Courses in the CUTS

SN Name of the Courses Condition of eligibility Mode of Admission Courses duration Subjects 1. PUC 1(Baudh Dharshan) Classed VIII passed Entrance aptitude test. Selection conducted on merit basis Total no. of seats 37 only 4 years Indian Buddhist Phil. Tib. Buddhist Phil. Sanskrit language Tibetan Language English/Hindi Optional subject 2 2. PUC3 (Tibetan Astrology) Class VIII passed Entrance test Total no. of seats 7 only 4 years History of Tibetan Medicine & Astrololy Basic Tibetan Medicine Indian Buddhist Phil. Sanskrit language Tibetan language English/Hindi 3. PUC (Tibetan Fine Arts) Class X passed Entrance test Total no. of seats 14 only 2 years Painting and Woodcraft History and Philosophy of Art Buddhist Philosophy Tibetan Literature English/Hindi Language 4. PUC (Tibetan Medicine) Class VIII passed Entrance test Total no. of seats 7 only 4 years History of Tibetan Medicine & Astrololy Basic Tibetan Medicine Indian Buddhist Phil. Sanskrit language Tibetan language English/Hindi 5. UG (Baudh Dharsan) Shastri U.M. IIyear from CIHTS Direct admission after passing U.M. II U.M. II passed candidates 3 years Indian Buddhist Phil. 1 Indian Buddhist Phil. 2 Tib. Buddhist Phil. Sanskrit language Tibetan Language English/Hindi Optional subject 2 6. UG (Tibetan Jyotish) Shastri Jyotish U.M. IIyear from CIHTS Direct admission after passing U.M. II J.-U.M. II passed candidates 3 years 1. Bhot Astrology 2. Indian Astrology 3. Tibetan Language 4. English/Hindi 5. Optional subject 7. UG (Tibetan Fine Arts) Shastri Fine Arts U.M. II year passed from CIHTS Direct admission after passing F.A. U.M. II F.A.-U.M. II passed candidates 3 years 8. UG (BTMS) Bhot Chikitsa Vidya U.M. II passed from CIHTS Entrance test after passing U.M. II (BCV) BTMS entrance test passed candidates 4 ½ years Bhot Anatomy Bhot Physiology Bhot Pharmacology Bhot Clinical medicine Bhot Materia Medica Identification Bhot Toxicology Bhot Surgery Bhot Psychology Bhot Pathology 1 yr. internship: 6 mths in-campus & 6 mths out-campus Internship (Clinical Practice) 9. PG4 (Baudh Dharshan) Acharya B.D. Shastri passed from CIHTS Direct admission after passing B.D. Shastri B.D. Shastri passed candidates 2 years 1. Moolshastra 1 2. Moolshastra 2 3. Sampradyashastra 1. 4. Sampradyashastra 2 10. PG (Tibetan Jyotish) Acharya Jyotish Shastri passed from CIHTS Direct admission after passing J. Shastri J. Shastri passed candidates 2 years 11. PG (Tibetan Fine Arts) Acharya F.A. Shastri passed from CIHTS Direct admission after passing F.A. Shastri F.A. Shastri passed candidates 2 years 12. B.Ed. (Shiksha Shastri Shastri passed from CIHTS or B.A. passed from UGC recognized Institutions with Tib. Language Entrance test Entrance test passed candidates 1 year 13. M.Phil. Vishistacharya Acharya passed from CIHTS or equivalent from UGC recognized Institutions with same course of studies Entrance test Entrance test passed candidates 1 ½ year 14. Ph.D. Vidyavaridhi M.Phil passed from CIHTS Direct admission 3 years

• Pre-University Course: Purva Madyama (2 years course) and Uttara Madhyama (2 years course)
• Optional subjects:
• Political Science
• Economics
• Asian History
• Tibetan History
• Sanskrit 'Kha Varg'
• Pali language
Students have to opt one out of the above subjects.
• Under Graduate: Shastri (3 years course)
• Post Graduate: Acharya (2 years course)

overview of CUTS library

The Shantarakshita library is the central library system of Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath Varanasi. It is a unique information resources centre for scholars of Tibetan and Buddhist studies which came into existence with the inception of the University in the year 1967.
This library is named after a great Indian Bhuddhist scholar Acharya Shantarakshita of the Nalanda University, who visited Tibet in the 8th century for the cause of dharma.
The library has special collection of Buddhist canonical works in Tibetan language translated from Sanskrit and other Indian languages. Contents of Buddhist manuscripts in Sanskrit and Tibetan languages are preserved in different form and formats such as printed, xylographs, digital and micro form etc in this library. The library has separate sections for such forms of collection. The library collection in the fields of Buddhism, Tibetan and Himalayan studies and allied subjects is point of attraction for scholars at home and abroad.
At present the library holds approximately 87000 printed books & xylographs 2000 bound volumes of journals, 7712 electronic documents and 9742 titles of microfiches and films.
The library is well equipped with latest ICT infrastructure, providing library services based on the multilingual bibliographical database of the library collections.
Library is a member of the UGC-INFONET program and has the full text access to the online journals of Springer and databases of ISID and JCCC via IP authenticated online access. In addition to print and online documents, library possesses a rich collection of Microfiches, Microfilms and Audio Video documents and xylogaphys of the concerned subjects.
The collections of the Shantarakshita library are developing in accordance with the objectives of CUTS, which is declared as "University of national importance" by the Government of India.

Library Committee

Policy level decisions and documents for the development and smooth functioning of library are being approved by the Library committee which is the apex decision making body of the library. The composition of the Library Committee is as follows:

• The Vice Chancellor of the University -- Chairman
• The Registrar of the University -- Member
• One expert of Buddhology & Tibetology from outside
• One expert of Library & Information Science
  
• The Librarian -- Member-Secretary
  

The Shantarakshita Library has the following Sections

Acquisition and Technical Section	Tibetan Section
Multimedia Section	Periodical, Reference and INFLIBNET Section
Stack Section	Circulation Section
Computer Section	Store and Maintenance Section