Find the Course That Fits Your Journey
One ladder, from the first semester to the doctorate. Come as you are, and start where you are — and as you climb, the seed of devotion grows.
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Bhakti Sastri — Disciples Course
- Bhagavad-gita, Sri Isopanisad, Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction
- About 2 years, including the AVC entry semester
- Prepares students for the BOEX Bhakti-sastri examination
- First course — presented Dec 2, 2026
Gate: the BOEX Bhakti-sastri examination — open-book 60%, closed-book 65%, 45 verses memorised, 75% attendance. Entry through the AVC or its equivalent.
See the courseAVC Bhakta Programme
- Introductory Semester in Applied Vedic Culture
- Living the culture, daily sadhana, beginning systematic study
- About 3 months
- The doorway into the college
Twelve weeks: Gita, Bhagavatam, Isopanisad, Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction — and Vedic Paradigm, RVC’s own course book for the Bhakta Programme.
Why we start hereBhakti Vaibhava
- Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 1–6
- Sastri topics plus the first six cantos
- About 4 years
- Later in the ladder
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 1–6, studied canto by canto. Gate: the BOEX Bhakti-vaibhava examination.
How the titles workBhakti Vedanta
- Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 7–12
- Previous study plus cantos 7–12
- About 6 years
- Later in the ladder
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 7–12. Gate: the BOEX Bhakti-vedanta examination.
How the titles workBhakti Sarvabhauma
- The full Caitanya-caritamrta
- All previous study plus a doctoral thesis
- About 8 years
- Later in the ladder
The full Caitanya-caritamrta, plus a 200-page doctoral thesis. Gate: the BOEX Bhakti-sarvabhauma examination.
How the titles workDisciple Course
- Runs alongside the ladder, with the Bhakti Shastri course
- Sadhana, service and study together
- For disciples and brahmacharis
- Details as courses are established
Sadhana, service and study together, alongside the Bhakti Shastri course. Details as the first courses are established.
About the trainingNo fees, dates or faculty are published yet — cohort details are being finalised as the first real courses are established. The full syllabus pack arrives with them.