Nepal Sanskrit University (formerly Mahendra Sanskrit University) was established in December 1986 and has its central office at Beljhundi in Dang district of

Lumbini Province Lumbini Province ( ne, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, Lumbinī pradēśa) is a province in western Nepal. It borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar o ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. It is 13 km away from the city of

Ghorahi ''Ghorahi'' (Nepali: घोराही उपमहानगरपालिका) is the seventh largest city and largest sub-metropolitan city of Nepal. The city (formerly ''Tribhuvannagar'') lies in Lumbini Province in the Mid-Western part ...

Academics

The university offers Bachelor (Shastri), Bachelor of Education, Masters (Acharya) and Doctoral courses in classical and modern subjects. It offers intermediate in

Ayurveda Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population repo ...

, Bachelors Of Ayurvedic Medicine And Surgery (BAMS) and condensed courses for ''Ayurvedacharya''. The university has 12 constituent and 13 affiliated Vidhyapeetha (campuses) around the country. Inspired by the long unbroken tradition of

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

, the university was established for the following purposes: *To fulfill the need for an autonomous institution for teaching/learning activities and research of Sanskrit at many levels. *To systematize Sanskrit education up to the highest level in the country. *To preserve and promote Sanskrit education in sectors of Nepalese society. *To develop the

into a centre for learning through

education. NSU offers facilities for degree and non-degree research works based on Sanskrit. It organizes training programs on Vedic and Buddhist teaching and Yoga training.

Administration

The Prime Minister is the chancellor of Nepal Sanskrit University. The pro-chancellor is the Minister for Education. The vice-chancellor is the chief administrator. On May 12, 2002, fire caused 27.5 million

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worth of damage.

Affiliated campuses

*Balmiki Vidyapith,

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Pindeshwor Vidyapeeth Pindeshwor Vidyapeeth is one of the affiliated government Sanskrit colleges of Nepal Sanskrit University at Dharan Sub-Municipality in Sunsari District of Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republi ...

, Dharan, Sunsari *Janata Vidyapith, Dang *Bishow Bidhalaya Vidyapith, Beljhundi, Dang *Central Ayurveda Vidyapith, Beljhundi, Dang *Kalika Sanskrit Vidyapith,

Nawalpur Nawalpur (, ne, नवलपुर, ) or (Nawalparasi east of Bardaghat Susta) is a district located in Gandaki Province of Nepal. It is 1 out of 11 districts of Gandaki Province. The headquarter of the district is Kawasoti. Formally Nawalpur ...

*Harihar Sanskrit Vidyapith, Argakhanchi *Sharada Vidyapith, Mahandranagar, Kanchanpur *BPK Sanskrit Vidyapith,

Solukhumbu Solukhumbu District ( ne, सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the subregions Solu and Khumbu. ...

*Bhanu Sanskrit Vidyapith, Tanahun *Vindabashini Vidyapith, Kaski *

Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth () is a Sanskrit–language Nepalese university campus. It is one of the constituent campuses of Nepal Sanskrit University. It was established in 1774 CE (1801 BS) by Hema Karna Sen, the King of Makwanpur ...

Matihani, Mahottari Matihani is a municipality situated in Mahottari District of Nepal. The Municipality is well known for its historical significance and its festivities. The municipality was formed in 2016 from its current 9 wards from 9 former VDCs. It occupie ...

*RuRu Sanskrit Vidyapith,

Gulmi Gulmi District ( ne, :ne:गुल्मी जिल्ला, गुल्मी जिल्ला), a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Tamghas as its headquarters, covers an area of ...

*Janakhajari Vidyapith, Janakpur, Dhanusha *Radhadamodar Sanskrit Vidyapith, Syangja

References

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