India is the progenitor of Ayurvedic medicine and is as popular and essential as it was then. It is a branch of medicine that is known for its long-lasting treatment procedure with no side effects, and a purely natural way of curing ailments. It is called an alternative therapy unfortunately because of the advent of allopathic medicine, but the constant efforts of the Ayurveda colleges in India, by training students and conducting research, soon it will overcome the harmful dominance of Allopathy.
To practice as an Ayurvedic doctor, you need a minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s in Ayurvedic Medicine (BAMS). To apply for the BAMS course, a student should have a pass in class XII examination in science background, with physics, chemistry and biology combination. Also, you should possess a working knowledge of Sanskrit. Admission to the Ayurvedic colleges in India is on the basis of an all-India entrance examination. However, some institutes base admission on merit, that is, marks obtained in plus two. The bachelor’s is a five-and-a-half-year degree program. Those who have a BAMS degree can pursue a PG in Ayurvedic medicine. The course lasts for 3 years, granting the degree of MD(Ayu) and MS (Ayu). Those who have an MBBS degree with a one-year internship can also apply for post-graduation in Ayurveda. The PG course is classified into 16 branches, which leads to a PhD in Ayurvedic Medicine. Some institutes also offer a 1 or 2-year certificate course.
The best Ayurveda colleges in India are – the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru; Lucknow University, Lucknow; Ayurvedic Medical College, Kolhapur; JB Roy State Medical College, Kolkata; Sri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic College, Chandigarh; Shri Ayurveda Mahavidhyalaya, Nagpur; Rishikul State Ayurvedic College, Pilibhit; State Ayurvedic College, Hardwar; Government Ashtang Ayurveda College, Indore; Berhampur University, Berhampur; National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur; Government Ayurvedic College, Nagpur; Government Ayurvedic College, Raipur; and NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada.
Ayurveda colleges in Andhra Pradesh
Anantha Laxmi Government Ayurvedic College, Warangal; Dr. NR Shastri Government Ayurvedic College, Vijaywada; Dr BRKR Government Ayurved College, Hyderabad; SV Ayurvedic College in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
Ayurveda colleges in Assam
Government Ayurvedic College in Guwahati, Assam.
Ayurveda colleges in Delhi
Ayurved and Unani Tibbiya College
Ayurveda colleges in Tamil Nadu
Ayurveda College in Coimbatore, Sri Venkatramana Ayurved College and Sri Sairam Ayurved Medical College and Research Centre in Chennai, Sri Sankara College of Ayurveda in Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
Ayurveda colleges in West Bengal
Institute of Post Graduate Ayurvedic Education and Research and JB Roy Government Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Ayurveda colleges in Madhya Pradesh
Branches of Government Ayurved College in Jabalpur, Raipur, Rewa, Burhanpur, Gwalior and Ujjain; Government Ashtang Ayurved College and Hospital in Indore; Pt. Khushilal Sharma Ayurved Mahavidyalaya Sansthan in Bhopal.
Ayurveda colleges in Uttar Pradesh
Aligarh Ayurved and Unani Medical College; Bundelkhand Government Ayurved College, Jhansi; Government Ayurvedic College, Varanasi and Lucknow; Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi; Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Government Ayurvedic College in Allahabad; SRM Government Ayurvedic college in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
Ayurveda colleges in Gujarat
Aryakanya Shudha Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Vadodara; Government Akhandanand Mahavidyalaya, Ahmedabad and Baroda; Institute of Post Graduate Training and research, Jamnagar; Shri OH Nazar Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Surat, Gujarat.
Ayurveda colleges in Maharashtra
Ayurved Medical College, Government Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Bhai Saheb Maulak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jupiter Ayurved Medical College, and Shri Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Shri Saptashrungi Shikshan Sansthan Medical College in Nasik; in Mumbai – Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Ayurved Mahavidyalaya and Seth V. M. Charitable Hospital, Nalasopara Ayurved Medical College, R.A.Poddar Ayurved College, Yerala Medical Trust Ayurvedic Mahavidyalaya.
Ayurveda colleges in Karnataka
Amrutha Ayurved Medical College, AV Samiti’s Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya in Bijapur, Ayurvedic Medical College in Bidar, Bapuji Ayurvedic Medical College, Government Ayurved Medical College of Bengaluru, Indian Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine and Research also in Bengaluru, JSS Ayurved Medical College in Mysore, Kannada Balaga Society’s Rural Ayurved Medical College in Belgaum.
Ayurveda colleges in Kerala
Government Ayurved College in Kannur and Tripunithura; Government Ayurveda College in Tiruvananthapuram; Vaidyaratnam Ayurved College in Trichur; Vaidyaratnam PS Varier Ayurveda College in Edarikode, Kerala.
Ayurveda colleges in Orissa (Odisha)
Gopalbandhu Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Puri; Government Ayurved College, Bolangir; Indira Gandhi Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, Bhuvaneshwar; Sri Nrusinghanath Ayurved College and Research Institute, Odisha.
