Siddha Medicine and Surgery in Sri Lanka: Careers, Curriculum & Future Outlook

📘 Overview

Siddha Medicine and Surgery (B.S.M.S.) is a full professional medical degree in the Siddha system — one of the world's oldest traditional Tamil systems of medicine. Offered by the University of Jaffna and the Trincomalee Campus of the Eastern University, it trains qualified Siddha physicians who diagnose and treat patients using time-tested principles and natural medicines. It suits dedicated, service-minded students drawn to traditional medicine and holistic healthcare.

It earns a future-proof score of 7.0 because it is a recognised professional medical qualification with defined careers in the government Siddha service, hospitals and private practice, and the clinical, patient-centred care it provides is highly resistant to automation, though it serves a specialised traditional-medicine sector.

📚 What You'll Study

The programme combines Siddha medical sciences with clinical training in Siddha, and exposure to Ayurveda and modern medicine.

• Principles and history of Siddha medicine
• Anatomy and physiology
• Siddha pharmacology and medicinal plants
• Disease diagnosis and treatment (Noi Nadal & Chikitsai)
• Siddha surgery (Aruvai Maruthuvam)
• Gynaecology and obstetrics (Mahalir Maruthuvam)
• Toxicology and special medicine
• Clinical training and a final-year internship

⏳ Duration

This is a six-year degree — five academic years plus a one-year final internship — leading to registration as a Siddha medical practitioner.

✅ Entry Requirements

This is a Biological Science stream degree. To be eligible you must obtain at least three Simple (S) passes in Chemistry, Physics and Biology at the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination. The programme is taught in the Tamil medium.

• Chemistry — minimum grade S
• Physics — minimum grade S
• Biology — minimum grade S

Final selection also depends on your Z-score, which varies by university and district every year — check your eligibility with the free tool on findmydegree.lk.

🏛️ Where It's Offered

• Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka — 124 seats
• University of Jaffna — 123 seats

ℹ️ Entry requirements, seats and universities are sourced from official UGC data (2024/2025 A/L). Career and curriculum details are general guidance — confirm specifics with each university.