National Institute of Ayurveda

The National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) is the apex institute for training and research in Ayurveda in India, established in 1976 at Jaipur, by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.[1] The institute is one of the eight national institutes established across the nation, for training and research in "Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy education", by Department of AYUSH, Government of India,[2] and the lone institute of Ayurveda under the AYUSH.[3]

National Institute of Ayurveda
TypePublic
Established7 February 1976
DirectorProf. Sanjeev Sharma
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsDr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University
Websitewww.nia.nic.in

The institute has its origins in the Government Ayurvedic College, Jaipur established by Government of Rajasthan in 1946, which was merged in 1976 to form the present institute.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) Jaipur". Department of AYUSH, Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012.
  2. "AYUSH: National Institutes". Government of India portal.
  3. "AYUSH students stir". The Times of India. 15 March 2011.
  4. History, Aims and Objectives NIA website.



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