Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Ballari: BAMS Admission, Courses and Facilities

Introduction College

Taranath Government Ayurvedic Medical College is a state-run Ayurveda college on Ananthapura Road, Ballari. It offers the BAMS programme.

History College

The college is run by the Government of Karnataka and is affiliated to RGUHS. College listings give its year of establishment as 1976; confirm with the college.

Vision and mission College

As a government college, it offers low-fee, merit-based Ayurveda education to students from north Karnataka and beyond.

For the college's official vision and mission statement, ask our counsellors on +91 84341 05777.

BAMS program Standard

The college offers the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) under the NCISM curriculum, with the degree awarded by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. The annual intake is sanctioned by NCISM each academic session; check the current NCISM permission list for the approved number of seats.

Eligibility Standard

• 10+2 / PUC II with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.
• Minimum PCB aggregate as per NCISM regulations for your category.
• Qualified NEET-UG in the year of admission.
• At least 17 years of age by 31 December of the admission year.

Course duration Standard

5 years 6 months in total: 4½ years of academic study in three professional phases, followed by a 1-year compulsory rotating internship. See the full course guide.

Departments Standard

NCISM-recognised BAMS colleges maintain teaching departments for each subject of the curriculum:

• Samhita & SiddhantaClassical texts and principles
• Rachana ShariraAnatomy
• Kriya ShariraPhysiology
• Dravyaguna VigyanMedicinal plants & pharmacology
• Rasashastra & Bhaishajya KalpanaPharmaceutics
• Roga NidanaPathology & diagnosis
• Agada TantraToxicology & forensic medicine
• Swasthavritta & YogaCommunity medicine
• KayachikitsaInternal medicine
• PanchakarmaBio-purification therapies
• Shalya TantraSurgery
• Shalakya TantraENT, eye & dental
• Prasuti Tantra & Stri RogaObstetrics & gynaecology
• KaumarabhrityaPaediatrics

Ayurvedic hospital College

An attached government Ayurveda hospital provides OPD, IPD and Panchakarma services.

Campus facilities Standard

Recognised colleges are required to provide lecture halls, a museum for each pre-clinical department, an herbal garden, a teaching pharmacy, a library, laboratories, a seminar hall and student amenities. Visit the campus or the college website to see the current infrastructure.

Library Standard

The central library holds classical Ayurveda texts and commentaries, modern medical textbooks and journals, along with digital access to journals and e-books.

Laboratories Standard

Practical work is done in departmental laboratories for anatomy (dissection hall), physiology, pathology, pharmacognosy (Dravyaguna) and pharmaceutics (Rasashastra), plus a clinical laboratory attached to the hospital.

Hostel College

Ask the college about current hostel availability for men and women.

Student activities College

Ballari is a district headquarters city in the Kalyana Karnataka region. Most colleges also hold annual sports and cultural events, Dhanvantari Jayanti (National Ayurveda Day) programmes, health camps and NSS activities.

Clinical training Standard

Students attend clinical postings in the hospital's OPD, IPD, Panchakarma, surgery and maternity units during the later professional years, then complete the one-year internship, including community health postings.

Admission information Standard

1. Qualify NEET-UGScore at or above the cut-off percentile.
2. Choose your quotaKEA counselling for Karnataka state seats; AACCC counselling for All-India quota seats.
3. Report with documentsNEET scorecard, PUC marks card, ID, category and domicile certificates, transfer certificate and photographs.

Fees for government colleges are fixed each year in the official fee notification.

Frequently asked questions College

Contact information College

Address

Ananthapura Road, Ballari 583101