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National Sanskrit University

Motto	Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya
Motto in English	Lead me into light from darkness
Type	Central university
Established	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Chancellor	N. Gopalaswami
Vice-Chancellor	G. S. R. Krishna Murthy^[1]
Location	Tirupati , Andhra Pradesh , India
Website	www.nsktu.ac.in

National Sanskrit University, is a central university in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.^[2]^[3]

In addition to regular courses at undergraduate (bachelor's) and postgraduate (master's) degree level, the university also offers several distance learning courses. Sahitya, Vyakarana, Advaita Vedanta, Dwaita Vedanta, Phalita Jyotisham, Purana Ithihasa, Yoga Shastra are some subjects in which courses are offered.

History

The school was established in 1956 under Ministry of Education by Government of India to propagate Sanskrit studies, traditional Sastras and Pedagogy.

In considering its achievements and potential for research in Traditional Sastras the university was given the status of Center of Excellence in Traditional Sastras during the X plan period in 1989.

In March 2020, the Indian Parliament passed the Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020^[4] to upgrade Rashtriya Samskrita Vidyapeetha, a deemed to be university to a central university as National Sanskrit University, along with two other universities Central Sanskrit University and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University.

References

^ "Vice-Chancellor". Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ "RSVP holds common entrance test for Sanskrit varsities". The Hindu, A.D. RANGARAJAN 22 June 2015
^ "Tirupati Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha salvages Andhra Pradesh's pride". Deccan Chronicle. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ "Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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