Government Ayurvedic College, Guwahati

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Government Ayurvedic College, Guwahati
চৰকাৰী আয়ুৰ্বেদিক মহাবিদ্যালয়
Other name
GACH
Type Public
Established22 December 1948 [1]
Academic affiliations
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences
Principal Pranabjyoti Baishya
Undergraduates 63 per batch
Postgraduates 30 per batch
Location,
India

26°09′00″N91°40′06″E / 26.150071°N 91.668379°E / 26.150071; 91.668379
CampusUrban
Website gacassam.webs.com

Government Ayurvedic College, Guwahati is an institute of Ayurveda in Jalukbari, Assam, North East India. Established in 1948, the college was first affiliated by Gauhati University and was later brought under Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences in 2010.

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History

It was established after independence of India with by the efforts of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi, Lokbandhu Bhuvaneswar Baruah [2] and founder principal Jagdish Ch. Bhattacharya. This college was started in a rented house at Uzan bazaar on 20 December 1948 by the then Chief Minister of Assam Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi. In July 1959 the college was permanently shifted to present site at Jalukbari, Assam. [3]

Courses

Graduate education

Admission into BAMS course is based on National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test(NEET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

Postgraduate education

Admission into MD/MS(AYU) course is based on All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

Seat distribution-

6 seats
6 seats
3 seats
3 seats
2 seats

Other courses

Departments

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