Education at Every Stage of Life
ISKCON is an educational institution. As such, we need different types of education at different stages of our lives. We need to educate our children, who are born to practicing members, in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and we need to provide education and training to train future leaders for our movement.
We also need to train people who are eager to join our movement. At present, at ISKCON Mayapur we have three educational institutions for children catering to their differing propensities and interests, three institutions to train adult devotees, and one recruitment and training program for new bhaktas. Each of these institutions contains appropriately qualified and dedicated devotee teachers and trainers.
Educational Institutions & Academies
Bhaktivedanta Academy
ISKCON Gurukula is an institution dedicated to manifesting Śrīla Prabhupāda’s vision for Vedic education, a system meant to train its students in the philosophy and practice of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The model of Vedic education is the gurukula educational system.
Mayapur Institute
Śrīla Prabhupāda wrote: "Throughout the world there is no institution to impart education in the matter of spiritual understanding. So we are going to open a big center in Mayapur where this education will be internationally imparted." The Mayapur Institute aims to fulfill this desire of Śrīla Prabhupāda by establishing Mayapur as a center for higher education and training.
Mayapur Academy
Creating a brahminical vision and a spiritual future. As ISKCON’s demographic matures into a broad family-based community there is an increasing need for qualified brāhmaṇas. Such active ministers are needed to serve the diverse needs of the community including education, saṁskāras, deity worship, etc.
Sri Mayapur International School (SMIS)
In Sri Mayapur International School (SMIS) we care for a global community of children from diverse backgrounds. We strive to provide a wide variety of engagements in a safe and welcoming environment so that all children can feel a sense of belonging and realize their personal level of excellence.
Bhaktivedanta National School (BVNS)
Bhaktivedanta National School (BVNS) is named after His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Śrīla Prabhupāda. Functioning in Śrī Mayapur, Nadia District, it is an English Medium School following CBSE Curriculum established in 2003 by the Sree Dham Mayapur Township Trust.
Online Gita Study Course
Started in 1994 under the direction of Bhakti Puruṣottama Mahārāja, devotees develop and conduct Kṛṣṇa conscious correspondence courses including the Gita Study Course and Bhagavata Study Course.
New Bhakta Training & Recruitment Center
Established in 1978, the Bhakta training department trains around 100 young men yearly. Over two months, they receive systematic education in devotional service in Bengali, Hindi, and English under senior brahmacārī Murārī Gupta Prabhu’s guidance.
Head: Surendra Gauranga Das
+91-3472-245043, +91-3472-245385
Room No.120, Chakra Building