| Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University | |
| Former Name: | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha |
| Type: | Central university |
| Chancellor: | Hari Gautam |
| Vice Chancellor: | Prof. Murlimanohar Pathak |
| City: | New Delhi |
| Country: | India |
| Coor: | 28.5407°N 77.1823°W |
| Campus: | Urban |
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, formerly Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, is a central university, located in New Delhi, India.
It was established on 8 October 1962, and the University Grants Commission, granted the status of a deemed university to the Vidyapeetha in November 1987.[1] In March 2020, the Indian Parliament passed the Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020 to upgrade it to central university status, along with two other universities Central Sanskrit University and National Sanskrit University.[2]
The university offers B.A., M.A, B.Ed, M.Ed, M.Phil and Ph.D courses, in Sanskrit and related subjects.