Common Entrance Test for Three Sanskrit Universities

New Delhi: A common entrance test (CET) is being held for taking
admission to the professional courses in Teacher's training as well as
for Registration for Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D.) degree in three Sanskrit
Universities of the country, namely the Rashtriya Sanskrti
Sansthan(RSKS), New Delhi, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit
Vidyapeeth (SLBSRSV), New Delhi and Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth
(RSV), Tirupati. Prior to this step taken by the HRD Ministry to hold
a common test, 6000 students sat every year for separate Entrance
Tests in each of the three Universities, for admission to the
Shikshashastri (B.Ed.) course. Each students having registered for the
CET has been provided sufficient literature and guidance to appear for
the common Entrance Test. Steps have also been taken to convert ICR
forms into OMR and question papers were designed to test the language
skills, general awareness, comprehension and aptitude for teaching of
the examinees. For candidates willing to take admission for
Vidyavaridhi research programme, the CET has been designed to test
aptitude for research and application of interpretative and analytical
methods.

The three Universities are conducting CET for Shikshashastri(BEd),
Shikshacharya(MEd) and PRT (Pre-registration Test) for Vidyavaridhi by
rotation. The RSKS is conducting the Common Entrance Test for this
year, the RSV,Tirupati will hold the examination for the academic year
2012-13, and the SLBSRSV, New Delhi will assume the responsibility of
conducting the examination for the year 2013-2014. The CET for
Shikshashastri was held on 8th May 2011 and the CET for Shikshacharya
(MED) and pre-registration Test for Vidyavaridhi will be held on 18th
June. Result of the CET for B.ED. courses will be declared by 10th
June.