BYB - Important Information for all Applicants

Important: All application formalities must be finalised before joining the University.

Ashram life experience

Overseas candidates applying for the one year course who have no prior (or insufficient) ashram life experience, are strongly advised to spend some time in any of the Satyananda Yoga centres/ashrams around the world in order to gain essential ashram life experience. This will give some exposure to the lifestyle that will be experienced at Ganga Darshan.

The following four international Satyananda Yoga information centres may be contacted for information about the closest centre to you:

For all Australasian countries contact:

Satyananda Yoga Academy Australasia

www.satyananda.net

For all European and South Africa countries:

See the links page.

For USA and Canada contact:

Satyananda Yoga North America

www.yogaacademyna.org

For all Central and South American countries contact:

Satyananda Yoga South America

www.satyananda-yoga.net

The Benefits of Gurukul Discipline (all applicants)

The disciplines of the gurukul are designed to encourage positive growth in each individual, as well as maintaining the integrity of this unique environment. Each student will be requested to abide by these disciplines during their stay. In the unlikely event that a student is unable to comply with these rules, disciplinary action will be taken by the BYB Administration.

Individual Financial Arrangements

All applicants

Credit card facilities are not available in Munger. Credit cards can only be used in Kolkata (Calcutta), Delhi or other major cities, where money can be received instantly and the service is reliable. However, once the course has commenced frequent travel to such cities will not be possible.

Indian applicants

It is advisable to bring enough cash to cover the period of your stay in the ashram.

Overseas applicants

Students should bring enough cash to cover the course formalities as well as their own personal requirements throughout the duration of their stay on campus. For further information on the facilities available please contact Ganga Darshan. You are advised not to rely on bank transfers and encashment of cheques either for payment of your course fees or for your personal financial needs while in Munger.

Travel Documents (for Overseas students)

Overseas students must present the following upon arrival at the Institute:

• Valid passport
• Visa valid for the full duration of the course, without which they will not be admitted.
  Be aware that admitted students are expected to remain on campus for the full period of the course and there is no opportunity for personal travel during this time.
  Furthermore, if a candidates visa has been endorsed for study at this Institute, they are required to register with the local authorities within 2 weeks of entry to the country, and also to depart India within 2 weeks of departure from the campus (at the conclusion of the course). In addition, this endorsement will preclude the candidate touring or travelling as a tourist on that visa.
• Return airline ticket to the student’s own country or proof of a bank fund to cover the same.

  Compliance with local visa/travel regulations is the responsibility of the student.

Recommended Arrival Date

Indian applicants

Indian applicants are expected to reach Munger and contact the ashram one day prior to the Language Test and Adaptability to Ashram Life Interview.

Overseas applicants

Overseas applicants are requested to arrive at Ganga Darshan one week prior to the Language Test and Adaptability to Ashram Life Interview in order to acclimatize to the weather and the environment.

All applicants

Please advise us, by telephone or fax, in advance of your expected arrival date and time, as well as any changes to your proposed arrival date. As the gates close at 5.00 pm, students are requested to arrive at Ganga Darshan before that time.

Train details to Munger here.

Fully residential course

Bihar Yoga Bharati courses are intensive and require all students to remain within the ashram during the entire period of the course, withdrawing temporarily from the distractions of daily life. This means that for the duration of the course, you will not be able to access external services, including email, banking and shopping.Basic provisions and personal items can be purchased on campus. Foreign exchange is also available.

Once you have registered in the campus you will not be permitted to leave the premises until the time of your departure. Any required facilities can be made available through the office. If due to exceptional circumstances you are required to leave campus, prior permission must be taken from the administration. Granting of such permission is at the sole discretion of the administration and the Institute will not be held in any way responsible for your actions or welfare while outside the campus.

Permission is not given at all for visits to Ganga, for swim or bath. In Munger the currents in Ganga are dangerous, treacherous, and unpredictable. The Institute strongly advises you to refrain from entering the water under any circumstance or motivation.

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