After Swami Satyananda Saraswati entered the stage of kshetra sannyasa (renunciation of the estabilshment) in 1988, the responsibility of realizing the vision of Swami Sivananda and Swami Satyananda Saraswati was passed onto Swami Niranjanananda.

For five years he developed Ganga Darshan and laid the groundwork for the realisation of his guru’s vision.

In 1994 he founded and estabilished BYB as a registered and accredited institution for advanced studies in yogic sciences at Ganga Darshan.

It is now officalliy recognized by the Government of India as the first yogic university in the world. Bihar Yoga Bharati is the first university of its kind to impart a comprehensive yogic education with provision for M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., e D.Litt.

BYB admits students with a broad range of interests and backgrounds. Along with yogic education, the spirit of seva (selfless service), samarpan (dedication) and karuna (compassion) is imbibed by the students. BYB is a residential institution where students live in an ashram environment and imbibe yogic lifestyle and training as part of the gurukul (family of the guru).