Online Bhakti Vaibhav (Module-1) Feb 2025

Course description:

A detailed study of the cantos one to six of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Module 1 covers Canto 1, 2 & 3. Module 2 covers Canto 4, 5 & 6. The students who will qualify all the assessments of Modules 1 & 2 will be awarded a Bhakti Vaibhav degree from ISKCON Board of Exams.

Eligibility: Those who have done Bhakti Sastri can only pursue this course. You need to submit your Bhakti Sastri certificate issued from ISKCON Board of Examination.

Course materials: 

Students’ Handbook

Course duration (No. of hours):

Canto 1

• 5 units, total hours-96

Canto 2

• 3 units, total hours-48

Canto 3

• 9 units, total hours-144
Total hours for cantos 1, 2 and 3—288 hours.

Target audience: 

All devotees who have a Bhakti-shastri certification and are enthusiastic to continue their scriptural studies with Srimad-Bhagvatam. Srila Prabhupada desired that all ISKCON devotees must take the Bhakti-Vaibhava certification.

Assessment plan:

• Open book questions

• Closed book exams for each unit

• Sloka recitation

• Two presentations for the first 3 cantos

Course requirement (any pre-qualification)

1.  You must be 16 years or above in age.
2.  As per the guidelines of ISKCON Board of Examination to pursue Bhakti Vaibhav course, the students must chant minimum 16 rounds of Hare Krishna maha-mantra daily & follow the four regulative principles.
3.  You must have done Bhakti Sastri from any of the authorised centre of ISKCON and having a Bhakti Sastri certificate from ISKCON Board of Examinations.
   
4.  For better understanding we humbly request you to read all the six cantos before you begin the deep study of these books with us and be fully benefited from the course.
5.  As the course would be in English so proficiency in English language is mandatory.
6. As per the rules & regulations of ISKCON Board of Examination, for getting the Bhakti Vaibhav degree, you must have 75% of attendance in the live sessions.
7. You need to submit a recommendation letter by an ISKCON authority (your Spiritual Master/GBC member/Temple President/Co-President) who knows you well, certifying your character, sadhana, Brahminical tendencies and being favourably engaged in the preaching mission of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu for at least the previous 12 months. Please download the Recommendation letter format from the link below:- 
   Recommendation Letter
   You need to submit the recommendation letter along with your Bhakti Sastri certificate in this google form with other details:-
   Google Form

        
               Please note that your admission will not be confirmed unless we have received this recommendation letter & your Bhakti Shastri certificate.

The regulations to be followed during the closed books exams. All students should agree for the following requirements regarding the online exam before taking admission to this course:-

                * All closed book exams will be conducted online (in cloud meetings).

                * Answers should be hand written, no electronic devices are allowed for typing.

                * Student should be having two devices live on cloud meetings. One will cover the student writing the exam as well as the screen of the front device. The second/front device will be used by the student to see the question paper provided in cloud meeting screen.

                * Immediately after the exam, the student has to scan the answer sheet in front of the front device camera & upload it in the assessment section.