Kalmathada pujya shri virupaksha shivacharya(kpsvs) ayurved medical college and hospital at manvi , karnataka is the first institution of its kind to be established in this part of the karnataka state.the institution was established in the year of 1996 by a dedicated band of enthusiasts in ayurveda headed by his holiness, sri.shatastala.brahmi.shivamurthy shivacharya swamiji, kalmath, manvi. The ayurvedic medical institute is dedicated to the achievement of excellence in both ayurvedic education and research.the college offers 5 12 years degree course of b.a.m.s (bachelor of ayurvedic medicine and surgery) the college is affiliated to rajiv gandhi university of health sciences(rguhs), bangalore and is recognised by the governament of karnataka and has been approved by the central council of indian medicine(ccim), new delhi. The aim of the college is to produce graduates of profound scholarship having in depth scientific knowledge of ayurveda in accordance with the ayurvedic fundamentals associated with extensive practical training, who would be efficient teachers, research workers, kaya chikitaka(physician) and shalya chikitsaka(surgeon) with the sole object of reviving and developing the indian system of medicine.

Kalmathada pujya shri virupaksha shivacharya(kpsvs) ayurved medical college and hospital at manvi , karnataka is the first institution of its kind to be established in this part of the karnataka state.the institution was established in the year of 1996 by a dedicated band of enthusiasts in ayurveda headed by his holiness, sri.shatastala.brahmi.shivamurthy shivacharya swamiji, kalmath, manvi. The ayurvedic medical institute is dedicated to the achievement of excellence in both ayurvedic education and research.the college offers 5 12 years degree course of b.a.m.s (bachelor of ayurvedic medicine and surgery) the college is affiliated to rajiv gandhi university of health sciences(rguhs), bangalore and is recognised by the governament of karnataka and has been approved by the central council of indian medicine(ccim), new delhi. The aim of the college is to produce graduates of profound scholarship having in depth scientific knowledge of ayurveda in accordance with the ayurvedic fundamentals associated with extensive practical training, who would be efficient teachers, research workers, kaya chikitaka(physician) and shalya chikitsaka(surgeon) with the sole object of reviving and developing the indian system of medicine.