Naturopathy Doctor (a.k.a. Naturopath) is a physician who practices naturopathic medicine which uses a variety of natural approaches to health and healing. The naturopath diagnoses, treats, and helps prevent diseases using natural medicine and exercise techniques.
Naturopathy is a refreshing process and a cost-effective treatment modality, which try to find out the very root cause of diseases by restoring harmony among various components of Naturopathy lifestyle- physical, social, emotional, spiritual, mental and psychological. Nature Cure, being a drugless therapy is safe and enhances sustainable and functional ability of the body. Since, it is cost-effective and without any side effects, a large number of people are opted to nature cure therapies like massage, sun bath, hydrotherapy, mud therapy, diet therapy, etc. There is a great opportunity of jobs in naturopathy field. The deserving candidate can get employment in teaching, management, hospital, heath resorts, spa centre, big five star hotel, etc. The job option is also opened in the government sector. The candidate after completing BNYS course or higher degree can get employed in the government sector like Ministry of Heath, Govt. of India, Ministry of AYUSH, research council like Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), national institute i.e. National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), etc. Naturopathy course details and eligibility
A number of public and private colleges and institutes in India are offering Naturopathy course: Bachelor of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences (BNYS). The eligibility to have enrolled into BNYS is that one should pass 12th standard with subjects’ physics, chemistry and biology from a recognized college or university with 50% of the aggregate marks. The minimum age for joining the course is 17 year. After successfully completing the BNYS, one can pursue higher studies in M. Phil and Ph. D.
List of top naturopathy colleges in India
1. Govt. Naturopathic Medical College, Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh 2. Narayana Yoga & Naturopathy Medical College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 3. Devs Yoga & Naturopathy Medical College, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh 4. Mahavir College of Naturopathy & Yoga, Durg, Chhattisgarh 5. Morarji Desai Institute of Naturopathy & Yoga, Vadodara , Gujarat 6. S.D.M. College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Ujire (D.K.), Karnataka 7. Alvas College of Naturopathy & Yoga, Moodbidri (DK), Karnataka 8. Govt. Nature Cure & Yoga College, PKTR Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka 9. SVYASA College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka 10. Sant Hirdaram Medical Collage of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 11. Sanchi Naturopathy College, Barla (Sanchi), Raisen, Madhya Pradesh 12. JSS Institute of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 13. Sivaraj Naturopathy and Yoga Medical College, Salem Tamil Nadu 14. Govt. Naturopathy & Yoga Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 15. R. K. Medical College of Naturopathy & Yoga, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 16. S.V.S. Medical College of Yoga & Naturopathy and Research Institute, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu 17. Maharishi Aurobindo Subharti College of Naturopathy & Yoga Science, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
List of Entrance Exams in Naturopathy
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Entrance Exam Anna University Entrance Exam Annamalai University Entrance Exam Awadhesh Pratap Singh University Entrance Exam Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya Entrance Exam Baba Farid University Of Health Sciences Entrance Exam Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University Entrance Exam Banaras Hindu University Entrance Exam Bangalore University Entrance Exam Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya Entrance Exam Berhampur University Entrance Exam Bharathidasan University Entrance Exam Bharathiyar University Entrance Exam Bundelkhand University Entrance Exam Calicut University Entrance Exam Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy Entrance Exam Delhi University Entrance Exam Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Entrance Exam Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Entrance Exam Guwahati University Entrance Exam Goa University Entrance Exam Gujarat Ayurveda University Entrance Exam Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Entrance Exam Himachal Pradesh University Entrance Exam Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Exam Jiwaji University Entrance Exam Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University Entrance Exam Kannur University Entrance Exam Kurukshetra University Entrance Exam Madhya Pradesh Bhoj University Entrance Exam Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Entrance Exam Maharishi Dayanand University Entrance Exam Mahatma Gandhi University Entrance Exam Mangalore University Entrance Exam National Institute of Naturopathy Entrance Exam North Maharashtra University Entrance Exam North Orissa University Entrance Exam Osmania University Entrance Exam Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University Entrance Exam Punjab University Entrance Exam Raipur University Entrance Exam Rajasthan Ayurveda University Entrance Exam Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Entrance Exam Rani Durgawati Vishwavidyalaya Entrance Exam Sambalpur University Entrance Exam Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Entrance Exam The Indira Gandhi National Open University Entrance Exam The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Entrance Exam University of Calcutta Entrance Exam University of Delhi Entrance Exam University of Jammu Entrance Exam University of Pune Entrance Exam Utkal University Entrance Exam Vikram University Entrance Exam Vinoba Bhave University Entrance Exam
Exam Pattern of the Naturopathy Course
Questions will be asked from topics like:
Biology Chemistry Mathematics Physics
Every paper carries 60 marks and the duration of each is 80 minutes. When answered correctly, 1 mark will be given. Negative marking is not there in the exam.
Jobs in naturopathy
Naturopathy is one of the effective therapies of traditional system of medicine which has the power in the management and controlling of chronic diseases viz, Arthritis, Diabetes, Obesity, Asthma, Hypertension, Renal disorders, Skin diseases, Cancer, Migraine etc. Post liberalization, privatization and globalization has greatly triggered lifestyle related disorders. Naturopathy, the rejuvenating treatment modality has enough to say in this direction. The BNYS doctors and naturopaths can contribute a lot in these health related problems. There is no as such dearth of jobs for the qualified as well as experienced naturopaths as there is a huge demand of such doctors and therapist in the developed and developing countries of the world. UAE is one of hot spots to absorb the naturopathy degree holder with a handsome remuneration.
Government jobs in naturopathy
The naturopathy degree holders should take naturopathy employment in a positive note. They have better employment opportunity abroad. The job outlook as a naturopathy physician, therapist and naturopath is encouraging both nationally and internationally. Both the government and private sectors offer good placement for a deserving naturopathic doctor. The centre and the state governments are hiring such professionals for their various organizations. The governments have following officers in their research centers’, national institutes, hospitals, dispensaries for the health care department and other activities.
. Director . Deputy Director . Programme Officer . Assistant Director . Research Officer . Assistant Research Officer . Naturopathy physician . Naturopathy Consultant . Publication Officer (naturopathy) . Naturopathy Experts . Therapist . Trainer . Naturopaths . In the teaching filed, one can be absorbed as their qualification as well as professional experiences Teaching jobs in naturopathy . Professor . Associate Professor . Assistant Professor . Teacher
Naturopathy doctors’ salary
The remuneration in naturopathy physicians in the initial stage ranges between Rs. 20, 000- Rs. 40, 000 depends upon expertise and experiences. For the knowledgeable candidate, salary may touch up to Rs. 1 lakh per month in the private sector, especially in the spas, resorts and big five star hotels. The naturopathy physicians have good job opportunity in the international arena too, especially in the gulf region and the Middle East. More or less all the countries of the world are hiring BNYS doctors due to the effectiveness of naturopathy in the health care sector. The government is also recruiting BNYS doctors and specialist who is having MA or Ph.D. degree under the pay scale of Rs. 15, 600-39, 100 with grade pay of Rs, 5400. Naturopathy has in-depth job potential and big earning opportunity if one starts one’s own centre or Health resorts.