Department Overview

Head of Coordinator: Prof. Vachaspati Mishra

The Sanskrit department was established in July 1969 and started B.A. program while M.A. in Sanskrit was started in 1986 under correspondence courses.It started regular teaching in 1996 and got its own building in 1998. The Ph.D. program was started in 1997, while Jyotish courses were started in July 1999.

The ever-increasing demand for Orientals has made the Sanskrit knowing person an indispensable member of the modern society. Under the cultural and moral standards in the society it has become essential to have more efficient Orientals and properly trained astrologists. The department has its well-equipped laboratories for the practical understanding and practice of Sanskrit learning, related technologies and astrology. For the post-graduate courses in Sanskrit, the medium of instruction is strictly Sanskrit. The yajanavidhan, Yoga asnas and project work are the parts of practical in Sanskrit, whereas Panchanga-Calculations and Kundali are the practical in Jyotish.