Shri Narayan Prasad Awathy Government Ayurved College, Raipur

Shri Narayan Prasad Awasthi Govt. Ayurved College Raipur (C.G.) a pioneer institute of Ayurveda and counting as one of oldest institute of Ayurveda in India. It is located on the G.E. Road near the NIT, Raipur and functioning in aesthetically designed building. The institute is named in the honour of famous Malgujar Late Shri Narayan Prasad Awasthiji. The College hospital is named in the honour of Late Shri Khudadad Dungaji Who donate the land for the Campus,

resently the institute and atteched hospital is spread in 89.3 Acres of land under two major establishments i.e. Shri Narayan Prasad Avasthi Govt. Ayurved College and Shri Khudadad Dungaji Govt. Ayurved college hospital. The college offers Under Graduate degree course, Post Graduate degree course and certificate diploma course programs under the faculty of Ayurveda. The campus is very rich and vibrant in terms of having impressive infrastructure, renowned and extensively experienced teaching faculty, hospital and research centre, having 194 beds and most of diagnostic facilities under one roof. The Internet facility, e-learning centre, electrified with solar panel system, separate boy’s and girl’s hostel, well equipped planned herbal garden, residential quarters and other facilities are at par with one of the best campuses in the country.

The College takes a very strict view action against any kind of ragging activity and the campus is under strict vigil to prevent any ragging activity. The students in the campus are from different parts of state and country with different cultures. All efforts are being taken for smooth induction of the student orientation programs with the help of Departmental academicians. Facilities like internet access, e-library, canteen, pharmacy and State drug testing laboratory and research centre are also available in the campus itself.

Govt. Ayurved College Raipur, started as Ayurvedic School by the former Chief Minister Pt. Ravishankar Ji Shukla. At that time “Robrtasan Medical School” was established in Nagpur of Central India.  This Ayurvedic school was started, on viewing of “Robrtasan Medical School”. The students of this Ayurvedic School were being awarded as a Licenciates Ayurved Practitioner (L.A.P.) certificate from Sagar University in undivided Madhya Pradesh.
To provide a better utility to students in the school course Late Shri Narayan Prasad Awasthi estblish a library by donating the cash in the memory of his wife Late. Smt. Rambharosi Devi Awasthi. Now the college library is named in honour of Late. Smt. Rambharosi Devi Awasthi.

It was named as Ayurved College and the students were being awarded the Bachelor of Ayurved with Modern Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) degree affiliated by Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
This institute was affiliated to Ravishankar University, Raipur.

Post Gradute course M.D.(Kayachikitsa) was started, which was sponserd by central Govt. Several graduates from Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Maharastra and other states are awarded with PG degree.

Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicin and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) course designed by CCIM guidelines and the students were awarded degree from Ravishankar University, Raipur.

Ayurveda vachaspati postgraduate courses in  Kayachikitsa (5 Seats), Ayurveda Siddhant (3 Seats), Rachana Sharir (3 Seats), Rashashastra  and Bhaisajya Kalpana (3 Seats) and Ayurveda Dhanwantari  postgraduate courses in  Shalya Tantra (3 Seats) started

Ayurveda vachaspati postgraduate courses in  Dravyaguna (6 Seats) and  Roga Nidan & Vikriti Vigyan (6 Seats)  courses started.
So far the institution has postgraduate degree courses in seven subjects.

Calendar of events, delineating the examination schedule and other important circulars are informed to every student during academic session at time to time, thus the students enable to plan and place their studies well in advance with great innovation.

VISION
To build a centre of global excellence in quality Ayurveda education by preserving, propagating and developing evidence based knowledge of the disease through quality teaching, medical care, training, research and link between tradition, science and technology to focus on the potential inherent for future.

MISSION
Trapping the hidden potentials of the young generation minds by establishment of the facts of the disease through evidence. The college aims a transforming the world of Ayurveda through quality education, approachable, accessible, appropriate, affordable, accountable and appreciable service in classroom teaching, clinical training and research, so that the commitment to centre of excellence is achieved.

OBJECTIVES
To provide speciality medical care to the people.
To propagate Ayurveda towards improvement of health care and mainstreaming of AYUSH system in the state.
To encourage innovation in teaching impart reorientation training and continuing medical education to Ayurveda.
To promote research activities for capacity building and skill development.
To do collaboration and traditional exchange programme with other institution of the country for development of Ayurved system of medicine.
To find a cure for the incurable in true tradition of Ayurveda.
To explore the marginal formulae of the folklore medicines.