Official Indian figures show yoga teacher training participation across PMKVY courses, state and union territory totals, and the wider Yoga Certification Board ecosystem. PMKVY reported 3,293 candidates trained in yoga-related courses in 2023–24 and 20,641 in 2024–25. These are candidates trained through that program, not a complete global or private-market enrollment census.
Contents
- National enrollment totals
- State participation in 2023–24
- State participation in 2024–25
- Comparing the two reporting years
- Course volume and duration
- The certification framework
- India’s broader certification ecosystem
National enrollment totals
The clearest national measure in the available official figures is the number of candidates trained in yoga-related courses under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, or PMKVY. The program recorded 3,293 candidates across India in 2023–24 and 20,641 in 2024–25. Both figures are reported by the Government of India source titled YOGA SKILL COURSES, with the measurement periods stated as 2023–24 and 2024–25.
The same source gives a separate measure for Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) educational and training programs. Those programs benefited 3,018 people in 2023–24 and 3,006 people in 2024–25. This is a program-beneficiary measure, so it should be read separately from PMKVY candidates trained. It does not establish that the two groups are mutually exclusive, nor does it convert either series into a count of all yoga teacher certification enrollments.
| Official measure | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | Measurement scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| PMKVY candidates trained in yoga-related courses | 3,293 | 20,641 | India; candidates trained |
| MDNIY educational and training programs | 3,018 | 3,006 | People benefited |
These national numbers describe two official channels rather than the entire market. The source notes that the PMKVY figures cover candidates trained in yoga-related courses. They do not count every private, independent, or international yoga teacher-training enrollment. The MDNIY figures similarly describe educational and training programs, not an annual census of every person pursuing a yoga credential.
State participation in 2023–24
The PMKVY state and union territory table reports 2023–24 counts for 20 named locations. Uttar Pradesh had 789 candidates trained, the largest listed count for that reporting year. Odisha followed with 331, while Maharashtra recorded 249 and Haryana 248. Rajasthan recorded 237 candidates, and Kerala recorded 215.
The middle of the reported distribution included Uttarakhand with 156 candidates, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh with 143 each, Karnataka with 138, and Punjab with 112. Assam recorded 86 candidates, West Bengal 80, and Andhra Pradesh 60. These values are location-specific counts for PMKVY yoga-related course training during 2023–24.
The smaller reported counts were 47 candidates in Gujarat, 44 in Tamil Nadu, 32 in Jammu & Kashmir, and 30 in Arunachal Pradesh. The source table omits locations represented by a dash; those omissions are not treated as zero here. The figures therefore show reported participation for the named locations, not a complete ranking of every state and union territory in India.
Here are the 2023–24 values as reported by YOGA SKILL COURSES:
| State or union territory | Candidates trained, 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 789 |
| Odisha | 331 |
| Maharashtra | 249 |
| Haryana | 248 |
| Rajasthan | 237 |
| Kerala | 215 |
| Uttarakhand | 156 |
| Chhattisgarh | 143 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 143 |
| Karnataka | 138 |
| Punjab | 112 |
| Assam | 86 |
| West Bengal | 80 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 60 |
| Gujarat | 47 |
| Tamil Nadu | 44 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 32 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 30 |
State participation in 2024–25
The 2024–25 PMKVY table contains a different pattern of reported participation. Uttar Pradesh recorded 4,697 candidates trained, Rajasthan 4,390, Haryana 2,441, Madhya Pradesh 2,006, and Punjab 1,979. Uttarakhand recorded 1,083 candidates, while Delhi recorded 596.
The next group included Jharkhand with 375 candidates, Odisha with 385, Maharashtra with 386, Jammu & Kashmir with 315, Kerala with 248, and Tamil Nadu with 250. Gujarat and Chhattisgarh each recorded 160 candidates. Bihar recorded 169, Meghalaya 190, Manipur 134, West Bengal 134, Himachal Pradesh 110, and Ladakh 44.
Several locations recorded lower counts than in the previous reporting list, while others appeared in the 2024–25 table without a corresponding 2023–24 figure in the supplied rows. For example, Andhra Pradesh recorded 59 candidates, Arunachal Pradesh 70, Assam 165, and Karnataka 55. These are reported 2024–25 values, not estimates for missing prior-year observations.
