Central Universities with Yoga Department

Q.  Which of the following Central Universities have been selected to have full-fledged Yoga Department?

1) Central University of Kerala
2) JNU
3) Manipur University
- Published on 22 Jun 16

a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 3
 
  • A committee for promotion of Yoga in Universities was setup by the Government under the chairpersonship of Prof. H.R. Nagendra, Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anushandhana Samasthanam.
  • As outcome of the receipt of the report the Government will ask the UGC to promote BSc(Yoga), MSc(Yoga) and PhD(Yoga) courses through Yoga Department in Universities in the country.
  • The UGC will also consider starting NET in Yogic Sciences during 2016-17.
  • Six Central Universities will have full-fledged Yoga departments from academic session 2016-17 viz. North: Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand; East: Visva Bharati, West Bengal; West: Central University of Rajasthan; South: Central University of Kerala; Central: The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madya Pradesh; & North East: Manipur University.

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