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AVC – Bhakta Programme
Find your footing in the culture: chanting, study and service, from day one.
- Introductory Semester in Applied Vedic Culture
- Living the culture, daily sadhana, beginning systematic study
- About 3 months
- Men 18 and up · in person · live with us for three months
Twelve weeks: Gita, Bhagavatam, Isopanisad, Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction — and Vedic Paradigm, RVC’s own course book for the Bhakta Programme.
See the courseBhakti Sastri
Know the four books deeply — and carry the title that says so: Bhakti-sastri, proficient in primary Vedic scriptural knowledge.
- Bhagavad-gita, Sri Isopanisad, Nectar of Devotion, Nectar of Instruction
- About 2 years, including the AVC entry semester or the equivalent thereof
- Prepares students for the BOEX Bhakti-sastri examination
- Earn the Bhakti-sastri title and the Associate degree
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 courseBhakti Vaibhava
Master the first six cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam — Bhakti-vaibhava means “accomplished.”
- Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 1–6
- Sastri topics plus the first six cantos
- About 4 years
- Later in the path
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 1–6, studied canto by canto. Gate: the BOEX Bhakti-vaibhava examination.
See the courseBhakti Vedanta
Go deeper into Bhagavatam, cantos 7–12 — Bhakti-vedanta means “master.”
- Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 7–12
- Previous study plus cantos 7–12
- About 6 years
- Later in the path
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Cantos 7–12. Gate: the BOEX Bhakti-vedanta examination.
See the courseBhakti Sarvabhauma
Study the whole Caitanya-caritamrta and write your thesis — a professor of Vedic knowledge.
- The full Caitanya-caritamrta
- All previous study plus a doctoral thesis
- About 8 years
- Later in the path
The full Caitanya-caritamrta, plus a 200-page doctoral thesis. Gate: the BOEX Bhakti-sarvabhauma examination.
See the courseEach course carries a Bhakti title. How the titles work →
The degrees are the college’s own, granted by RVC under its own standard. The college is not externally accredited.
No 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.
