Uttarakhand Sanskrit University

Type	State university, Postgraduate
Established	21 Apr 2005 (2005-04-21)
Affiliation	University Grants Commission
Chancellor	Governor of Uttarakhand[1]
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Devi Prasad Tripathi[2]
Undergraduates	170 per batch
Postgraduates	480 per batch
Other students	Certificate: 240 per batch Diploma: 240 per batch
Location	Haridwar , Uttarakhand , India 29°55′17″N 78°03′00″E / 29.921437°N 78.049949°E / 29.921437; 78.049949
Language	English & Hindi
Website	usvv.ac.in

Uttarakhand Sanskrit University is an Indian State university located in the city of Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Established in 2005, the university offers certificate courses, diplomas, undergraduate education, postgraduate education, doctoral programmes and master of philosophy courses in various disciplines.^[3]

History

Uttarakhand Sanskrit University was established on 21 Apr 2005 vide act 17 of 2005. The university is situated on NH-58 in village panchayat Bahadrabad in Haridwar district. Forty-four colleges in Uttarakhand are affiliated to Uttarakhand Sanskrit University.^[4][5]

Faculties

Uttarakhand Sanskrit University retains the following six faculties:^[6]

• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Linguistics and Translation
• Faculty of Philosophy
• Faculty of Sahitya
• Faculty of Vyākaraṇa
• Faculty of Adhunik Gyan Vigyan