List of Sanskrit universities in India

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The Sanskrit Universities are specialized universities that aim to promote and spread sanskrit education, shastraic education and related research.

The following is a list of at least 18 Sanskrit universities in India (3 central, 1 deemed and 14 state universities) which are only focused on Sanskrit revival and Sanskrit studies along with related disciplines like Ayurveda.

Year Est. Name, place District State Type
1791[1] Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
(former Government Sanskrit College) 		Varanasi Uttar Pradesh University
1821 Poona Sanskrit College
(Deccan College) 		Pune Maharashtra Deemed University
1824 The Sanskrit College and University Kolkata West Bengal University
1961 Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University Darbhanga Bihar University
1962 National Sanskrit University Tirupati Andhra Pradesh Central University
1962 Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University New Delhi Delhi Central University
1970 Central Sanskrit University New Delhi Delhi Central University
1981 Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University Puri Odisha University
1993 Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady Ernakulam Kerala University
1997 Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek Nagpur Maharashtra University
2001 Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University Jaipur Rajasthan University
2005 Uttarakhand Sanskrit University Haridwar Uttarakhand University
2005 Shree Somnath Sanskrit University, Veraval Veraval Gujarat University
2006 Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirumala Tirupati Andhra Pradesh University
2008 Maharshi Panini Sanskrit Evam Vedic Vishwavidyalaya Ujjain Madhya Pradesh University
2011 Karnataka Samskrit University Bengaluru Karnataka University
2011[2][3] Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University Nalbari Assam University
2018 Maharishi Valmiki Sanskrit University[citation needed] Kaithal Haryana University
2016 Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth Kochi Kerala Deemed University
1918 Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi UP School

See also

References

  1. ^ History of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Archived 29 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University, Nalbari, Assam". punjabcolleges.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Varsity to preserve India's ancient wisdom - Dispur plans institution to promote studies and research in Sanskrit and indigenous philosophy". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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