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SHIKSHA ACHARYA (M. Ed.)

ENTRANCE TEST- 2021 GUIDELINES

CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY 56-57, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, (D-BLOCK) JANAKPURI,

NEW DELHI-110058 Phone No. 011-28521258

Website :- www.sanskrit.nic.in E-Mail :- rsksexam@yahoo.com

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INDEX

Sl.No. Details Page No.

1. Brief Introduction of Central Sanskrit University 3

2. Eligibility for Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed) Entrance Test 4 5

3. Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.) Entrance Test (SAET-2021) 5

4. Shiksha Acharya Programme Fee 5

5.A Reservation of seats 6

5.B

6

Competent Authorities for issuing the Certificates for Reserved Categories

6. Entrance Test – 2021 – Date and Timings 6

7.

Examination Centers

7

8.

Most Important

7

9.

Instructions for filling the online application

7

10.

Notable Points Before Online Applying

8

11.

Duration of the Examination

8

12.

Question Paper Format

9

13.

Evaluation Method

9

14.

Special Note – Results

9

15.

SAET-2021 Syllabus

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16.

Sample Question Paper

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SHIKSHA ACHARYA (M.Ed) ENTRANCE TEST (SAET-2021)

1. Brief Introduction Of Central Sanskrit University

The Government of India in pursuance of the recommendations of the

Sanskrit Commission (1956-1957) established the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan on

15th October 1970 as an autonomous organization for the purpose of implementing

the policies and programmes of the Central Government for the development,

propagation and promotion of Sanskrit. The Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Govt. of India has declared it as Deemed to be University on 7th

May, 2002. The institute played a leading role in the field of Sanskrit education in

the last decades. Consequently, the Government of India approved the Rashtriya

Sanskrit Sansthan as the Central Sanskrit University as per the Government of India

Gazette No. CG-DL-A-17042020-219068 dated 17th April 2020. Accordingly, the

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan is established as Central Sanskrit University from April

30, 2020.

This organization is duly recognized by NCTE, U.G.C. and member of

Association of Indian Universities (AIU). This Institution is assessed and accredited

with 'A' grade by NAAC. Facilities for the study of programmes from Prak Shastri

to Acharya/ Vidya-Varidhi (Ph.D.) are available in Campuses. Shiksha Shastri

(B.Ed.) programme is available in 10 (ten) Campuses, where the admission is given

on the basis of Shiksha Shastri Entrance Test (SSET). Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.)

programme is also available in its Campuses.

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2. Eligibility for Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed) Entrance Test

(I) Eligibility

i. This programme is of Two years. Those students who have passed Shastri/B.A.

(Skt.)/equivalent degree and/or Acharya/ M.A.(Skt.)/equivalent degree and

Shiksha Shastri/B.Ed. (With Sanskrit Teaching) with 50% of marks from any

recognized University are eligible. For candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/

Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Caste (OBC)/ Person with disability (PwD)

categories, 5% relaxation will be allowed in the minimum pass percentage

required for admission.

ii. At least 50% marks in both theory and practical papers separately and 50% marks

in the aggregate are required in Shiksha Shastri./B.Ed.( With Sanskrit Teaching).

iii. For candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Person with

disability (PwD) categories, 5% relaxation will be allowed in the minimum pass

percentage required for admission 45% in each section (Theory & Practical) and

45% in aggregate.

iv. Admission to Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.) programme will be given on the basis

of prescribed reservations by the Govt. of India and in order of merit of the

Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.) Entrance Test 2021.

(II) Age-limit

A candidate seeking admission to Shiksha Acharya Programme must have completed 22

years of age on or before 1st October, 2021. No age relaxation will be permitted.

(III) Method of Selection

Admission to Shiksha Acharya programme will be through written entrance test called

Shiksha Acharya Entrance Test (SAET). All candidates seeking admission to the programme

must apply on prescribed online application. All eligible candidates will be required to appear for

written test. Admit cards for appearing in the SAET will be uploaded on CSU website. While

applying online application, each candidate is directed to mention his/her choice in maximum

preference order for admission in CSU Campuses. The mentioned same choice preference

order will be followed for admission in CSU Campuses. In case of non-availability of seats in the

desired Campus, the admission may be given in any one of the Campuses according to merit.

Merit-lists for admission will be prepared in All India level. The information for successful

candidates will be uploaded on website.

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3.Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed) Entrance Test (SAET-2021)

This Shiksha Acharya Entrance Test 2021 is meant for admission to Shiksha Acharya

(M.Ed.) programme in the CSU. The medium of instruction and examination will be Sanskrit

only. In this University for the programme of Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.) 100 seats are available.

