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List of Sanskrit Universities

The following is a list of 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, placeDistrictStateType
1791[1]Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
(former Government Sanskrit College)		VaranasiUttar PradeshUniversity
1821Poona Sanskrit College
(Deccan College)		PuneMaharashtraDeemed University
1824The Sanskrit College and UniversityKolkataWest BengalUniversity
1961Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit UniversityDarbhangaBiharUniversity
1962National Sanskrit UniversityTirupatiAndhra PradeshCentral University
1962Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit UniversityNew DelhiDelhiCentral University
1970Central Sanskrit UniversityNew DelhiDelhiCentral University
1981Shree Jagannath Sanskrit UniversityPuriOdishaUniversity
1993Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, KaladyKochiKeralaUniversity
1997Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, RamtekNagpurMaharashtraUniversity
2001Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit UniversityJaipurRajasthanUniversity
2005Uttarakhand Sanskrit UniversityHaridwarUttarakhandUniversity
2005Shree Somnath Sanskrit University, VeravalVeravalGujaratUniversity
2006Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, TirumalaTirupatiAndhra PradeshUniversity
2008Maharshi Panini Sanskrit Evam Vedic VishwavidyalayaUjjainMadhya PradeshUniversity
2011Karnataka Samskrit UniversityBengaluruKarnatakaUniversity
2011[2][3]Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies UniversityNalbariAssamUniversity
2018Maharishi Valmiki Sanskrit University[4]KaithalHaryanaUniversity
2016Chinmaya VishwavidyapeethKochiKeralaDeemed University
1918Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan, Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasiUPSchool