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Foreign students make bee-line for Ayurveda courses

Foreign students are sending 'expression of interest' to seek admissions in various courses of Ayurveda.

Ayurveda courses offered in Rajasthan are attracting attention of students from SAARC nations, Europe and USA. The National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur, offers a degree and diploma courses in the subject, and now it is receiving various 'expression of interest' from foreign students, who are interested in studying the ancient medical science.

According to TOI, Shankar Rao, director of NIA, said, that the popularity of Ayurveda has been increasing over the years.

"This year again, we have received a phenomenal response from foreign students. The popularity of Ayurveda has been increasing. Students are making a beeline for its courses because of the vast job opportunities this stream offers," Rao said.

The NIA, run by the ministry of Ayush, is affiliated with Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University which is one among four such universities in the country.

Facilities provided at the institute:

• Students get exposed to Ayurveda from ancient and modern texts

• The labs have state-of-the-art facilities and are equipped with advanced medical and surgical equipment along with a pharmacy unit for drug production

• "Our labs have facilities for conducting bio-chemistry, haematology and microbiology and drug tests. Besides, our pharmacy production unit has all natural resources required to make medicines,"said Rao

• Special courses have been introduced keeping the interest of foreign students in mind.

People's awareness of ayurveda has increased considerably, since the establishment of the ministry of Ayush.

The institute has received applications from foreigners on a regular basis regarding admission and guidance for research work.

Till date, 50 foreign students have successfully completed their diploma courses from the university.