Ayurvedic tradition in Sri Lanka is centuries old but the teaching Institutions were established only in thirties by the persons educated from India. At present the following institutions offer Ayurveda teaching and research in the country:
(i) Institute of Indigenous Medicine (IIM), Colombo University, Rajgiriya,
(ii) Gampaha Wickramarachchhi Ayurveda Institute (GWAI), Kelonia University.
(iii) Bandaranayake Institute for research in Ayurveda, Colombo.
(iv) Ayurveda Drug Manufacturing Corporation of Sri Lanka, Colombo.
Since 1980s IIM has started awarding the BAMS degree. Later, GWAI also started awarding the degree under the Kelania University. Many of Sri Lankan graduates have attained Post Graduate Degrees from Jamnagar and Varanasi and the country has sufficient highly qualified faculty for teaching Ayurveda.
Sri Lanka Institutions and Govt. do not have official connection with CCIM, they follow the rules, requirements and syllabus as practiced in India. At present, in Sri Lanka there is no accrediting body, however there is proposal for the same. Sri Lanka has also got a highly flourishing Ayurveda tourism inflow - most of the hotels/resorts are very well equipped with Ayurveda related infrastructure and bring patients from Europe for periods 3 to 6 weeks and even more for Ayurvedic treatment.
