The University Grants Commission, UGC has brought out the syllabus for NET examination for the subject of yoga. A 12-member committee headed by H R Nagendra has recommended that the NET exam, the qualification criterion for university teachers, should be held in the subject of yoga.

The syllabus for yoga includes Foundations of Yoga, Basic Yoga Texts, Yoga Vasishtha, Patanjali Yoga Sutra, Hatha Yoga Texts, allied sciences, Yoga and Health.