Certification Process

Eligibility Criteria:
Yoga Certification Board has started eight types of certification for Yoga professionals under two categories – (1) Yoga Education and Training, (2) Yoga Therapy. Eligibility Criteria, Competencies, Functions and Credit Points of the certification are as follows:-

Category: Yoga Education and Training
Types of Certification	Eligibility criteria	Age	Competencies / Teaching Hours	Certificate holder can functions	Personal Attributes	Credit Point
Yoga Volunteer	Open for all. All individual can take part in the training program.	Upto 75 years	Equivalent to not less the 36 hours.	For promotion of well being of oneself and society at large; assist in conducting group classes for Yoga Volunteer, Yoga classes in the park, Yoga related IDY programs. Can be part of Fit India Movement. Can conduct Yoga break protocol in work places.	-	-
Yoga Protocol Instructor	- For admission in the course it is suggested/desired that the candidate should have passed 10 standard /secondary school certificate from a recognized board or equivalent. However, the Yoga Institutions can define their own eligibility. - Open Candidates: There are no eligibility criteria for candidate. The Yoga professionals who have knowledge and skill, can appear for certification through PrCBs.	No age limit	Not less than 200 hours or not less than 3 months as part time or not less than 1 month as full time course.	Yoga Instructors for teaching basics of Yoga to teach Common Yoga Protocol developed by the Ministry of AYUSH for International Day of Yoga. For classes in parks, societies etc., for prevention of diseases and promotion of health.	The job requires individual to have good communication skills, time management skills and ability to understand the body language of the trainees. The job requires individual to possess key qualities such as selfdiscipline, confidence, maturity, patience, compassion, active listening, time management, empathetic, language proficiency.	12
Yoga Wellness Instructor	- For admission in the course it is suggested/desired that the candidate should have passed 12th Standard / Higher Secondary School Certificate from a recognized board or equivalent. However, the Yoga Institutions can define their own eligibility. - Open Candidates: There are no eligibility criteria for candidate.	No age limit	Not less than 400 hours or not less than 6 months as part time or not less than 3 months as full time course.	Yoga Instructor to teach Yoga for prevention of illness and promotion of wellness in schools, Yoga studios, work places etc.	-	24
Yoga Teacher and Evaluator	-For admission in the course it is suggested/desired that the candidate should be graduate in any stream from a recognized University or equivalent. However, the Yoga institutions can define their own eligibility. - Open Candidates: There are no eligibility criteria for candidate.	No age limit	Not less than 800 hours or not less than 15 months as part time or not less than 9 months as full time course.	Master Trainers in Yoga educational institutions, Yoga training courses and training programs. He or she can also act as evaluator and assessor of Yoga professionals. Can teach in studios, institutions, colleges / universities / institutions of higher learning.	The job requires individual to have good communication skills, time management skills and ability to understand the body language of the trainees. The job requires individual to possess key qualities such as selfdiscipline, confidence, maturity, patience, compassion, active listening, time management, empathetic, language proficiency, engaging with students, dedication to teaching, ability to build caring relationships with students, friendliness and approachability, Independent, credible, analytical skills etc.	46
Yoga Master	-For admission in the course it is suggested/desired that the candidate should be graduate in any stream from a recognized University or equivalent. However, the Yoga institutions can define their own eligibility. - Open Candidates: There are no eligibility criteria for candidate.	No age limit	Not less than 1600 hours.	Will act as Master Educator / Trainer in Yoga educational programs & skilled professionals can teach, evaluate & assess for all levels & will be a guiding force.	The job requires individual to have good communication skills, time management skills and ability to understand the body language of the trainees. The job requires individual to possess key qualities such as selfdiscipline, confidence, maturity, patience, compassion, active listening, time management, empathetic, language proficiency, engaging with students, dedication to teaching, ability to build caring relationships with students, friendliness and approachability, Independent, credible, analytical skills etc.	92
Assistant Yoga Therapist	- 10+2 pass - Open Candidates: There are no eligibility criteria for candidate.	No age limit	Not less than 400 hours (Contact program for 100 hrs. to be conducted on Anatomy, Physiology).	Can work under supervision of certified physician or certified Yoga Therapist & Yoga Consultant on specific disorders.	Good communication skills, time management and ability to understand the body language of the trainees.	24
Yoga Therapist	- Any Degree holder - Open Candidates: There are no eligibility criteria for candidate.	No age limit	Not less than 800 hours (Contact program for 100 hrs. to be conducted on Anatomy, Physiology).	Can work along with certified physician or certified Therapeutic Yoga Consultant to give Yoga Therapy on all disorders.	Good communication skills, time management and ability to understand the body language of the trainees. Self discipline confidence, maturity, patience, compassion, active listening, empathetic, and proficiency in language.	46

Assessment pattern under various types of certification is as follows.

