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Government Ayurvedic College, Guwahati is an institute of Ayurveda in Jalukbari, Assam, North East India. Established in 1948, the college was first affiliated by Gauhati University and was later brought under Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences in 2010.[2]
চৰকাৰী আয়ুৰ্বেদিক মহাবিদ্যালয় | |
Other name | GACH |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 22 December 1948[1] |
Academic affiliations | Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences |
| Principal | Pranabjyoti Baishya |
| Undergraduates | 63 per batch |
| Postgraduates | 30 per batch |
| Location | , India 26°09′00″N 91°40′06″E / 26.150071°N 91.668379°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | gacassam |
History edit
It was established after independence of India with by the efforts of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi, Lokbandhu Bhubhaneswar Baruah[3] and founder principal Jagdish Ch. Bhattacharya. This college was started in a rented house at Uzan bazaar on 20 December 1948 by the then Chief Minister of Assam Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi. The college began in the Assam Engineering Institute campus before moving to its permanent location in Jalukbari. Initially, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital classes were held at the Ayurvedic College premises.[4] In July 1959 the college was permanently shifted to present site at Jalukbari, Assam.[5]
Courses edit
Graduate education edit
- Degree awarded: Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS): 63 seats [6]
- Duration of the course: Five and a half years including one-year internship.
Admission into BAMS course is based on National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test(NEET) conducted by National Testing Agency.
Postgraduate education edit
Admission into MD/MS(AYU) course is based on All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) conducted by National Testing Agency.
Seat distribution-
- M.D. (Ayurveda) in Kaya Chikitsa.
- 6 seats
- M.D. (Ayurveda) in Samhita Siddhanta
- 6 seats
- M.S. (Ayurveda) in Shalya Tantra
- 3 seats
- M.S. (Ayurveda) in Prasuti Tantra & Stree Roga : 4 seats
- M.D. (Ayurveda) in Roga Nidan
- 3 seats
- M.D. (Ayurveda) in Sharir Rachana
- 2 seats[7]
Other courses edit
- Ph.D.
Departments edit
- Kaya Chikitsa (Medicine)
- Shalya (General Surgery)
- Shalakya (ENT & Ophthalmology)
- 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 (Diagnostic & Pathological Science)
- Rachana Sarir (Anatomy)
- Kriya Sarir (Physiology)[8]
References edit
- ^ "home". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "AYUSH Educational Institute". Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Bust of Dr Bhubaneswar Baruah unveiled". The Assam Tribune. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Digital Desk, Sentinel (18 December 2022). "Government Ayurvedic College stepping into 75th year on December 20". The Sentinel. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Singh, Bikash (4 March 2024). "Assam: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal lays foundation for multiple Ayush Initiatives worth Rs 100 cr". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "seat allotment". dmeassam.gov.in. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Assam: Ayurvedic college set for major fillip with government funds". nenow.in. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "hospital". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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