National Institute of Unani Medicine

National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) is an autonomous organization for research and training in Unani medicine in India. It was established in 1984 at Bangalore under the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, in a joint venture with Government of Karnataka.

Academic activities were started in the year 2004.

It is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, (RGUHS), Bangalore, Karnataka and offers post graduate courses (MD in Unani) in ten different subjects
 * 1) Moalajat (general Medicine),
 * 2) Ilmul Advia (Pharmacology),
 * 3) Tahaffuzi wa Samaji Tib (Preventive and Social medicine),
 * 4) Ilmul Qabalat wa Amraze Niswan (Obstetrics & Gynaecology),
 * 5) Ilmul Saidla (Pharmacy),
 * 6) Ilmul Jrahat (Surgery),
 * 7) Ilaj bit Tadbeereer (Regiminal therapy),
 * 8) Kulliyat (Basic Principles),
 * 9) Mahiyatul Amraz (Pathology) and
 * 10) Amraze Jild wa Mafasil (Dermatology and Rheumatology).