Yoga-related courses are being offered in as many as 131 universities in India, according to an All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Portal 2019-20.
The information was provided by the Minister of State for Education, Dr Subhas Sarkar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
The minister also informed the House that the Union Education Ministry had constituted a committee under the chairpersonship of Professor HR Nagendra on January 15, 2016 for making recommendations on Yoga Education in universities.
The Committee submitted its report in April, 2016 and prescribed curriculum for Yoga courses in its recommendations, the minister said.
The MoS for Education also informed that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has recognized studies in Yoga at Graduation and Post Graduation levels. The UGC has also introduced Yoga as a new National Eligibility Test (NET) subject from January 2017 UGC-NET onwards.