Sri Sparsh Education Foundation's Sri Sathya Sai College of Homoeopathic Medical Science and Hospital in Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka—approved by the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH), New Delhi, and affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru—follows a strict, merit-based entry policy for its Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree. Admissions are regulated through competitive national testing followed by centralized state-level counseling arrays.
Because final seat allotments are subject to changing annual applicant pools and seat vectors, the institution updates its entry criteria through round-wise opening and closing ranks rather than static numerical mark thresholds.
Gaining entry into the 5.5-year undergraduate BHMS program at the Dharwad campus requires completing specific academic milestones and qualifying for the necessary medical gateway exam:
Mandatory National Entrance Test: All aspirants must actively qualify for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG). Passing NEET is a compulsory requirement for all entry brackets, meaning even students seeking admission under the institutional Management Quota must satisfy the minimum national percentile bounds.
Centralized Counseling Nodes: Seats are split and allocated across dual centralized counseling paths:
State Quota Seats: Managed directly by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) via the Karnataka AYUSH NEET Counseling portal. Registration on the KEA single-window dashboard is mandatory for students aiming to secure government merit or institutional seats.
All India Quota (AIQ) Seats: Earmarked for out-of-state applicants and allocated through the Ministry of AYUSH’s Central Counseling Committee (AACCC).
Qualifying Academic Eligibility: Candidates must have cleared their Higher Secondary (10+2) or Karnataka 2nd PUC equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) as core subjects, alongside English. The statutory standard requires an aggregate of at least 50% marks in PCB subjects for the General/EWS category, while candidates from reserved SC, ST, and OBC communities receive a relaxed benchmark of 40% marks.
Before entering the state-wide institutional allotment pool, candidates must first satisfy the minimum qualifying percentile and score thresholds administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for AYUSH admissions:
The final closing ranks compiled after successive KEA AYUSH counseling allocations show distinct shifting entry boundaries across consecutive academic cycles:
General Trend Pattern: Historical data shows that homeopathic seats in Karnataka have experienced a steady increase in applicant volume. While MBBS and BDS require exceptionally high NEET scores, a score in the mid-to-lower range of the national testing spectrum often suffices to clear the cutoff margins for the BHMS line at Sri Sathya Sai College.
Year-Wise General Movement: For the General Merit (GM) pool, the final absolute closing ranks exhibit standard shifting. The third-round cut-off points generally stabilize between the 3.9 Lakh and 5.1 Lakh All India Rank brackets across consecutive counseling years.
The table below tracks the definitive general category closing ranks for the BHMS course across recent intake cycles:
To comply with the structural social reservation policies implemented by the state administration, final KEA allotments provide significant rank relaxations across different reservation codes and sub-categories:
General Merit & Special Quotas: General Merit (GM) and General Merit Kannada (GMK) applicants face the most competitive limits on campus, closing relatively early during the final seats distribution.
Backward Communities Framework: Candidates falling under the state-recognized backward classes (such as 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B General) enjoy extended entry cushions, with rank parameters extending up to 6.3 Lakh All India ranks during Round 3 allocations.
Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST): Social groups under the SCG (Scheduled Caste General) and STG (Scheduled Tribe General) codes follow the most flexible boundaries. The ST General ranking limits offer the widest cushion on campus, absorbing qualifying candidates up to the 12.5 Lakh rank margin during final spot vacancy rounds.
The following chart details how the closing rank thresholds extended across different social reservation codes during the final round of state counseling:
Once the KEA releases its provisional or final seat allocation memos matching a student's prioritized option entry choices, the candidate must personally complete the mandatory reporting and physical verification rounds at the Dharwad campus. Final institutional admission is confirmed only upon the successful submission of the following primary legal documents:
Official KEA Allotment Order and Fee Payment Receipt copy.
Authentic NEET-UG Rank Card and Hall Ticket.
Original 10th Standard (SSLC) Passing Memo and 12th Standard / 2nd PUC Cumulative Mark Sheets.
Official Transfer Certificate (TC) and Conduct/Character Certificate from the last attended institution.
Migration Certificate (applicable for students transitioning from outside-state boards or non-RGUHS jurisdictions).
Valid Integrated Caste, Income, and Non-Creamy Layer Certificates to validate category or reservation relaxation eligibility.
Certified Rural or Kannada Medium study certificates, if claiming specialized regional quota seats.
A certified Physical Fitness Certificate issued by a registered government medical officer.
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