India has approximately 900+ AYUSH colleges offering undergraduate degrees across five streams — BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, and BNYS — with roughly 52,720+ total seats. The exact headline number shifts depending on the source and cutoff date (figures circulating for 2026 range from 881 to 941 colleges), because new NCISM-recognised institutions get added through the year and some private colleges lose or regain recognition status.
What stays consistent across every reliable source: BAMS alone accounts for the largest share, at roughly 495–541 colleges (around 79–95 of them government-run), followed by BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, and the smaller BNYS stream. Below is the full breakdown by course, by ownership type, and a genuine state-wise list of 90+ named colleges you won’t find compiled together anywhere else.
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Why the Total Number Keeps Changing
Ask three different counselling consultancies “how many AYUSH colleges are there” and you’ll get three different answers — 881, 914, 941. This isn’t sloppy reporting; it reflects how the AYUSH college ecosystem actually works. NCISM and the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) run rolling recognition cycles.
A college can gain fresh permission mid-year, an existing college can face inspection deferment, and newly permitted smaller institutions — including the 60-seat category NCISM opened up through its June 2026 memorandum — can enter the system between one counselling cycle and the next.
Treat any single-number headline as a snapshot, not a permanent fact, and always cross-check against the current year’s AACCC and state counselling seat matrix before finalizing your choice list.
Course-Wise College Count Across India
| Course | Approx. Total Colleges | Government | Private/Deemed | Approx. Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAMS (Ayurveda) | 495–541 | 79–95 | 414–462 | ~28,000–31,000 |
| BHMS (Homeopathy) | ~200–230 | ~50–60 | ~150–170 | ~13,000–14,000 |
| BUMS (Unani) | ~58–65 | ~20 | ~40 | ~4,500–5,500 |
| BSMS (Siddha) | ~10–12 | ~8 | ~3–4 | ~3,000–3,500 |
| BNYS (Naturopathy & Yoga) | ~25–30 | ~10 | ~15–20 | ~2,200 |
| Total (approx.) | ~900+ | ~170–190 | ~700+ | ~52,720+ |
Reading this table correctly: government AYUSH seats across all five courses combined make up under 20% of the national total. The overwhelming majority of India’s AYUSH capacity sits in the private and deemed university sector — a reality every NEET aspirant should factor into expectations before counselling begins.
Government vs Private vs Deemed: The Structural Split
| Ownership Type | Counselling Authority | Domicile Requirement | Fee Range (BAMS reference) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government (State) | State AYUSH counselling (85%) + AACCC (15%) | Yes, for state quota share | ₹15,000–₹75,000/year |
| Government (Central/National Institute) | AACCC (100%) | No | ₹20,000–₹50,000/year |
| Private | State counselling (85%) + AACCC (15%) | Yes, for state quota share | ₹1.5–₹6 lakh/year |
| Deemed University | AACCC only (100%) | No | ₹3–₹8 lakh/year |
Deemed Universities deserve special attention here because they’re structurally different from every other category — they don’t participate in any state’s domicile-based quota system at all. Every single Deemed University AYUSH seat nationwide, regardless of which state it’s physically located in, is filled through AACCC alone.
A State-Wise List of 90+ Named AYUSH Colleges in India (2026)
This list spans government, central, deemed, and notable private institutions across BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, and BNYS — compiled to give you actual entity names by state, not just totals.
