jaipur degree and diploma courses in ayurveda in rajasthan are drawing students from saarc nations europe and usa the national institute of ayurveda nia jaipur run by the ministry of ayush has received expression of interest from foreign students to study ayurvedashankar rao director of nia said this year again we have received a phenomenal response from foreign students the popularity of ayurveda has been increasing students are making a beeline for its courses because of the vast job opportunities this stream offersstudents interested in md and phd courses can apply for admission on website wwwnianicinthe nia is affiliated with dr sarvepalli radhakrishnan rajasthan ayurved university which one among four such universities in the countryhere students are exposed to the ancient science of ayurveda from ancient and modern texts the stateoftheart labs are equipped with advanced medical and surgical equipment along with a pharmacy unit for drug productionour labs have facilities for conducting biochemistry haematology and microbiology and drug tests besides our pharmacy production unit has all natural resources required to make medicines said raohere special courses were introduced for foreigners keeping in mind their interest in the past three years since the establishment of ayush ministry the peoples awareness of ayurveda has increased considerablypaul dsouza of italy has showed interest in applying for a diploma course in introduction to ayurvedai am a researcher on ancient medical sciences i have read a lot about ayurveda and found several principles of ayurveda to be true in the light recent medical findings he told rao in an emailevery day the institute has been receiving applications from foreigners seeking admission and guidance for research work so far 50 foreign students have completed their diploma courses from here