Yoga Class Compulsory for Class 11 and 12

Updated on: Wednesday, July 22, 2015

yoga Yoga class has been made compulsory for Class 11 and 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students, while for those in other classes yoga class should be kept at least twice a week as part of their physical activity programme, the government has instructed to all the schools. Informing this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Ayush Minister Shripad Yasso Naik said yoga education has also been made a compulsory part of study and practice by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

"The HRD Ministry has also informed that there are 15,962 schools affiliated to the CBSE who have already been advised to provide compulsory 40-45 minutes of physical activities or games to the students of Classes I-X every day... and that students of Classes XI-XII should involve in physical activity/ games/physical training/yoga for at least two periods per week (90-120 minutes/ week). The board offers physical and health education for classes XI and XII and yoga class is compulsory part of its curriculum," Naik has written.

Naik said NCTE has already developed modules on yoga education for diploma in elementary education and master of education. "These will be used by more than 18,000 teacher education institutions and also 14 lakh student - teachers and teacher educators who are studying or teaching in these institutions," Naik said. The Minister said that HRD Ministry has informed that the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 which is a policy document for the country, recommended Yoga as an integral part of health and physical education.

Yoga Class Compulsory for Class 11 and 12

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