Department of Sanskrit

भारते भातु भारती
Let Sanskrit flourish in India
---Dandin

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Courses
Undergraduate

Semester wise Three year B.A, Honours Course in Sanskrit (under CBCS), University of Calcutta.

Syllabus

CBCS Syllabus | CCF Syllabus
 

Intake Capacity : 49

About the Department

Updated : 14 March 2023

Bethune College was established in 1879. Sanskrit as a subject was introduced in the next year .From the very beginning the students interested in Sanskrit proved their worth by satisfactory results in the university examinations. Reputed poetess Smt Kamini Sen (Roy) was the first student to pass B.A. Exam. With Hons. In Sanskrit from Bethune College. The department of Sanskrit has a record of consistent and excellent academic results. Many students, since the inception of the college, have topped university merit lists and won many medals. Presently there are four teachers in the department. Three of them have been awarded PhD. Degree. The teachers have presented several research papers in National and Inter-National seminars. They have published many articles in peer reviewed journals. They are sincere and dedicated to the welfare of the students.

Faculty

Kyamelia Ghosh Halder
Smt. Kyamelia Ghosh

Associate Professor and HOD
M.A.
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Mousumi Chattopadhyay
Dr. Mousumi Chattopadhyay

Associate Professor
M.A.,Ph.D.
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Debatri Ghosh
Dr. Debatri Ghosh

Assistant Professor
M.A.,Ph.D.
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Arpita Dey
Dr. Arpita Dey

Assistant Professor
M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D.
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Departmental Prizes/Scholarships

  • Juthika Ghosh Memorial Scholarship for financially weaker students of UG course in Sanskrit.
  • Special Prize for securing highest marks in 1st year Examination.
  • Special Prize for securing highest marks in 1st + 2nd year Examination.
  • Ramjitendra Ghosh Memorial Prize for securing highest marks in 3 year B.A. Honours programme.
  • A special staff prize for the top five students securing 1st class marks in the 3 year B.A. (Honours) programme.
  • Netaji Prize (for securing highest marks in B.A. examination)
  • Mohitbala Prize for the student of Bethune Collegiate School with highest marks in H.S. Examination admitted Sanskrit Department of Bethune College..
  • Sumita Mitra (Basu)Memorial Medal for best performance in Dance in 2022.

Important Links

VEDIC STUDIES:
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.313648 
https://archive.org?search.php?query=Vedas 
https://pchsonline.org/product/vedas-upanishads/

SMRITI:
https://archive.org/details/ManuSmriti_201601 
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.342300 
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.266109

VYĀKARAṆAM:
https://archive.org/details/PaniniyamVyakaranam
Pt.HarisankaraPandey/page/n299/mode/2up 
http://sanskritlibrary.org/integratedDictionaries.html 
https://epustakalay.com/sanskrit/book/5248-vaiyakarana-siddhanta-kaumudi-by-bhattoji-dixit-madhav-shastri-bhandari/ 
https://epustakalay.com/sanskrit/book/1725-vaiyakaran-siddhant-kaumudi-part-1-by-bhattoji-dixit-vasudev-dixit/
 
 EPIGRAPHY:
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.149393 
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.53177 
https://archive.org/details/epigraphia-indica

KĀVYA:
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.299690 
http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/
jspui/handle/10689/5541 
https://archive.org/details/sahitya_
darpana_kane/page/n11/mode/2up 

Extension Activities

Year Topic Resource Person
2021 Career Opportunities in Sanskrit Mr. Kunal Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Revenue Service, West Bengal, Directorate of commercial taxes
2020 The Inter-literary Dialogues (National Webinar): Drsyakavyam: In a diamension beyond amplitude Dr. Sakti Roy Chowdhury, Associate Professor, South Calcutta Girls' College
2019 Vedic Studies Lakshmi Saha, SACT, Surendra Nath College
2018 Vedic Accent Dr. Kakali Ghosh, Associate Professor, Jadavpur University
2018 Sanskrit Drama: A New Approach Dr. Sakti Roy Chowdhury, Associate Professor, South Calcutta Girls' College
2018 Veda and Vedic grammar Lakhmi Saha/ Research Scholar;Rabindra Bharati University
2017 Karakam Dr.Seikh Sabir Ali , West Bengal State University
2017 Veda Dr.Rina Dutta, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture.
2016 Spoken Sanskrit Dr. Avinash Gayen
2015 Spoken Sanskrit Dr. Pampa Rani Giri.

