The Śrīmad-Bhāgavata Vidyāpīṭham offers an extension course titled Bhāgavata-praveśa in Śrī Māyāpura-dhāma. Graduates of this program will be well prepared for the three-year Bhāgavata-śāstrī program in Govardhana, and will be better equipped for knowledgeable preaching of the Bhagavad-gītā. This program in Māyāpura is also open to those who do not plan to study at the Vidyāpīṭham in Govardhana. This program began on 1 November, 2005.