Table 3.
Responses of the participants to the items related to the ‘Entrepreneurship /Business opportunities’ after the BAMS course. The mean scores for both the groups are given along with the results of Independent samples-t test.
| Item | Group | Mean± SD | t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3.1 | Students are not trained in management skills required to launch a new Ayurvedic hospital/Panchakarma center/Ayurvedic Pharmacy during BAMS course. | Students | 4.18 ± 1.051 | 2.170 | 0.030 |
| Teachers | 4.03 ± 0.981 | ||||
| Q3.2 | Students are not exposed to the basics of economical aspects related to healthcare sector during BAMS course. | Students | 4.18 ± 0.890 | 2.078 | 0.038 |
| Teachers | 4.06 ± 0.856 | ||||
| Q3.3 | Most of the BAMS graduates prefer either studying PG course or they go for private practice and thereforeinspiring examples of industrially successful BAMS graduates are very few. | Students | 4.38 ± 0.750 | 5.693 | 0.000 |
| Teachers | 4.09 ± 0.840 | ||||
| Q3.4 | Students are not introduced to the skills related to the management of Health tourism and emerging opportunities in this field during BAMS course. | Students | 4.35 ± 0.782 | 2.452 | 0.014 |
| Teachers | 4.23 ± 0.776 | ||||
| Q3.5 | Students are not exposed to the agricultural and marketing aspects of medicinal plants making it difficult to go for cultivation/marketing of medicinal plants. | Students | 4.39 ± 0.690 | 3.430 | 0.001 |
| Teachers | 4.22 ± 0.800 | ||||
| Q3.6 | Students are not exposed to the manufacturing techniques related to cosmetic products and such other popular dosage forms during BAMS course making them unfit for modern pharmaceutical industry. | Students | 4.34 ± 0.867 | 3.102 | 0.002 |
| Teachers | 4.16 ± 0.864 |