Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

About Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

Sanskrit Is the Most Ancient and Perfect Among the Languages of the World. This University Was Founded On 22 March, 1958 By The Then Chief Minister Dr. Sampurnanand And Education Minister Pt. Kamlapati Tripathi At Varanasi, The Oldest Cultural City Of India, With The Name Of  "Varanaseya Snskrit Vishwavidyalaya", D. A.N.Jha Being The First Vice Chancellor. It Was Renamed A Sampurnanand Sanskrit University under the U.P. State University Act, 1973, W.e.f. 16th Dec. 1974. The Sanskrit Colleges of this country and that of Nepal were affiliated to this college even before this University was founded. The number of affiliated colleges in U.P. alone was 1441. thus this college acted like a University not only for this country but also for other countries.

Location - It is located in Benares which is also known as Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Faculty

1. Veda-Vedanga Faculty
2. Sahitya Sanskriti Faculty
3. Faculty of Philosophy
4. Sramana Vidya Faculty
5. Adhunika Jnana Vijnana faculty

Facilities

Saraswati Bhawan Library - The foundation stone of the building was laid on the occasion of the visit of Prince and Princess of Wales on 16 nov. 1907. The building was completed in 1914 and it was named ‘the Prince of Wales Saraswati Bhavan’ The library underwent a number of changes after the establishment of the University. The Saraswati Bhawan building was earmarked for manuscripts only. In 1988-89 an air conditioned building was constructed for its preservation and maintenance. The Library has a collection of more than one lakh manuscripts of different Sanskrit text. In its printed section there are more than one lakh ninety thousand printed books. There is also the facility for microfilming and Photostat of manuscripts.

Hostel - Hostel facility is available in the university

Facilities like Language Laboratory, Computer Center and Health Center are available. The university has good enough facilities for outdoor and indoor games.

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Information compiled from: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Website