{
  "id": 8576431,
  "title": "NCISM Denies Permission To Nine Private Ayurvedic Colleges In Madhya Pradesh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ncism-denies-permission-to-nine-private-ayurvedic-colleges-in-madhya",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-20T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/ncism-denies-permission-to-nine-private-ayurvedic-colleges-in-madhya-pradesh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has revoked recognition for nine private Ayurvedic colleges in Madhya Pradesh for the 2026-27 academic session. The decision was made due to regulatory non-compliance and issues with infrastructure. This affects 650 out of the 3,000 BAMS seats offered by the colleges. Among the affected institutions are the Rajiv Gandhi Ayurvedic College and Hospital in Shahpur, Bhopal, and Veena Vadini Ayurvedic College and Hospital in Akbarpur, Kanha Kunj, Kolar Road. The cancellation of recognition has raised concerns about the future of students pursuing a BAMS course, especially those who have already enrolled or are planning to enroll for the upcoming session. The College's decision has also brought to light questions about the actual presence of faculty at the institutions, as the appointment of doctors was recorded but not verified on-site.",
  "summary": "BHOPAL/BALAGHAT (Madhya Pradesh): Nine private Ayurvedic colleges have been derecognised in Madhya Pradesh for the 2026-27 academic session. There are 3,000 BAMS seats and 650 of them will be reduced. This has been done due to regulatory non-compliance and infrastructure deficiencies. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has cancelled the recognition. There are 39 Ayurvedic…",
  "key_points": [
    "NCISM revokes recognition for nine Ayurvedic colleges in Madhya Pradesh.",
    "Regulatory non-compliance and infrastructure issues cited as reasons.",
    "Affects 650 out of 3,000 BAMS seats offered by affected institutions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}