B.A Sanskrit is a three-year course. The course includes Sanskrit prose, poetry, grammar, and passages from the Bhagavad-gita and the Mahabharata. Sanskrit is the language of ancient Indian texts and literature. B.A Sanskrit is the best course to learn about the traditions and way of life of ancient India.
The major portion of the course deals with Sanskrit Prose, Poetry and Drama.The course combines the study of Sanskrit, a classic South Asian language of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It appeared in South Asia at the end of the Bronze Age.
B.A Sanskrit Highlights
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Full-Form |
Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit |
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Level of Study |
Undergraduate |
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Course Duration |
3 years |
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Eligibility |
10+2 in any stream with Sanskrit as a compulsory subject |
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Admission Process |
Merit Based |
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Examination type |
Semester |
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Average Salary |
INR 1,50,000 to 2,50,000 |
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Job Options |
Primary and Secondary School Teachers, Language Tutors, Translators, Content Writers, etc. |
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Areas of Employment |
Schools, Publishing Houses, Media Houses, etc. |
Eligibility Criteria for B.A Sanskrit
1. Applicants must have a high school diploma or 10+2 in Arts, Commerce or Science with a minimum cumulative score of 50% on the final exam.
2. Candidates must have a minimum of 50% marks in all combined to be eligible for admission.
3. Candidates must have done undergraduate from a college or a university which UGC i.e. University Grant Commission has recognized.
4. Candidates should have secured a minimum aggregate score of 45% or more in subjects.
Admission Process
1. Colleges publish notice of admission on their website from June when most Indian universities would have finished degree exams.
2. Candidate to apply for each college, as each college considers each mark the cut-off mark.
3. Some private colleges and deemed universities perform their counselling process by conducting their university-level entrance exams.
4. Some colleges require a minimum of 50% aggregate in the qualifying examination.
5. Candidates who qualify for the test are called for an interview before the final seat allotment.
Career after B.A Sanskrit
There are many career opportunities after BA Sanskrit, they can work as Customer Service Specialists, Translators, Teachers - of Sanskrit, Translator, Tutor - Sanskrit Language, Historian, IAS, Researcher etc.
The professional spectrum of BA Sanskrit also extends to the government sector in various departments. The average salary for Sanskrit graduates in India is around INR 3-7 lakh per annum.
B.A Sanskrit Syllabus
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Semester I |
Semester II |
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Classical Sanskrit Literature (Poetry) |
Classical Sanskrit Literature (Prose) |
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Critical Survey of Sanskrit Literature |
Self-Management in the Gita |
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Semester III |
Semester IV |
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Classical Sanskrit Literature (Drama) |
Indian Epigraphy, Palaeography, Chronology |
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Poetics and Literary Criticism |
Modern Sanskrit Literature |
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Indian Social Institution and Polity |
Sanskrit and World Literature |
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Semester V |
Semester VI |
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Vedic Literature |
Indian Ontology and Epistemology |
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Sanskrit Grammar |
Sanskrit Composition and Communication |
