MA Sanskrit Studies at MISHA

Manipal

Exploring Indian Intellectual Heritage through Text and Traditions

The MA (Research) in Sanskrit Studies program at Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts (MISHA), MAHE, is a research-intensive postgraduate program that enables you to engage deeply with Indian intellectual traditions through Sanskrit texts.

Following a first semester of foundational coursework, you will devote the next three semesters to advanced high-impact research activities, including internship and thesis writing under a mentorship model. Our program combines historical, linguistic, and philosophical study with text‑critical and exegetical approaches. Through interdisciplinary learning and research‑driven pedagogy, you will develop strong interpretive, analytical, and pedagogical skills. These skills prepare you for advanced research and professional roles in teaching, scholarship, and cultural institutions.

Program Highlights

Practical Training: Gain hands-on training in Sanskrit through practical, application-based learning.

Research Scope: Explore research in Sanskrit linguistics, philosophy, and didactics through guided academic inquiry and interdisciplinary study.

Internships: Gain experiential exposure through critical textual study, language workshops, comparative language training, inter‑institutional collaborations, and research activities within India and abroad.

Interdisciplinary Engagement: Integrate philosophy, literature, arts, humanities, and sciences for a multidimensional academic inquiry.

Global and Traditional Pedagogies: Blend international academic practices with traditional approaches, with the objective of cultivating contextual and comparative scholarship.

Practical Training

Gain hands-on training in Sanskrit through practical, application-based learning.

Research Scope

Explore research in philosophy, literary studies, ethics, and aesthetics through guided academic inquiry and interdisciplinary study.

Internships

Gain experiential exposure through critical textual study, language workshops, comparative language training, inter‑institutional collaborations, and research activities within India and abroad

Practical Training

Gain hands-on training in Sanskrit through practical, application-based learning.

Practical Training

Gain hands-on training in Sanskrit through practical, application-based learning.

Scholarships

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

The award of Fee Waiver for the subsequent years will be the same as given at the time of admission in the first year. Scholarship will be extended in the subsequent year only to those students who have cleared all subjects in the University Examinations of previous year before the due date for payment of annual program fee. Students who are promoted to next year with failures (F) / Incomplete (I) / Detention (DT) grades, will NOT be eligible for fee waiver for that academic year. Fee Waiver will be forfeited in the instances of irregularity in attendance, proven charges of indiscipline, bringing disrepute to the Department / Institution / University etc.

Withdrawal Policy

In case the candidate leaves the course before the course completion (for any reason), he / she MUST reimburse the total program fee (as per Prospectus 2025) for the years of scholarship utilized, back to MAHE Manipal.

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Program Highlights

Practical Training: Gain hands-on training in Sanskrit through practical, application-based learning.

Research Scope: Explore research in Sanskrit linguistics, philosophy, and didactics through guided academic inquiry and interdisciplinary study.

Interdisciplinary Engagement: Integrate philosophy, literature, arts, humanities, and sciences for a multidimensional academic inquiry.

Global and Traditional Pedagogies: Blend international academic practices with traditional approaches, with the objective of cultivating contextual and comparative scholarship.

Practical Training

Gain hands-on training in Sanskrit through practical, application-based learning.

Research Scope

Explore research in philosophy, literary studies, ethics, and aesthetics through guided academic inquiry and interdisciplinary study.

Internships

Gain experiential exposure through critical textual study, language workshops, comparative language training, inter‑institutional collaborations, and research activities within India and abroad

Practical Training

Gain hands-on training in Sanskrit through practical, application-based learning.

Practical Training

Gain hands-on training in Sanskrit through practical, application-based learning.

Program Details

Outcomes
Careers

Upon the completion of this program, you can:

Work independently with Sanskrit texts and linguistic resources.

Critically analyse literary, philosophical, and aesthetic traditions in Sanskrit.

Engage in interdisciplinary research across literature, philosophy, and cultural studies.

Apply traditional and modern research methodologies effectively.

Develop pedagogical and scholarly skills suited for teaching, research, and professional practice.

Curriculum and Fees

Year 1
Year 2

Building Foundations in Sanskrit Studies

The first semester of the program offers introductory coursework in key domains of Indian intellectual traditions that include textual studies, ethics, aesthetics and philosophy. The second semester will transition to the research pathway through a mentorship model where you will choose a sub-domain of research.

Program Duration

2 Years

Total Program fees

General:

INR 87,000

Total Program fees

NRI/Foreign:

USD 1,400

Scholarships

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

Withdrawal Policy

To Know More

MA Sanskrit Studies at MISHA

Exploring Indian Intellectual Heritage through Text and Traditions

Program Highlights

Upon the completion of this program, you can:

International Partnerships

Qualification

Building Foundations in Sanskrit Studies

2 Years

INR 87,000

USD 1,400

Program Highlights

Upon the completion of this program, you can:

International Partnerships

Building Foundations in Sanskrit Studies

2 Years

INR 87,000

USD 1,400