The University of Delhi offers M.A. Sanskrit. All the interested and eligible candidates can apply within the time limit shared by the University of Delhi
There will be an entrance exam for this course. All the candidates who qualify this exam will be selected as per the merit list. Further details about the DU M.A. Sanskrit Admission 2019 such as exam pattern, previous year papers, seats, eligibility criteria are given in this article.
Basic Details
Important details and information about M.A. Sanskrit.| Entrance Exam | M.A. Sanskrit |
| Full Name | Master of Arts - Sanskrit |
| State/Location | Delhi |
| Category | Master of Arts |
| Level | Post Graduation |
| University | University of Delhi |
| Entrance Status | Application Form Not released |
Important Dates:
Important Dates for M.A. Sanskrit are listed below. It includes Application form dates, exam date, result date etc.| Event | Dates | Remark |
| Start of Online Application Form | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| End of Online Application Form | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| Last Date to pay Online Application Fee | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| Date of Release of Admit Card | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| Exam Date | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| Date of release of Answer key | NA | Not Announced Yet |
M.A. Sanskrit Eligibility Criteria
Imortant requirements for M.A. Sanskrit are shared below. It includes Educational Qualification as well as age criteria.
Educational Qualification
Eligibility Criteria for the candidates applying for the DU Sanskrit entrance exam are given below.
As the admission in this course is based on the Entrance as well as merit in the qualifying exam, eligibility criteria for both cases are given below.
DU M.A. Sanskrit Entrance Based Eligibility
Delhi University Entrance Based Eligibility (Educational Qualification and Marks requirement) for the Master of Arts Sanskrit.
| Category Id | Course Requirements | Marks Requirements |
| 1 | B.A. (Hons.) Sanskrit from recognized University. | Minimum 45% marks for General Category and 40.5% for OBC and admission of SC/ST/PwD category candidates will be done as per University rules or equivalent grade |
| 2 | B.A. (Pass)/B.A. (Programme) or BA (Hons.) in Hindi of the University of Delhi or any recognized university with at least two papers of Sanskrit | 50% marks in aggregate for General category and 45% for OBC & admission of SC/ST/PwD category candidates will be done as per University rules or equivalent grade |
| 3 | Acharya/Shastri (Sanskrit) examination of recognized University/Deemed University and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan | Minimum 50% in aggregate for General Category and 45% for OBC/SC/ST/PwD category candidates will be done as per University rules or equivalent grade |
| 4 | Shastri (Sanskrit) examination of recognized University/Deemed University/Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan with minimum 55% in marks in aggregate for General Category and 50% in marks in aggregate for OBC/SC/ST/PH Category. | 55% in marks in aggregate for General Category and 50% in marks in aggregate for OBC/SC/ST/PH Category or equivalent grade |
| 5 | B.A. (H) Examination in any subject of the University of Delhi of an examination recognized as equivalent there to with Sanskrit as subsidiary/concurrent subject. | Minimum 50% for General Category and 45% for OBC in Hons. And minimum 60% for general 54% for OBC in Sanskrit. Subsidiary/Concurrent Subject & admission of SC/ST/PwD category candidates will be done as University rules or equivalent grade |
| 6 | M.A. examination in Arts and Humanities (except Sanskrit) from University of Delhi | Minimum 50% for General & 45% for OBC marks in aggregate and admission of SC/ST/PwD category candidates will be done as per University rules or equivalent grade |
| 7 | Master"s degree in any subject from a recognized University with Diploma in Sanskrit of the University of Delhi | Minimum 50% for General & 45% for OBC in aggregate and 50% for General & 45% for OBC in Sanskrit Diploma and admission of SC/ST/PwD category candidates will be done as per University rules or equivalent grade |
| 8 | Bachelor"s degree of any recognized University and having a Diploma Sanskrit from University of Delhi | minimum 50% for General & 45% for OBC in aggregate and 50% for general & 45% for OBC in Sanskrit Diploma and admission of SC/ST/PwD category candidates will be done as per University rules or equivalent grade |
DU M.A. Sanskrit Merit-Based Eligibility
Delhi University Merit-Based Eligibility (Educational Qualification and Marks requirement) for the Master of Arts Sanskrit.
| Category Id | Course Requirements | Marks Requirements |
| 1 | B.A. (Hons.) Sanskrit from recognized University | minimum 60% marks for General Category, 54% for OBC and admissions of SC/ST/PwD category candidates will be done as per University rules or equivalent grade |
Seats (Category wise / State & District Wise)
Total Number of seats in M.A. Sanskrit Course Under the University of Delhi is 463. Out of these, 432 are entrance based and 231 are Merit Based.
Further Distribution of Seats as per the Category is given below.
| Category | Number of Seats |
| Entrance Based Category | |
| Unreserved / General | 117 |
| SC | 35 |
| ST | 17 |
| OBC | 63 |
| Total | 232 |
| Entrance Based Category | |
| Unreserved / General | 116 |
| SC | 35 |
| ST | 17 |
| OBC | 63 |
| Total | 231 |
Application Fee
Candidates applying for the postgraduate course at the University of Delhi have to pay the registration fee. This DU Entrance Application Fee will be non-refundable.
Application fee amount is different for the different category students. So candidates have to pay the Delhi University application fee according to their category.
- The registration fee for SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 250/- for each course
- The registration fee for all other categories such as General / OBC: Rs. 500/- for each course
M.A. Sanskrit Exam Pattern
Admission in M.A. Sanskrit is based on the written test exam conducted by the University of Delhi.
- There will be 100 questions.
- All the questions will be of Multiple choices.
- There will be one option correct.
- For every incorrect response, there will be a negative marking.
- Maximum marks will be 400.
- For each correct answer, the candidate will get 4 marks.
Previous year Papers
| Year | 2018 |
| Number of Questions | 100 |
| Language of Paper | English |
| Marks per Question | 4 |
| Negative Marking | -1 |
| Download Paper | Click here to download |
Other Important Links
Important links for the DU M.A. Sanskrit Entrance Exam 2019 is given below. Links include applying online, official prospectus, previous year papers, syllabus, exam pattern etc.
| S. No. | Topics | Direct Link |
| 1. | DU Official Prospectus | Click Here |
| 2. | Direct Link to apply online | Click here |
| 3. | Exam Pattern and Syllabus | Click Here |
| 4. | DU Previous year Papers | Click Here |
| 5. | List of Delhi University Colleges | Click Here |
| 6. | DU Postgraduate Online Application Form | Click here |
| 7. | Delhi University Admissions Mobile Application | Click Here |