Govt. of Kerala decided to start homoeopathic medical colleges in the state for imparting homoeopathic medical education so as to produce qualified graduates and post graduates, and to extend the benefit for a cost effective system of treatment in all its spheres to the mass. Accordingly the first institution was started at Kozhikode in 1975 vide GO. Ms. No – 237/75/HD dated 8-10-1975 under the directorate of Homoeopathy. Dr. K.S. Prakasam was appointed as the first principal. This college was inaugurated on 24-1-1976 and started functioning at the Govt. Homoe hospital, Vellayil. The admission to the first batch was conducted on 12th and 13thDecember 1975. The classes for the first batch were started on 1976.Admissions to all these courses are done through entrance examinations conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance examinations, Govt. of Kerala. Nurse – cum- pharmacy course started in 1989 and three more batches were selected in 1992, 2005 and 2006. The duration of the NCP course is 1 year. Now NCP has been replaced by CCP (Certificate course in Pharmacy). |