Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

The Sampurnanad Sanskrit University Was established in 1958 by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Dr. Sampurnanand and Education Minister Pt. Kamlapati Tripathi at Varanasi with the Name of "Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya". Dr. A.N.Jha was the first Vice Chancellor of the University. It was renamed as Sampurnanand Sanskrit University under the U.P. State University Act, 1973, in 1974.

The objectives of the university are:

• To establish an international center for the study and research in the Sanskrit literature.
• To co-ordinate the oriental and occidental currents of thoughts while preserving the ancient tradition.
• To provide for the traditional method of study, teaching etc, of the Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit Languages and the subject connected with them on the ancient India.
• With a view to properly evaluate the Indian culture to gather full knowledge of the literature in Sanskrit, the basis of Indian culture and the other old and new languages of Asia related thereto, which have taken there from words either in original or equivalents form.
• To study and do researches in the comparative critical study of Indian culture as well as the cultures connected therewith so that is may be co-ordinate, as far as possible, with the human culture.
• To produce new and talented scholars who are well versed in the knowledge of traditional Sanskrit and who are fully acquainted with modern thoughts, and are capable of carrying on comparative study on modern lines.
• To expend, spared and enlarge the Sanskrit language and the Indian culture in all directions.
• And to collect and publish rare Sanskrit books and to revise, edit, and publish important Sanskrit manuscripts.

The University has 22 departments and 5 faculties.

1. Veda-Vedanga Faculty

• Department of Veda
• Department of Dharma Shastra
• Department of Jyotisha (Astrology)
• Department of Vyakarana

2. Sahitya Sanskriti Faculty

• Department of Puranetihasa
• Department of Sahitya
• Department of Prachina Rajashastra-Arthashastra

3. Faculty of Philosophy

• Department of Nyaya-Vaishesika
• Department of Vedanta
• Department of Mimamsa
• Department of Comparative Religion and Philosphy
• Department of Sankhya-Yoga-Tantragama

4. Sramana Vidya Faculty

• Department of Baudha Darshana
• Department of Jaina Darshana
• Department of Prakrita and Jainagama
• Department of Pali and Theravada
• Department of Sanskrita Vidya

5. Adhunika Jnana Vijnana Faculty

• Department of Modern Languages and linguistics
• Department of Social Sciences (History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Sociology and Archeology)
• Department of Education
• Department of Science (Science, Home Science)
• Department of Library Science.

Contact Details

Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Varanasi - 221 002 Uttar Pradesh
Type: State University
Tel: 0542-2314546
Website: http://ssvv.up.nic.in
Vice Chancellor: 0542 2204089(O)2207457,2204213,2206617(R)
Registrar: Tel: 0542-2203911(O), 2202353, 3093089,
Fax: 0542-2206617