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Homoeopathic Physician

Also known as: Homoeopathic Doctor · BHMS Doctor · Homoeopathy Medical Officer

Diagnoses and treats patients using homoeopathy in hospitals, clinics or a registered private practice.

BHMS
Starting salary · freshers

Starting salary: not added yet.

BHMS
Typical entry
5.5 years including a one-year internship

What you’d do

A homoeopathic physician takes detailed case histories, selects remedies and follows patients over time. Employers include government homoeopathy hospitals and dispensaries, private clinics and clinic chains, and many physicians run their own registered practice. A typical day is a mix of new case-taking and follow-up consultations.

  • Take detailed case history of patients
  • Select and prescribe homoeopathic remedies
  • Review progress at follow-up visits
  • Keep patient records and case notes

How you get in

Admission to BHMS is through NEET-UG, with AACCC counselling for the all-India quota and state counselling for state seats. After the internship, registration with the state homoeopathy board allows practice. Government medical officer posts come through state public service commissions, the National Health Mission and other recruitment notices.

Salary in India

Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.

Skills you’ll use

From our guide · a curated list is coming

  • Detailed case-taking and repertorisation
  • Remedy selection using the materia medica
  • Patient follow-up and counselling
  • Clinic management and record keeping

About this field · for freshers

Job openings by year

Is demand growing?

Not added yet.

Competition2

How many graduates enter each year?

~12,600
new graduates a year from BHMS

BHMS graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.

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~12,600
Competition
AISHE 2023-24, Table 34 (programme-wise out-turn), Ministry of Education · 2023-24
What’s wrong?

No sign-in needed. Our team checks reports before any number changes.

Who hires

IT firms, banks, government, startups?

Not added yet.

Where the jobs are

Which cities?

Not added yet.

Women in the field2

Is it diverse?

62%

Share of women among BHMS graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.

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62%
Women in the field
AISHE 2023-24, Table 34 (programme-wise out-turn), Ministry of Education · 2023-24
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No sign-in needed. Our team checks reports before any number changes.

At a glance

  • Many start as associate doctors in a clinic before setting up their own practice.
  • An MD (Homoeopathy) through AIAPGET leads to specialist and teaching posts.
  • Income in private practice depends heavily on location and patient base.

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