Central Sanskrit University
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Former name | Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan |
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Type | Central university |
Established | 15 October 1970 |
Chancellor | Minister of Education |
Vice-Chancellor | Shrinivasa Varakhedi |
Location | , 28°36′38″N 77°06′11″E / 28.610598°N 77.103046°E |
Website | www |
Central Sanskrit University, formerly Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, is a central university located in New Delhi, India, to promote Sanskrit.[1]
About
It was established as Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan in 1970, it functions under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. It offers B.A., B.Ed., M.A., M.Ed., and Ph.D. programs and offers a distance learning program in Sanskrit.
In March 2020, the Indian Parliament passed the Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020 to upgrade it from deemed to be university status to central university status, along with two other universities Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University and National Sanskrit University.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Pathak, Vikas (11 May 2015). "Save our jobs, demand Sanskrit professors". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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