The Department of Yoga Therapy came into existence in the year 2005 after the University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi sanctioned two years P.G. Diploma in Yoga Therapy aiming to cater to the needs of all over development of human being including physical, mental, social and spiritual health of the society. Prof. N.K.Tiwari, Department of History, Culture and Archaeology submitted the proposal to the UGC, New Delhi and established the department.

The course was, however, interrupted during 2011-2016 due to some inevitable reasons. The course has been revived after the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Manoj Dixit assumed his office in the month of May, 2017. Dr. S. S. Mishra, Professor, Department Mathematics and Statistics was as coordinator of the department. Moreover, the Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor had also been pleased to appoint three new faculty members to run the classes of the department as well as to bring about positive aroma and ambience of teaching and learning in the department.

So far, the department has organized two national level seminars and three lectures and produced about 175 post graduate students who passed out from the department. The department has also organized international yoga day which spanned over three days of June 19 – 21, 2017. On June 21, 2017 the programme finally culminated into a form of seminar so as to provide effective platform in order to communicate with and to deliberate fruitfully the related issues of yoga and health amongst larger audience of the society.

Swami Vivekanand Jayanti was celebrated by the department with full fervour and enthusiasm on January 12, 2018. In this programme, Acharya Maithili Nandan Sharan was Chief Guest and speaker on the day. Dr Santoshi, a homoeopathist delivered her lecture on “Women's menstrual problems and solutions”. Two days' workshop was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Aradhana, Mr. Anurag Soni, Ms. Gayatri Verma, Mr. Alok Tiwari. Swami Vivekananda Jayanti was celebrated on January 12, 2018. One day seminar was successfully organizedin the seminar in which the main speaker was Dr Gurudev, Faculty of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga New Delhi, 2018. Plantation drive was launched by the department during start the session in the month of July, 2019.

A national seminar was organized on “Recent Advances in Yoga and Naturopathy” by the department of Yoga Therapy in association with International Naturopathy Organization New Delhi during March 30-31, 2019 in which about 500 participants participated from all over India and about 25 invited lectures and 30 research papers were presented by the researchers and participants. A special session was organized for critical health issues of women and children during the conference. International Yoga days and international e-Conferences have been continuously organized in the last two years during 21-22 June, 2020 and 2021 respectively. Vishwa Bandhutwa Diwas was celebrated on 27 Sept. 2021.

The department has extended its out-reach services to NCC, NSS, various departments by involving them in collective practices of Yogic activities, Aasanas, Dhyana and dietary recommendations etc.

• MOU with NRHM (U.P.) for providing training programme of yoga for community health officers of national health mission of Uttar Pradesh.
• MOU with Maharishi Vedic University, Holland for exchange programme in the field of Yoga, Meditation, community services.