AyUG-DG · 400 hrs (150 LH + 250 NLH)
Dravyaguna Vigyan द्रव्यगुण विज्ञान
Ayurvedic pharmacology & materia medica. Complete paper-wise topic list from the NCISM syllabus with term, marks and exam eligibility.
200Theory
100Practical
70Viva
30Internal
400Total marks
Paper I – Fundamental Dravyaguna · 100 marks
| No. | Topic | Term | Marks | Can be asked as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dravyaguna Vigyana 2 learning objectives |
I | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 2 | Dravya 2 subtopics · 3 objectives |
I | 6 | ✓ MCQ✓ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 3 | Guna 3 subtopics · 7 objectives |
I | 11 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✓ LAQ |
| 4 | Rasa 9 subtopics · 13 objectives |
I | 11 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✓ LAQ |
| 5 | Vipaka 4 subtopics · 6 objectives |
I | 6 | ✓ MCQ✓ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 6 | Virya 4 subtopics · 6 objectives |
I | 6 | ✓ MCQ✓ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 7 | Prabhava 2 subtopics · 4 objectives |
I | 5 | ✕ MCQ✓ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 8 | Interrelation of Rasa-Guna-Virya-Vipaka- Prabhava 1 subtopics · 1 objectives |
I | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 9 | Karma 21 subtopics · 36 objectives |
I | 11 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✓ LAQ |
| 10 | Karmas of Dashemani Gana 1 learning objectives |
I | 5 | ✕ MCQ✓ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 11 | Principles of General Pharmacology 13 subtopics · 16 objectives |
III | 20 | ✕ MCQ✓ SAQ✓ LAQ |
| 12 | Mishraka Gana 19 subtopics · 36 objectives |
III | 6 | ✓ MCQ✓ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 13 | Nomenclature of dravya as per Nighantu, Vedic taxonomy and Botany 3 learning objectives |
III | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 14 | Prashasta Bheshaja, Bheshaja Pariksha and drug evaluation method with correlation as per Pharmacognosy 3 learning objectives |
III | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 15 | Dravyasangrahana and Drug collection methods as per GFCP (Good Field collection 2 learning objectives |
III | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 16 | GCP (Good cultivation practices), seed bank, conservation of medicinal plants, knowledge about RET (Rear, Endangered & Threatened ) medicinal plants 1 learning objectives |
III | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 17 | Abhava Pratinidhi Dravya (substitutes) 1 learning objectives |
III | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 18 | Classifications and techniques of aqueous and alcoholic extracts 1 learning objectives |
III | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 19 | Adverse drug reaction and Pharmacovigilance with recent updates 1 learning objectives |
III | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 20 | NMPB (National Medicinal Plant Board), CCRAS (Central Council of Research in Ayurveda Sciences), API ( Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India), GCTM ( Global Centre for Traditional Medicine), PCIMH ( Pharmacopeia Commission of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy) 1 learning objectives |
III | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 21 | Vrikshayurveda and Ethno-medicine 1 learning objectives |
III | 1 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 22 | Network pharmacology and Bioinformatics 1 learning objectives |
III | 2 | ✓ MCQ✕ SAQ✕ LAQ |
Paper II – Applied Dravyaguna · 100 marks
| No. | Topic | Term | Marks | Can be asked as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bheshajavacharaniya (Criteria’s to be considered for selection of drugs in vyadhis) 1 learning objectives |
II | 5 | ✕ MCQ✓ SAQ✕ LAQ |
| 2.1 | Dravya (Drug) Nama-Guna-Karma Jnana 1 subtopics · 8 objectives |
II | 55 | ✓ MCQ✓ SAQ✓ LAQ |
| 2.2 | Dravya (Drugs) Nama -Guna-Karma- Jnana 1 subtopics · 8 objectives |
III | 40 | ✓ MCQ✓ SAQ✓ LAQ |