Department of Sanskrit Studies

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University
(Belur Main Campus)
Department of Sanskrit Studies

Admission test for Integrated MPhil & Ph.D.

An Educational Institute is best known by the completeness of its curriculum and by the amount of expansion it makes beyond the academic syllabus. Swami Vivekananda envisaged a University where modern science and oriental scriptures will be taught hand in hand. Swamiji thundered, “What we want are western Science coupled with Vedanta, Brahmacharya as the guiding motto, and also Shraddha and faith in oneʼs own self.” (CW 5 p.366) He also wrote, “Can you become an occidental of occidentals in your spirit of equality, freedom, work and energy, and at the same time a Hindu to the very backbone in religious culture and instincts? This is to be done. We will do it. You are all born to do it. Have faith in yourselves, great convictions are the mothers of great deeds. Onward for ever!” (CW 5 p. 29)

This is exactly what the Department of Sanskrit Studies under the School of Indian Heritage aims at. With efficient faculty shouldering the responsibility to fulfill the words of the Great Monk the department endavours at producing traditional Shastric knowledge blended with modern outlook.The department tries to produce traditional scholars who also have the comprehension of modern developments. To achieve this goal :

	First of all Samskrit is taught in Samskrit i.e. the medium of instruction is Samskrit itself.
	Undergraduate students get exposed to the traditional knowledge along with the modern subjects like Computer Science, Natural Language Processing, English Literature etc.
	Post Graduate students are offered a course for the deeper studies of the Shastras, especially Paninian Grammar and Advaita Vedanta.
	The students are also taught Sasvara Vedic Chanting and chanting of Gita, Upanisads etc.
	Research Scholars are encouraged to take up research in Shastras from the view of modernity.
	With this the students are encouraged for various co-curricular activities for all-round development.
	The department is also involved in various publications including Prajñāloka (Bi-lingual Annual Peer Reviewed Research Journal).

Thus the department is trying best to fulfill the motto of Śikṣā (Education)

manifestation of Divinity already in Man

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda

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