Name of Certification	Max. Marks (Theory)	Practicum Marks						Max. Marks (Theory + Practical)	Duration (Theory Exam)	Passing Marks
		Demonstration	Teaching skill	Evaluation skill	Application of Knowledge	Field exp.	Max. Marks (Practical) Total
Yoga Protocol Instructor	60	80	40		10	10	140	200	2 hrs
Yoga Wellness Instructor	60	80	40		10	10	140	200	2 hrs
Yoga Teacher & Evaluator	80	60	20	20	10	10	120	200	2 hrs
Yoga Master	120	15	15	20	20	10	80	200	2 hrs	70% in each (Theory & Practical)
Assistant Yoga Therapist	60	80	20		30	10	140	200	2 hrs
Yoga Therapist	100	30	20	20	20	10	100	200	2 hrs
Yoga Therapist	60	80	40		10	10	140	200	2 hrs
Yoga Therapist	60	80	40		10	10	140	200	2 hrs

Qualifying Certification Exam
The candidate has to secure qualifying marks both in theory and practical independently.

• The candidate has to secure 70% marks in each of the theory and practical separately to qualify/pass the assessment test. However maximum 5% of grace marks will be given either in theory or practical who can qualify/pass the exam. Percentage of grace marks will be calculated on total marks in each of the theory and practical separately. In case marks are in decimal figure, it shall be rounded off to higher number.
• The students who have done PG, M.Sc. in Yoga from the YCB accredited institute and appearing for Yoga Master Certification shall get 10 marks exemption in field experience on producing certificate from the institute.
• Candidate absent in either theory exam or practical/skill test will be considered as fail.
• If a candidate is present in theory exam but is unable to attend or does not appear in practical/skill test, he/she has to inform the concerned institution for appearing in the practical / skill test in the next scheduled date & time well in advance with valid reason / unavoidable circumstances. If the candidate is unable to do so he/she will be considered as fail. The assessing institution may consider the request of the candidate in exceptional case on merit basis.
• If the candidates secures qualifying marks in practical test but fails in theory, he/she can reappear in theory exam only once within 3 month from the declaration of result. The candidate shall have to deposit the prescribed exam/assessment fee of the institution for appearing in the theory exam.
• If the candidate secures qualifying marks in theory but fails in practical, he/she will be considered as fail. The candidate shall apply for certification as fresh candidate. In such condition, the candidate shall pay full assessment fee as decided by the concerned institution. They do not have to pay enrolment fee for the particular types of certification. His/her unique enrolment no. shall be valid for life time.

Re-checking of Marks

• If the candidate is not satisfied with the result, he/she can request the concerned PrCB / Yoga Institution for re-checking of theory answer sheet (OMR) within 15 days from the date of declaration of result.
• Re-checking is limited to the calculation of marks.
• If the candidate is still not satisfied, he/she can request the concerned PrCB/ Institution for re-checking of the answer sheet in his / her presence. The concerned agency shall arrange the OMR sheet and question paper in the presence of examiner on receipt of the prescribed fee.
• The candidate shall pay the prescribed re-checking fee to the concerned institution for rechecking. Request for re-checking of answer sheet will be considered after receiving the requisite fee.
• In no case, the candidate is allowed to take the question papers/ OMR sheet or its copy along with him/her.
• The concerned PrCB / Yoga Institution will response within 30 days from the date of request for re-checking.

Issuing/Re-issuing Certificate

• The successful / passed candidates shall be issued Certificate and ID card with unique number by the YCB.
• The Certificate in hard copy shall be issued to the qualified candidates. The Certificates issued will bear a unique certificate no. and security enabled QR code. Passed candidate will be able to download digital certificate through his/her login once it is enabled.
• The successful / passed candidates shall request to YCB through their concerned institution for re-issuing certificate. The candidate shall pay fee for re-issuing certificate.

Validity of Certificate
Validity of the certificate will be counted from the date of declaration of result. Validity of the certificate under different categories will be as per the following:

Name of certification	Validity
Yoga Volunteer	5 Years
Yoga Protocol Instructor	5 Years
Yoga Wellness Instructor	5 Years
Yoga Teacher & Evaluator	5 Years
Yoga Master	5 Years
Assistant Yoga Therapist	5 Years
Yoga Therapist	5 Years
Yoga Therapist	5 Years

Renewal of Certificate

• The candidate, certified under different types of certification, has to appear in the Continuing Yoga Education (CYE) program for renewal of his/her certificate.
• Certified Yoga Professionals shall have to attend the CYEP before expiry of the certificate for its renewal.

Application Form Filling:

• Applicant needs to complete the Stage-1 of the online Application Form and submit along with the requisite documents and prescribed enrolment fee.
• Second stage of the application process needs to be filled when the candidate is willing to take up the assessment. The candidate at this stage needs to choose the category of certificate, date of assessment, preferred city for assessment, the assessing agency (accreditated PrCB, Yoga Institutions/centres) etc. The applicant has to deposit the assessment fee. Acknowledgement of the receipt of application form and fee will be sent to the applicant.
• Applicant can deposit exam/assessment fee online.
• The applicant shall, along with the application, declare any pending judicial proceedings relating to his conduct and any pending proceedings by any regulatory body. The applicant shall also declare any instances of discomfort / disability caused to any of his students in the past. Application from such an applicant shall not be entertained.
• Candidate shall declare if he/she has been an applicant or certified under this scheme by any other PrCB and YCB’s recognized Institutions. He/she shall provide details of status of application/certification and period of certification. The PrCB/Institutions may verify the information by contacting the concerned Institutions.

