25 univs, 18 colleges offering Master's degree in Yoga: Govt

A total of 25 universities and 18 colleges are offering Master's Degree in Yoga across the country, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
"As informed by the University Grants Commission (UGC), there are 25 universities and 18 colleges offering Master's Degree in Yoga as per All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) provisional report 2014-15).
Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik in written reply said that the Ministry of Human Resource Development has informed that a committee has been constituted by the government on yoga education in universities under the chairpersonship of H R Nagendra, Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru.

The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the committee included prescribing qualification of faculty of yoga in colleges and universities and also to examine whether the existing qualifications for recruitment of the faculty as at present approved by the UGC will need amendments.
"The Committee in its report has recommended appointment of a sub-committee to finalise the NET syllabus, implementation of seven programmes in universities including certificate course in yoga (CCY) of 6 to 12 months duration, Bachelor of Science (Yoga)- B Sc (Yoga) of 3 to 6 years, Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga (PGDY) of 1 to 2 years.
"Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy (PGDYT) of 1 to 2 years, Masters of Science (MSc)-Yoga of 2 years to 4 years, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)-Yoga of 3 years to 5 years and Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)-Yoga of 4 to 6 years," he said.

He added that the committee has made other recommendations for promotion of yoga in universities which are being examined.