NCISM Withholds Recognition of 61 Ayurveda Colleges
New Delhi: Taking action against 61 Ayurveda Medical Colleges across the country that allegedly did not comply with the prescribed standards, the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has withheld their recognition for the academic session 2026-2027.
The list of 61 Ayurveda medical colleges also includes 12 institutes in Madhya Pradesh. The recognition of these Ayurveda institutes was withheld after alleged lapses including refusal to permit inspections, deficiencies in inpatient and outpatient department services, inadequate teaching staff, irregularities involving teaching and non-teaching personnel, and discrepancies in the functioning of the colleges and their affiliated hospitals, Ayush Medical Association national spokesperson Dr Rakesh Pandey said.
He further informed that NCISM has withdrawn recognition of one college each in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
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"Strict implementation of prescribed standards is essential to maintain the quality of Ayurveda education and healthcare services," Pandey told TOI. He further added that the Union Ministry of AYUSH and NCISM deserved appreciation for taking action against the institutes that failed to meet the required norms.
Further, Pandey has expressed hope that a final decision on the status of recognition of Ayurveda colleges in Madhya Pradesh and other States would be taken before the conclusion of the government-conducted admission counselling process. According to him, out of more than 600 Ayurveda medical colleges that operate across the country, recognition has been granted to 494 institutes.
Earlier this year, the NCISM had reportedly derecognised nine private Ayurvedic colleges offering BAMS courses in Madhya Pradesh and seven in Gujarat for the 2026-27 academic session.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the decision for derecognition was taken after inspections conducted by NCISM teams at the colleges in the two states, which found regulatory violations and deficiencies in infrastructure, faculty arrangements, patient inflow and equipment requirements. The decision was expected to affect more than 1,200 BAMS seats across the two states and has raised concerns among students preparing to seek admission to the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) course at these colleges.
In September, 2026, the Commission had directed the Registrar of the Karnataka Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Board (KYUPB) to suspend the registration of 26 medical teachers of two private Ayurveda medical colleges in the State, who were working only as "on-paper teachers" or ghost faculty. These teachers belonged to two private Ayurveda medical colleges in Chitradurga and Raichur districts.
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