Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0
Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0 will be held from 28 Nov 2026 to 12 Dec 2026 under the theme “Thirukkural Payilvom – Thirukkural Abhyas Karen”. The programme seeks to celebrate the cultural and civilisational bonds between Kashi and Tamil Nadu and to promote the timeless ethical and moral values of the Thirukkural.
One thousand students from one thousand Participating Institutions across India will study the Thirukkural with multilingual resources, take part in an academic orientation, write an article or research note, and carry the couplets back to their campuses.
₹10,000Each eligible selected student will be entitled to a stipend of ₹10,000, subject to the programme guidelines and completion of the prescribed requirements. How the selected students give their bank details
For Higher Educational Institutions
All interested Higher Educational Institutions register on this portal, and the Nodal Institution of each State/UT selects the prescribed number of Participating Institutions. The Participating Institutions access the multilingual study resources hosted here, assess their interested students on the theme “Thirukkural Payilvom – Thirukkural Abhyas Karen”, and register one student nominated on merit, duly endorsed by the Head of the Institution. Detailed programme guidelines and timelines are available here.
“Kashi Tamil Sangamam furthers the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ (एक भारत श्रेष्ठ भारत).”
KTS 5.0 – Key dates
Registration and selection
- Up to 15 Nov 2026Last date for the registration of institutions
- 16 Nov 2026 – 17 Nov 2026Selection of the Participating Institutions by the Nodal Institutions
- By 19 Nov 2026Thirukkural assessment of the interested students by each Participating Institution
- 20 Nov 2026Each Participating Institution nominates one student on merit through the CICT portal
Online programme
- 28 Nov 2026Inaugural function of KTS 5.0
- 12 Dec 2026Valedictory function of KTS 5.0
- All Nodal Institutions, Participating Institutions and nominated students will join online. The joining links will be shared separately.
- All participants will receive a certificate of participation from CICT.
Research and submission
- By 14 Dec 2026Academic orientation and study material from CICT
- 15 Dec 2026 – 14 Jan 2027One-month research and writing period
- By 14 Jan 2027Last date to submit the research work and reports
The participant pathway
Explore the programmeLatest notices
All notices → · KTS 5.0 in the news →Upcoming
Schedule →- Last date for the registration of institutions; wide outreach by the Nodal Institutions
- Scrutiny and selection of the Participating Institutions by the Nodal Institutions, with a reserve list
- Last date for the assessment of interested students by each selected Participating Institution
- Last date for the institutions to register their selected students
Featured
ResourcesThirukkural Payilvom · Study material for the institution-level assessment
குறள் பாலம் · Kural Bridge
Tirukkural Multilingual (Android)
Tirukkural Multilingual (iPhone and computer)
குறள் ஓட்டம் · Kural Run
Posters and charts in 23 languages
The journey so far
About KTS →Twelve delegations from Tamil Nadu travelled to Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya in the first month-long Sangamam, hosted at Banaras Hindu University.
Academic and cultural sessions at Namo Ghat, with the first real-time Tamil translation of the Prime Minister's address.
The legacy of Sage Agasthyar and Indian knowledge traditions; 1,200 participants, including students from central universities.
“Let us learn Tamil”: Tamil teachers in the schools of Varanasi, a study tour of Tamil Nadu, and the Agasthya Expedition from Tenkasi to Kashi.
KTS 5.0 in numbers
What the Thirukkural Payilvom portal holds, open to everyone.
Digital repository
The learning materials of the repository, by kind, with the lectures, reels and photographs.
CICT Digital Archives
Tamil palm-leaf manuscripts, critical editions and lexical tools, digitised and opened to all.
Figures as on 31 Oct 2026 · kts.cict.in · digitalarchives.cict.in ·
Participating agencies
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