| # | College Name | State/UT | Type | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faculty of Ayurveda, Banaras Hindu University | Uttar Pradesh | Central | BAMS |
| 2 | National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur | Rajasthan | Central/INI | BAMS |
| 3 | All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Delhi | Delhi | Central | BAMS |
| 4 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute / CBPACS | Delhi | Central | BAMS |
| 5 | IPGT & RA, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar | Gujarat | State/Central | BAMS |
| 6 | Government Akhandanand Ayurved College, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Government | BAMS |
| 7 | State Model Institute of Ayurveda Sciences, Gandhinagar | Gujarat | Government | BAMS |
| 8 | Government Ayurved College, Vadodara | Gujarat | Government | BAMS |
| 9 | Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jamnagar | Gujarat | Government | BAMS |
| 10 | Government Ayurved College, Junagadh | Gujarat | Government | BAMS |
| 11 | Parul Institute of Ayurved, Vadodara | Gujarat | Deemed | BAMS |
| 12 | Government Ayurvedic College (GAC), Patiala | Punjab | Government | BAMS |
| 13 | Rajiv Gandhi Government College, Ambala | Haryana | Government | BAMS |
| 14 | Shri Krishna Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital | Haryana | Government | BAMS |
| 15 | Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Puri | Odisha | Government | BAMS |
| 16 | Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Mysuru | Karnataka | Government | BAMS |
| 17 | Taranath Government Ayurved College, Bellary | Karnataka | Government | BAMS |
| 18 | Government Ayurveda Medical College, Bangalore | Karnataka | Government | BAMS |
| 19 | Government Unani Medical College, Bengaluru | Karnataka | Government | BUMS |
| 20 | Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | Government | BAMS |
| 21 | Government Ayurveda College, Ernakulam | Kerala | Government | BAMS |
| 22 | Ayurveda College Tripunithura (ACT), Ernakulam | Kerala | Government | BAMS |
| 23 | Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda College, Kottakkal | Kerala | Private | BAMS |
| 24 | Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Kozhikode | Kerala | Government | BHMS |
| 25 | Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | Government | BHMS |
| 26 | Government Astanga Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Government | BAMS |
| 27 | Pt. Khushilal Sharma Government Ayurved College, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Government | BAMS |
| 28 | Government (Autonomous) Ayurveda College and Hospital, Rewa | Madhya Pradesh | Government | BAMS |
| 29 | Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | Government | BAMS |
| 30 | Government Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur | Maharashtra | Government | BAMS |
| 31 | SAM Nagpur (Shri Ayurved Mahavidyalaya) | Maharashtra | Government | BAMS |
| 32 | Smt. K.G. Mittal Punarvasu Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai | Maharashtra | Government | BAMS |
| 33 | Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune | Maharashtra | Deemed | BAMS |
| 34 | Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pune | Maharashtra | Deemed | BAMS |
| 35 | Matoshri Ayurved College and Hospital, Dhanore, Nashik | Maharashtra | Private | BAMS |
| 36 | MMM Government Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Udaipur | Rajasthan | Government | BAMS |
| 37 | Government Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Bharatpur | Rajasthan | Government | BAMS |
| 38 | Government Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Kekri, Ajmer | Rajasthan | Government | BAMS |
| 39 | Government Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pratap Nagar, Jaipur | Rajasthan | Government | BAMS |
| 40 | Government Unani Medical College and Hospital, Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | Government | BUMS |
| 41 | Jammu Institute of Ayurveda and Research (JIAR) | Jammu & Kashmir | Government | BAMS |
| 42 | Government Tibbia College, Patna | Bihar | Government | BUMS |
| 43 | Major S.D. Singh PG Ayurvedic Medical College, Farrukhabad | Uttar Pradesh | Private | BAMS |
| 44 | Vimla Family Ayurvedic Medical College, Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | Private | BAMS |
| 45 | Rama Ayurvedic Medical College, Mandhana, Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | Private (University) | BAMS |
| 46 | State Ayurvedic College, Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Government | BAMS |
| 47 | Rajkiya Government Unani Medical College, Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | Government | BUMS |
| 48 | Naiminath Homeopathic Medical College, Agra | Uttar Pradesh | Government | BHMS |
| 49 | Lalit Hari Government Ayurvedic College, Pilibhit | Uttar Pradesh | Government | BAMS |
| 50 | Government Unani Medical College, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Government | BUMS |
| 51 | Government Siddha Medical College, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Government | BSMS |
| 52 | National Institute of Siddha, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Central | BSMS |
| 53 | Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh | Government | BHMS |
| 54 | Dr. Gururaju Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Krishna | Andhra Pradesh | Government | BHMS |
| 55 | Dr. Allu Ramalingaiah Government Homoeopathic Medical College | Andhra Pradesh | Government | BHMS |
| 56 | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong | Meghalaya | Central | BAMS/BHMS |
| 57 | Dr. B.R. Sur Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Delhi | Delhi | Government | BHMS |
| 58 | R.B.T.S. Government Homeopathic Medical College | West Bengal | Government | BHMS |
| 59 | Dr. J.K. Saikia Homoeopathic Medical College | Assam | Government | BHMS |
