Degree Course

The Department at present offers a Three Year Degree Course and Two Year Post-graduate Course.

In addition to that, with an aim of imparting knowledge of Sanskrit to the students, researchers and teachers, who did not get an opportunity to study Sanskrit at the UG or PG level, but are desirous to learn the language, the Department has been conducting conducting -

1. Junior Diploma in Sanskrit and

2. Senior Diploma in Sanskrit courses.

3. PG Diploma in Computational Linguistics (From July 1997)

Certificate Course

The following new Courses have also been introduced from 2006-2007 -

Certificate Course in Nāṭya-Śāstra.

Certificate Course in Computational Sanskrit.

It is proposed to start a certificate course in Manuscriptology from next session.

Major Emphasised Areas

MAJOR EMPHASIS ON THE PROGRAMMES OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH :

At P.G. level, the Department offers specialisation in Sāhitya including Sanskrit literature, Kāvya-Śāstra and Nāṭya-Śāstra.

            134 Scholars have worked for their Ph.D. in this Department and 4 for D.Litt. At Present about 18 researchers are working for Ph.D. Researches have been carried on the Mahābhārata, Nāṭya-Śāstra, Sanskrit Drama and Classical as well Modern Sanskrit literature and Computational Linguistics.

The Thrust Areas

The thrust areas in this Department are Sāhitya-Śāstra, Nāṭya-Śāstra, Modern Sanskrit literature and Computational Linguistics. Nine Research Projects completed so far in this Department are related to these areas of study.

New areas of specialization being developed under this Department are Manuscriptology and Computational Sanskrit.