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Public Sanskrit Language University in Odisha, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University, also known as Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, is a Sanskrit language university located in Puri, Odisha, India.
Motto | Satyam Jñānam Anantam (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | Truth Knowledge Infinitely |
Type | Public |
Established | 1981 |
Chancellor | Governor of Odisha |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Sabita Pradhan |
Location | , , 19.807582°N 85.861762°E |
Website | www |
Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University was established as a teaching-cum-affiliating university by the then Chief Minister Prajnana Vachaspati Sj. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (An eminent scholar of Sanskrit), who laid down the foundation stone at 9 A.M. on 7 July 1981 at Mouza Balukhand[1] for the promotion, research & higher studies in Sanskrit Language. It is named after Lord Shri Jagannath. It is the third oldest sanskrit university in India.[2][3][4][5]
At present the university grants degrees in Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Siksha Shastri (B.Ed), Visisthacharya (M.Phil), Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D) and D.Litts in different fields of studies in Sanskrit language.
There are at present eight Postgraduate departments and Siksha Shastri (B.Ed.) department. The latter started from the academic session 2012-13.
There are 167 of Sanskrit Higher Secondary Schools (Upashastri) and 138 Sanskrit Degree Colleges (Shastri) of Odisha affiliated to this institution out of them 94 have been brought under the fold of Permanent Affiliation. NAAC Peer Team assessed the university in the last week of July 2016 and accredited it with B+ Grade.[6]
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