{"id":243746,"date":"2026-01-14T07:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/243746\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T07:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:06:10","slug":"central-sanskrit-university-launches-ayurveda-gurukulam-affiliation-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/243746\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Sanskrit University launches Ayurveda Gurukulam Affiliation Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): In a significant and historic step toward the evolution of Ayurvedic education, Central <\/a>Sanskrit<\/a> University (CSU<\/a>), New Delhi, has formally launched the Ayurveda<\/a> Gurukulam<\/a> Affiliation Portal and detailed operational guidelines. The launch ceremony took place at the university’s ‘Saraswat Sabhagar.’
The portal and guidelines were jointly unveiled by Prof. Shrinivasa Varkhedi, Vice-Chancellor of CSU<\/a>, and Manisha Kothekar, Chairperson of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM).
Central <\/a>Sanskrit<\/a> University will function as the Nodal Agency for this initiative.
Some of the key highlights of the initiative are:
Digital Integration: Institutions across the country can now apply online for Ayurveda<\/a> Gurukulam<\/a> affiliation. The entire process–including registration, inspection, and affiliation–has been made transparent and fully digital.
Course Structure: The program follows the NCISM Pre-Ayurveda<\/a> BAMS Framework, totaling 7 years and 6 months. This includes: two years of Pre-Ayurveda<\/a> education. 4.5 years of the BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) course, one year of mandatory internship.
Entrance Examination: CSU<\/a> will conduct a Pre-Ayurveda<\/a> Program entrance test (similar to NEET), referred to as the PAP-NEET, for student admissions.
Expansion: Apart from granting affiliation to other institutes, CSU<\/a> will launch the Ayurveda<\/a> Gurukulam<\/a> program within its own campuses, starting with Nashik, Delhi, and other regional centers in the first phase.
Chief Guest Manisha Kothekar emphasized that this initiative will bring classical authenticity, a scientific temper, and transparency to Ayurveda<\/a>. She noted that Ayurveda<\/a> and Sanskrit<\/a> are inseparable; without Sanskrit<\/a>, it is impossible to fully grasp Ayurvedic philosophy and medical principles. This model, blending Indian values with modern technology, will present India’s ancient knowledge tradition effectively on a global stage.
Vice-Chancellor Shrinivasa Varkhedi stated that Ayurveda<\/a> is not just a medical system but a way of life rooted in Sanskrit<\/a> scriptures. In line with the National Education<\/a> Policy (NEP) 2020, this initiative balances tradition with innovation. He highlighted that students from Sanskrit<\/a> backgrounds will now have a clear pathway to becoming Ayurvedic doctors.
The event was attended by Registrar RG Murali Krishna, Vice-Chancellor of Rajasthan Sanskrit<\/a> University Madan Mohan Jha, Dean of Academics Lalit Kumar Tripathi, Dean of Student Welfare Leena Sakkarwal, Ayurveda<\/a> IKS Coordinator D. Dayanath, and Deputy Director of Academics Dr. Devanand Shukla, along with various educationists and experts. (ANI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ANI | Updated: Jan 13, 2026 20:18 IST New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): In a significant and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[27359,123031,123028,123035,123027,123029,835,123034,123026,103,61,19229,60,371,123030,123033,123032,104629,123036],"class_list":{"0":"post-243746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-ayurveda","9":"tag-bams","10":"tag-central-sanskrit-university","11":"tag-classical-authenticity","12":"tag-csu","13":"tag-digital-integration","14":"tag-education","15":"tag-entrance-exam","16":"tag-gurukulam","17":"tag-health","18":"tag-ie","19":"tag-internship","20":"tag-ireland","21":"tag-medication","22":"tag-ncism","23":"tag-pap-neet","24":"tag-pre-ayurveda","25":"tag-sanskrit","26":"tag-scientific-temper"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}