Campus Available seats

Central Sanskrit University

Jaipur Campus

50

Central Sanskrit University

Bhopal Campus

50

Note – Admission/cancelation to be given/done in the concerned campus is under CSU

Competent authority

4. Shiksha Acharya Programme Fees:

Shiksha-Acharya-1

st Year Rs.6100/-

Shiksha-Acharya-2nd

Year Rs.6600/-

Tuition Fee

Education is free, but for other expenditure a candidate will have to pay fees at the time of

admission as per rules of the University.

Other expenditures

For whatever miscellaneous expenditure is to be done on matters related to training

activities. This fund will be spent strictly in accordance with the students' activities only.

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5 A. Reservation of seats is as follows:

Out of the total number of seats in Shiksha Acharya, reservation as per rules of the

Government of India will be applicable as indicated below:-

For candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Section 10%

For candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste 15%

For candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribe 7.5%

For Other Backward Classes (OBC) as per Central Govt. List 27%

For Person with Disability (PwD) 3% For children/widows of Armed Forces Personnel disabled/killed during the

war/Hostilities (Clear mentioning of disability/Death is essential in the

certificate)

3%

For sportsmen (For participating at National/International level

competitions only

2%

Note : In case of non-availability of reserved category candidates the seats will be filled up from

the General Category candidates as per the directives of UGC/GOI.

Candidate who belongs to any of the above reserved categories should bring a certificate of

their category duly attested by a Gazetted Officer at the time of admission in Campuses. Failing

which the eligibility will be rejected. In case of non-availability of such candidates, the seats will

be filled from the general category. Allotment of reservation of seats will be done at the central

level for CSU Campuses only.

5 B. Competent Authorities for issuing the Certificates for Reserved

Categories are as under:-

i. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC Category- District Magistrate/Sub-Divisional

Magistrate/Tehsildar/Mandal Revenue officer (M.R.O.)

ii. Otherwise abled and blind. Chief Medical Officer of Civil Hospital (Only 40% or more

disability will be considered.) iii. For Children/Widows of Armed Forces personnel disabled/killed in the war/hostilities

Secretary - Army/Navy/Air-force Board.

6. Entrance Test – 2021 Date and Timings :

Central Sanskrit University will conduct Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed) Entrance Test (SAET-

2021), for two years Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.) programme on 08th

August, 2021 (Time -10:00

A.M. to 12:40 P.M.) tentatively at specified centers in different parts of the country. Eligible

candidates can apply Online with in time for entrance test by following websites:-

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www.sanskrit.nic.in

Important Dates : Online application (without late fee) – from 15th

May, 2021 to 25th

June, 2021

Online application (with late fee) - from 26th

June, 2021 to 05th July, 2021

Editing of online application – 06th

July, 2021 to 10th

July, 2021 Date of Examination : 08

th August, 2021 (Sunday) from 10.00 a.m. to 12.40 p.m.

Download of Admit Cards 15 July, 2021 onwards

7. Examination Centres

The allotment of the centre for examination shall be done as per information given by the student.

Once the centre for examination is allotted, it will not be changed. The candidate has to appear at the

allotted centre only. The examination centre can be changed/canceled by CSU priory information.

S.No. Exam Centre S.No. Exam Centre S.No. Exam Centre

1 Shimla 8 Bengaluru 15 Tirupati

2 Hamirpur 9 Thrissur 16 Agartala

3 Chandigarh 10 Jaipur 17 Puri

4 Delhi 11 Kolkata 18 Cuttack

5 Lucknow 12 Patna 19 Bhubaneshwar

6 Varanasi 13 Mumbai 20 Jammu

7 Haridwar 14 Bhopal

8. Most Important

1. Read guidelines carefully.

2. These guidelines contain important information related to the Entrance Test.

3. Fill the online application carefully.

4. The facts mentioned in the online application will be duly verified at the time of

examination and admission.

5. On verification of any type of false information legal action as per rules will be taken. It

also includes disqualification from examination or cancellation of admission.

6. Upload your clear and latest photo on the online form. If the photo does not match

properly at the time of examination/admission then it may result in disqualification from

the examination/ cancellation of admission or any other legal action deemed fit.

7. Fee for Online Examination Form Rs.2000/- (without late fee)

Fee for Online Examination Form Rs. 3000/- (with late fee)

9. Instructions for filling the online application

The applicants appearing for SAET - 2021 can fill prescribed online application from

websites of Central Sanskrit University, Delhi. The online applications filled after the last date

will not be accepted. Only eligible candidates in SAET will be admitted in order of merit. This

merit list will be valid for the year 2021 only. Admit Cards will be downloaded from 15th

July,

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2021 onwards. No transfer will be permissible after admission and the fees paid shall also not be

transferred.

At the time of Admission in CSU Campus Shiksha Acharya Programme the SAET-2021

original admit card has to be submitted compulsorily. * Please upload passport-size dated latest Photograph with date on the online application.

