List of Sanskrit universities in India explained

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		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	Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University	Puri	Odisha	University
1993	Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady		Kerala	University
1997	Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek	Nagpur		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^[4]	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

• List of Sanskrit academic institutes outside India

Notes and References

1. http://ssvv.up.nic.in/historyweb.htm History of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University
2. Web site: Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University, Nalbari, Assam . punjabcolleges.com. 2013-09-28.
3. Web site: Varsity to preserve India’s ancient wisdom - Dispur plans institution to promote studies and research in Sanskrit and indigenous philosophy . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002122206/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110305/jsp/northeast/story_13668063.jsp. dead. 2 October 2013. Telegraphindia.com. 2013-09-28.
4. http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/maharishi-valmiki-sanskrit-university-to-be-set-up-at-kaithal-118031501294_1.html Maharishi Valmiki Sanskrit University to be set up at Kaithal