Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar
उत्तराखण्ड संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय, हरिद्वार
- Established
- 21 April 2005
- Type
- University
- Location
- Haridwar, Uttarakhand
About
Uttarakhand's state Sanskrit university in Haridwar, established on 21 April 2005. It stands out for practical traditional subjects: M.A. programmes in Phalit Jyotish, Shukla Yajurveda, Sahitya, Vyakarana and Yoga, and PG diplomas in Jyotish, Vastu Shastra, and Karmkand & Paurohitya.
Courses & areas of study
- Shastri (B.A.), including honours
- Acharya in Navya Vyakarana and Sanskrit Sahitya
- M.A. in Phalit Jyotish, Shukla Yajurveda, Sahitya, Navya and Prachin Vyakaran, Puran-Itihas, Sankhya Yoga, Shankar Vedant, Nimbark Vedant, Sarvadarshan, Yoga
- PG Diplomas in Jyotish, Vastu Shastra, Karmkand & Paurohityam, and Yoga
- Certificate courses, including Sanskrit and Yoga
- Ph.D.
History
Established in 2005
Building on the recommendations of the Sanskrit Commission of 1956–57, the Government of Uttarakhand established the university by notification no. 486 of 21 April 2005, to spread Sanskrit and oriental learning and connect them with modern contexts.
Faculties
It teaches through a Faculty of Veda-Vedanga and a Faculty of Sahitya-Sanskriti, offering Shastri (B.A.), Acharya and M.A. programmes, postgraduate diplomas and certificate courses, and registers scholars for the Ph.D.