COURSES OF STUDIES

IN
MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.)
Under
(Choice-based Credit System)
From the sessions 2014 onwards

P.G. DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT

NORTH ORISSA UNIVERSITY,

COURSE STRUCTURE AND

CHOICE BASE CREDIT SYSTEM.

NORTH ORISSA UNIVERSITY,

SRIRAMVIHAR,TAKATPUR
BARIPADA,MAYURBHANJ
ODISHA-754003
 The Salient features of the Course Curriculum are the following:
The medium of writing answers in examinations is either Sanskrit in
Devanagari script or English in Roman script.

This syllabus provides for implementation of Choice based Credit courses

under Semester Pattern. In this pattern, there shall be four Semesters having
20 papers, each having 5 credits, thus 100 credits and in total 2000 marks. A
student is supposed to earn 5 credits for a theory paper of 100 marks by
attending 40 hours of lecture and 30 to 40 hours outside class and self-study
and for a Dissertation of 100 marks of 4 credits, he/she has to devote 20
hours for contacting the teacher and 100 hrs outside for preparation.
The distribution of courses and Credits is the following:
st
1 Semester- (A) 5 Hard Core Papers - 55= 25 credits
2nd Semester- (A) 4 Hard Core Papers- 54= 20 credits
(B) 1 Supportive Elective Paper- 51=5 credits (Supt I)
rd
3 Semester- (A) 4 Hard Core Papers- 54= 20 credits
(B)1 Supportive Elective Paper- 51=5 credits (Supt II)
4th Semester 1 Hard Core Paper= 5 Credits
3 Core Elective Paper-3 5 =15 Credits
1 Dissertation and its Viva Voce of 100 marks OR
Translation into Sanskrit from a selected
Published book in Odia/English or the Vice-Versa
(in 50 pages) 5 Credits
Total: 20 Papers = 100 Credits

Each paper carries 100 Marks i.e; 80 Marks as End Semester

Examination Each Unit of the End-Semester Examination will carry 16
Marks and 20 Marks as Mid-Semester Examination.For each Mid-
Semester Examination the candidate has to submit a Term paper about
15 pages preferably typed be submitted in the seminar relating to paper
II of the 1st Semester at the end of September which will earn 1 credit out
of 5 credits assigned to that paper. The term paper will carry 20 Marks in
total and the division of Marks will be as follows:--Preparation of the
Term Paper and Presentation will carry 15 Marks and Viva voce will
carry 5 Marks.
 INFORMATION CHART

Course code Course Name Marks Credits Remarks

SANS-401 Vedic Language 100 = 80(End- Credits 5
and Literature Sem)+
20 (Mid-
Sem)

SANS - 403 Grammar 100 = 80(End- Credits 5

Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-405 Systems of Indian 100 = 80(End- Credits 5
Sem)+
Philosophy-I 20 (Mid- Sem)

SANS-407 Poetics & 100 = 80(End- Credits 5

Sem)+
Dramaturgy-I 20 (Mid- Sem)

SANS-409 Prose and Poetry 100 = 80(End- Credits 5

Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-402 Introduction to 100 = 80(End- Credits 5 (Supportive
Sem)+ paper-I)
Grammar and 20 (Mid- Sem)
Philology

SANS-404 Ancillary Vedic 100 = 80(End- Credits 5

Literature Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-406 Systems of Indian 100 = 80(End- Credits 5
Sem)+
Philosophy 20 (Mid- Sem)

SANS-408 Sanskrit Plays 100 = 80(End- Credits 5

Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS- 410 Vedic Mythology 100 = 80(End- Credits 5
Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-501 Indian Culture 100 = 80(End- Credits 5 (Supportive
Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem) Paper-II
SANS-503 Kavya and Poetics 100 = 80(End- Credits 5
Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-505 Kavya and Poetics 100 = 80(End- Credits 5
Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-507 History of Vedic, 100 = 80(End- Credits 5
Epic and Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
Classical Sanskrit
Literature

SANS-509 Kavya and Poetics 100 = 80(End- Credits 5

Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-502 Dramaturgy& 100 = 80(End- Credits 5
Sem)+
Technical 20 (Mid- Sem)
Literature
SANS-504 Samhita Text 100 = 80(End- Credits 5 Veda Spl.-1
Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-504 Prose & Poetry 100 = 80(End- Credits 5 Classical Spl-1
Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-506 Brahmana, 100 = 80(End- Credits 5 Veda Spl.-2
Aranyaka and Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
Upanisad texts

SANS-506 Prosody & Poetics 100 = 80(End- Credits 5 Classical Spl-2

Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
SANS-508 Vedic 100 = 80(End- Credits 5 Veda Spl.-3
Interpretation. Sem)+
20 (Mid- Sem)
Grhyasutra and
Essay and
Expansion of Idea

SANS-508 Different Schools 100 = 80(End- Credits 5 Classical Spl-3

Sem)+
of Kavyashastra 20 (Mid- Sem)

SANS-510 1 Dissertation and 100 MARKS Credits 5 In 50 Pages.

its Viva Voce OR
Translation into
Sanskrit from
Published book in
Odia/English or
the Vice-Versa