Ayurvedic college loses recognition

A medical college had its recognition cancelled by Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) due to inadequate facilities, following which seven professors and 49 medical students have been shifted to another government medical college in the state.

A CCIM team visited Swami Kalyan Deo Arurvedic Medical College, the only ayurvedic college in western Uttar Pradesh, in Rampur on Tuesday and found facilities inadequate, professor D K Arya said.

The team cancelled the recognition of the medical college, he said. CCIM is one of the professional councils under the University Grants Commission which monitors higher education in Indian systems of medicine, including Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani.

As a result of the cancellation, seven professors and 49 medical students have been shifted to various government ayurvedic medical colleges in Bareilly, Banda, Allahabad, and Lucknow in order for them to continue their studies, Arya said.