Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University

About Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University

The Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan established a Sanskrit Vidyapeetha at Delhi on the auspicious day of Vijaya Dashmi on the 8th of October 1962. In accordance with the decision of the Sammelan, a separate Society under the name of Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha was established with the late Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri as its Founder President. The inspiration and guidance of Late Shri Shastri ji had been the impetus for the development of this Vidyapeetha. Shastri ji in his capacity as the Prime Minister of India declared to develop this Vidyapeetha as an International Institution. After the death of Shastri ji, the Late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi accepted the Presidentship of the Vidyapeetha and declared on the 2nd October 1966 that the Vidyapeetha would henceforth be known as Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. On 1st April, 1967, the Vidyapeetha was taken over by the Government of India and on the 21st December 1970, it became a constituent of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, a registered autonomous Society and was named as Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha.

Impressed by its performance and the all round developments, the Government of India, in March 1983 mooted a proposal to confer the status of Deemed to be University on this Vidyapeetha. Finally, after the necessary inspection and other formalities, the Government of India on the recommendations of the University Grants Commission, granted the status of a Deemed to be University to the Vidyapeetha in November 1987. After the formal transfer of the movable and immovable properties followed by the transfer of the teaching and non-teaching staff, the Vidyapeetha became fully functional with effect from the 1st November 1991 as a Deemed to be University.

Academic Courses

UG Courses

1. Shastri & Shastri Sammanita - Three-years-Course.
2. Shiksha-Shastri - One-year Course.

PG Courses

1. Acharya (M.A) - Two-year-Course.
2. Shikshacharya - One-year Course.

Ph.D Courses

1. Vidyavaridhi - A two years research programme.

Part Time Courses

Certificate Courses - One year course in two semesters.

1. Jyotisha Diploma Certificate.
2. Jyotisha Diploma.
3. Paurohitya Certificate.
4. P.G Diploma in Vasthushastra - Two Years Course.

Diploma courses

1. Referesher Courses in Jyotisha - Jyotish Prajna & Jyotish Bhushan.
2. Training Course in Paurohitya - Short Time.

Faculty

• Faculty of Veda - Vedanga.
• Faculty of Darshan.
• Faculty of Sahitya and Sanskriti.
• Faculty of Adhunika Jnana and Vijnana.

Facilities

Hostel - The scholars trained in traditional system will be given priority. The student registered for the course of Shastri, Acharya, Shiksha Shastri and Shikshacharya and for research work will be given priority as far as possible. The students of Shastri-1st year, Acharya-1st year, Siksha Shastri, Sikshacharya will be allotted the hostel on the basis of merit list. The student of Shastri first and Acharya first year classes who have been allotted the hostel by the admission committee will be again given the hostel facility if they pass in the class provided no complaint is lodged against them (application form is required in the office).

Residential Block - The Vidyapeetha  has 46 staff  quarters ( 7 Type-V, 8 Type-IV, 8 Type-III, 8 Type -II, 15 Type-1 ) for teaching and non- teaching staff of the Vidyapeetha. At present, the construction of the Vice Chancellor residence and the guest house is completed.

Library - The Vidyapeetha library is housed in a commodious building having a total floor area of 586 sqm. on the ground and first floors with 290 sqm. of stocking accommodation. It has about 63926 books of various subjects of learning. In view of the current requirements, 35 journals are subscribed by the library. The library also provides Book Bank facility to the needy students. By the year 2003-2004 the Book Bank had a collection of 4550 books. Seats have been earmarked to facilitate undisturbed and effective use of the library.

Computer Centre - The Computer Centre provides quality service to the university community in computing facilities, e-mail, website hosting, Development & management etc. It helps researchers to get their valuable data analysed, extend Internet facilities in the University, enables access to world wide web and provides laboratory facility to the students of Shastri & Shiksha Shastri. The Centre has more than 95 personal Computers, 3 Servers with mono, Colour and multifunctional laser printer, LCD projector with documentation reader, high speed scanner and laptops.

Academic Programmes provided by the Centre:
 
1.  Student Training Programme - In Shastri & Shikhsa Shastri courses, computer as a subject is given to students of Vidyapeetha. The Computer course is introduced in Vidyapeetha year 1994. Since then, this subject has been taught in Shiksha Shastri as an optional subject. And from 2002 the computer as a subject is introduced in Shastri course as a compulsory subject.

Shastri Course- (6 Semester Programme - 3 Years)

• 'Computer Application' as a compulsory subject has been introduced for Shastri classes since 2002.
• No of seats : = 333 per year (Shastri-Ist Year:138 Students, IInd year:120 Students & IIIrd year: 75 Students).
• Fees : Rs. 500/- per Year.

