Top Ayurvedic Colleges In India

The science of Ayurveda has existed in India since time immemorial and the system is followed even today to treat many chronic ailments. Like Homeopathy it is a popular alternative therapy. The degree of BAMS is awarded to a student who completes a bachelor’s degree in Ayurveda. It is a five and a half year degree course. Eligibility for BAMS course includes passing of the 10+2 examination or senior secondary exam with physics, chemistry and biology along with a working knowledge of Sanskrit.

Some Ayurvedic institutes offer 1 to 2 year certificate courses.  For the certificate course a SSC or 10^th pass is minimum requirement and knowledge of Sanskrit is a must.

For Entrance to Ayurveda colleges in India an entrance exam is conducted at the all India level which is also the qualifying exam for MBBS and BDS. Some institutes also give admissions based on the scores obtained in the Senior Secondary Examination. State level colleges give admissions to domiciles of the particular state. Post graduate- courses in Ayurveda too are available to students who have completed BAMS. The post Graduate ayurvedic courses last a period of 3 years, which leads to a degree of MD (Ayu) and MS (Ayu). Students who have completed MBBS and one year internship are also eligible for a post-graduate course in Ayurveda.

The advanced or post-graduate program in Ayurveda is divided into 16 branches which lead to a PhD in Ayurveda. The branches are as follows:

1. The fundamental principals of Ayurveda or Sidhantha

2. Treatise of Ayurveda or Ayurveda Samhita

3. Anatomy or Rachna Sharira

4. Physiology or Kriya Sharira

5. Materia Medica and Pharmacology or Dravya Guna Vigyan

6. Pharmaceuticals or Ras Shastra Bhaishajya Kalpana

7. Paediatrics or Kumar Bhartiya

8. Obstetrics and Gynecology or Prasuti Tantra

9. Preventive medicine or Swastha Vrita

10. Internal Medicine or Kaya Chikitsa

11. Pathology or Rog Nidan

12. Surgery or Shalya Tantra

13. Shalkya Tantra or Eye and ENT

14. Psychiatry or Mano Roga

15. Detoxification or Panchkarma

An in-depth knowledge of the various medicinal preparations is a must.

The top Ayurveda colleges in India are- Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences, Bangalore; JB Roy state medical college, Kolkata; State ayurvedic college, Hardwar; National institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur;     Bharati vidhyapeeth, Pune; Shri Ayurveda Mahavidhyalaya, Nagpur; Government ayurvedic college, Raipur; Gujarat ayurvedic University, Gujarat;     Rishikul state ayurvedic college, Pilibhit;     Dr. B R K R government ayurvedic college, Hyderabad; Ayurvedic and unani tibia college, New Delhi

Students who successfully obtain a degree in Ayurveda can work in hospitals or alternative therapy centers.