Uttarakhand Ayurved University

Uttarakhand Ayurved University
TypePublic
Established2009; 15 years ago (2009)
ChancellorGovernor of Uttarakhand
Vice-ChancellorDr. Arun Kumar Tripathi
Location, ,
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.uau.ac.in

Uttarakhand Ayurved University is a public state university[1] located at Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. It was established in 2009 by the Government of Uttarakhand through the Uttarakhand Ayurved University Act, 2009.[2] It focuses on teaching and research of Ayurveda, as well as other areas of AYUSH (Ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, Unani, Siddha medicine and homoeopathy).[3] Sunil Kumar Joshi was appointed vice chancellor in 2020.[4]

Campuses and affiliated colleges

Other than its main campus in Dehradun the university also has two campuses in Haridwar.[5] It has 16 affiliated colleges including 13 Ayurveda colleges, two homeopathic colleges and one Unani college.[6]

References

  1. ^ "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Uttarakhand Ayurved University Act, 2009" (PDF). Uttarakhand Gazette. Government of Uttarakhand. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ^ "About Us". www.uau.ac.in. Uttarakhand Ayurved University. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ^ Jaiswal, Sheo S. (5 July 2020). "New V-C appointed at Uttarakhand Ayurved University". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ "University campuses". www.uau.ac.in. Uttarakhand Ayurved University. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Affiliate Colleges". www.uau.ac.in. Uttarakhand Ayurved University. Retrieved 5 August 2017.