After 10th - Choosing your career as a Telugu/Sanskrit Pandit

After 10th - Integrated courses in Telugu, Sanskrit 

Students who have affection towards Telugu, Sanskrit and want to settle as pandits in these languages this is the best opportunity for them. After completing 10th you can immediately join in these courses. Course tenure is 5 years. It has 2 years pre-intermediate, 3 years degree that mean after completing intermediate you can decide whether which type of degree you are interested to study. They will issue a degree  like If you choose telugu it will be B.A(O.L) in Telugu, If you choose Sanskrit it will be B.A(O.L) in Sanskrit.  There are few colleges in A.P that will teach you these type of courses.

Course Specialty: Telugu, Sanskrit languages perfectly taught in this course period with various departments like Language Literature, Grammar, Poems, drama, poetry, kaumudi. Comparing to students who take Telugu/Sanskrit as a subject in normal degree these students will get better opportunities because they will have good command on subject. That is why they will get first preference while they are in job search.

Fee details : Usually these type of colleges have normal fee because their goal is language conservation.

Accommodation: Colleges providing these types of courses are Autonomous, aided colleges. In these colleges Accommodation and food facilities are available. You have to pay minimum fee for that.  

Job Opportunities:

Students who successfully complete this course will have better job opportunities. After course completion they have to do 1 year training. Then they have to write DSC Exam which will be conducted by state government. Then they can settle as Telugu/Sanskrit pandits. If you want to be a professor in universities then you must do PG and PhD. If you prefer in degree colleges you have to do PG.  

You can be a lecturer in Government, Private colleges, You can get a job as Telugu/Pandits in Recently founded techno schools. You can join in Akashavani/Doordarshan. If you have better knowledge in English you can get a job in foreign universities, you can be a translator for various newspapers. However, Students who completed this course has huge demand in market. With the increasing competition between private colleges for scoring better marks they are looking for best teachers in Telugu/Sanskrit. They are ready to pay better salaries to them. Students who are financially poor and having affection towards Telugu/Sanskrit can join this course for their better future.

Salaries:

For Students who complete this course the starting salary could be around Rs.10,000. If you join as lecturer in private colleges, they pay you Rs.8,000 - Rs.10,000.

Colleges which are Offering this course:

Sri Vadrevu Jogamma Veda Sanskrit College - Kovvuru, West Godavari

Phone : 08813-232026.

Andhra Women's Sanskrit College Rajahmundry

M.R.Government Sanskrit College - Parvathipuram - Vizianagaram

Phone:08622-226964

Matrusri Sanskrit College - Jillelamudi - Guntur dist.

Phone:086432-27324,27492

A.K.L.R Government Oriental College - Nallakuntla - Hyderabad

Phone:040-27662702

Abhyudaya Oriental College - Jiyaguda - Hyderabad

Phone: 040-24825882

Published Date : Saturday, 28/4/2012 11:16 AM IST