"One Rupanuga Vidyapitha--that is a school for educating brahmanas
and Vaisnavas. We have enough of technological and other types of educational
institutions, but perhaps there is none where actual brahmanas and Vaisnavas
are produced. So we will have to establish an educational institution for that
purpose."
( Srila Prabhupada Letter, 12-Jan-1969 )
Sri Rupanuga Paramartha Vidyapitha is the Academy's central college. Here students learn the fourteen books of Vedic knowledge through Srila Prabhupada's desired courses of Bhaktisastri, Bhaktivaibhava, Bhaktivedanta, and Bhaktisarvabhauma. Each Bhakti level is supplemented by an honors course, as well as optional advanced degree courses designed and established by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Admission will open to both male residential and day students and female day students in September 2004.