National Sanskrit University, Tirupati
राष्ट्रीय संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, तिरुपति
- Established
- 1961
- Type
- University
- Location
- Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
About
A Central University in Tirupati, formerly the Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha and later the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. It offers Sastri and Acharya with specialisations such as Siddhanta and Phalita Jyotish, Advaita, Visishtadvaita and Dvaita Vedanta, Sahitya and Vedabhashyam, along with Yoga, Shiksha Acharya and Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D.) programmes.
Courses & areas of study
- Prak Shastri
- Sastri (equivalent to B.A.), including Sastri Vedabhashyam
- Acharya (equivalent to M.A. in Sanskrit): Sahitya, Siddhanta Jyotish, Phalita Jyotish, Advaita, Visishtadvaita and Dvaita Vedanta, Sankhya Yoga
- B.Sc. Yoga and M.Sc. Yoga Therapy
- M.A. Sanskrit — Sabdabodha Systems & Language Technology
- Shiksha Acharya (equivalent to M.Ed.)
- Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D.)
- Departments include Vedabhashyam, Vyakarana, Jyotisha & Vasthu and Dharmasastra; part-time and online programmes are also offered
History
Origins
Following the Sanskrit Commission's recommendation in 1957 for Sanskrit institutions, the Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha Society, Tirupati was constituted in 1961. Its foundation stone was laid on 4 January 1962 by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, then Vice-President of India. In April 1971 the Vidyapeetha came under the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan.
Deemed University
During its Silver Jubilee in 1987, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, P. V. Narasimha Rao, announced that it would become a Deemed University, renamed the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. President R. Venkataraman formally inaugurated the Deemed University on 26 August 1989, and it began functioning as one from the 1991–92 academic year.
National Sanskrit University (2020)
From 30 April 2020 it became a Central University under the name National Sanskrit University.