Details of Ayurveda colleges functioning under Directorate of Ayurveda Medical

Education,Kerala .

Name of College
( 1 ) Govt.Ayurveda College
Thiruvananthapuram
Name of Principal : Dr.M.Surendran Nair
Phone: (0471) 2460190, 2473656

( 2 ) Govt.Ayurveda College
Thrippunithura
Name of Principal : Dr.C.Retnakaran
Phone: (0484) 2777374

( 3 ) Govt.Ayurveda College
Kannur
Name of Principal : Dr.C.R.Sasidharan Pillai
Phone: (0497) 2800167

( 4 ) Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College

Ollur (Private Aided)
Name of Principal : Dr.Muraleedharan Pillai
Phone: (0487) 2352503

( 5 ) V.P.S.V Ayurveda College

Kottackal (Private Aided)
Name of Principal : Dr.A.P.Haridasan
Phone: (0493) 2742274

( 6 ) Nangelil Ayurveda College

Kothamangalam (Private Self financing College)
Name of Principal : Dr.C.R.Agnives
Phone: (0485) 2822032

( 7 ) Pankajakasthuri Ayurveda College

Kattakada (Private Self financing College)
Name of Principal : Dr.P.Sankaran Kutty
Phone:2293808
( 8 ) Parassenikadavu Ayurveda College
Kannur (Private Self financing College)
Name of Principal : Dr.P.R.Ravindranatha Nair
Phone: (0497) 2780250, 2781453

( 9 ) Vishnu Ayurveda College Shornur

(Private Self financing College)
Name of Principal : Dr.P.Ramachandran Nair
Phone: (0492) 2740555

( 10 ) Santhighi Ayurveda College

Olasseri, Palghat (Private Self financing College)
Name of Principal : Dr.V.P.Sreedharan
Phone: (0491) 2571313, 2570574

( 11 ) Santhighi Siddha Medical College,

Kollakkode (Private Self Financing College)
Name of Principal : Dr.V.Arunachalam
Phone : (0471) 2410316

Courses offered, Method of admission and intake capacity of students etc.

Name of the course:
( 1 ) Ayurvedacharya (BAMS)
Undergraduate course in Ayurveda
Duration of Course : 4 ½ years and 1 year compulsory internship
Qualification for admission : Pre Degree with second group---Admission through
common entrance examination conducted by Controller of Entrance examinations ,
Govt.of Kerala.

( 2 ) Ayurvedavachaspathi M.D.(Ay)
Postgraduate degree course in Ayurveda
Duration of Course : 3 years
Qualification for admission : BAMS , Admission through common entrance examination
conducted by Controller of Entrance examinations.
Short term courses:
• Certificate course in Masseur training (One year)
• Certificate course in Nurses training (One year)
• Certificate course in Pharmacy training (One year)
Qualification for admission
Pass in SSLC : Admission based on the marks obtained for SSLC examination.
Intake capacity of students for BAMS course
Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram 70
Government Ayurveda College, Trippunithura 30
Government Ayurveda College, Kannur 40
Ayurveda College, Kottakkal 50
Ayurveda College, Ollur 40
Nangelil Ayurveda College 50
Santhigiri Sidha Medical College, Kollyacode 50
Parrassinikadavu Ayurveda Medical College 50
Pankaja Kasthuri Ayurveda College 50
Vishnu Ayurveda College, Shornur 50
Santhigiri Ayurveda College, Palghat 50
Seats are reserved for Non Resident Indians and 21 seats are reserved for Foreign
students in various Government Ayurveda College for BAMS course.
Seats for NRI and Foreign students for BAMS courses are available in self financing
private Ayurveda College also.
Intake capacity of students for MD (Ay) Courses
a) Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram
Name of Speciality No: of seats available
Kayachikitsa 6
Dravyaguna 6
Rasasaastra 3
Bhaishajyakalapana 3
Swasthavritha 6
Siddhanta, Samskritha and Samhitha 6
Prassothithantra 3
Salya 3
Salakya 3
b) Government Ayurveda College, Kannur
Name of Speciality No: of seats available
Roganidan 5
Kriya Sharir 5
c) V.P.S.V Ayurveda College, Kottackal
Name of Speciality No: of seats available
Manasika Roga 6
Agadathantra 4
Seats are reserved for the students from outside the state of Kerala in the subject
Roganidan, Kriya Sharir, Manasika Roga and Agadathantra specialties.
General
All the Colleges follow Uniform department system, syllabus and curriculum prescribed
by Central council of Indian Medicine – an autonomous body under Government of India.

The below mentioned departments are functioning in all Ayurveda Colleges.

1 Kayachikitsa
2 Dravyaguna
3 Rasasastra and Bhatshajyakalapana
4 Swasthavritha
5 Siddhanta, Samskritha and Samhitha
6 Prassothithantra and streeog chikitsa
7 Salya thantra
8 Salakya thantra
9 Kaumarabrithya
10 Agadathantra
11 Kriya Sharir
12 Rachana Sharir
13 Roganidan
14 Physical Education Department

For more information : http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_ayurveda/index.htm