Kalmathada Pujya Shri Virupaksha Shivacharya Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, Raichur

P. Kalmathada, Pujya Shri Virupaksha Shivacharya Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, Manvi, Raichur, Karnataka, is a noble institute for Ayurvedic course. This was set up in the year 1996 and this co-educational college is training the next generation of Ayurvedic doctors since then.

The college which is located in the area of 10 acres is an affiliated college recognised by the CCIM the Central Council for Indian Medicine. This college was established to take 306 students and the current establishment is empowered by 39 faculty members that result in appropriate student-teacher ratio and quality education.

There are a number of infrastructures that Pujya Shri Virupaksha Shivacharya Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital provides with in an attempt to improve the learning process and all round development of the learners. This is complemented by a state of the art 100 bed Ayurvedic Hospital at the core of clinical training of students.

There is a college library that has numerous volumes of books as well as magazines, journals and periodicals, additionally the college provides access to the college digital library as well as the internet. As for health crisis, sport infrastructures are provided to all students in order to practice sports.

They added that IT infrastructure is also well developed on the campus so they are always connected despite the rapid technological advancements. A cafeteria is the responsibility of the college for providing food and a auditorium for occasions such as seminars. substantial laboratories for adequate theory and practical, and separate hostels are available for boys and girls to accommodate out-station students.

It also has guest rooms for faculties and families in other states for them to spend some time in the college, which supplements its furnishing. Kalmathada Pujya Shri Virupaksha Shivacharya Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital is specialised and; the main course it offers is BAMS – Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery .

This course takes six years and fully educates students in the principles of Ayurveda and its methods. The college has a pre approved capacity of 60 students per BAMS programme to maintain the competitive edge of learning in a non selective basis.

This full time course aims specifically to equip learners how to conform to the increasing population for Ayurveda to be in demand in the present generation health care services. The UG admission is undertaken based on the NEET and or qualifying examination and the PG admission is based on NEET PG.

This examination at the national level is very important for want be students to be admitted for Ayurvedic education in this Institute. Equally important the college remains committed to the proviso of high educational standards that is seen by the adherence to the competitive selection process.

It is due to this that prospective students are encouraged to follow the establishment’s news both practically and practically in the sense of following the available NEET examination dates and preparing adequately. Specific detail regarding the scholarships are unavailable, however, students are advised to contact the college offices to know of any scholarships that are available.

Glimpses of the future, Kalmathada Pujya Shri Virupaksha Shivacharya Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, an affiliated college of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore , has cherished the mission to produce quality Ayurvedic Skilled Professionals.

The college is therefore well equipped with adequate facilities, qualified faculty and the skill development aspect perfected for the production of competent Ayurvedic practitioners to contribute positively to the practice of the traditional Indian medicine.