Government Ayurveda College, Ernakulam, is one of the foremost institutions in the field of Ayurveda education and research. The college is recognised by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and has set procedures for admissions into various programmes in Ayurveda. The institution, on the other hand, has a competitive quota-based admission, which guarantees only the most qualified are admitted.

Entry into the undergraduate programme is mainly on merit, as evidenced by performance in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Every year the NEET exam is held, and candidates qualifying for this examination are eligible for admission into the BAMS programme. The admission process for undergraduate courses is governed by the Commissioner for Common Entrance Examinations, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.