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Traditional Medicine Educational system in Nepal

Ayurveda Campus is the only centre for higher Ayurveda education in Nepal. It
resulted from the merging of Government of Nepal’s Ayurveda Vidyalaya and Chikitsalaya

with the Institute of Medicine in 1972 AD. History reveals that Rajakiya Ayurveda

Vidhyalaya was the first to start technical education in the country in 1993 BS. Though
striving for infrastructure since more than two decades. Bachelor and Certificate admissions
were interrupted in 1991 and 1993 and were restarted in 1996.

It admits 40 students every year into its 5.5 years course with 3 professional

courses of 18 months each followed by an internship of 1 year. M.D. (Kayachikitsa)
programme is also being run in the Ayurveda Campus.
Various other courses are also run by private institutes in Nepal. In total, the

following courses of study are available in Nepal.

• Certificate course on Ayurveda
• Certificate course in Acupuncture
• Certificate course in Homeopathy

• Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery

• Master’s Degree in Kaya-Chikitsha (Internal Medicine)

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