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The '''Sanskrit Universities''' are specialized universities that aim to promote and spread Sanskrit education, [[Shastra|shastraic]] education and related research. <br />
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The following is a list of at least 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]]. <br />
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|-<br />
! Year Est.<br />
! Name, place <br />
! District<br />
! State<br />
! Type<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1791<ref>[http://ssvv.up.nic.in/historyweb.htm History of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429105357/http://ssvv.up.nic.in/historyweb.htm |date=29 April 2012 }}</ref><br />
| [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya]] <br>(former Government Sanskrit College)<br />
| [[Varanasi]]<br />
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| University<br />
| (during Governor General Cornwallis)<br />
|-<br />
| 1821<br />
| [[Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute|Poona Sanskrit College]] <br>(Deccan College)<br />
| [[Pune]]<br />
| [[Maharashtra]] <br />
| Deemed University<br />
| (during Governor General Francis Hastings)<br />
|-<br />
| 1824<br />
| [[The Sanskrit College and University]]<br />
| [[Kolkata]]<br />
| [[West Bengal]]<br />
| University<br />
| (during Governor General Amherst)<br />
|-<br />
| 1961<br />
| [[Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University]]<br />
| [[Darbhanga]]<br />
| [[Bihar]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 1962<br />
| [[National Sanskrit University]]<br />
| [[Tirupati]]<br />
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| Central University<br />
|-<br />
| 1962<br />
| [[Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University]]<br />
| [[New Delhi]]<br />
| [[Delhi]]<br />
| Central University<br />
|-<br />
| 1970<br />
| [[Central Sanskrit University]]<br />
| [[New Delhi]]<br />
| [[Delhi]]<br />
| Central University<br />
|-<br />
| 1981<br />
| [[Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University]]<br />
| [[Puri]]<br />
| [[Odisha]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 1993<br />
| [[Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit]], [[Kalady]]<br />
| [[Kochi]] <br />
| [[Kerala]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 1997<br />
| [[Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University]], [[Ramtek]]<br />
| [[Nagpur]]<br />
| [[Maharashtra]] <br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 2001<br />
| [[Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University]]<br />
| [[Jaipur]]<br />
| [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 2005<br />
| [[Uttarakhand Sanskrit University]]<br />
| [[Haridwar]]<br />
| [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 2005<br />
| [[Shree Somnath Sanskrit University]], [[Veraval]]<br />
| [[Veraval]]<br />
| [[Gujarat]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 2006<br />
| [[Sri Venkateswara Vedic University]], [[Tirumala]]<br />
| [[Tirupati]]<br />
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 2008<br />
| [[Maharshi Panini Sanskrit University|Maharshi Panini Sanskrit Evam Vedic Vishwavidyalaya]]<br />
| [[Ujjain]]<br />
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 2011<br />
| [[Karnataka Samskrit University]]<!-- yes, it is Samskrit not Sanskrit --><br />
| [[Bengaluru]]<br />
| [[Karnataka]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punjabcolleges.com/64348-indiacolleges-Kumar-Bhaskar-Varma-Sanskrit-and-Ancient-Studies-University-Nalbari/|title=Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University, Nalbari, Assam |publisher=punjabcolleges.com|date= |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110305/jsp/northeast/story_13668063.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002122206/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110305/jsp/northeast/story_13668063.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2013|title=Varsity to preserve India’s ancient wisdom - Dispur plans institution to promote studies and research in Sanskrit and indigenous philosophy |publisher=Telegraphindia.com|date= |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref><br />
| [[Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University]]<br />
| [[Nalbari]]<br />
| [[Assam]]<br />
| University<br />
|-<br />
| 2018<br />
| [[Maharishi Balmiki Sanskrit University|Maharishi Valmiki Sanskrit University]]<ref name=uni1>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/maharishi-valmiki-sanskrit-university-to-be-set-up-at-kaithal-118031501294_1.html Maharishi Valmiki Sanskrit University to be set up at Kaithal], Business Standard, 15 Mar 2018.</ref><br />
| [[Kaithal]]<br />
| [[Haryana]]<br />
| University <br />
|-<br />
|2016<br />
|[[Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth]]<br />
|[[Kochi]]<br />
|[[Kerala]]<br />
|Deemed University<br />
|-<br />
|1918<br />
|[[Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan, Banaras Hindu University]]<br />
|Varanasi<br />
|[[Uttar Pradesh|UP]]<br />
|School<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sanskrit revival#Revival outside India|List of Sanskrit academic institutes outside India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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