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Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit Language and Literature

ID: BSN2021
6 Semesters (3 yrs)
Min Qualification : +2 or equivalent

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The proposed programme, Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit, is conceived to be one duly approved by the competent academic bodies of the university. The choice-based credit system deployed in the delivery of the programme ensures the relevance of the pedagogy with the practices across the country. The programme is organised on a semester basis and it contains 6 semesters spread over 3 years. The students are expected to complete all the required courses for a total of 132 credits. The student has to complete Seven Discipline Core (DCC) courses in the disciplines of their choice, three Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) courses of their choice, four Ancillary Courses (ANC), two core courses in English and MIL, two Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC), two Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), one Skill Enhancement Compulsory Course (SECC), two Generic Elective (GE) courses from the pool defined by other disciplines than the ones chosen by the student as major subjects for his/her study and one Dissertation/Project course to fulfil the requirements of the proposed programme.

The course is aimed at developing communication and writing skills in the Sanskrit language along with comparing the traditional knowledge with contemporary wisdom. The students will be able to develop an ability to effectively communicate both orally and verbally in Sanskrit and develop self-confidence and skills for working independently and in a team. They will have a foundation in literary theories, movements and the history of Sanskrit literature. The programme helps to develop the ability to critically look at concepts, beliefs and ideas in society, while also learning to critically analyze texts and cultural artifacts which increase awareness relating to general issues prevailing in society.

Semester	Course type	Name of the course	Credit
S1	Discipline Core	संस्कृताध्ययनविधिः।	6
	Ancillary Course	National Movement 1	6
	Language Core Course	Reading & Writing English	6
	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course	Environmental Studies	4
S2	Discipline Core	रूपकपरिचयः।	6
	Ancillary Course	Introduction to Mass Communication	6
	Modern Indian Languages (MIL) (Students can choose any one)	മലയാളസാഹിത്യം 1	6
		Hindi Prose and Structure of Hindi Language
		गद्यं नाटकं च। (Sanskrit)
		Functional Arabic
	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (Students can choose any one)	English for Communication	4
		പ്രായോഗികമലയാളം
		Spoken Hindi
		Communication in Sanskrit
		Communication in Arabic
S3	Discipline Core	व्याकरणपरिचयः।	6
	Ancillary Course	National Movement 2	6
	Language Core Course	Literature and the Contemporary World	6
	Skill Enhancement CompulsoryCourses (SECC)	Humanism and Logic	2
	Skill Enhancement Course	श्रीनारायणगुरुदर्शनम्।	2
S4	Discipline Core	संस्कृतकाव्यशास्त्रम्।	6
	Discipline Specific Elective Courses(DSE)	भारतीयदर्शनपरिचयः	6
	Discipline Specific Elective Courses(DSE)	संभाषणसंस्कृतम्	6
	Ancillary Course	News Reporting & Editing	6
	Modern Indian Languages (MIL) (Students can choose any one)	മലയാളസാഹിത്യമാതൃകകൾ	6
		Poetry and Translation(Hindi)
		महाकाव्यं गद्यकाव्यञ्च (Sanskrit)
		Literature in Arabic
S5	Discipline Core	व्याकरणम्-2	6
	Discipline Specific Elective Courses (DSEC) (Students can choose any one)	संस्कृतसाहित्येतिहासः	6
		संस्कृतभाषाशास्त्रम्	6
	Discipline Specific Elective Courses (DSEC) (Students can choose any one)	वैदिकसाहित्यपरिचयः	6
		तर्कशाश्त्रपरिचयः	6
	Generic Elective-1 (Students can choose any one)	മലയാള കവിത	2
		Adaptation Studies
		व्यावहारिक हिन्दी
		Modern Standard Arabic
	Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)	मूल्यशिक्षा	2
S6	Discipline Core	सन्देशकाव्यं गद्यकाव्यञ्च।	6
	Discipline Core	वृत्तम्, अलङ्कारः,चम्पू च।	6
	Generic Elective-2 (Students can choose any one)	Internet Technologies	2
		Biography and Historiography of Sreenarayana guru
		Introduction to Sociology
		Economics in Contemporary World
		Banking
		Modernization of Kerala
		Entrepreneurship and Startups
	Project/Dissertation	Project/Dissertation	6

Fee Components	Fee Amount
Fees for first semester (S1)
Admission fee	350
Affiliation fee	350
Matriculation fee	120
Eligibility fee	250
Identity Card Fee	100
Arts & Sports Activities Fees	200
Student Welfare Fund	300
Tuition fee
1. Self-Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility Fee	1900
2. Assignment fee	160
3. Counselling Fee	800
TOTAL	4,530
Fees for subsequent semesters (S2 to S6)
Tuition fee
Self-Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility Fee	1900
b) Assignment fee	160
c) Counselling Fee	800
TOTAL	2,860