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AYUSH colleges rise 23% but private ones dominate
The Hindu··27 Aug
AYUSH colleges in India rose from 789 to 971 between 2021 and 2024, an increase of about 23 percent, government data show. Admission capacity grew nearly 25 percent in the same period. Non-government institutions run 467 of 541 Ayurveda colleges and 236 of 277 Homoeopathy colleges. Central spending on AYUSH education rose to Rs 48.5 crore.
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What It Means For You
- Students seeking AYUSH degrees will find most seats concentrated in private colleges rather than government-run institutions.
- Homoeopathy applicants face over 1,887 vacant seats nationally, suggesting more available capacity than in Ayurveda.
- Rising central funding under AYURGYAN could expand research and training opportunities tied to AYUSH education in coming years.
What's Happening
- Total admission capacity in AYUSH colleges grew from 63,477 to 79,593 seats between 2021 and 2024, official data show.
- In 2024-25, 60,890 students were admitted against 63,073 permitted seats in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy.
- Ayurveda saw almost full seat utilisation, filling 39,952 of 40,136 permitted seats, while Homoeopathy had over 1,887 vacancies.
Why Private Colleges Dominate AYUSH Education
- Of 541 Ayurveda colleges in April 2024, 467 were non-government, about 86 percent of the total, Ministry data show.
- Homoeopathy shows a similar pattern, with 236 of 277 colleges run by non-government trusts and societies.
- Central funding for AYUSH education under the AYURGYAN scheme rose from Rs 8.42 crore in 2021-22 to Rs 48.5 crore in 2024-25.
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