National Institute of Ayurveda

The National Institute of Ayurveda (abbreviated as NIA) is a research institute of Ayurvedic medicine, located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

National Institute of Ayurveda

Type	Deemed ayurveda university
Established	7 February 1976; 49 years ago (7 February 1976)
Director	Sanjeev Sharma
Students	705 (as of 2020)[1]
Undergraduates	349[1]
Postgraduates	307[1]
Doctoral students	49[1]
Location	Jaipur , Rajasthan , India 26°56′04″N 75°49′56″E
Campus	Urban
Website	www.nia.nic.in

History

The early institute was established as an independent Ayurvedic College by Government of Rajasthan in 1946, which was later transformed in to the National Institute of Ayurveda by the government of India.^[2] The institute was established on 7 February 1976 in Jaipur as an autonomous institute. On 13 November 2020, the Indian government announced that the NIA was Deemed to be University under De-novo category providing teaching, clinical training, conducting research and providing quality patient care services in the field of Ayurveda in India.^[3][4][5]

The institute was designated as one of nine national institutes established in India, for training and research in AYUSH systems of medicine by the Ministry of AYUSH.^[6] The institute offers a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degree, a post graduation MD (Ayurveda) and post-doctoral degree Ph.D. (Ayurveda) in 14 specialties.

See also

• National Research Institute for Panchakarma
• All India Institute of Ayurveda, Delhi