Eligibility and admission
The classes are open to both men and women. Those who want to be admitted as students should be chanting Hare Krishna, following the four regulative principles and seriously interested in this study program. They can apply and we will consider their admission individually. They should also have enough time at hand to carry out their homework and reading assignments. It is best if they have read Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Bhagavad-gītā As It Is at least once and if they have an aptitude for learning Sanskrit.
Candidates should fill our application form in which they are asked about their devotional background and service history. Submission of an application form does not automatically entitle admission into the program. The application forms are duly processed and the short-listed candidates are personally intimated.
As per ISKCON Māyāpura’s bylaws, single men or women who are coming to reside in Māyāpura for more than six months are required to arrange for some ISKCON Māyāpura resident in good standing to become his or her guardian.
Tuition fee and other expenses
There is no tuition fee for the course. However, students have to arrange for all other expenses, including their travel to and from Māyāpura, visas, accommodation and prasāda in Māyāpura.
Textbooks
Students have to bring their personal copies of Bhagavad-gītā As It Is (second edition) and the First Canto of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by Śrīla Prabhupāda with them. Other books can be purchased at Māyāpura. Students should also arrange for their own stationery such as notebooks, pens, papers, etc.