user11541: I am a lay person and I am from India. I wish to become a monk.
Other option before me is to go in search of Truth and reinvent the wheel and find enlightenment myself. But there is no place to go. There are no forests which are not under government control. People are materialistic and they hardly give any value to me becoming a monk or to the state of affairs of the world. That leaves me with only one choice and that is to become a monk.
How can I become a monk?

user471: This page provides an easy-to-read high level overview information on the Ordination Procedure in the Theravada Tradition.
For details regarding the ordination, including eligibility etc., please see the Theravada Vinaya section on Ordination, translated by Ven. Thanissaro.
Please contact the Maha Bodhi Society for more information on how to become ordained in the Theravada tradition in India. They have many branches in India - please see the diagram below.
You can also try the All India Bhikkhu Sangha.
There are also many Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India, like Namdroling Monastery in Mysuru etc.


user24191: It is generally believed by the Vinaya monks that ordaining in India is not good. I think it is because the Vast Majority of Indian Monasteries doesn't follow Vinaya or of invented traditions that follow a different Dhamma.
In Buddhism, Re-inventing any new ideas (as truths) either by ordaining as a solitary Hermit or ordaining in an Invented Tradition considered faulty, since the Omniscient One has already revealed the Truths. There is nothing to be revealed by others. The Disciples are only needed to follow the guidance that the Buddha has laid down.
Anyway, you can find some advice on Where to Ordain in following links, if you are looking for other options in other countries.

Vinaya Comparison of Monasteries

Where to Ordain -American Buddhist Monk: Bhante Subhūti

Where to Ordain --philosophy matching - Dhamma Wheel



11541: <p>I am a lay person and I am from India. I wish to become a monk.
Other option before me is to go in search of Truth and reinvent the wheel and find enlightenment myself. But there is no place to go. There are no forests which are not under government control. People are materialistic and they hardly give any value to me becoming a monk or to the state of affairs of the world. That leaves me with only one choice and that is to become a monk.</p>
<p>How can I become a monk?</p>
 471: <p><a href="https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/ordination1.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This page</a> provides an easy-to-read high level overview information on the <a href="https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/ordination1.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ordination Procedure in the Theravada Tradition</a>.</p>
<p>For details regarding the ordination, including eligibility etc., please see the Theravada <a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/vinaya/bmc/Section0054.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vinaya section on Ordination</a>, translated by Ven. Thanissaro.</p>
<p>Please contact the <a href="https://mahabodhi.info/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Maha Bodhi Society</a> for more information on how to become ordained in the Theravada tradition in India. They have many branches in India - please see the diagram below.</p>
<p>You can also try the <a href="https://www.allindiabhikkhusangha.org.in/Centres_In_India_All_India_Bhikkhu_Sangha.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">All India Bhikkhu Sangha</a>.</p>
<p>There are also many Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India, like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namdroling_Monastery" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Namdroling Monastery</a> in Mysuru etc.</p>
<p><a href="https://mahabodhi.info/" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6tHFV.jpg" alt="Maha Bodhi Society branches" /></a></p>
 24191: <p>It is generally believed by the Vinaya monks that ordaining in India is not good. I think it is because the Vast Majority of Indian Monasteries doesn't follow Vinaya or of invented traditions that follow a different Dhamma.</p>
<p>In Buddhism, Re-inventing any new ideas (as truths) either by ordaining as a solitary Hermit or ordaining in an Invented Tradition considered faulty, since the Omniscient One has already revealed the Truths. There is nothing to be revealed by others. The Disciples are only needed to follow the guidance that the Buddha has laid down.</p>
<p>Anyway, you can find some advice on Where to Ordain in following links, if you are looking for other options in other countries.</p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://classicaltheravada.org/t/vinaya-comparison-of-monasteries/261" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vinaya Comparison of Monasteries</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://americanmonk.org/where-to-ordain/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Where to Ordain -American Buddhist Monk: Bhante Subhūti</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=38243" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Where to Ordain --philosophy matching - Dhamma Wheel</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