10. Notable Points Before Online Applying

1. Only eligible candidates can appear in the written test. Non-eligible candidates appearing for

SAET Test will themselves be responsible for the consequences. 2. Shiksha Acharya programme is recognized by NCTE. The admission will be strictly on

the basis of number of seats and merit of each CSU Campuses. 3. Scrutiny of eligibility for admission, decision regarding the catchment area, verification of

reservations etc. are under the control of the concerned CSU. 4. In case of admission, the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of the CSU shall be final.

5. No re-evaluation of the answer copy is permissible.

6. All legal matters will be settled under Delhi HIGH COURT JURISDICTION only.

11. Duration of the Examination

The total duration of this paper is two and half hours which is divided as follows-

One and half hours (1½) for the first 'Part-A' objective-type of the paper. One hour for

the second 'Part-B' descriptive type of the paper for which separate question paper and answer

sheet will be provided. Ten minutes extra will be provided for collecting the OMR sheets, the

question paper booklets and distribution of the answer sheet of the Q.P. Part 'B'. At 11:35AM

only the Q.P. Part 'B' shall be distributed. During this period the candidates will keep sitting in

their respective seats.

Notice

At the time of entering the examination hall admit card has to be produced compulsorily.

The candidate appearing in the test should bring his/her own black or blue ball point pen

for the test.

Candidates using unfair means, getting external help or helping others or indulging in

indiscipline in the test will be disqualified. Criminal or Judicial action can also be initiated.

In case of mismatch of photo, doubt etc. suspension from exam or legal action will be

taken. For any such inconvenience, the candidate himself/herself will be responsible for

this.

Calculator, Mobile Phone, Smart Watch etc. are prohibited in the examination hall.

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12 . Question Paper Format

The Shiksha Acharya Entrance Test (SAET) will consist of question paper in two

parts. Part 'A' and Part 'B'

(i) Part A will consist of four sections.

For each question, four choices of the answers shall be provided. Out of those,

only one will be the correct answer. Only one correct answer is to be marked like ( )

in OMR sheet. If more than one answer is marked for any question, it will be treated

as invalid and no mark will be awarded for such an answer. All the questions will be

in Sanskrit.

(Objective Type Questions)

(Time 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM) Max. Marks 100

(a) Sanskrit Language Competency 25

(b) Educational Psychology 25

(c) General Knowledge related to Education 25

(d) Teaching of Sanskrit 25

(ii) Part B

(Subject Based Questions)

(Time 11:40 A.M. to 12:40 P.M.) Max. Marks 50

(a) Linguistic components of Sanskrit 10

(b) Outline of prose/poetry lesson plans 10

(c) Action research Project on a given topic 20

(d) Preparing a balanced question paper on a given subject 10

13 . Evaluation Method

Medium of Shiksha Acharya course is Sanskrit. Candidates securing minimum 50% marks in both the parts 'A' & 'B' separately will be considered as passed. However second part of those candidates, not securing 50% marks in first part, will not be evaluated.

14. Special Note - Results

1. The merit list of results of the Entrance Test will be prepared All India level for admission.

2. CSU will give admission according to their own admission policy.

3. The admission will not be transferred to Campus after taking admission in one Campus.

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15. SAET-2021 Syllabus

(a) Competency in Sanskrit Language

25 Marks

1. Maheshwara Sutras (Pratyahara Nirmanam)

2. Sandhi

3. Compounds 4. Case-endings and upa-pada

case-endings 5. Kridant suffixes

6. Taddhit suffixes

7. Tenses

8. Causal and desiderative suffixes

9. Change of voice (b) Educational psychology 25 Marks

1. Definitions of Psychology 2. Schools of Psychology 3. Age-wise characteristics of a child 4. Learning-concepts,

Characteristics 5. Motivation – Characteristics,

Techniques, Devices

6. Intelligence – Theories,

measurement, testing intelligence

7. Personality-meaning, nature and measuring

8. Mental Health 9. Special Children 10. Statistics

(c). General knowledge Related to

Education 25 Marks

1. Educational Institutes

RSV Tirupati, SLBSRSV, CSU Delhi,

ME, UGC, NCTE, NCERT, NUEPA,

ICSSR, DIET, etc.. 2. Indian Constitution

3. NCF School Education 2005

4. NCF Teacher Education 2009

5. Educational Policy

6. Problems of Education

7. Types of Education

8. Teacher-Education, in-service training

9. Various Education commissions

10. Core-curriculum

11. Distance Education

12. Environment Education

13. National Literacy Mission.

14. Adult-Education-Institutions

15. Action Research

16. RUSA

17. RMSA

18. UEE

19. Value Education

(d). Teaching of Sanskrit 25 Marks

1. Teaching of Sanskrit

2. Various approaches

3. Concept of Text book

4. Teaching Methods-objectives, steps

5. Audio-visual Aids

6. Co-curricular activities

7. Steps of lesson plan

8. Evaluation

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16. SAET – 2021 Sample Question Paper

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