India, June 26 -- LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh plans to establish specialised ayurveda gurukuls designed to nurture aspiring doctors earlier than ever before. Under the new initiative, students will be able to secure admission immediately after clearing their Class 10 board examinations, setting them on an integrated, path culminating in a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degree.

The proposed institutions will be heavily modelled on the traditional residential schooling system of ancient India, where students (shishyas) live alongside their teachers (gurus). Right from life practices to curriculum, all will be taught in a phased manner and according to a syllabus.

"The focus is to help get more ayurveda practitioners who know ...