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We have read the review article entitled “What do Ayurveda Postgraduate Entrance Examinations actually assess?” Results of a five year period question paper analysis based on Bloom's taxonomy published in your journal [1]. What do Ayurveda Postgraduate Entrance Examinations actually assess? The relevance of the question lies in the fact that it is a milestone in the journey of a student from being an undergraduate to becoming the initiators of the much awaited renaissance in Ayurveda i.e. Vaidya-scientist [2]. Therefore assessing the methodology of assessment (Post Graduation entrance exam) itself, becomes an integral domain of education in Ayurveda. In the year 2018, All India AYUSH Post graduation entrance exam (AIAPGET) an all India ranking exam, single window entrance examination that was conducted by All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi on the behalf of Ministry of AYUSH. More than 14,000 BAMS graduates participated in the exam (including the author and co-author) and it was observed that AIAPGET-2018was an instance of paradigm shift from corememory based questions to more analytical questions as observed by the students participated in the exam. The shift offered better opportunities to students, who developed their theoretical skills along with clinical/practical as well as analytical skills because this dynamic approach assessed their cognitive dexterity. The present communication deals with inquiring into two longitudinal probes that require resolution.