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 Notes 1791History of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (former Government Sanskrit College) Varanasi Uttar Pradesh University (during Governor General Cornwallis) 1821 Poona Sanskrit College (Deccan College) Pune Maharashtra Deemed University (during Governor General Francis Hastings) 1824 The Sanskrit College and University Kolkata West Bengal University (during Governor General Amherst) 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 Kochi 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 Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University Nalbari Assam University 2018 Maharishi Valmiki Sanskrit UniversityMaharishi Valmiki Sanskrit University to be set up at Kaithal, Business Standard, 15 Mar 2018. Kaithal Haryana University 2016Chinmaya VishwavidyapeethKochiKeralaDeemed University1918Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan, Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasiUPSchool
See also List of Sanskrit academic institutes outside India
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