National Institute of Siddha (NIS), Chennai

The National Institute of Siddha (NIS), located in Chennai, is a center of excellence with research and higher education in Siddha System of Medicine as its mission. Inaugurated on 03.09.2005 by the former Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.

The NIS aims to provide the best possible post graduate education in Siddha, by putting together a team of distinguished faculty members and building a quality resource base. The institute intends to develop curriculum so that the benefits of the traditional science can be integrated with modern science. The NIS proposes to undertake research to enhance the acceptability of the Siddha formulations and to validate their safety. Plans are afoot to forge interdisciplinary alliances with various branches of modern medical sciences.