Ayurveda Campus is the only centre for higher Ayurvedic education in Nepal. It resulted from the merging of Government of Nepal 's Ayurved Vidyalaya and Chikitsalaya with the Institute of Medicine in 1972 AD. The Bachelor degree programme was started in 1996 AD. Ayurveda Campus admits 33 students every year into its 5 1/2 years course with 3 professional courses of 18 months each followed by an internship of 1 year.