Results

U.G. Results 2023

No. of Students Appeared: 11
No. of Students Passed : 09
No. of Students Not Cleared Semester (Fail) :02

Results No of Students
CGPA 5 to 6 1
CGPA 6 to 7 1
CGPA 7 to 8 5
CGPA 8 to 9 2
CGPA 9 to 10 0
Semester
not cleared		 2

The CGPA of any student is placed in the higher class of CGPA

Sanskrit UG Result 2023

U.G. Results 2022

No. of Students Appeared: 16
No. of Students Passed : 09
No. of Students Not Cleared Semester (Fail) :07

Results No of Students
CGPA 5 to 6 0
CGPA 6 to 7 1
CGPA 7 to 8 8
CGPA 8 to 9 0
CGPA 9 to 10 0
Semester
not cleared		 7

The CGPA of any student is placed in the higher class of CGPA

Sanskrit UG Result 2022

U.G. Results 2021

No of Students:21

Results No of Students
CGPA 5 to 6 1
CGPA 6 to 7 10
CGPA 7 to 8 9
CGPA 8 to 9 1

The CGPA of any student is placed in the higher class of CGPA

Sanskrit UG Result 2021

U.G. Results 2015-2020

Year Candidates appeared First Class
2020 11 7
2019 21 4
2018 19 2
2017 9 4
2016 13 3
2015 17 6
Sanskrit UG Result

Students' Section

Achievements of Present Students

Name Year Achievement
Sneha Paul 2022 (i) Ramjitendra Ghosh Memorial Prize
(ii) Juthika Ghosh Memorial Gold Medal
(iii) Special Staff Prize
(iv) Netaji Prize
Jyotsana Dutta 2022 Special Staff Prize
Srilekha Mitra 2022 Special Staff Prize
Jayeta Karmakar 2022 Special Staff Prize
Tapasai Naskar 2022 Special Staff Prize
Sneha Paul 2022 Top scorer in B.A. Sem I, II and Sem III, IV examination in 2021.
Tamasa Guin 2022 Top scorer in B.A. Sem I and II examination in 2021
Soniya Mondal 2022 Juthika Ghosh Memorial Scholarship
Manami Nandy 2022 Sumita Mitra (Basu) Memorial Medal for best performance in Dance in 2022.
Arkapriya Chakraborty 2021 1st in 1st and 2nd Semester Examination
Priti Naskar 2021 Departmental Topper
Sneha Paul 2021 Juthika Ghosh Memorial Prize
Jyotsana Dutta 2021 Juthika Ghosh Memorial Prize
Dipannita Ghosal 2021 Top scorer in B.A. Part II Examination
Laksmi Bhuniya 2020 (i)Ramjitendra Ghosh Memorial Prize,
(ii) Malati Sen Memorial Prize
(iii)Netaji Prize
(iv)Special Staff Prize
Tamanna Das Chowdhury 2020 Special Staff Prize
Sampa Saha 2020 (i)Special Staff Prize
(ii)Juthika Ghosh Memorial Prize
Sritama Manik 2020 (i)Special Staff Prize
(ii)Juthika Ghosh Memorial Prize
Dipannita Ghosal 2020 1st class 1st
Arkapriya Chakraborty 2020 Juthika Ghosh Memorial Prize
Sanchita Paul 2020 Juthika Ghosh Memorial Prize
Puja Dey 2020 Sumita Mitra Memorial Scholarship
Pamela Chowdhury 2019 (i)Ramjitendra Ghosh Memorial Prize,
(ii) Malati Sen Memorial Prize
(iii)Netaji Prize
(iv)Juthika Ghosh Memorial Scholarship
(v)Special Staff Prize
Sritama Manik 2019 Sumita Mitra Memorial Scholarship
Laksmi Bhuniya 2018 Juthika Ghosh Memorial Scholarship
Laksmi Bhuniya 2017 1st Class 1st
Chaiti Sil 2016 (i)Ramjitendra Ghosh Memorial Prize,
(ii) Malati Sen Memorial Prize
(iii)Netaji Prize
(iv)Juthika Ghosh Memorial Scholarship
(v)Special Staff Prize.