The complete set of supplied 2024–25 state and union territory counts is below. Every figure refers to candidates trained in PMKVY yoga-related courses during 2024–25, according to YOGA SKILL COURSES.
| State or union territory | Candidates trained, 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,697 |
| Rajasthan | 4,390 |
| Haryana | 2,441 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,006 |
| Punjab | 1,979 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,083 |
| Delhi | 596 |
| Maharashtra | 386 |
| Odisha | 385 |
| Jharkhand | 375 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 315 |
| Tamil Nadu | 250 |
| Kerala | 248 |
| Bihar | 169 |
| Assam | 165 |
| Chhattisgarh | 160 |
| Gujarat | 160 |
| Manipur | 134 |
| West Bengal | 134 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 110 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 70 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 59 |
| Karnataka | 55 |
| Ladakh | 44 |
| Meghalaya | 190 |
Comparing the two reporting years
The national PMKVY count moved from 3,293 candidates trained in 2023–24 to 20,641 in 2024–25. The two values are not a universal enrollment series for the yoga-teacher field, but they do show the reported scale of PMKVY yoga-related training in each period. MDNIY’s separate beneficiary count was 3,018 in 2023–24 and 3,006 in 2024–25, making that program measure broadly similar across the two periods even though it is defined differently.
Among locations appearing in both supplied reporting-year lists, the reported counts varied in direction and size. Andhra Pradesh went from 60 to 59, while Arunachal Pradesh rose from 30 to 70. Assam went from 86 to 165, and Chhattisgarh from 131 to 160. Delhi rose from 143 to 596. Haryana went from 248 to 2,441, and Jammu & Kashmir from 32 to 315.
Karnataka moved from 138 to 55, while Kerala moved from 215 to 248. Madhya Pradesh went from 143 to 2,006, Maharashtra from 249 to 386, Odisha from 331 to 385, Punjab from 112 to 1,979, and Rajasthan from 237 to 4,390. Tamil Nadu rose from 44 to 250, Uttar Pradesh from 789 to 4,697, Uttarakhand from 156 to 1,083, and West Bengal from 80 to 134. These comparisons are descriptive only; the supplied figures do not explain changes in course availability, reporting, or local participation.
Course volume and duration
PMKVY offers three named yoga courses: Yoga Instructor, Yoga Trainer, and Assistant Yoga Instructor. The official YOGA SKILL COURSES report states that the courses have a duration range from 200 hours at the lower end to 500 hours at the upper end.
That range matters when interpreting enrollment statistics. “Yoga-related courses” is a broad label covering courses with different names and potentially different training loads within the stated 200-to-500-hour span. A candidate trained in a 200-hour Yoga Instructor course and a candidate trained in a 500-hour Yoga Trainer course would both be represented in the PMKVY count, but the count itself does not identify the course-level split.
The three-course structure also distinguishes the PMKVY training offer from the broader Yoga Certification Board system. Course names, course duration, certification categories, and institution accreditation are related parts of the education ecosystem, but the supplied statistics do not provide a separate enrollment total for each PMKVY course.
The certification framework
The Government of India’s 2018 description of the Yoga Certification Board scheme says that the scheme offers certification under three categories. Its Yoga Education and Training category contains four levels, ranging from Yoga Protocol Instructor through Yoga Master. The same description says that yoga institution and school accreditation is organized into four categories.
These structural figures come from the official Meeting on Certification of Yoga Professionals and Accreditation of Yoga schools held at New Delhi, published as a 2018 scheme description. They should be understood as the framework described in that source and period. They are not annual enrollment totals and should not be combined with the PMKVY candidate counts as though they measured the same population.
For readers comparing programs, the framework supplies three useful dimensions: the number of certification categories, the four levels within Yoga Education and Training, and the four accreditation categories for institutions and schools. The supplied figures do not state how many candidates enrolled at each level, how many completed each level, or how many institutions belonged to each accreditation category in 2018.
India’s broader certification ecosystem
The 2026 official account of India’s yoga education ecosystem reports more than 70 functioning Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, or BNYS, colleges. It also reports more than 5,000 functioning yoga training institutes. These are counts of institutions in 2026, not counts of people enrolling during a single academic or reporting year.
The same Union Minister Shri Prataprao Jadhav Chairs Fourth Meeting of Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Ministry of Ayush source reports that Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga had trained more than 600,000 yoga volunteers by 2026. It separately reports that more than 700,000 yoga professionals and volunteers had been certified under the Yoga Certification Board framework by 2026.
Those two 2026 figures are cumulative measures. “More than 600,000” describes volunteers trained by MDNIY by that point, while “more than 700,000” describes professionals and volunteers certified under the Yoga Certification Board framework. Neither figure is an annual enrollment total, and neither should be added to the 2023–24 or 2024–25 PMKVY counts.
Taken together, the reported measures cover several different units: candidates trained in PMKVY courses, people benefiting from MDNIY programs, certification and accreditation framework components, institutions functioning in 2026, and cumulative volunteers or certified professionals. Keeping those definitions and measurement periods separate is essential when using yoga teacher certification enrollment statistics to understand India’s yoga and mindful movement education landscape.