Government Ayurvedic College, Guwahati
| চৰকাৰী আয়ুৰ্বেদিক মহাবিদ্যালয় | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 22 December, 1948[1] |
| Principal | Prof (Dr.) Bhabesh Das |
| Undergraduates | 50 per batch |
| Postgraduates | 24 per batch |
| Location | Jalukbari, Assam, Assam,, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | GACH |
| Affiliations | Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences |
| Website |
gacassam |
Government Ayurvedic College is the first and only institute of Ayurveda in the entire North East India. It was established in the year 1948. The college is situated at Jalukbari, Assam. The College was previously affiliated by Gauhati University. Now the college have been brought under Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences from 2010.
History
It was established after independence of India with by the efforts of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi, Lokbandhu Bhuvaneswar Baruah and founder principal Late Dr Jagdish Ch. Bhattacharya. This college was started in a rented house at Uzan bazaar on 20th December 1948 by the then Prime Minister of Assam Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi. In July 1959 the college was permanently shifted to present site at Jalukbari, Assam.
Courses
Graduate education
- Degree awarded: Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS): 50 seats [2]
- Duration of the course: Five and a half years including one-year internship.
Admission into BAMS course is based on Assam Combined Entrance Examination( Assam-CEE) conducted by Dibrugarh University.
Postgraduate education
- M.D. (Ayurved) in Kaya Chikitsa.
- 6 seats
- M.D. (Ayurved) in Samhita Siddhanta
- 6 seats
- M.S. (Ayurved) in Shalya Tantra
- 3 seats
- M.S. (Ayurved) in Prasuti Tantra & Stree Roga : 4 seats
- M.D. (Ayurved) in Roga Nidan
- 3 seats
- M.D. (Ayurved) in Sharir Rachana
- 2 seats
Other courses
- D. Pharm(Ayurveda) : 20 seats
Departments
- Kaya Chikitsa (Medicine)
- Shalya (General Surgery)
- Shalakya (ENT & Opthalmology)
- Sanskrit, Samhita and Siddhanta (Basic Principles)
- Prasuti Tantra & Striroga (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
- Bala Roga (Pediatrics)
- Pancakarma (Physiotherapy)
- Swasthavritta (Preventive & Social Medicine)
- Dravyaguna (Pharmacology)
- Rasashastra & Bhaisajya Kalpana (Rejuvenative & Pharmaceutical Science)
- Agada tantra & Vidhi Shastra (Toxicology & Forensic Medicine)
- Roga Nidan & Vikriti Vigyan (Dignostic & Pathological Science)
- Rachana Sarir (Anatomy)
- Kriya Sarir (Physiology)[3]
References
- ↑ "home". Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ↑ "seat allotment". dmeassam.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ↑ "hospital". Retrieved 2016-10-29.