Academics
Academic programmes (institution-wise)| Whether course curriculum (institution and programme-wise) prepared by the institution on their own or modeled on that of other institutions | Most of the courses of the University (like, for example, Integrated Rural Development and Management, Disability Management and Special Education, Agro-based Bio-Technology, General & Adapted Physical Education and Yoga, etc) are innovative in nature for which we have had to prepare curricula ourselves, of course, in consultation with experts from various institutions. |
| b) Whether courses are approved by AICTE and other relevant statutory Councils (MCI, INC, DCI, etc) | Yes |
| c) Whether relevant courses accredited by NBA | NA |
| d) Whether courses conducted by the institution are innovative in nature . | Yes |
| e) Whether institution is engaged in emerging areas of knowledge? If so, mention the emerging areas | Yes, agri-biotechnology, organic farming, adapted physical education, integrated rural & tribal development and management etc. |
| f) Whether identical academic courses are conducted both under the regular mode and under the Distance mode | No |
| g) Whether appropriate approvals from UGC-AICTE-DEC obtained for conducting distance education programmes | NA |
| h) Proportion of students enrolled under Distance Education to those enrolled under regular mode | NA |
| i) Number of Study Centres for Distance Learning (Statewise) – whether own / managed / recognized | NA |
| j) Revenue sharing model with Study Centres when not owned | NA |
| k) Whether Study Centres are used as contact points or are run as institutions conducting full fledged courses | NA |
| l) Whether senior faculty visits Study Centres? How often? Please provide evidence | NA |
| m) Whether approval for course material used for Distance Learning has been obtained? From whom? | NA |
Courses offered as on 02 March 2009
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School of Indian Heritage Belur Math, Howrah West Bengal |
Integrated MA in Sanskrit (fully in Sanskrit medium) |
Five years |
Higher Secondary (plus two) with Sanskrit, preferably in Sanskrit medium |
May/June |
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Certificate course in ‘Studies on Swami Vivekananda’ |
One day in a week for one year |
Higher Secondary (plus two) in any stream |
November |
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Diploma in ‘Essentials of Indian Spiritual Heritage’ |
Two days in a week for two years |
Bachelors degree in any stream |
November |
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Diploma in ‘Srimad Bhagavad Gita—Traditional and Modern Interpretation’ |
Two days in a week for two years |
Bachelors degree in any stream |
November |
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Faculty of ‘Integrated Rural Development and Management (IRDM)’ at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata |
MSc in ‘Integrated Rural Development and Management’ |
Two years |
Hons in Bio-Sc/Social Sc or related subjects |
June |
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Post Graduate Diploma in ‘Agro-based Biotechnology’ |
One year |
B.Sc. in Bio-science or related subjects |
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Faculty of ‘Integrated Rural and Tribal Development (IRTD)’ at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Morabadi,Ranchi, Jharkhand |
Post Graduate Diploma in ‘Agro-based Bio-technology’ |
One year |
B.Sc. in Bio-science or related subjects |
June |
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Integrated MSc in ‘Integrated Rural and Tribal Development’ |
Five years |
Higher Secondary (plus two) in Science or Agriculture |
May/June |
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Faculty of ‘Disability Management and Special Education (DMSE)’ at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Tamilnadu |
BEd in Special Education (Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Mental Retardation) |
One year |
Bachelor degree |
June |
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Diploma in Special Education (Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Mental Retardation) |
Two years |
Higher Secondary (plus two) |
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Diploma in Sign language, Diploma in Community-based Rehabilitation, Diploma in Computer Applications for the Disabled |
One year |
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MEd in Special Education (Visual impairment, Hearing Impairment, Mental retardation ) |
One year |
BEd in Special Education |
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PhD in Special Education |
Two years |
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Faculty of ‘General & Adapted Physical Education and Yoga (GAPEdY)’ at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Tamilnadu |
PhD, MPhil in Physical Education, MPEd, BPEd, CPEd, PG Diploma in Special Olympics, Fitness, Yoga, Diploma in Special Olympics, Fitness, Yoga |
One to three/five years depending on the course |
M.P.Ed. / MPhil/M.P.Ed / M.P.E/ B.P.Ed./ B.P.E/ /HS etc. depending on the course |
June
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Vivekananda Research Centre Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral house, Kolkata
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MPhil in Sanskrit leading to PhD |
One Year |
MA in Sanskrit |
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Doctoral / post-doctoral research. in Philosophy, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda thought, Translation Studies, Literature, Consciousness Studies, Physics-Philosophy interface, etc |
Three to five years for Ph.D. |
MA/MSc in the relevant subject (for PhD)/ PhD in the relevant/related subject (for post-doctoral work) |
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School of
Mathematical Sciences, Vivekananda Research Centre Ancestral house, Kolkata |
Doctoral / post-doctoral research. in Theoretical Physics, Pure Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science |
Three to five years for Ph.D. |
MSc in the relevant subject (for PhD)/ PhD in the relevant/related subject (for post-doctoral work) |
Details of any collective degree/diploma programmes offered by the University jointly with other national/international institutions:
- Collaborative PhD programmes with other institutions
- Collaboration with Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
- Abhijit Pal, a PhD student at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, has recently submitted his PhD thesis. He has officially worked with Mahan Mj as his PhD adviser.
- Shubhabrata Das is currently a joint PhD student of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University and Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. He is officially registered with Mahan Mj as his PhD adviser. This has given rise to an academic collaboration between the Department of Mathematics, Ramkrishna Mission University and the Sta-Math Unit of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
- Collaboration with Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
- Bodhisattwa Basu, a PhD student at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University went to Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France, as an exchange student for a semester (Fall 2008) in Geometry-Topology. He is currently an exchange at IMSc (Institute of Mathematical Sciences) Chennai.
- Herve Pajot (hyperbolic geometry) from Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France,visited us from 26th July till 10th August 2008. The idea is to have some exchange in Geometric Group Theory/Kleinian groups/Hyperbolic geometry etc where there’s hardly any presence in the country.
- Christine Lescop Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France, visited ISI Kolkata from 10th September till 25th September 2008 at the invitation of Mahan Mj.
- Collaboration with Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
