The National Institute of Ayurveda ( NIA) is a research institute of Ayurvedic medicine, located in

Jaipur, Rajasthan Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known a ...

, India.

History

The early institute was established as an independent Ayurvedic College by

Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative. Jaipur is the capital of Raja ...

in 1946, which was later transformed in to the National Institute of Ayurveda by the government of India. The institute was established on 7 February 1976 in

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

as an autonomous institute. On 13 November 2020, the Indian government announced that the NIA was Deemed to be University under ''De-novo'' category providing teaching, clinical training, conducting research and providing quality patient care services in the field of

Ayurveda Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population rep ...

in India. The institute was designated as one of nine national institutes established in India, for training and research in AYUSH systems of medicine by the

Ministry of AYUSH The Ministry of Ayush, a ministry of the Government of India, is responsible for developing education, research and propagation of traditional medicine systems in India. Ayush is a name devised from the names of the alternative healthcare syst ...

. The institute offers a

Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) is a professional degree focused on Ayurveda offered in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Ayurveda is a type of alternative medicine, and the study of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific whi ...

(BAMS) degree, a post graduation

MD (Ayurveda) M.D.(Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda) or ''Ayurveda Vachaspati'' is the three-year master's course in the Indian medical system of Ayurveda. MD/MS (Ayurveda) is offered in many medical colleges in India and Sri Lanka. The selection to the MD/MS (Ayu ...

and post-doctoral degree Ph.D. (Ayurveda) in 14 specialties.

References

Ayurvedic colleges in Rajasthan Research institutes in India Universities and colleges in Jaipur Educational institutions established in 1976 1976 establishments in Rajasthan Ministry of AYUSH {{Rajasthan-university-stub

History

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