About Us?
Welcome To Government Ayurvedic College?
The Government Ayurvedic College is the pioneer institute of Indian system of medicine, in the entire North East India. It was established in the year 1948. The college is situated at Jalukbari, at a distance of 800 meter from the National Highway. Previously the College was affiliated by Gauhati University, Assam and still the old batches of students have been continuing their work under this University. After establishment of Health University in the state, the teaching, research and examination etc. of the College have been brought under Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Sciences, Assam w.e.f. 2010 and the syllabus & curriculum prescribed by the Central Council of Indian Medicine, the statutory body of Indian System of Medicine, adopted by the University.
Establishment
It was established after independence with a spirit of nationalism by the enthusiastic efforts of our great leaders Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi, Lokbandhu Bhuvaneswar Baruah and founder principal Late Dr Jagdish Ch. Bhattacharya. This college was introduced in a rented house at Uzan bazaar on 20th December 1948 by the then Prime Minister of Assam Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi. After one year, it was shifted to the government house at Chandmari (the present site of Assam Engineering Institute) and in July 1959 the college was permanently shifted to present site at Jalukbari, Guwahati-14, Assam. In the year 1960, Guwahati Medical Colege took birth in this college at the present jalukbari site. Since then for a period of 7 years, the college building had been shared by both the college
Function
Before independence the Lahore Congress session passed resolutions to establish Institutions related to Indian culture & heritage and scientific knowledge and to establish at least one or more Ayurvedic College in each of the state of the country in order to foster and patronize the Indian system of medicine. The establishment of Govt. Ayurvedic College at Guwahati(Assam) is also having the aim to serve the following functions.
a) To expand the Ayurvedic Education in systemic way.
b) To spread the practical knowledge for preparation of medicines as well as to acquire clinical knowledge through teaching and study of this ancient science for healing touch to the people of entire NE region of India.
c) To serve the people of Assam and whole NE region in promotive of health and curative aspects.
d) To identify and cultivate medicinal plants and its practical use.
e) The college has its own hospital, functioning with both OPD and IPD section to serve the ailing people.
f) The college has its own manufacturing unit, now it has been upgraded to state pharmacy for preparation of medicines and for practical demonstration to the students
Course and Curriculum
Initially there was 4½ years diploma course which continued up to 1973. The enrolment of students was 25 per year and the Govt. of Assam, constituted a Board i.e. Board of Ayurvedic Medicine, to frame rule-regulation, syllabus, curriculum and also to conduct the examinations. Thereafter with the support of student strength, teachers and employees along with public pressure the college authority introduced degree course and in the(month of November,1974, the two year pre-Ayurvedic course started before the main 5½
year BAMS degree course under Gauhati University, Assam. After two years of introduction of pre-Ayurvedic course, the pre-Ayurvedic passed candidates and the P.U. Sc. (presently HSSLC Science) passed candidates were eligible for admission into the BAMS course which was introduced in the year 1977. In the year 1983, the pre-Ayurvedic course was abolished and HSSLC Science students were admitted directly on the basis of merit having minimum 50% marks in P,C,B&E(Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English). Now the candidates have to appear in a Common Entrance Examination test (CEE,Assam) and according on the basis of merit the students get admission in the B.A.M.S. course. In the time of starting of degree course, there were only twenty enrolment of students and it was increased to 25 and 30 in different year successively and in the year 1995, the intake capacity again increased up to 50, where 6(six) seats were allotted for NE states (1 seat for each state). Recently 1 more seat has been allotted for students from foreign countries. At present four Professional final examinations are being held annually maintaining a duration of 4 years of main course under Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Sciences, Assam as per C.C.I.M. prescribed syllabus and curriculum, then one year compulsory rotatory internship is necessary to complete the 5 year degree BAMS course.
Two undergraduate departments (1) Kaya chikitsa & (2) Sanskrit Samhita and Siddhanta had been upgraded to PG dept. in the year 2001, and presently four more departments have been upgraded to post graduate department in the year 2014. Currently, 24 post graduate seats have been allotted to these six different departments as following-
