Indira Gandhi National Open University has launched BA Applied Sanskrit course. Candidates who want to apply for the newly launched course can apply online through the official site of IGNOU at ignou.ac.in.
The program was launched by Vice Chancellor Nageshwar Rao. The event was attended by Prof. Murli Manohar Tripathi, Vice Chancellor, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, Delhi and Prof. Dinesh
Chandra Shastri, Vice-Chancellor, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar.
The objective of the program is to make students familiar and proficient in Sanskrit language. The medium of the program is in Hindi and the duration is for 3 years. Candidates who have cleared 10+2 or equivalent are eligible to apply for the course. The course fees is ₹4500/- per year plus registration fee/ development fee as applicable.