Vishnu Ayurveda College was established in the year 2002 in the premises of Vishnu Pharmaceuticals and Nursing home which was started in the year 1991. The existing land, buildings, machineries, factory and hospital – the entire properties merged with college and became part of the college. Hence, the college was started with all facilities including hostel facilities for boys and girls. The college is affiliated with Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur. The college is situated in Kulappully in shoranur municipality on the roadside of Palakkad – Kulappully – Pattambi state high way. The distance from Kulappully junction/bus stand towards pattambi is 1 km from the college and the distance from the shoranur railway station to the college is 4 km.
As a part of the development of the hospital the college is purchased the nearby Sanjeevani – a well-known/well established 50 beded Allopathic hospital in 2010. The college is having all infrastructure facilities. Hospital and college is having double area than required to accommodate 100 students. The class rooms are arranged in gallery type.