  • Our first year students and second year students have participated in the 7- day Workshop in Functional Sanskrit in 2018 & 2019 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of culture Golpark.
  • The Students have participated in quiz competition and other related activities in Inter College Competition organized by Sanskrit College Universityduring Sanskrit Saptah in 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019.

Achievements of Ex-Students

Student progression to higher education:

Year Number of students enrolling to Higher Education Programme graduated from Department graduated from Name of institution joined Name of programme admitted to
2022 8 B.A. Honours in Sanskrit Sanskrit University of Calcutta M.A. in Sanskrit
2021 15 B.A. Honours in Sanskrit Sanskrit 5- University of Calcutta M.A. in Sanskrit 
3- Sanskrit College & University
4- Bijoy Krishna Girls' College (University of Calcutta)
2- Rabindra Bharati University
1- Diamond Harbour Woman's University		 M.A. in Woman Studies
2020 7 B.A. Honours in Sanskrit
 Sanskrit 2- Rabindra Bharati University
1-Benaras Hindu University
3- University of Calcutta
1-Netaji Subhash College of Education (University of Kalyani)		 B.Ed. Course
2019 18 B.A. Honours in Sanskrit Sanskrit 7- University of Calcutta
4- Rabindra Bharati University
5- Rabindra Bharati University (DSE)
1- Sanskrit College & University
1- West Bengal University of Technology		 M.A. in Sanskrit
2018 7 B.A. Honours in Sanskrit Sanskrit 1- Rabindra Bharati University
5- University of Calcutta
1- Sanskrit College & University		 M.A. in Sanskrit
2017 9 B.A. Honours in Sanskrit Sanskrit 1- Jadavpur University
4- University of Calcutta
4- Rabindra Bharati University		 M.A. in Sanskrit
2016 8 B.A. Honours in Sanskrit Sanskrit 1- Vidyasagar University (DSE)
7- University of Calcutta
1- Rabindra Bharati University		 M.A. in Sanskrit
2015 11 B.A. Honours in Sanskrit Sanskrit 1- West Bengal State University
10- University of Calcutta		 M.A. in Sanskrit

Students qualifying in State/ National/ International level Examinations (e.g. NET/SET/ SLET/ GATE/ State Govt/ Central Govt. Services etc): 

Year Name Achievement
2023 Dipannita Ghosal TET, NET
2022 Smt. Anusree Mondal NET
2021 Smt. Tamanna Das Chowdhury NET, Invitee Lecturer at Siliguri College (2023)
2021 Smt. Ananya Halder Teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya, NTPC, Farakka
2021 Smt. Lakshmi Saha Appointed as a SACT (category-I) in Vivekananda College for Women, Barisha.
2021 Smt. Hena Sharma NET
2021 Dr. Mallika Bhattacharjee Ph.D. awarded
2020 Smt. Priyanka Singh M. Phil.
2018 Smt. Madhurita Jana NET
2018 Smt. Sunanda Dey NET
2017 Smt. Smt. Jayanti Pal Chowdhury M.Phil., Ph.D. (pursuing)
Teacher, Surendranath College. (SAT)
2016 Smt. Lakshmi Saha NET
2015 Smt. Poulami Saha ASSISTANT PROFESSOR W.B.E.S.
2015 Smt. Ayantika Sarkar ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2015 Smt. Sudesna Roy ASSISTANT PROFESSOR W.B.E.S.
2015 Smt. Mallika Bhattacharya NET

Co-curricular and Extracurricular Activities

Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities at the College/University/State level and prizes won:

Apart from their excellent academic results our students have always excelled in extra-curricular activities. Besides taking part in different in-house events, they also participate enthusiastically in various academic, cultural as well as sports activities outside the campus.

Name of the student UG Year/Sem (Batch) Achievement