Fee for enrolment and assessment of Yoga Professionals:

• Enrolment fee is onetime fee for the applied certification and is valid for life time for that certification. If he/she wishes to appear for other type of certification, they have to pay enrolment fee of that certification.
• If the candidate fails and wishes to reappear in the same examination with the same institution or other institution, he/she does not have to pay enrolment fee.
• Enrolment fee once paid shall not be refunded in any case / circumstances.
• If at any exam centre location, total count of enrolled applicants those who have paid the fees falls below 30, then the assessing agency reserves the right to cancel that location and conduct the exam at other location or on some other date. The candidate will be intimated about the same and the candidate can either accept the request for change of location / date or can ask for full refund of assessment fee from the concern institution (PrCB, Yoga institution/center).
• If the institution does not conduct certification examination within 3 months’ time period from the date selected by the candidates for assessment, the candidate can request for refund of its full assessment fee from the concern assessing institution.
• In case the assessing agency is unable to conduct examination at the center selected by the candidate for re-appearing within 3 months from the date of request for reappearing, the concerned assessing agency shall facilitate the candidate for appearing in the examination conducted in other nearby center or through other assessing agency. If such facilitation does not work or is not acceptable to the candidate, the candidate can ask for full return of the fee paid to the assessing agency.
• The assessment/Exam fee shall not be refunded once admit card is issued. 13.10 Fee structure under various types of certification are-

Certification Name	For Indian candidates		For foreign candidates
	Enrolment fee (in INR`)	Exam fee (in INR`)	Enrolment fee (in USD $)	Exam fee (in USD $)
YV(Yoga Volunteer)	295	-	25	-
YPI(Yoga Protocol Instructor)	1180	1180	100	200
YWI (Yoga Wellness Instructor)	1770	1770	150	350
YT&E (Yoga Teacher & Evaluator)	2360	3540	200	400
YM (Yoga Master)	2950	5900	300	500
AYTh (Assistant Yoga Therapist)	1180	2360	200	400
AYTh (Assistant Yoga Therapist)	2950	5900	300	500
ThYC (Therapeutic Yoga Consultant)	5900	11800	400	600

Fee of re-checking:

• A sum of Rs. 1,180/- for re-checking in absence of candidate.
• Fee of Rs. 3540/-for re-checking in presence of candidate and examiner

Enrolment Number

• The applicant shall follow the application process and other rules and regulations while enrolling for any types of YCB certification and processing the application.
• On successful enrolment with YCB, the candidate will be provided a unique enrolment number which will be valid for life time and will be reference for any future requirement.
• Acceptance of application is subject to scrutiny of the documents submitted along with the application form. YCB shall complete the scrutiny process within 7 working days. In case of any gap/ discrepancy, the same shall be intimated to the candidate through mail/ telephonic message.
• Enrolment no. of the candidate will be same if the candidate applies for other types of YCB certification.

Rejection of application:
The application can be cancelled under following circumstances.

• If the applicant does not provide the required information within 7 working days from the date of intimation to the applicant;
• The application shall be rejected, if it is found that the information provided is incorrect.
• The applicant, whose certificate was cancelled / application rejected because of violation of terms & conditions and/or malpractice during exam shall not be eligible to apply.

Cancellation / suspension / debarment from certification of YCB Yoga Professional

• If the candidate is found engaged in malpractice in the examination, his/her application shall be rejected.
• If the given information in the application form is found incorrect at any point of time.
• The candidate shall be debarred /suspended from appearing in the certification examination of Yoga Professionals for 3 years.
• If any evidence of misconduct is observed during examination the candidate will not be allowed to appear for 3 years in any of the assessment for certification for Yoga Professionals conducted under YCB.

Appearing in the Assessment/Examination

• The candidate shall have to appear for theory and practical exam at the allocated exam centre well before the scheduled time preferably one hour before.
• The candidate shall not be allowed if he/she reached at the centre after 15 minutes from the scheduled time.
• Requests for change of location/ date by the candidate after issuance of admit card will generally not be considered. In exceptional cases, the assessing agency may consider the request on merit basis and the assessing agency will exercise discretion in such cases.
• The candidate will be issued admit card to the candidate atleast one week in advance. The candidate can download the admit card from YCB website through his / her login ID.
• If the candidate does not receive admit card one week before, he/she has to contact the concerned institution.
• The candidate shall carry admit card and valid ID card, pen, etc to appear in the exam.

Result Declaration:

• Result of the exam shall be declared within 30 days from conduct of exam.
• Candidate can view result on YCB website as well as concerned assessing agency’s website. The candidate can view and download his/ her result.

Communication / enquiry process:

• Candidate can communicate with the institution for all types of queries related to certification, examination, admit card, result declaration, certificate etc.
• Contact details of the institutions are available on website.