KIIT and National Sports University expand yoga and sports science partnership
KIIT and National Sports University have opened a direct path for yoga students, coaches and researchers into shared training, exchanges and sports science work.
A new MoU between KIIT’s School of Sports and Yogic Sciences and National Sports University, Manipur, puts yoga education directly alongside sports science, high-performance training and research. The agreement was publicly reported in June 2026 and is designed to move students, faculty and researchers between the two institutions, not just connect them on paper.
The partnership is built around concrete exchanges. It calls for academic cooperation, sports science research, student and faculty exchange, yoga education, high-performance sports development and broader knowledge sharing. KIIT already says its collaborations commonly include student and faculty exchanges, internships for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, research and development participation, short-term courses, occupational training, and joint seminars and conferences, so the new tie-up fits an existing model rather than introducing an entirely new one.
That matters because both institutions already sit deep inside the same overlap between yoga and performance training. National Sports University, in Imphal, Manipur, describes itself as a central university under the Government of India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, with undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in Sports Coaching, Sports Sciences and Physical Education. KIIT’s School of Sports and Yogic Sciences offers an M.A. in Yoga and Naturopathy, a Master of Physical Education and Sports, and PhD programmes in Yoga and Physical Education & Sports. For yoga students, that combination could mean a clearer route into applied work with athletes, rather than staying only in studio-based or classroom-based study.
The timing also points to a larger shift in how yoga is being placed inside sports institutions. KIIT hosted the 1st International Conference on Contemporary Yoga Styles: Applications and Benefits for Sports Training and Sports Performance on 27-28 December 2024, then held a national seminar on traditional sports science and yoga on 16 November 2025. NSU marked International Day of Yoga with official sessions on 21 June 2025, showing that yoga was already part of its calendar before the MoU landed. At the same time, NSU was active for the 2026-27 admission cycle, with online applications extended to 30 June 2026.
Taken together, the agreement reads less like a ceremonial signature and more like a training pathway. For yoga practitioners who want to work with athletes, and for sports students looking for a serious yoga component, KIIT and NSU have just made that bridge a little easier to cross.
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