IMPORTANT!  Your NAMACB certificate includes your NAMACB-certified status.  However, it is important to know that the NAMACB is a certification board and does not confer titles.  You are advised to check with your home state’s laws and regulations regarding the use of titles including that of  “Doctor”. 

Ayurvedic Practitioner

 
 

The Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner is an individual with the training of preventive healthcare, nutrition, lifestyle pathology and disease management through traditional Ayurvedic medical science principles and practices.

Board certification Exam PREREQUISITES

To take the National Ayurvedic Practitioner Board Certification Exam the following requirements must be accomplished first:

  • Full payment of exam is $460 paid in two parts:
    Non-refundable application fee is:
    $75 - Recognized Program
    $200 - Non - Recognized (only accepted through December 31, 2024)

  • Once your application is accepted, the remaining $385 is due at time of registration.

  • For the newly board certified, if you would like to become a Professional Member of NAMA after you pass the exam a $100 credit will be applied to your first year Professional Membership dues. NAMA website →

In order to sit for the NAMACB certification exams, candidates must comply with these
minimal standards.

*Note: Candidates from fully online programs will not qualify for the exams at this time due to lack of in person hours and client encounters.

BOARD CERTIFICATION Exam Requirements

  • The exam holds approximately 80 questions.

  • All questions are multiple choice.

  • Test takers have 150-minutes to complete the exam.

  • The exam is available on-site and on-line. For on-site exams, there are multiple locations available internationally. For on-line exams, you may take it at home, but must meet specific technical and security requirements.