Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, formerly Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, is a central university, located in New Delhi, India. It was established on 8 October 1962, and the University Grants Commission, granted the status of a deemed university to the Vidyapeetha in November 1987.[1] In March 2020, the Indian Parliament passed the Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020 to upgrade it to central university status, along with two other universities Central Sanskrit University and National Sanskrit University.[2]

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University
Former name
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha
TypeCentral university
Established8 October 1962; 61 years ago (8 October 1962)
ChancellorHari Gautam
Vice-ChancellorProf. Murlimanohar Pathak
Location,
28°32′27″N 77°10′56″E / 28.540707°N 77.182274°E / 28.540707; 77.182274
CampusUrban
Websitewww.slbsrsv.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata

Academics edit

The university offers B.A., M.A, B.Ed, M.Ed, M.Phil and Ph.D courses, in Sanskrit and related subjects.

References edit

  1. ^ "Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha | History". Slbsrsv.ac.in. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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