No background whatsoever is needed. Anybody can take this course.

Being an on-line course, you need a computer / mobile / tablet device with internet connection that enables you to participate in class and use the learning platform.

The course will be taught by one of our experienced staff members. Students are required to be present with their video on during class. The material for reference during the class will be available in our course page. Most of our lessons will also be integrated with quiz questions and worksheets. Upon completion of each lesson and quiz, the student be able to release the next lesson's worksheets. The course will be available for one year for the student to complete, however if the student wants to finish it early he/she can always do that.

The lessons, quizzes and worksheets get unlocked progressively for students. The completion criteria for a given lesson is passing the quiz of that lesson. Same applies to opening the worksheets too. Most of our lessons are integrated with quiz questions and worksheets. If the lesson does not have a quiz, then completion will get linked to the previous lesson's quiz. Upon completion of each lesson and quiz, the student will be able to release the next lesson and its worksheets.

None required. Once you enroll you can start learning from the course materials.

Yes. Course completion calls for covering the entire syllabus prescribed. Weightage will be 30% for class participation (including 20% for quizzes and 10% for regular timely attendance ) 70% marks needed to get the certificate. Even if you miss a class, we recommend that you catch-up with the recordings of the live sessions which will be available in the course page.

No. You cannot join late. The registration will be closed a day before the course start date. You can always join the next batch.

As you know, to learn a language, one needs to not only learn well, but also be able to appreciate the nuances of the language, which is based on recalling what is learned. Quizzes help one recall the learned aspects and revise well. Needless to say that the more quizzes one attempts, the preparation would be better. Also progress to the next lesson will be allowed only on passing the quiz.

Worksheets are exercises for you to download and use to practice the lesson you are being taught. They can be found below the lesson deck. You can download them for your use. The worksheets need not be sent to us. You can complete the worksheets and verify the answers with the solved worksheets under the 'More Resources' tab.

The course is valid for one year from the date of your joining the course. Within that period you are expected to complete studying the lessons and take the final exam also. After one year, the interactive course expires and if you wish to reactivate it, you will be provided access to the self-paced course for a nominal fee, for a period of 6 months. You should complete the course at least within that extended period. On completing the course you will be moved to a learning circle where you can enjoy lifelong access to the lessons and worksheets.

Questions and doubts will be handled by the teacher during the live-class sessions.

After the completion of the course, there is a final exam. If you pass it, you will have successfully completed the course and will get a certificate from Madras Sanskrit College. The certificate will be emailed to you as a soft copy and you may print it, if need be.

You can take your final exam online from your home or wherever you take your courses. There is no need to come to the college.

The exam is an online quiz similar to the lesson quizzes. There will be only MCQs in the exam. You need not write or type anything. Further instructions about the exam can be read from the course page on completing all the modules.

You can take the quiz as many times as you want. The best result among your attempts will be considered for the assessment.

There is no age limit to take the course.

For hassle-free online learning experience remember to clear cache in your computer/phone/tablet devices. Keeping the device clean averts errors during its online usage. We recommend Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge for this program for good learning experience. In both the browsers the cache can be cleaned by opening 'Settings' and searching for 'Clear browsing data'.

In interactive version you have live sessions where a teacher will login (twice a week) and teach the concepts. In the self-paced version, you have recorded videos which can be accessed anytime by logging in.