Sanskrit is a language that is known as one of the oldest languages originated in India. People following religions like Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism use this language as philosophical language. In order to encourage people to learn Sanskrit, to preserve the language and to let the people know about the language, both Government and private entities have founded many Sanskrit Universities and institutions across India. All such institutions are listed below.
Sanskrit Universities in India.
| Sl. No | Name | Location | Established in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University It is a Sanskrit university located in Jaipur city, Rajasthan. It was established in the year 2001 by the State Government to promote Sanskrit education. There are many courses offered by the university, the courses include Acharya, Shiksha Acharya, Vastu Shastra etc. To know more about the institution and other courses available, you can visit the official website here. www.jrrsanskrituniversity.ac.in | Jaipur, Rajasthan | 2001 |
| 2 | Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University The Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit university was founded in 1961. The university is located in Laxmishwar Vilas palace in Derbhanga. The university is offering post graduation degree in Veda, Vyakarna, Dharma Shastra, Darshana, Jyotish Shastra, Sahitya and Ayurveda. To know more about the university and other details, you can visit the official website here. ksdsu.edu.in/home.htm | Darbhanga, Bihar | 1961 |
| 3 | Karnataka Samskrit University The Karnataka Samskrit university is established in 2010 by the government of Karnataka. The university is affiliated to University Grant Commission(UGC). The university has many courses to offer to the students. To know more about the university and the courses available, you can visit the official website here. www.ksu.ac.in/en | Bangalore, Karnataka | 2010 |
| 4 | Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University The Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit university was established at Ramtek, Maharashtra in the year 1997. The university is offering courses such as Junior Diploma, Senior Diploma, Higher Diploma, Diploma, Post-graduate Diploma, Bachelor Degree, Master Degree and Certification courses. To know about the university and details on the courses available, you can visit the official website here. kksanskrituni.digitaluniversity.ac | Ramtek, Nagpur | 1997 |
| 5 | Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University The Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University was founded in the year 2011 by the State Government, Assam. The university is located in Namati Village, Nalbari, Assam. The institution is a center for Sanskrit studies, Ancient studies and Humanities. The courses are divided among these studies. To know more about the institution and the courses under each program, you can visit the official website here. www.kbvsasun.ac.in | Nalbari, Assam | 2011 |
| 6 | Maharishi Panini Sanskrit Evam Vedic University The university was founded in the year 2008 in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The university is managed by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh. Like other Sanslrit universities, this university also offering courses on Acharya, shastri, Bachelor of arts, Master of arts. To know about the university and course details, you can visit the official website here. mpsvvujjain.org | Ujjain | 2008 |
| 7 | Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha The Rashtriya Snaskrit Vidyapeetha was founded in 1956 by Ministry of education - Government of India. The institution is based in the Tirupati City, Andhra Pradesh. The institution is given the rights of a Deemed university. The courses that Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha offering are, undergraduate courses, post-graduate courses, research courses, professional courses and other evening and part time courses. To know more about the institution and courses in detail, you can visit the official website here. rsvidyapeetha.ac.in | Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) | 1961 |
| 8 | Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan was established in 1970 and is included in the list of Deemed university that works under the Government of India. The courses available in the institution are Prak Shastri, Shastri, Shiksha Shastri, Acharya, Shiksha Acharya and Vidya Varidhi. There are facilities for correspondence courses as well. To know more about the institution and related courses, you can visit the official website here. rsvidyapeetha.ac.in | (Deemed University) New Delhi | 1970 |
| 9 | Sampurnanand Sanskrit University The Sampurnanand Sanskrit University is the oldest university functioning till today. It was established in 1791. The university is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. There are many courses being offered in the institution. Few of them are Shastri, Acharya, Diploma courses, B.Ed courses, <.Ed courses, Post-graduate Diploma courses and more. To know more about the oldest university and the courses detail, you can visit the official website here. www.ssvv.ac.in | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 1791 |
| 10 | Sanskrit College The Sanskrit College and university was founded in the year 1824 as a Sanskrit College. Later it was converted to an university by the Government of West Bengal in the year 2016. The university is offering many under graduate course and few post graduate courses. The highlighted factor of the university is, degree in old languages. To know more about the university and detail about courses, you can visit the official website here. sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in | Kolkata | 1824 |
| 11 | Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit Sree Sankaracharya university of Sanskrit was founded in the year 1993 and is located at Kalady, Kerala. The university is offering many courses, including M.SW, PG Diploma, intergrate M.Phill/Ph.D, Ph.D, M.A, M.Sc, B.A, M.PEd, MAF etc. To know more about the university and other courses available in the university, you can visit the official website here. www.ssus.ac.in | Kalady, Dist. Ernakulam | 1993 |
| 12 | Sri Venkateswara Vedic University The university is located at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. It was established in the year 2006 by Government of Andhra Pradesh. The courses offered in the university includes Veda Adhyayana, Agama Adhyayana, Paurohitya Adhyayana, research and publication etc. To know more on the university and other courses offered here, you can visit the official website here. www.svvedicuniversity.ac.in | Tirumala, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) | 2006 |
| 13 | Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University The sri Jagannath Sanskrit University was established in 1981. The university is located at Puri, Odisha. The courses that are available includes Advaita Vedanta, Dharmashastra, Jyotirvigyan, Sahitya, Veda, Vyakarana and more. To know about the university in detail, you can visit the official website here. www.sjsv.nic.in | Puri | 1981 |
| 14 | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha The Shri Lal Bahadur Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha was established in the year 1962 to promote one of the India's oldest languages. The university is given the status of a Deemed University by the University Grant Commission. The university offers many programs under courses such as Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Ph.D and Part time courses. To know more about the university and courses, you can visit the official website here. www.slbsrsv.ac.in | New Delhi | 1962 |
| 15 | Shree Somnath Sanskrit University The university was established in 2005 and is located in Veraval. Junagadh, Gujarat. The university is affiliated to University Grant Commission. The main courses available in the university are Vidhyavaridhi, Tattvacharya, Acharya, Shastri etc. To get more detailed information about the university and the courses offered, you can visit the official website here. sssu.ac.in/home.html | veraval, Somnath, Gujarat | 2005 |
| 16 | Uttarakhand Sanskrit University The Uttarakhand Sanskrit University is located at Haridwar, Uttarakhand. It was established in 2005. The university is affiliated to University Grant Commission (UGC). The university is offering the students the following courses, Certificate course programs, Diploma courses, Undergraduate courses, postgraduate courses, Doctoral of Philosophy courses and M.Phil courses. To know more about the university and the programs offered in detail, you can visit the official website here. usvv.ac.in | Haridwar | 2005 |
There is one more version of Sanskrit known as Vedic Sanskrit. It is the language which was used in ancient vedas. The vedic Sanskrit is known to be one of the toughest languages to translate.