The The institute has been established with a two fold agenda. The first one is to create yoga professionals through yogic education, and training. There is a dearth of qualified yogic professionals in our country. The institute will educate train and prepare qualified teachers, practitioners and researchers so as to carry forward the highly scientific yogic traditions of India. These professionals will be able to spread the true spirit of this knowledge. This institute will ,at another level establish a research center that will modernize yoga keeping in view the current needs. It aims to develop a healthy, discipline and self sustained society .
The INDIAN INSTITUTE OF YOGIC SCIENCE & RESEARCH (IIYSAR) is duly recognized by the Govt. of Odisha in the Department of Culture in their order No. 597UC-36/08 dated 17th Feb 2009 and affiliated to Utkal University of Culture in its order No.Acad.31/2009 Dated 13th July 2009 invites application for admission into Master Degree in Yoga for the academic session 2009-2011.