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Dated March 21, 2003
(Questions answered on career concerns)
I am a Inter final year student with science (MPCB). I am interested in ayurveda. Which are the colleges offering the subject and what is the eligibility?
Aparna
Nuzvid, AP
Ayurvedic education in India is presently taken care by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), which is a statutory Central Government body. At present there are about 154 recognized under-graduate Ayurveda Colleges in India.
The five and half year under-graduate programmes in Ayurveda leads to a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery (B.A.M.S.) Here are a few institutes offering BAMS:
Govt. Ayurvedic College, Thiruvananthapuram 695001; Govt. Ayurved College, Dhanvantari Nagar, Tripunithura 682301; Vidyaratnam Ayurvedic College, Ollur Thaikkattussery 680022; Govt. Siddha Medical College, Palayam cottai, Tirunelveli 627002; Govt. Siddha Medical College, Entry Road, Palani 624601; The Venkataraman Ayurved College, 144, Kutcheri Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600004; The Ayurvedic College, Pathan, Jalipuri, Thadagum, Coimbatore 641108; A.L. Ayurvedic College, Warangal 506002; Dr. N.R.S. Govt. Ayurvedic College, AMC Complex, Vijayawada 520002; Govt. Ayurvedic College, Erragada, Hyderabad 500890; S.V. Ayurvedic College, New Municipal Office, Tirupati 51750 .
Apart from the above specified institutes even Arya Vaidya Patha Sala, Kottakkal is offering a degree in ayurveda. Contact the institute of your choice for further information.
I am doing B. Sc (Home Science) final year. I would like to know about the universities and institutes that offer dietician course and the eligibility criteria to join.
Rashmi Mukkadam
Patna
Following are the universities offering Masters degree in Food technology/Nutrition:
University of Mysore, Mysore Vishwavidyalaya, Karya Soudha, Crawford Hall, Mysore - 570005 (M.Sc. Food Technology); University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar, Dharwad 580005 (M.Sc. Food and Nutrition); GD Naidu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003 (M.Sc. in Food Science and Nutrition); Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003 (M.Sc. Food Science) and University of Health Science, Vijayawada 520005 (M.Sc. in Applied Nutrition). Eligibility: B.Sc. in Home Science (10+2+3) from a recognized university with an aggregate of 55 per cent marks.
Hospitals and nursing homes, old-age homes, residential schools/ institutions, with catering services, hotels, food processing units, food manufacturers, food retailers, catering organizations and other industrial units allied to food and nutrition often engage the services of nutritionists and dieticians. Some work for sports teams or sports persons.
Health and fitness nutritionists can work in health and fitness clubs, gyms, or consult with sports teams, individual athletes or sports medicine clinics.
Dieticians or consultant dieticians also freelance either under a contract or have their own private practice.
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