THE RETREAT – DON BOSCO, (Salesian Post-Novitiate), Yercaud – 636 601, Salem Dt., Tamil Nadu, India.
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ADMISSION Admissions Open for Academic Year 2026-27: 2-Year Diploma in Philosophy (Affiliated to UPS, Rome) • National Seminar on Contemporary Indian Philosophy & Hermeneutics scheduled for next month • URGENT Jnanodaya Journal of Philosophical Studies: Call for Research Papers Vol. 18 Issue 1 •
Jnanodaya Salesian Institute of Philosophy
The Retreat – Don Bosco · Est. 1950 · Yercaud
Salesian Institute of Philosophy — Post-Novitiate Formation | Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome
"Let Him Illumine Our Mind!" — Ṛg Veda 3.62.10 (Gāyatrī Mantra)
 UPS Rome Affiliated
 Diploma in Philosophy
Since 1950
Jnanodaya Salesian Institute of Philosophy

Daily Community Life

The daily order at Jnanodaya harmoniously balances prayer, academic classes, physical fitness, communal manual work, joyful recreation, and silent study.
Joyful Fraternal Collaboration and Salesian Community Living
Joyful Fraternal Collaboration and Salesian Community Living
Time Community Order of the Day
05.20 a.m.Rising, Morning Jogging
06.00 a.m.Lauds (Morning Prayer) & Meditation
06.45 a.m.Holy Eucharistic Celebration, Morning Study
08.00 a.m.Breakfast & Morning Manual Jobs
09.00 a.m.Academic Lectures (Classes I & II)
10.45 a.m.Academic Lectures (Classes III & IV)
12.15 p.m.Elocution Practice & Language Development
12.35 p.m.Lunch, Community Recreation & Hobbies
02.20 p.m.Afternoon Lectures (Classes V & VI)
03.30 p.m.Tea, Warm-up Exercises & Community Games
05.15 p.m.Personal Study & Library Research in Hall
07.30 p.m.Vespers (Evening Prayer) & Spiritual Reading
08.00 p.m.Supper & Fraternal Recreation
08.45 p.m.Holy Rosary, Night Prayers & Rector’s Goodnight
10.10 p.m.Retire to Bed – Grand Silence