Best Alternative Medicine Colleges in Ernakulum - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

First of all St Teresa's College which is autonomous institute present in Ernakulum, Kerala offers 23 UG and 11 PG programs and provides admission to girls students only. On the other hand, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit which is a public institute located in Kerala itself aims at providing Sanskrit and Indology studies.

According to NIRF report of 2022 the median packages of both the universities are as follows:- 

1. The median package for UG 3-year course in SSUK was INR 1.80 LPA whereas it was INR 2.04 LPA in STC.
2. The median package for UG 4-year for SSUK was INR 3.00 LPA whereas in STC it was around INR 2.10 lpa.

The median package for PG 1-year in SSUK was INR 3.50 LPA whereas it was INR 2.16 lpa.

The seats availability for offered courses at Government Ayurveda College, Tripunithura goes up to 102. Courses offerred by Government Ayurveda College, Tripunithura are approved by eminent Government bodies such as CCIM.

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Kerala University of Health Sciences offers admissions to the undergraduate, postgraduate and post-doctoral programmes. The programmes offered for Kerala University of Health Sciences admissions are B.A.M.S, B.S.M.S, B.U.M.S, B.D.S, M.B.B.S, B.Sc., B.P.T, B.A.S.L.P, M.Sc., M.H.A, M.P.T., M.Optom., M.A.S.L.P, M.D, M.S, M.D.S, D.M and M.Ch. After meeting the eligibility criteria, candidates also have to appear for entrance tests. For example, for the UG programmes, B.A.M.S, B.S.M.S, B.U.M.S, B.D.S and M.B.B.S, candidates have to appear for NEET. 

For KUHS, Thrissur admission to other UG programmes like B.Sc., B.P.T. and B.A.S.L.P, candidates are selected on the basis of merit scores of the qualifying exam. As per the Kerala University of Health Sciences admission criteria for M.D, MS programmes, candidates have to appear for NEET PG and for M.D.S programme, candidates have to appear for NEET MDS. For D.M and MCh. programme admissions, the university accepts scores of NEET SS. Candidates have to further submit the documents for verification and pay the fees after their selection.

Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda College provides programmes including MD, PG Diploma, B.A.M.S. in streams such as Medicine & Health Sciences, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Ayurved.

The seats availability for offered courses at Government Ayurveda College,Thiruvananthapuram goes up to 304.

Courses offered by Santhigiri Siddha Medical College are BSMS. These courses are in the stream of Medicine & Health Sciences.

The seats availability for offered courses at Government Homoeopathic Medical College,Kozhikode goes up to 84. Courses offerred by Government Homoeopathic Medical College,Kozhikode are approved by eminent Government bodies such as CCH.

The seats availability for offered courses at Government Homoeopathic Medical College,Thiruvananthapuram goes up to 63.