NCISM denies nod for BAMS Admission in Anantalaxmi Government Ayurvedic Medical College at Warangal

Warangal: Taking note of the faculty shortage and lack of infrastructure, the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has recently denied giving permission to Anantalaxmi Government Ayurvedic Medical College at Warangal for admitting students in the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) course for the academic year 2022-2023.

The Commission has recently issued an order cancelling the 63 seats in the first year BAMS course at the Government Ayurvedic Medical College, adds The Hindu.

Warangal based Anantalaxmi college is one of the two ayurvedic colleges in Tekangana. However, the State Government had not been appointing its teachers nor the doctors in the attached hospital since 2011.

In fact, the non-teaching posts were also lying vacant. As a result students on several occasions raised their voice about this matter. The protesting students had earlier complained about non-completion of syllabus and they had also claimed to be not ready for the exams. Following this, the post-graduate students of Ayurveda courses had been appointed as part-time teachers at the college.

However, even the part-time teachers had not been paid any remuneration and this affected the quality of teaching at the AYUSH institute.

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As per the latest media report by The Hindu, back in August 2022, the NCISM had conducted an online inspection of the college and the teaching hospital attached to the institute. During the inspection process, the NCISM team had noted that the college lacked sufficient number of teachers and non-teaching staff, and doctors at the teaching hospital. Further, the Commission had also noted that the college did not have the basic infrastructure, website, minimum facilities, and lab equipment for running the institute. Besides, the commission had noted an absence of computerisation at different departments of the institute.

Back then the Commission in charge of regulating the admission for Siddha, Ayurveda, unani and homoeopathy colleges in the country had warned the Warangal based college. The commission had clarified that it would be forced to stop the admission if the college could not rectify the lapses pointed out by the inspection team. 

In fact, back then the college authorities had reportedly written to the government requesting to appoint permanent teachers and staff. However, nothing was done in this regard. Finally, the Commission cancelled the 63 first year BAMS seats at the Ayurvedic college. Although the State was allowed to appeal against the decision until October 8, this opportunity was not availed.

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