About Us

The University of Patanjali (UoP) is named after the great Indian sage Patanjali (c. 900 BC,), who first compiled the numerous writings on Yoga in the form of aphorisms. It was established through Act No. 4/2006 of Uttarakhand State Legislature published in the State Gazette on 05.04.2006. The University is sponsored by Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust (PYP) and is located on Delhi Haridwar National Highway at Bhadrabad, Haridwar nearby the bank of the Ganges. The University is a member of the Association of Indian Universities.

The modern education system has restricted itself to gain information for employment purposes and very little stress has given on personality development for social co-existence.

From self sustaining use of natural resources to self-destructive materialism, Revered Yog Rishi Swami Ramdev and Ayurveda Shiromani Acharya Balkrishna have given the clarion call of ‘Back to Nature’ and propounded the path of natural food to health and happiness through Yoga and Ayurveda. With the growing mass following, more Indians are eager to go back to Ancient roots of Wisdom. Asceticism, health care, integral education and entrepreneurship are its major domains of teaching-learning.

Objective of Patanjali University is to establish and investigate thorought scientific basis for the knowledge advanced by the ancient Indian sages and to undertake systematic research investigations in the background of scientific facts so as to provide it a firm foundation in the emerging world;

• To provide employment oriented education and awaking to the youths so that they become in-grained to preserve knowledge of Ayurveda, herbal medicines, food hygiene, National duty, Indigenous love and Swadeshi life style;

• To establish various colleges and institutions based on traditional lines including Yog, Ayurveda, Veda and Vedang etc. and to provide graduate and post graduate degree courses. And will have right to meet our own objectives, to run diploma courses and certificate programmes which may be sponsored by University Grants Commission;

To establish an R & D center to promote research and innovations in the field of Yog, Ayurveda, Indian culture and Traditional Sciences.

• To provide for instructions and training in such related branches of learning as it may deem fit.

• To arrange the research activities for the creation and dissenintion of knowledge in schools, so that these traditions may be establish on the world fora & also for the easy achievements of students.

• To undertake Yoga/Ayurveda and other such activities related studies so that common people leading to revival of Indian culture in high esteem.