Sanskrit is an Indo-Aryan Language. When translated, the word means “refined speech”. It is generally acknowledged as the conventional language of Buddhism as well as Hinduism. This language has a unique place in our society.

There are several colleges as well as universities in our country that offers graduate as well as postgraduate courses in Sanskrit. To join the Master’s course in this subject, a student is supposed to have a graduate degree in the allied topic. Also the candidates may be required to appear for entrance exams. The entrance exam may vary from university to university. But normally the questions will be from areas related to the subject. A list of some of the entrance exam in Sanskrit is given below.

List of Entrance Exam

• Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Entrance Exam
• Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) Entrance Exam
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (Masters in Arts) Sanskrit Entrance Exam
• Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha Entrance Exam
• Delhi University (DU) MA Sanskrit Entrance Test

Career Prospects

There are several jobs available for a student who has finished his/her postgraduate course. Those who are interested in teaching can go for B.Ed after finishing their graduation. It is possible for them to get jobs as a teacher or professor. In addition to this, they can also get opportunities to interpret old Vedic literature, books or mythology from or to Sanskrit. A few colleges also offer Astrology as a subject along with M.A. Sanskrit. If the student has an interest in Sanskrit and its other practical areas, they can most likely turn into full time astrologers.  This field is also good for those interested in it. Moreover, the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan offers students with vocational training in Sanskrit typing as well as manuscript cataloguing. These short term programs, will aid the student to get jobs in departments of Sanskrit of libraries or colleges that own books as well as manuscripts in Sanskrit. The remuneration of this field will differ on the basis of the qualification as well as the type of the firm that employs the student. Also as the candidate gains experience their can expect an increase in the income.