Central Sanskrit University

Central Sanskrit University, formerly known as Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, is a multi-campus Sanskrit language central university headquartered in New Delhi, India. It functions as the central agency for implementing Sanskrit-related policies and schemes of the Government of India, working closely with the Ministry of Education. It traces its origins to the Sanskrit Commission (1956-1957) and was established as the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan on 15 October 1970 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. In March 2020, the Indian Parliament passed the Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020, upgrading it from deemed university status to central university status, alongside two other institutions, and it was renamed Central Sanskrit University on 30 April 2020. The university oversees 12 campuses across India, including locations in Jammu, Balahar, Devaprayag, Jaipur, New Delhi, Puri, Mumbai, Nashik, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Bhopal, Thrissur, Sringeri, and Agartala. It offers B.A., B.Ed., M.A., M.Ed., and Ph.D. programs, along with a distance learning program in Sanskrit language and literature education, and is set to launch a B.Tech course in A.I. and Data Science.