Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College

The Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College, also popularly known as Tibbia College, is an institution under the Government of Delhi, located at Karol Bagh in New Delhi, India. The institution which offers education and training in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine, has its origins dating back to the late 19th century. The college, whose foundation was laid by Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst on 29 March 1916, the then Viceroy of India and was inaugurated by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on 13 February 1921, offers bachelor's (BAMS & BUMS) and masters (MD) degrees in Ayurvedic and Unani streams.

Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College
Established1882
FounderHakim Ajmal Khan
PrincipalMohammad Zubair
DirectorRaj Kumar Manchanda
Address,
New Delhi
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110005
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India
CampusUrban, 33.5 acres (0.136 km2)
AffiliationsUniversity of Delhi
Websiteautch.delhi.gov.in

On 15 February 2008, a 60-bed maternity and child block in Tibbia College Hospital, and the Delhi government announced about its intentions of developing the college into a university, in recognition of the college's contributions to Ayurvedic and Unani medicine.

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