Govt. Sheth J. P. Ayurved College, Bhavnagar, popularly known as JP Ayurved College, is a Government-run Ayurveda institution in Gujarat. Sources differ on the exact founding year, with most aggregators citing 1967 and one citing 1963 as the establishment year tied to the founding of the broader Department of Ayurveda under Gujarat's Health and Panchayat department in May 1960. The college was established with the objective of fortifying the nation's weakest link, the rural population, by providing accessible and authentic Ayurvedic healthcare and education. The college is affiliated to Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, and recognized by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM). It is directly administered under the Department of AYUSH, Government of Gujarat, which oversees education, health services, herbal gardens, traditional medicine production, practitioner registration, technical staff training, and research across the state's Ayurveda institutions. Spanning approximately 2 acres, the campus is equipped with well-equipped laboratories, a comprehensive library stocked with ancient Samhitas and modern reference texts, Wi-Fi connectivity, and specialized departments covering various branches of Ayurveda. The institution offers only the undergraduate BAMS programme; admission intake figures vary by source between approximately 60 and 75 seats. The attached Tapibai Government Ayurved Hospital, located near Panwadi Chowk in central Bhavnagar, is a well-known government hospital in the city, drawing patients from the local vicinity as well as from outstation areas, and serves as the primary practical training ground for BAMS students, who complete their internship partly in this hospital and partly at nearby Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the city.