Selvelia vs Dr Batra's
Dr Batra's is India's best-known homeopathy clinic chain. The real choice is whether your case needs someone in the room.
In one line: A clinic examines you in person. An online platform reaches you at 2am, in your own language, for a fraction of the fee.
Dr Batra's is the most recognised homeopathy brand in India — 200+ clinics, 350+ doctors, and a patient base in the millions. For hair and skin work in particular, where a clinician needs to look closely at the affected area and track it visually over months, an in-person clinic is a genuinely better setting than a video call.
What a clinic chain cannot easily do is be available the moment you need it, at a price that makes a small complaint worth raising. A booking fee of around ₹499, travel, and clinic hours all raise the bar on what is "worth going in for" — which is precisely why minor and early-stage complaints go untreated.
Selvelia lowers that bar. Case-taking is available at any hour, in eight languages, and a registered homeopath reviews the case for ₹199. For a good proportion of general homeopathic practice — the acute and chronic complaints that are described rather than inspected — that is the same clinical decision, made from the same information.
Side by side
| Selvelia | Dr Batra's | |
|---|---|---|
| Physical examination | No — case is taken in writing and by video consult | Yes — in-person at 200+ clinics |
| Consultation fee | ₹199 per case review | Approx. ₹499 booking fee (as published, July 2026) |
| Availability | 24/7 case-taking, any day | Clinic hours, by appointment |
| Travel required | None | Yes, to a clinic |
| Languages | 8 Indian languages in the product itself | Whatever the individual doctor speaks |
| Case record you keep | Full digital record and PDF, yours permanently | Held by the clinic |
| AI-assisted repertorisation with sources shown | Yes | Not offered |
| Hair and skin speciality with in-clinic diagnostics | Not offered | Yes — a long-standing speciality |
| Brand track record | New | Decades, millions of patients |
Dr Batra's clinic count, doctor count and booking fee as published on drbatras.com and their public materials, read July 2026. Figures are their own published claims. Verify current pricing on their site.
Where Dr Batra's is better
- •A doctor can physically examine you, which for hair, skin and anything needing inspection or palpation is a real clinical advantage, not a nicety.
- •Established hair and skin programmes with in-clinic diagnostic tooling built up over years.
- •Enormous accumulated experience — 200+ clinics and a patient base in the millions.
- •For some people, sitting across from a doctor is simply the only version of care that feels like care. That is a legitimate reason to choose it.
Choose Dr Batra's if…
Your complaint needs to be looked at — hair loss, a skin condition, anything requiring physical examination or in-person follow-up — or you would simply rather see someone face to face.
Choose Selvelia if…
Your complaint is one you can describe: digestion, sleep, anxiety, recurring colds, joint pain, menstrual complaints. You want it dealt with promptly, at a lower fee, without arranging your day around a clinic visit.
Frequently asked questions
Is online homeopathy as good as visiting Dr Batra's?
It depends entirely on the complaint. Homeopathic prescribing rests on the totality of symptoms — much of which is what the patient reports rather than what a doctor observes — so for described complaints an online case can carry the same information. For anything needing inspection, a clinic is genuinely better and we would tell you so.
How much does Dr Batra's cost?
Their published booking fee has been around ₹499, with treatment and medicine costs on top and varying by programme. Check their site for current pricing. Selvelia charges ₹199 for a doctor case review, with medicines priced separately.
Are Selvelia doctors qualified?
Yes. Cases are reviewed by registered homeopaths (BHMS or MD) whose registration is verified before they are allowed to take cases, and the prescription carries the reviewing doctor's registration number.
Start with a free AI case
Describe your symptoms in your own language. A registered homeopath reviews the case for ₹199 — only if you want one.
Try it freeLast reviewed 2026-07-26. All figures attributed to Dr Batra's are their own published claims and may have changed since — check their site before relying on them. Nothing here is a statement about the quality of their care.