To Promote Sanskrit, The UP Government Initiated A Special Programme For UPSC Aspirants

Indian Masterminds Bureau
Published on 19 Aug 2021, 5:11 pm IST
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To encourage the Sanskrit language in the state , the UP government has launched a programme known as ( UP Sanskrit Sansthan ) , the third session of free coaching to the Civil Service Aspirants who have chosen the Sanskrit language , which will commence from November 1.

It is a great initiative by the UP government to promote the Sanskrit language and also to encourage the aspirants who have chosen Sanskrit as their main subject. In the past two years, candidates with the Sanskrit language have gained a position in the Top 10 in the State Civil Service Examinations. Out of them, four candidates have been selected and nine of them were qualified for other competitive examinations.

The UP Sanskrit Sansthan session is for 10 months, where training will be in a three phrase manner. The initiative will help the aspirants to prepare for the civil services ranging from the preliminary examination. During the session, the aspirants will also develop knowledge in grammar, philosophy, Sanskrit theatrics, prose, and poetry.

To generate employment by promoting the Sanskrit language in Purvanchal, the government is soon to establish a training center located at UPSS Lucknow, says the USSS’s President, Vachaspati Mishra.

Likewise, the test will have 100 bi-language ( Sanskrit and Hindi ) questions. Out of this, 15 are from Sanskrit general knowledge, grammar, and literature and the rest 85 will be from general knowledge. Under this 15 students will be taken and given a scholarship of Rs 3,000 per month provided they have 75% attendance and good monthly progress reports. The special offline classes will also be conducted by the special experts from Dekhi and Lucknow.

Students can register at UPSS’s website, upsanskritsansthanam.in or upsscivil.in . Results are expected by end of October . Students, who have qualified for the UPSC 2020-21 will be hence given direct admission.

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Published on 17 Apr 2024, 12:50 pm IST
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Published on 17 Apr 2024, 12:40 pm IST
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Published on 17 Apr 2024, 12:32 pm IST
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Published on 15 Apr 2024, 1:09 pm IST
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Published on 13 Apr 2024, 11:27 am IST
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