Dr. Prashant Amrutkar’s textbook, Research Methodology and Medical Statistics, was released in October 2026 by Proficient Publishing House, Pune. It is written for Third Professional BAMS students and follows the new NCISM curriculum.
Why this book
Many BAMS students find research and statistics unfamiliar. Standard biostatistics books are written for modern-medicine students. Ayurveda research books are rich in philosophy but light on statistics. This book joins the two.
The classical concepts carry the method. Pratyaksha maps to observation-based data collection. Anumana maps to inferential statistics. Yukti Pramana maps to hypothesis testing. Panchakarma outcomes illustrate standard deviation, and TKDL anchors the chapter on intellectual property.
What it covers
The full 75-hour, 50-mark AyUG-RM syllabus, in 21 chapters:
- Part I, Research Methodology (Chapters 1 to 10): research types, ethics, research designs, the research process, databases and AI tools, reporting guidelines, IPR, patents and TKDL, and research critiquing.
- Part II, Medical Statistics (Chapters 11 to 21): data and its presentation, central tendency, dispersion, probability, hypothesis testing, parametric and non-parametric tests, correlation and regression, and statistical software.
How each chapter is built
- A chapter overview table: lecture hours, NLHT/NLHP, domain, knowledge level and assessment type
- Learning objectives aligned to Bloom’s levels
- Comparison tables, highlighted definitions and a key-points summary
- A classroom-ready NLHT activity guide with facilitator notes and student worksheets (all 25 NLHT activities in the NCISM appendix)
- Suggested readings: books, journals and verified web resources
About the author
Dr. Prashant P. Amrutkar (M.D. Panchakarma, Ph.D. Scholar) is Professor and Head of the Panchakarma Department and In-Charge Principal at B.S.D. Trust’s Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Wagholi, Pune. He teaches Research Methodology and Biostatistics to BAMS students there. He is also the Founder and Director of AMRUT AYU CARE™, Ayurveda and Panchakarma clinics in Pune, and co-founder of AMRUT AYU ACADEMY.
See inside before you buy
Download the free sample: the cover, the full contents and the first two pages of six chapters, so you see both the chapter layout and the teaching content.
Book details
- Title: Research Methodology and Medical Statistics (Third Professional B.A.M.S.)
- Author: Dr. Prashant P. Amrutkar
- Publisher: Proficient Publishing House, 1360 Shukrawar Peth, Bajirao Road, Pune 411002
- First Edition: released October 2026 · English · 272 pages
- ISBN: 978-93-94880-05-4
- Price: ₹250
How to get a copy
Order your copy in either of two ways:
- From the author, Dr. Prashant Amrutkar: call or WhatsApp +91 86982 82507
- From the publisher, Proficient Publishing House, Pune: (020) 2448 4538 / 2447 3183 · sales@theproficient.com