Bhakti Sastri Program

Systematically study Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction, and Sri Isopanisad – 4 of the most important bhakti-texts. Our teachers are experienced devotees who have been studying, living by and teaching Prabhupada’s books for many years. Our students are from all over the world and create a worldwide online community with the goal of understanding and deeply imbibing the Gaudiya Vaishnava principles and practices.

• Modules
• Certificates
• Enrollment
• Fees
• Assessment

• Bhakti Sastri Modules

  • Bhagavad-gita 1 (Chapters 1-6) - Karma Yoga (next delivery: January 9, 2017)
  • Bhagavad-gita 2 (Chapters 7-12) - Bhakti Yoga (next delivery: March 6, 2017)
  • Bhagavad-gita 3 (Chapters 13-18) - Transcendental Knowledge (next delivery: May 1, 2017)
  • Sri Isopanisad (next delivery: July 3, 2017)
  • The Nectar of Instruction (next delivery: August 28, 2017)
  • The Nectar of Devotion (next delivery: October 23, 2017)

  Lectures and other materials are delivered over Bhaktivedanta College Online Campus (BCOC).

  For more details, check the FAQ section.

• Certificates

  We recognize and issue few levels of awards for the Bhakti Sastri degree:

  1. Bhaktivedanta College Bhakti-sastri Module digital certificate - sent upon request to the student upon the successful completion of the module

  2. Bhaktivedanta College full Bhakti-sastri digital certificate - sent to the student upon the successful completion of all 6 modules of Bhakti-sastri.

  3. VTE Bhakti Sastri Certificate - issued once a year (January/February) by the ISKCON Board of Examination to students who successfully pass the full Bhakti-sastri course and:

  • Chant sixteen rounds of the maha-mantra daily
  • Follow the four regulative principles for bhakti-yoga
  • Provide a recommendation letter by a local ISKCON representative.

• Enrollment

  Bhakti-sastri course is always going on, with 6 modules in total, one after another. It is possible to enroll at any time and continue from the next scheduled module.

  You can enroll for:

  • one module of your choice (every module is an independent unit) or
  • full Bhakti-sastri course (you immediately enroll for all 6 modules)

  Enrollment is done over the buttons below

  Before enrolling, please review our postponing and refund policies.

       Bhagavad-gita 1           Bhagavad-gita 2           Bhagavad-gita 3             Sri Isopanisad        Nectar of Instruction    Nectar of Devotion  

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  IMPORTANT: If you register for all 6 modules, you will be AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED into the modules on the day of their commencement one after another, as they come according to the schedule.

• Fees

  Fee for each module is €99. If you immediately enroll for all 6 modules, you get the following benefits:

  • a 15% tuition-fee deduction - pay €505, instead of €594
  • a 15% deduction if, after receiving a Bhakti Sastri degree, you decide to study the Bhaktivaibhava course with us - pay €339 instead of €399 (applicable for those enrolled into BS+ after December 2015)
  • Disciples Course free of charge; if you've already passed the course with us, you can give it to someone else as a gift
  • one module from our Theology and Religious Studies BA program free of charge after meeting criteria for receiving a Bhakti Sastri degree
  • Bhakti Sastri graduates can apply for the BA in Theology and Religious Study (TRS) without paying the application fee of €50
  • a special gift - two breathtaking audio CDs recorded by the Bhaktivedanta College students!

• Assessment

  

  The final mark for each Bhakti Sastri module is made:

  • 15% of the mark for participation in the discussion forums throughout the module
  • 30% of the mark for VTE essays (two or three, minimum 40% mark for each is required for pass)
  • 15% of the mark for quizzes (five or more)
  • 40% the mark for the closed-book exam (minimum 65% is required for pass)

  Student has to get at least 65% in total to pass the course.

  Closed-book exam consists of minimum 20 questions (out of which 2-3 questions are recalling verses) which have to be answered within 60 or 120 minutes. For taking the exam, a student has to secure a proctor, a person who sits with him/her during the exam and monitors regularity.

  Final grades are sent to students individually approximately 30 days after the closed-book exam period is over. In case of failing, student gets one more chance to pass the course if the final mark can be risen above 65% by doing VTE essays OR closed-book exam better. If there is again a fail, student can re-take the whole module in accordance with our second attempt policy.

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