Shiksha-Shastri Course - (One Year Programme)

• 'Computer Application' as a optional subject has been introduced for Shiksha-Shastri classes since 1994.
• No of seats :20 per year.
• Fees: Rs. 1000/- Per Year.

2.  Employees Training Programme - The Centre provides 20 days(40 Hrs) Computer training to teaching and non-teaching staff members of the Vidyapeetha time to time.

3.  Consultancy Activities Programme - The Centre provides 20 days(40 Hrs) Computer training to outsiders to generates the revenue for the Vidyapeetha under self financing scheme of the centre.

Computer Lab - There are three exclusive Computer Lab in the Vidyapeetha:

1. One lab exclusively provided for practical and Internet surfing having 39 Computers to students.
2. One lab exclusively provided for work and Internet surfing having 5 Computers to academic staff and Research & publication deptt.
3. One Jyotish/SAP lab for research in jyotish and Internet Surfing having 15 Computers.

Vedhshala - In order to impart practical knowledge of Jyotish to the students of the Deptt. of Jyotish there is an Observatory in the Vidyapeeth Campus. While the Mesha Valaya, Karmavalaya, Tula Valaya and Makara Valaya help in knowing the Vedhashala, the Vitti Yantra and Chakra yantra facilitate the knowledge of Kranti.  Through the Nadi Valaya the knowledge of local time is possible.  The Samrat Yantra facilitates the knowledge of Yabhyottaralanghen kal, local time and standard time.  The Bharatiya Tara Mandal helps in finding Natansha Akshansha and Krantyansh etc.

Yajnashala - There is a Yajnashala in the Vidyapeetha where diploma and training courses for the seekers are organised. A new Yagnashala Building (Karmkand Laboratory) is under construction.

Special Cell for SCs/STs - The Vidyapeetha is providing reservation to SCs/STs candidate in admission in all courses. No only this, reservations are also available to SCs/STs candidate for grant of scholarship and allotment of staff quarters/students' hostels. The reservation policy for appointment and promotion. of Govt. of India has been implemented in the Vidyapeetha. To ensure the effective implementation of the Reservation Policy in admission, recruitment allotment of staff quarter, hostels etc. in the Vidyapeetha and in order to streamlines of the directives of the Govt. of India/U.G.C, the Vidyapeetha submitted its proposal to the UGC for creation a SC/ST Cell which has been sanctioned vide UGC F.9-13/2004(SCT) dated 30.12.2004.

Scholarships - If a course occurs and as per budget provision the following are the number of scholarships awarded in different courses:

• Shastri (B.A.) and Shastri Sammanit (B.A Hons.) - 75 Students and 75 scholarships per year.
• Sikshya Shastri (B.Ed.) - 180 Students and 60 Scholarships.
• Acharya (M.A.)     15 students each year in each subject and 15 scholarships each year in each subject.
• Sikshyacharya (M.Ed.) - 10 Students and 10 Scholarships.
• Vidya Varidhi (Ph.D.) - 20 Scholarships.

For more info - http://www.slbsrsv.ac.in/scholarship.asp

Prize and Medals - Vidyapeetha distributes Gold Medals for topper students in various courses and prizes to the students for getting first position in various competitions. Vidyapeetha also honours with special trophy and prizes first ranked students of other extra curricular activities such as sports, NCC etc. For mor info - http://www.slbsrsv.ac.in/prize_medal.asp

Sports - Vidyapeeth conducts various games and sports for the students. Competitions on Yogasan, Wrestling, Kabaddi, Cricket, Badminton Single (Boys & Girls) are organised. Thereafter various competitions related to athletic like running, weight lifting, musical chair, javelin throw etc. are also organised.

Guest House - Two storeyed Guest House building in the Vidyapeetha Campus acquired 350 sq ft., constructed by C.P.W.D. It comprises of 12 double-bedded A/C rooms and one dormitory. The Guest House is available on requestion to accommodate national and international delegates/members visiting preferably in connection with academic and research activities.

Publications - The Vidyapeetha is engaged in the continuous service of Sanskrit in the Capital City of India since last twenty-eight years and apart from imparting Sanskrit teachings, education, studies and research activities, it is also engaged in the publication of various standard granthas relating to different branches of sanskrit literatures and granthas containing rare, original and research oriented thinking. Under this publication series Prameya-Parijata and Purana Parijata written by M.M. Shri Giridhar Sharma Chaturvedi were published in collaboration with Govt. of India. Besides, a book titled Vaidika Vigyan was also published in Hindi and English languages which is a collection of seven lectures delivered by Shri Chaturvedi in 1964. These three books were presented to the then Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri on 7th August 1965. The book is composed by M.M. Gridhar Sharma Chaturvedi. It contains answers to many questions related to Purunas. Cultural and literary importance of Puranas has been explicitly in a very lucid manner by the author.