In May 2021, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth launched the first संस्कृत-प्रतिभा-परीक्षा or Sanskrit Talent Search, a national level competition for identifying Sanskrit talent.
It was a three-level test to assess the overall skills of a student in Sanskrit. The participants had to attend an online quiz that tested their general knowledge, theoretical understanding and language aptitude. In the second round, the participants had to write an essay in Sanskrit in about five hundred words on the topic ‘कोरोना-विषमे काले मम अध्ययनानुभवः’. The third was an oral test for the top twenty where their communication skills, understanding of various concepts, ability to apply the rules of the language on the go, and many more such skills were tested.
Over 250 students of classes 10 to 12 participated. The top ten scorers at each level were presented the titled, ‘चिन्मय-बाल-संस्कृत-प्रतिभा’ along with cash prizes.
| नाम | Name | Class | Educational Institute | |
| 1 | गोपिकारामप्रसाद | Gopika Ramaprasad | 12 | National Institute of Open Schooling |
| 2 | सुश्रुतःएच्एस् | Sushruta H. S. | 11 | Purnapramati (Anandavana), Bengaluru |
| 3 | आलोक-कुमारः | Alok Kumar | 12 | Central Hindu Boys School, Varanasi |
| 4 | हृषिकराजः | Hrishik Raj | 10 | DAV Public School Cantt Area, Gaya |
| 6 | अखिला हरिहरन् | Akila Hariharan | 11 | DAV Girls Senior Secondary School, Chennai |
| 5 | पराङ्कुशः नम्बि | Parankusha Nambi | 10 | Sri Ramanuja Siddhanta Vidya Peetham, Shrirangam |
| 7 | पर्णिका कुलकर्णि | Parnika Kulkarni | 12 | V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mumbai |
| 8 | ऋजुः मण्डल | Riju Mondal | 11 | Ramakrishna Math Vivekananda Veda Vidyalaya, Howrah |
| 9 | नीशितासखरडण्डे | Neeshita Sakhardande | 10 | Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, Mumbai |
| 10 | पृथ्वीशेनोय् | Prithvi P. Shenoy | 12 |
The participants were from across the world and participated enthusiastically. The test was tough on the part of the examiners as well as the many wonderful participants. It is heartening to see that a lot of Sanskrit teachers motivated their students to participate