National Institute of Homoeopathy

National Institute of Homeopathy (NIH) is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.^[2] It conducts the BHMS, MD (Homeopathy) and PhD (Homeopathy) courses in Homeopathy. The institute has a 250-bed hospital, with 10 for surgery and 10 for maternity cases.Consists of 25 halls for examination in total. Guarded by CCTV or police service.

National Institute of Homeopathy

Motto	शरीरमाद्यं खलु धर्मसाधनम् (Sanskrit)
Motto in English	Physical body is the medium for the righteous action
Type	Homeopathy medical school
Established	10 December 1975 (49 years ago) (1975-12-10)
Academic affiliation	WBUHS NCH
Budget	₹93.96 crore (US$11 million) (2025–26)[1]
President	Union Minister of State for AYUSH
Director	Pralay Sharma
Students	Total Seats: BHMS - 126 MD(Hom) - 47 PhD(Hom) - 15
Location	Salt Lake, Kolkata , West Bengal , India 22°34′35″N 88°25′13″E
Campus	Urban
Website	www.nih.nic.in

National Institute of Homoeopathy Building

History

National Institute of Homeopathy was established on 10 December 1975 as an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It was located at Amherst Street, Kolkata and later shifted to the present location.^[3] It started awarding Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) degrees in 1987. In July 2023 Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal announced that Institute to get additional 150 number of beds, previously institute has 100 number of beds would soon have 250 beds.^[4]

See also

• National Commission for Homoeopathy
• List of hospitals in India