Rajiv Gandhi Government Post Graduate Ayurvedic College

ABOUT COLLEGE

Located in the shadows of Dhauladar Hills, blessed by Baba Baijnath (Lord Shiva) and situated at the bank of Binva khud, Paprola village is proud of its Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Post Graduate Ayurvedic College.The college came into existence in the year 1972 by the name of Him Ayurvedic College as a private institution under the supervision of Vaid Hakim Parishad of Himachal Pradesh by the efforts of Vaid Jagan Nath Sharma. At that time it was affiliated with Punjab faculty Chandigarh. Later in the year 1978 on 3rd March it was undertaken by H.P. Government and was affiliated with Himachal Pradesh University in 1979.Rajiv Gandhi Government Post Graduate Ayurvedic College Paprola iis the only college of its type in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated on National Highway No. 20.

The nearest Railway station is Baijnath Paprola (Northern Railway). The nearest airport is Gaggal in Distt. Kangra, 50 Kms away from the college. The world famous Lord Shiva temple of Baijnath is at a distance of 2 Kms from the college. The entire campus is surrounded by hills which are rich in herbal flora. Bir Beiling ( World No. 2 paragliding site), Sardar Shobha Singh Art Gallery, Bhattu Tibetans Monastery, Dalai Lama palace at Dharamshala, the monolithic rock temple of Masroor, Pong lake etc. are few of the beautiful tourist places located in the radius of about 50 Kms of the college.

The college is recognized by Central Council of Indian Medicine, a regulatory body of Ayurvedic education for government of India. It is running the undergraduate course of BAMS with the permission of admitting 75 students per year and postgraduate MD/MS courses in 11 out of 14 departments with an annual admission capacity of 39 students. The college has an experienced and dedicated faculty of about 50 teachers who also work as consultants in the hospital to provide high quality of patient care. The college faculty also assists in teaching the pharmacy students at Jogindernagar. College is having its own Ayurvedic pharmacy by the name of Charka Ayurvedic Pharmacy. The college has been declared as a model college by the Department of AYUSH of Government of India and provided with a financial aid of Rs. 5 crores.

The Department of AYUSH has sanctioned the prestigious Regional centre of excellence in Geriatric heath care and provided a financial assistance of Rs. 5 crores. It has been recognised as a centre for conducting CME's for Ayurvedic Medical Officers & ROTP's for teachers of various departments of ayurveda by the Department of AYUSH, Government of India, and has been provided with funds to conduct the same. The college is also working as a nodal centre for induction level hands on professional training of Ayurvedic Medical Officers under NRHM programme of the government.

The college fully participates in implementing the national health programmes like AIDS awareness, National Tuberculosis eradication programme, Pulse polio programme and so on and other like NSS etc.The college has recently acquired about 36 kanals of land adjoining the college for the expansion of its campus and Regional centre of excellence in Geriatric heath care has been constructed there. It has its own Tube well in the campus with self-sufficiency in providing the water supplies.College has well established laboratories, library, and computer lab with internet facilities, Auditorium and museum along with two seminar halls. It has also established a cell of Pharmacovigilance with the assistance of Government of India.

The college has its own accommodation in the form of Type-IV to Type - I (6 in each category) besides two wardens residences and an improvised guest house. The cleaning and sanitation work of the college is out sourced to Sulabh International.The state regulations like making campus free from polythene, smoking, drugs and alcohol, ragging and eve teasing are being strictly enforced by the college.