| 60 | Padamshri Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research, Pasighat | Arunachal Pradesh | Private | BAMS |
| 61 | Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, Balangir | Odisha | Government | BAMS |
| 62 | Datta Meghe Ayurved Medical College, Wardha | Maharashtra | Deemed | BAMS |
| 63 | J.S. Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Nadiad | Gujarat | Private | BAMS |
| 64 | Anand Ayurved College, Anand | Gujarat | Private | BAMS |
| 65 | Government College of Ayurveda, Bilaspur | Chhattisgarh | Government | BAMS |
| 66 | Shri N.P.A. Government Ayurved College, Raipur | Chhattisgarh | Government | BAMS |
| 67 | Guru Ravidas Ayurved University affiliated college, Hoshiarpur | Punjab | Private | BAMS |
| 68 | Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College, Mandi Gobindgarh | Punjab | Private | BAMS |
| 69 | Uttarakhand Ayurved University affiliated college, Dehradun | Uttarakhand | Government | BAMS |
| 70 | Rishikul Government Ayurvedic College, Haridwar | Uttarakhand | Government | BAMS |
| 71 | Gurukul Kangri Ayurved College, Haridwar | Uttarakhand | Private | BAMS |
| 72 | SDM College of Ayurveda, Udupi | Karnataka | Private | BAMS |
| 73 | Alva’s Ayurveda Medical College, Moodbidri | Karnataka | Private | BAMS |
| 74 | J.S.S. Ayurveda Medical College, Mysuru | Karnataka | Private | BAMS |
| 75 | Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam | Kerala | Deemed | BAMS |
| 76 | Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College, Thrissur | Kerala | Private | BAMS |
| 77 | Government Ayurveda College, Kannur | Kerala | Government | BAMS |
| 78 | Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar | Gujarat | Central | BAMS |
| 79 | Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science, Bengaluru | Karnataka | Private | BAMS |
| 80 | Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | Government | BHMS |
| 81 | Homoeopathy Medical College, Jaipur | Rajasthan | Government | BHMS |
| 82 | Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College, Delhi | Delhi | Government | BHMS |
| 83 | Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) affiliated college, Bengaluru | Karnataka | Private | BAMS |
| 84 | Sri Kalabyraveshwara Swamy Ayurvedic Medical College, Bengaluru | Karnataka | Private | BAMS |
| 85 | Ashtang Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune | Maharashtra | Private | BAMS |
| 86 | Yashwant Ayurvedic College, Kodoli | Maharashtra | Private | BAMS |
| 87 | Government Ayurved College, Nanded | Maharashtra | Government | BAMS |
| 88 | Faculty of Ayurveda, IMS, BHU Extension Centre | Uttar Pradesh | Central | BAMS |
| 89 | Government Ayurvedic College, Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Government | BAMS |
| 90 | National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata | West Bengal | Central | BHMS |
| 91 | National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bengaluru | Karnataka | Central | BUMS |
| 92 | Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, Delhi | Delhi | Central | BNYS |
Note: This list is a representative compilation built from verified government and public college directories, spanning central institutes, state government colleges, deemed universities, and notable private colleges. It is not exhaustive of all 900+ recognized AYUSH colleges — always cross-verify a specific college’s current recognition status on ncismindia.org or the current year’s AACCC/state seat matrix before including it in your choice list.
Which States Have the Most AYUSH Colleges?
Based on consistently reported figures, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra carry the largest combined AYUSH college counts nationally, each hosting well over 80 BAMS institutions alone. Kerala stands out for having one of the highest concentrations of long-established government Ayurveda colleges relative to its size, some dating back to the 1880s.
Gujarat holds a unique position as home to Jamnagar’s IPGT & RA and Gujarat Ayurved University — widely regarded as the academic and research capital of classical Ayurveda in India.
Common Mistakes When Researching College Counts
- Quoting a single total figure without a date or source — the number shifts through the year as recognitions are processed.
- Assuming “AYUSH college” means only BAMS — the category includes BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, and BNYS, each with separate regulatory bodies (NCISM handles the first three plus BNYS oversight varies; NCH governs BHMS).
- Treating Deemed University seats as part of a state’s domicile-based quota — they aren’t; they’re accessed exclusively through AACCC nationally.
- Not verifying a specific college against NCISM’s current list before assuming a name found online is still recognized.
FAQ
Q1. How many AYUSH colleges are there in India in 2026?
Approximately 900+ colleges combined across BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, and BNYS, though exact figures range from 881 to 941 depending on the source and update date.
Q2. Which course has the most colleges?
BAMS, with 495–541 colleges nationally, making it the largest AYUSH stream by a wide margin.
Q3. How many of these are government colleges?
Roughly 170–190 across all five streams combined — under 20% of the national total, with the majority sitting in the private and deemed sector.
Q4. Which state has the most AYUSH colleges?
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra consistently report the highest combined college counts among Indian states.
Disclaimer: College counts and recognition status change throughout the year as NCISM and NCH process new applications and inspections. Always verify a specific college’s current status on ncismindia.org and the current year’s official AACCC or state counselling seat matrix before finalizing any admission decision.
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