Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady
श्री शंकराचार्य संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, कालडी
- Established
- 1993
- Type
- University
- Location
- Kalady, Kerala
About
Kerala's Sanskrit university, founded in 1993 at Kalady — the birthplace of Adi Sankaracharya — on the banks of the Periyar. Alongside departments of Sanskrit Sahitya, Vyakarana, Vedanta and Nyaya, it teaches Ayurveda, Indian philosophy, languages and fine arts, with eight regional campuses across Kerala.
Courses & areas of study
- Departments of Sanskrit Sahitya, Sanskrit Vyakarana, Sanskrit Vedanta, Sanskrit Nyaya and Sanskrit General
- Ayurveda and Philosophy departments
- Undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across 10 faculties
- Ph.D. programmes
History
At Sankaracharya's birthplace
The university is named after Sree Sankaracharya, the great exponent of Advaita, and has its headquarters at Kalady, his birthplace, on the banks of the Periyar. It was established in 1993 and constituted under the Sanskrit University Act of 1994 of the Kerala Legislature.
Growth
The UGC recognised it under Section 2(f) in 1993 and 12(B) in 2005. In 2014 it became the first university in Kerala to receive an A grade from NAAC in its first cycle, and in 2021 it was reaccredited with A+. Most of its eight regional campuses are in rural areas, and the university reports that more than seventy percent of its students are women.