directorates
Short-term, high-impact learning to keep AYUSH professionals current with evidence, protocols, and quality standards—across Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy.
🎯 Objectives
| Goal | Description |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Upgradation | Keep AYUSH professionals updated with latest research and policies. |
| Skill Enhancement | Strengthen clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic competencies. |
| Evidence-Based Practice | Promote scientific validation in AYUSH treatments. |
| Inter-System Collaboration | Dialogue and convergence with modern medicine. |
| Global Standards Alignment | Progressively align with WHO training and practice norms. |
| Type | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| National Workshops | Thematic events on diseases, research, and policy. | 2–3 days |
| State-Level CME (NAM) | Local upskilling for practitioners under NAM. | 3–7 days |
| Skill-Development Workshops | Panchakarma, Yoga therapy, drug standardization, etc. | 1–2 weeks |
| Research Methodology | Study design, statistics, data analysis, ethics. | ~1 week |
| Teacher’s Training (ToT) | Pedagogy, curriculum design, assessment tools. | 5–10 days |
| Clinical Protocol Workshops | Case-based STGs and outcome tracking. | 2–5 days |
| CME for Private Practitioners | Refresher courses for registered AYUSH doctors. | 3–5 days |
- NCDs: Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity; Pain & Musculoskeletal care
- Mental Health & Yoga Therapy; Reproductive & Child Health
- Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety; Medicinal plant ID & formulation
- Integrative Medicine & Research Ethics
- Digital Health, Tele-AYUSH, and EMR systems
AIIA (New Delhi)
National CME: clinical research, Panchakarma, hospital management.
NIA (Jaipur)
Teacher training and classical text interpretation.
NIUM (Bengaluru)
Unani pharmacology & therapy workshops.
NIS (Chennai)
Siddha diagnosis & formulation training.
NIH (Kolkata)
Homoeopathy CME on chronic disease management.
MDNIY (New Delhi)
Yoga teacher training and therapy workshops.
NIN (Pune)
Naturopathy & wellness skill programs.
PCIM&H (Ghaziabad)
Drug standardization, pharmacopoeial procedures, quality control.
- Funded by the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) via State AYUSH Directorates.
- Open to registered practitioners (BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, BNYS).
- Focus: clinical excellence, ethical practice, community health.
- Note: Funding norms vary by state/NAM guidelines.
- Over 2,000 CME programs conducted since 2016.
- More than 1 lakh AYUSH professionals trained and upskilled.
- 100+ national workshops on research, clinical protocols, pharmacology.
- International CME via WHO and ICCR.
- Launch of AYUSH e-Learning + CME for online modules.
- Visit ayush.gov.in → Workshops & CME.
- Check upcoming programs (national / state / online).
- Download the registration form or use the email/application link.
- Submit ID, degree, and practitioner registration certificate.
- Receive confirmation and attend onsite/virtual sessions.
- Collect the CME certificate after completion.
📞 Contact & Grievance
Education & Training Division, Ministry of AYUSH
AYUSH Bhawan, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi – 110023
Email: cme-ayush@gov.in / training-ayush@gov.in
Helpline: 011-24651964 / 011-23340023
