Merchant Ayurvedic Medical College, Basna, Mehsana, was established in 2021 and is run by Shri Merchant Charitable Trust as part of the broader Merchant Education Campus on the Mehsana-Visnagar Highway, approximately 6 km from Mehsana city and 12 km from Visnagar. The college is affiliated to Gujarat Ayurved University (GAU), Jamnagar, and recognized by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), with affiliation renewed annually since the 2021-22 academic year. The institute offers the undergraduate Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) programme, a 5.5-year course (66 months including a 1-year compulsory internship). The college's stated mission, 'Swasthya-Hit-Rakshanam' (protecting the welfare of health), reflects its focus on caring for patients with chronic conditions, enhancing quality of life for geriatric patients, and providing paediatric Ayurvedic care including the Suvarna Prashan Sanskar immunity-boosting regimen for children, alongside attention to Manasik Swasthya (mental wellbeing). The campus is set in a green, serene environment and includes academic departments such as Aatyayika (emergency/critical care Ayurveda), Balrog (paediatrics), Kaya Chikitsa (general medicine), Panchakarma, and Shalakya (ENT and ophthalmology). The institute operates its own Ayurvedic Ras-aushadhi-shala (in-house Ayurvedic pharmacy) attached to a Quality Control Laboratory, along with a herbal garden cultivating hundreds of authentic medicinal plant species used for both teaching and raw material sourcing for its own pharmacy. The college also maintains detailed Panchakarma procedure protocols including Vamana, Virechana, Vasti, Nasya, and Rakta Mokshana.