Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research, Kollam

Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic Studies & Research, situated in Kollam, Kerala, is one of the reputed Ayurvedic educational and research centres. This is a co-educational institute founded in 2004 in Kerala to help nurture the potential Ayurvedic practitioners for almost two decades. Situated in a vast area of 32 acres of land, the institute imparts number of Ayurvedic courses to 376 students.

The institute has a pool of 35 highly skilled and well qualified faculty members who are always ready to devote time and energy to every student enrolled in the programme in order to uphold the favourable student-teacher ratio. Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research has equipped a number of facilities which is helpful in the learning process of the students.

For the out-station students, there are separate hostels for boys and girls to ensure that the students stay comfortable. The college library is stock with around 10000 books from national and international publisher Ayurvedic section formal medical science section are available there. For the students and researchers, the information on Ayurveda is easy to get.

The institute also available laboratories which are well equipped for various practical, separate auditorium for events/seminars, and hygienic canteen which provides healthy food. The large hospital within the campus basis of the identified establishment. This five storey modernised building re-accommodates 7OPDs and a 160bedded IP facility that offers the students real life clinical experience.

Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research offers 4 courses in Ayurvedic studies that will meet the current philosophies and educational needs of Ayurveda. The existing courses that are being pursued are the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery (BAMS), MD in Kayachikitsa , MS in Salya Tantra and a Diploma in Panchakarma Masseur and Ayurvedic Nursing.

The BAMS programme under which the first degree in Ayurveda is offered has an approved carry capacity of sixty students. Holders of the MD Kayachikitsa and MS Salya Tantra, admitting 5 students each admission, are postgraduate specialisation. These are all fully fledged courses ensuring professional training in the sphere of Ayurvedic system of medicine.

Course Name Total Seats Total Fees BAMS 60 Rs 1,308,177 MS Salya Tantra 5 Rs 1,824,320 Dip in Panchakarma Masseur and Ayurveda Nursing - - The admission process of the teaching institution of Sree Narayana Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research is aimed at identifying highly talented learners in its programmes.

For the BAMS programme, candidates must qualify through the NEET-UG , a common medical entrance examination proven all over the country. The candidate seeking admission in MD Kayachikitsa and MS Salya Tantra must pass the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance test or AIAPGET . The Diploma in Panchakarma Masseur and Ayurveda Nursing like other Diploma courses had a unique mode of admission.

As per the policy updated by the Directorate of Ayurveda Medical Education (DAME) Kerala, 50% of the intake capacity is extra filled under direct allotment from DAME and the balance 50 percent of the intake is under management control. This takes care of a policy of having a balanced student population to avoid a situation where the school is flooded with talents from only one side of the reproductive system.