There are many consecrated persons who like to do two years of post-graduation or one-year diploma course at our institute but unable due to their apostolic commitments and other administrative difficulties. In order to cater to their needs, SICL is offering a diploma course on Consecrated Life online.

Admission Requirements

• Any professed consecrated persons with temporary or final profession.
• Minimum educational qualification: PUC or its equivalent
• Adequate knowledge of English language

Enrolment and Fees

• One can apply at any time in a year.
• Download the Application Form online, fill it, send it back online or by post
• One time massively subsidized payment of Rs. 2,500 only. You can pay through Bank Transfer or money order. After paying the fee, contact SICL through email (sanyasac@gmail.com) and get enrolment number and password for accessing secured materials.

Duration of the Diploma Course

• Minimum of nine months and maximum of twenty-four months
• If the programme is not completed within twenty-four months, the candidate can still continue and complete the remaining courses paying the tuition fee of Rs. 2,500 again.

Courses and Evaluation

• Two sets of courses will be offered: Fundamental and Optional.
• Online students are to do all the fifteen fundamental courses in the order proposed by the Institute.
• Besides the fundamental courses, students should also do any five courses from the optional courses offered by the Institute in any order as one prefers.
• Course materials shall be provided to the online students directly by the responsible professors or the Institute office online after the enrolment.
• Necessary details of the professors shall be available on the net. He can be contacted for materials, questions and clarifications. In case of a group from an institute attending a particular course, the professor can be invited to offer contact classes paying him TA.
• The students should attend contact classes at least twice before completing the programme. The formalities, date and place will be announced later.
• Each fundamental course carries two credits each and the optional course a credit each.
• At the end of each course, a test or an evaluation will be conducted by the professor and marks will be allotted. The mode of evaluation will be determined by individual professors. It can be assignment, summary writing, test, oral exam through skype, chat, phone, etc. If feasible, the candidates may be invited to Sanyasa or the professor may visit the place of the candidate for the evaluation.
• All the students are expected to participate in the three days seminar organized by SCIL in the first week of February of every year at least once by paying the seminar fee. A short summary of the papers presented during the seminar should be submitted. It carries five credits. Accommodation will be provided at the Institute if required with additional payment.
• The diploma course consists of 40 credits altogether: 30 + 5 + 5 = 40 (15 Fundamental courses x 2 credits = 30 credits + 5 Optional courses x 1 credit = 5 credits + 5 credits of three days seminar).