Tutors
Dr. Sowmya Krishnapur
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Lato;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Current Batch - Batch 4 (<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Lato;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">September 2025 </span></span></span>to <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Lato;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">March 2026 </span></span></span>)</span></span></span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px;">Chittoor exams are conducted every 6 months. The current batch will help students take up exams in <strong>March 2026</strong></span><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">. </span></span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Lato;">What will you gain from this course? (Key Benefits / Learning Outcomes)</span></b></p><ul style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Lato;">Build your Sanskrit comprehension & composition skills.</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Lato;">Step into the world of great literature through Raghuvamsha - one of the most critically acclaimed Mahakavyas.</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Lato;">Learn how to study Shlokas systematically and thoroughly.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Lato;">Practice Sanskrit sentence construction.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-family: Lato;">Follow a guided path and complete 3 levels of Chittoor exams one after the other within period of 2 - 2.5 years.</span></span><br></span></li> </ul><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Lato;">What are the materials/support you get?</span></b></p><ul style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px;">Video recordings of lessons covering the complete portions.</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Extensive exercises and practice material.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Question papers of 10+ previous years. </span></span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2 Live Interactive Sessions during the period, to get your doubts clarified. </span></span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Whatsapp Group for support from fellow-students.</span></span></li> </ul><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Lato;">What are the prerequisites to get the best out of this course? (Eligibility)</span></b></p><ul style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px;">Should have a reasonably good hold of basic Samskrita language & vocabulary.</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px;">Should have passed </span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px;">at least two basic-level exams in Samskrita</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px;"> (SSS Dvitiya / SB Parichaya / Pathamala 2).</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px;">Ability to understand simple spoken Sanskrit & English.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #222222;">What is the effort required to complete this course? </span></p><ul> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato;">This is a </span><span style="font-family: Lato; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">7-Credit Course bundle, with the following components</span></span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"> <ul> <li>Samskrita Bodhini Part 2 - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Lato; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2-Credit Course, </span></span><span style="font-family: Lato;">with total expected Student effort of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Lato; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> 60-70 hrs.</span></span></li> <li>Kathavallari - <b>1-Credit Course</b>, with total expected Student effort of <b>30-35 hours</b>.</li> <li>Raghuvamsha Sarga 12 - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Lato; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">3-Credit Course, </span></span><span style="font-family: Lato;">with total expected Student effort of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Lato; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> 90-100 hrs.</span></span></li> <li>Samskrita Rachanaa - <b>1-Credit Course</b>, with total expected Student effort of <b>30-35 hours.</b></li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato;">Each credit in our system is equivalent to approximately 30 hours of learner-effort comprising all learning activities - This includes listening to the recorded class material, solving exercises and completing the projects and assessments prescribed for the course.</span></li> </ul>