Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha is located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh not in Hyderabad

Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha was established under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956

It is a premier institution in the field of higher learning in Sanskrit studies, Trditional Sastras and Pedagogy.

Undergraduate Courses-

1. PRAK-SASTRI (Eq. to +2/INTERMEDIATE)

Duration: Two years; Age :15 to 18 years

No. of Seats: 60 in all the Sastras

Eligibility :

Candidate must pass in one of the following examinations with minimum five or six papers.

a. S.S.C/CBSE/NOS course with or without Sanskrit and pass in ABHIJNA of Samskrita Bhashapracharini Sabha, Chittoor.

b. Purva Madhyama of 1 Rashtriya Sanskrit Samsthan, New Delhi, 2. Sampoornananda SanskritUniversity, Varanasi

c. Sanskrit Entrance Examination conducted by the Govt. of A.P with English

d. Any examination recognized as equivalent to X calss with Sanskrit.

e. Candidates possession S.S.C without Sanskrit are also eligible to join the course subject to the conditions of passing the entrance test in Sanskrit conducted by the University

Scheme of Study :

Part - 1 : 1st Language : English

2nd Language : Sanskrit/Telugu/Hindi

Part - 2 Paper-1 : Sanskrit (Compulsory) Optional Sastra of Sahitya/ Vyakarana / Darsana /Jyotisha will be taught as part of second year syllabus.

Paper-2 : Sanskrit (Compulsory)

Paper-3 : Sanskrit (Compulsory)

Paper-4 : Mathematics/History (optional)

Paper-5 : Computers

2. SASTRI (Eq. to B.A.)

No. of Seats: 100

Duration: Three years (6 Semesters) ; Age :17 years (as on 1st June)

Eligibility :

Candidate must pass in any one of the following examinations as in 10+2 pattern.

a. Uttara Madhyama of 1. Sampoornananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, 2. Rashtriya SanskritSanskrit, New Delhi.

b. Prak-Sastri of 1. Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, 2. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, NewDelhi

c. Madhyama of Kasi Hindu Viswavidyalaya, Varanasi

d. Varishtopadhyaya of Rajasthan Board of Intermediate Education, Ajmer.

e. Upasastri of 1. Sree Jagannatha Sanskrit University, Puri, 2. Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University,Darbhanga

f. Sahitya of Karnataka State.

g. 1. Intermediate or equivalent examination with Sanskrit or Vichakshana of Samskrita Bhasha Pracharini Sabha, Chittoor of +2 Stage in 10+2+3 Pattern conducted by a recognized board.

2. Equivalent course without Sanskrit at plus 2 stage but studied Sanskrit at school level (10th class) subject to the passing of the entrance test conducted by the Vidyapeetha.

Scheme of Study :

Part - 1 : 1st Language : English

2nd Language : Sanskrit/Telugu/Hindi

Part - 2 : Three Electives

1st Elective : One from the following Sastras :

1. Sahitya (30), 2. Vyakarana (20), 3. Phalitha Jyotisha (15), 4. Siddhanta Jyotisha (5),5. Nyaya (5), 6.Advaita Vedanta (5), 7. Visistadvaita Vedanta (5), 8. Dwaita Vedanta (5),9. Mimamsa (5), 10. Agama (5) (Note : The number in the brackets indicate the number of seats in each sastra.)

2nd and 3rd Electives : any two from the following but not more than one from each group

Group A : 1. English Literature 2. Telugu Literature, 3. Hindi Literature

Group B : 1. History, 2. Archakatva & Pourohitya, 3. Yoga & Meditation, 4. Computer Applications

No. of Seats in Computer Applications - 20

3. SASTRI Vedabhashya (Eq. to B.A.)

No. of Seats: 15

Duration: Three years (6 Semesters) ; Age :17 years (as on 1st June)

Eligibility :

Samhita (Rigveda or Yajurveda) and have some knowledge of Sanskrit are eligible, subject to the passing of entrance test conducted by the Vidyapeetha in Samhita of respective Veda and Sanskrit.

Scheme of Study : Part 1- English & Sanskrit :2 Papers in each year

Paper 2 - 4 papers in each year consisting of Sahitya, Vyakarana and Veda bhashyam

4. B.A.

No. of Seats : 20

Duration : Three years (6 Semesters) ; Age :17 years (as on 1st June)

Scheme of Study :

Part - 1 : (a) 1st Language : English

(b) 2nd Language : Sanskrit/Telugu/Hindi

(c) History of Vedic & Classical Sanskrit Literature.

Part - 2 : 1st Elective : Sanskrit (Compulsory)

2nd and 3rd Electives : any two from the following but not more than one from each group

Group A : 1. English Literature 2. Telugu Literature, 3. Hindi Literature

Group B : 1. History, 2. Archakatva & Pourohitya, 3. Yoga & Meditation,

5. B.Sc.(Sastri)

No. of Seats: 20

Duration: Three years (6 Semesters) ; Age :17 years (as on 1st June)

Eligibility : Prak-Sastri/Intermediate or any other equivalent exam with Sanskrit and Mathematicsas the subjects of study.

Scheme of Study :

Part - 1 : (a) 1st Language : English

(b) 2nd Language : Sanskrit/Telugu/Hindi

(c) History of Vedic & Classical Sanskrit Literature.

Part - 2 : 1st Elective : Sanskrit (Compulsory)/Any Sastra as Specified in the Sastri Course

2nd Elective : Mathematics

3rd Elective : Computer Science

Contact-

Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha
Royal Nagar
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517501