Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Deemed University) Shri Sadashiv Campus, Puri (Oris sa) CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION OF STUDENTS

TO VARIOUS COURSES Minimum age and qualification (Minimum age as on 1st October in the year of admission) Courses Age Qualification Prathama 10 Class V Purva Madhyama 13 Class VIII With Sanskrit; Prathama or equivalent examination r ecognized by Sansthan. Uttara Madhyama 15 Purvamadhyama, Matric with Sanskrit or equivalent examinatio n. Prak Shastri 15 Class X (Of Board examination) subject to passing the entrance t est in Sanskrit. Shastri 17 +2 with Sanskrit Uttara Madhyama, Prak Shastri or equivalent. Bridge Course (Setu) 19 Shastri or equivalent Acharya 20 B.A. with Sanskrit, Shastri or equivalent. Shiksha Shastri 20 Shastri or Acharya or equivalent exam in Sanskrit with at lea st 45% marks and subject to passing PSST exam. Vidyavaridhi 22 Acharya or equivalent exam in Sanskrit with at least 55% or 60% marks

PROCEEDURE Application forms duly filled in must reach the Principals of Kendriya Sans krit Vidyapeethas and affiliated institutions concerned latest by 31st July and before 15th August with late fee. Attested copies of the following Certificate s hould accompany the application: Certificate of the last examination passed (Provisional Certificate in the abse nce of regular one). Certificate in support of date of birth (Certificate of Secondary or equivalent examination in which the date of birth is mentioned). Character Certificate from the Head of the educational institution last attende d. Transfer Certificate (T.C.) Migration Certificate for Acharya and Shiksha- Shastri. Mark Sheets of the previous examinations passed. Certificate of Games & Sports and other extracurricular activities.

Medical Fitness certificates from a Gazzetted Medical Officer or R. M. P. (for s eeking admission in Shiksha Shastri and Shiksha - Acharya course). The originals of the Certificates and documents should be produced at the t ime of interview for scrutiny and verifications. In complete, incorrect and late applications shall not be considered for ad mission. Migration certificates should be submitted at the time of admission. In spe cial circumstances, the Principal may grant permission to submit the migration C ertificate latest by 31st December of the year of admission, failing which the a dmission of the student concerned shall be cancelled without notice.

A student shall have to pay the required fees at the time of admission. Admission shall be in the first year of a course. The principal shall satis fy himself that the student possesses the required knowledge of Sanskrit for pur suing a particular course of study. The principal may, depending on the local conditions and other exigencies, relax a particular rule, under intimation to H. Q. Office. ADMISSION AND OTHER FEES The following fees will be charged from the students admitted to the Kendri ya Sanskrit Vidyapeethas and affiliated institutions annually: Enrolment Fee Rs. 5.00 Admission Fee For Prathama to Uttara Madhyama and Prak Shastri Rs. 2.00 For Shastri, Shastri Bridge Course, Acharya, Shiksha Shastri Rs. 5.00 For Vidya Varidhi Rs. 10.00 Identity Card (Except for Prathama) Rs. 5.00 Magazine Fee Rs. 15.00 Games Fee Rs. 15.00 Extra curricular activities fee Rs. 15.00 Library Caution Money (Refundable) Prathama & Purva Madhyama Rs. 20.00 Uttara Madhyama & Prak Shastri Rs. 80.00

FOR SHIKSHA SHASTRI ONLY In addition to the above, the Shiksha Shastri students shall have to pay th e following charges towards the student s funds: - Scouting, camps & group photo Rs. 50.00 Medical and First aid to the students Rs. 30.00 Practical Note Books and Miscellaneous items Rs. 70.00 Provided that the Academic Council of the Sansthan shall be empowered to mo dify the fee structure at any time. No refund (except the Library deposit) shall be made to a student who the c ollege after taking admission. Sanskrit may have ceased to be spoken by people, but there is a remote village i n this coastal district of Orissa where every home has a pundit of the ancient l anguage. Sasana village in the Shyamsundar gram panchayat area is almost an anachronism in today's culture which no longer takes pride in mastering the language which, along with Latin, was once the two most dominant languages in the world. The village, inhabited almost fully by Brahmins, has a little over 32 households with 200-odd members. In all the households one will come across Sanskrit pundi ts employed in government-run Sanskrit-medium educational institutions. "We are proud patrons of Sanskrit. The ancient language is very much alive at th e village, 76-year-old Baishnav Charan Pati, a Sanskrit pundit who has retired f

rom his teaching job, said.