Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Bellary: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

The Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College at Bellary was founded in 1976 for imparting Ayurvedic education for students belonging to the Karnataka state in India. This affiliated college is placed at Dr. Rajkumar Road, Ballari and has got the CCIM – Central Council for Indian Medicine affiliation. Located in a 8-acres of land, the college offers a variety of Ayurvedic courses of study for 290 students it is currently admitting. Currently the institution has a faculty of 29 highly qualified and experienced professionals to train the students for the specialisation in Ayurveda. The college provides 6 courses at 2 different study levels and focuses on different aspects of Ayurveda and deals with undergraduate as well as postgraduate students.

Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College offers the students with a number of facilities in order to support their learning aimed at improving their well being. A modern library with stocks of all books in all subjects and references form an excellent basis for academic study. Pride of any institution, the departmental laboratories are an important rich to get practical experience necessary for the study of Ayurveda. For this purpose, the college provides students with recreational and exercise amenities such as, sports and gym. The campus also has a different hostel facilities for both boys and girls which host out-station students in comfort. It has canteen for staff and students to provide them with the food they require, and M, which gives them venue for any event/ seminar. For the current educational needs the college has IT facilities and there is a health centre with first aid facilities available. Through this active alumni association involves many activities like networking as well as student issues, which enhance the mobility of the campus.

A total number of six full time course are offered in Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College, out of which some are undergraduate and some postgraduate programmes. The flagship undergraduate programme is the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) which the college offers and has a strength of 40. At post graduate level the college provides various MD courses in specialised area of Ayurveda. The number of total students taking all courses is 290 which is a confirmation of the objective of the institution in offering quality education with reasonable class sizes.

Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College follows the admission procedure on the basis of national level entrance test. While entry into the BAMS programme requires the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions. After graduation, students seek lateral entries to MD programmes and for that, they have to appear for the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test known as AIAPGET. The above standardised tests help filter the student so that the college enrols students who have a sound understanding of the sciences and a passion for Ayurvedic medicine. The college follows the schedules of these national level examinations though these are usually held annually. As for the dates and procedures of application, applicants are kindly requested to refer to the official websites of NEET and AIAPGET. Though specific details of this scholarships are yet unknown, it must be noted that as a government college, it will invariably provide option of financial assistance to the students as per their merits. The institution has had the vision to promote Ayurvedic education as a result of which the school has been churning quality graduates who are making a difference in the Ayurvedic system of medicine.