CIHTS Sarnath
CIHTS Sarnath
The Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS) pictured by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and his holyness, the 14th Dalai Lama with an intention to furnish teaching to Tibetan youths and youths living near Himalayan border. The institute was constituted in 1967 and began running as special wing of Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi. Later the government of India reviewed the institute and took it beneath Department of Culture, Ministry of teaching in 1977. The institute received full financial support from the Government of India.
Course offered
Purva Madhyama Two Years (Equivalent to secondary school
Uttara Madhyama Two Years (Equialent to higher secondary school)
Shastri Three Years (Equivalent to B.A.)
Acharya Two Years (Equivalent to M.A.)
Mulasastras
Sampradayasastras
Tibetan (compulsory)
Sanskrit (compulsory)
Hindi or English (optional)
Asian History, Archaeology and Culture
Tibetan History
Political Science
Economic
Pali
Optional Sanskrit.]
Faculties
Faculty of Language and Literature
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Social Science
Faculty of Tibetan Medicine and Astrology
Faculty of Tibetan fine Arts
Contact Details
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
Sarnath, Varanasi-221 007,
U.P. India
Phone: 0091-542-2586337