The Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Mysore is a state-run institution in Mysuru, Karnataka, dedicated to education, research, and clinical practice in Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine. The college integrates undergraduate medical training with a teaching hospital that provides Ayurvedic outpatient and inpatient care to the public.
| Name | Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Mysore |
|---|---|
| Type | Government college and teaching hospital |
| Discipline | Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine) |
| Location | Mysuru, Karnataka, India |
| Sector | Public |
The institution functions as both an academic college and an attached hospital. As is standard for government Ayurveda colleges in India, it offers training leading to the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degree, with the curriculum structured around the classical texts of Ayurveda alongside subjects from modern biomedical sciences. The attached hospital serves as the principal teaching unit, where students gain clinical exposure under faculty supervision.
Ayurveda education in India is regulated at the national level. Government Ayurveda colleges typically operate under the regulatory framework of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), which in 2020 succeeded the earlier Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM). Courses follow the syllabus prescribed by the central regulator, while the institution itself is administered by the Government of Karnataka through its department dealing with AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) services.
The hospital wing offers consultations and treatment based on Ayurvedic principles, typically including panchakarma therapies, herbal pharmacology (dravyaguna), kayachikitsa (general medicine), shalya (surgery), shalakya (eye, ear, nose and throat), prasuti tantra and stree roga (obstetrics and gynaecology), kaumarabhritya (paediatrics), and swasthavritta (preventive health). It also functions as a centre for clinical training of BAMS students and interns.
As a government-run Ayurveda institution in Mysuru — a city historically associated with patronage of indigenous knowledge systems under the erstwhile princely state of Mysore — the college contributes to the public-sector provision of traditional medicine in southern Karnataka. It supports the wider AYUSH framework promoted by the Government of India for integrating traditional medicine into mainstream public health.