Version: V2.3 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Section 1-General Section 2-Examination process Section 3-Applying for certification Section 4-Registry of successful yoga Professionals Section 1 General What is Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professional? This is a scheme by which Yoga Professionals will be certified for their competence to be yoga professional. Please note that it is not a yoga course or training programme Are there different levels of certification? Yes. There are 3 levels of certification Level 1 Yoga Teacher Level 2 - Yoga Master Level 3 Yoga Guru Currently Level 1 Yoga Teacher certification is operational. The other two levels will be introduced later. You can visit this site for latest information How will the scheme be operated? The Scheme will be operated by Accredited Personnel Certification Bodies Who will accredit the Personnel Certification Bodies? The Personnel certification Bodies will be accredited by National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies(NABCB) as per ISO 17024 What are the accredited personnel certification bodies? Currently there are no accredited personnel certification bodies. The accreditation will be done in due course of time
Who will certify Yoga Professionals? It will be done by Quality Council of India (QCI) for the time being. However it will be done by personnel certification bodies once they are ready and accredited. Section 2 Examination process How will the certification of yoga professionals be done? The Yoga professionals will be certified as per the scheme. The Scheme consists of 1. Competency Standard for Yoga professionals 2. Evaluation Criteria for Yoga Professionals These two documents are available for viewing and downloading on this website. Please refer to section 3 and section documents in downloads What is the process of certification? The yoga professionals desirous of getting certified have to apply for the certification to QCI. It can be done on line as well as off line. Applicants accepted will be informed of the centre at which they will be examined. The examination will consist of Written Examination Practical Demonstration Oral Interview How will I know about examination date? You will be provided with login id and password for you to know the dates of examination for you. You will also be informed by email. What if I am unable to attend on the given date of examination? If you are unable to attend the examination on the specified date, you can send an email to us within 2 days from the receipt of the mail informing of the dates of examination. You will be given an alternate once. However no further requests for different date or city will be accepted and you will forefeet the examination fees What is the mark for passing the examination? The candidate should score a minimum of 70% in the written and 70% in Practical Demonstration cum oral interview
What is the subject for the examination? Please see the competency standard for the details. Written examination will test the knowledge and the practical demonstration will test the skills of the candidate. Do you prescribe any books? No. We do not subscribe any book or other reading material. The yoga professional is advised to prepare as per the competence standard given in section 3 Who will conduct the Practical Demonstration? It will be conducted by a team of 3 senior yoga professionals. The candidate will be informed in advance of the team and the candidate will have an option to opt out if there will be any conflict of interest with the team member. The team member should not have taught the candidate in the last 2 years time. How will I know the results of the examination? You can login to the website and see the details. You will also be informed by mail What is the validity of the Certificate? It is valid for 3 years. There will be surveillance once within 3 years when your competence will be re validated. You need to apply again for re certification after 3 years. Please see the competence criteria and certification process document for more details. Please see the section 4 documents on how surveillance and re certification will be done Section 3 Applying for certification How do I apply for certification as yoga professional? You can apply on-line You can apply off-line by downloading the application form from the website
How do I apply on-line? Please take the on line option and check what is required. You require the following to apply on line 1. Name, address, cell no, email id, Highest Qualification, Yoga training, experience, Language for examination, your examination centre, level of certification, soft copy of pass port size colour photograph 2. You need to agree to abide by the code of conduct & ethics as per format available in website. The filled up format to be submitted at the time examination 3. You need to confirm your health fitness as per format available in the website. The certificate signed by the Medical officer and you to be submitted at the time of examination. 4. Pay the fees Why should I upload photograph? The photograph will be printed on the admit for the exam. It will also be printed in the certificate Why Should I choose the language of examination? The written exam, demonstration and interview will be conducted in the chosen language. Please note that the certificate will also carry Language of Examination : so that the aspirants will clearly know the language that you are comfortable in teaching Why is my city not there in the list of examination centre? The list of cities for the examination centre is based on the likely number of applicants from that city. What should I do if my city is not there in the list of examination centre? 1. You can opt for any other city and appear for the exam at your own cost. 2. Wait for some time to see if your city is getting listed else appear at any other city at your own cost
What is the fee for applying for this certification? It is Rs 6,000 Plus service tax of 14% totalling 6840 for Indian nationals. It is USD $120 plus service tax of 14% totalling 136.8 for other nationals. Please note that You need to pay a fee of Rs 3,000 in year 2 and RS 3,000 in year 3 as Indian Nationals. Foreign nationals will have to pay USD $60 in year 2 and USD $60 in year 3 Where and how can I Pay the exam Fees? You have an option to pay the fee through payment gateway while filling the application form online. You can also pay by Cash/Cheque/DD** in favour of the following account Beneficiary Name : Quality Council of India Address : 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002 Beneficiary Account Number: 223010100053020 Bank Details: AXIS Bank Ltd., Karol Bagh Branch, New Delhi, India IFSC Code : UTIB0000223 **Cheques/DD to be written/drawn in favour of QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA payable at Delhi What if I do not clear the examination? You can re appear with the same application number but you have to pay the fee again every time you register for appearing for the examination. What If I have any grievance with the process or the outcome? Please see the section 5 document which details procedure for handling complaints and appeals How do I apply off line? You can download the application form and fill it up. Send the application form with fees, health fitness certificate and code of conduct and ethics and send to QCI What are the pre requisite to apply?
There is no particular pre requisite to apply for the certification. There is no requirement of age, qualification, training or experience. It all depends on your ability to pass the examination What is the validity of the Certificate? It is valid for 3 years. There will be surveillance once within this 3 years. You need to be re certified after 3 years. Please see the competence criteria and certification process document for more details Section 4 Registry What is Registry? QCI will maintain a database of certified yoga professionals What is the use of the Registry? 1. If you are a certified professional you can search in the registry and make sure your name is appearing in the registry 2. Employers can verify whether a particular professional is certified by referring to the registry 3. Anyone can request for the list of certified yoga professionals and download 4. Fake certificates can be detected by referring to this registry What information will be shown in the Registry? Basic demographic information provided by the applicant along with validity period of the certificate and photograph of the applicant will be shown