National Institute of Ayurveda

Research institute of Ayurveda in India

National Institute of Ayurveda

Type| Deemed ayurveda university
Established| 7 February 1976; 49 years ago (7 February 1976)
Director| Sanjeev Sharma
Students| 705 (as of 2020)[1]
Undergraduates| 349[1]
Postgraduates| 307[1]

Doctoral students

| 49[1]
Location|

Jaipur

Rajasthan

India

26°56′04″N 75°49′56″E﻿ / ﻿26.93444°N 75.83222°E﻿ / 26.93444; 75.83222
Campus| Urban
Website| www.nia.nic.in

The National Institute of Ayurveda (abbreviated as NIA) is a research institute of Ayurvedic medicine, located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

## History

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The early institute was established as an independent Ayurvedic College by Government of Rajasthan in 1946, which was later transformed in to the National Institute of Ayurveda by the government of India.[2] The institute was established on 7 February 1976 in Jaipur 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 in India.[3][4][5]

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.[6] The institute offers a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degree, a post graduation MD (Ayurveda) and post-doctoral degree Ph.D. (Ayurveda) in 14 specialties.

## See also

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* National Research Institute for Panchakarma
* All India Institute of Ayurveda, Delhi

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "NIRF 2020" (PDF). National Institute of Ayurveda.
2. ^ History, Aims and Objectives NIA website.
3. ^ "Ayurveda Online Consulting". Dr.Venaganti. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
4. ^ "National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) Jaipur". Department of AYUSH, Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012.
5. ^ "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA". www.nia.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
6. ^ "AYUSH: National Institutes". Government of India portal.

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* United States

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