Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College, Thaikkattussery: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Vaidyaratnam Ayurvedic Medical college, Thaikkattussery, was established in the year 1976 and exists as a premier institution in the country for Ayurvedic education. It is an affiliated college, situated in Thrissur, Kerala which approved by the Central Council for Indian Medicine Act. Located on a land of 3.642 acres, the college provides 3 courses under the following two degree programmes and a total enrolment capacity of 271. The institute has 32 members in its faculty which will always provide favourable student/teacher ratios. It is a co-educational college which admitted students from all over the world and it has specialisation in Ayurvedic medicine at the undergraduate and post graduate level.

With these, Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College improves the learning environment in order to make sure that the following facilities are provided. Its library has rich books and journal collections which currently has 11,492 books and 26 journals including rarity of Ayurveda including its library is under digitalisation process. They have arranged different hostels for boys and girls students for the out-station students to find a comfortable living. The facilities available in the campus include modern laboratory for practical, Auditorium for events and seminar, Cafeteria for refreshment etc. In addition, they all can use infrastructures of IT, sports, and health centres with first aid for students for an improved studying process.

This college provides the total of three programmes that are full time including one at the undergraduate level and two other courses at the post graduate level. Annual intake of 75 are available for Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery programme, whereas 5 seats in each of MD Ayurveda Vachaspati and MD Kayachikitsa. It offers these courses for students who wish to pursue careers in Ayurvedic medicine giving exhaustive knowledge and experience in the theoretical as well practical sector. 

The admission procedure at Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda college is standard and merit based. For the BAMS programme, the admissions are through the common entrance examinations conducted by the Government of Kerala. Admission of aspirational students requires passing of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG). For postgraduate courses such as MD Ayurveda Vachaspati and MD Kayachikitsa, the admission will be done through All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) and the NEET PG examination. Subsequently these standardised tests enhance the chances of the programmes being produced by only qualified individuals.