The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS) is a
Sanskrit
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university in India established in 1993 in
Kalady
Kalady or Kaladi is a town located between Angamaly and Perumbavoor, east of the Periyar river, near to Malayattoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, not far from Cochin International Airport. It is notable as the birthplace of 9th centu ...
,
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
. It provides education in Sanskrit, other Indian and Foreign languages,
Social science
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and fine arts. It is accredited A+ by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The university has eight regional campuses across Kerala.
Campus
The university functions through nine regional centres, namely Kalady (main campus),
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
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Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...
Ettumanoor
Ettumanoor, sometimes spelled Ettumanur, is a major town and municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India, located 11 kilometers north-east of Kottayam city, 50 kilometers south of Cochin, and 70 kilometers south of Cochin Internation ...
,
Tirur
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,
Koyilandy
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and
Payyannur
Payyanur, , is a municipal town and a taluk, a sub-district administrative unit, in the Kannur district of Kerala, India. On 10 March 2018, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Payyanur as the fifth taluk in the district. Payyan ...
. Most of these campuses are located in rural areas of the State, intending to serve people from disadvantaged backgrounds. More than ninety percent of the students and research scholars in the University are from economically and socially backward communities and families and more than seventy percent are women.
Organisation and administration
Departments
The university consists of the following departments.
* Sanskrit Vedanta
* Sanskrit Sahitya
* Sanskrit Vyakarna
* Sanskrit Nyaya
* Sanskrit General
* English
* Geography
* Hindi
* History
* Malayalam
* Music
* Painting
* Philosophy
* Political Science
* Psychology
* Arabic
* Ayurveda
* Economics
* Dance
* Education
* School of Vedic Studies
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Social Work
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Sociology
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MPhil
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programmes, twenty four PG programmes , ten UG programmes, two PgD programmes, one
Diploma
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programme and nine certificate programmes offered by the twenty-four academic departments. The Choice Based Credit and Semester System (CBCSS) was introduced in 2005 in SSUS. In 2018, the University implemented the system of ''Outcome Based Teaching, Learning and Evaluation (OBTLE)'' at the Post graduate level, becoming the first university in Kerala to introduce OBTLE. In 2021, the university becomes a part of KALNET, a shared platform for academic resources of libraries, developed by Kerala State Higher Education Council. The university's postgraduate programme in
Museology
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Terminology
The w ...
will be launched in 2021.
Accreditation
The University Grants Commission has recognized the university with 2(f) status in 1994 and 12(B) status in 2005. On 31st August 2021, the university was accredited by NAAC with A+ grade, the first University in Kerala and the first Sanskrit University in the country to earn the achievement. In September 2014, the university was accredited by NAAC with A grade, the first University in Kerala to receive the grade in the first cycle of accreditation.
National Film Award
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winning
Malayalam
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movie actress.
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Dileesh Pothan
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well-known film director, actor and producer in
Malayalam cinema
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Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
film music
Composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
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Grace Antony
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She rose to fame after her performance in the Mollywood hit film ''Kumbalang ...
, film Actress
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V. P. Sanu
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politician currently serving as national president of
Students' Federation of India
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Renu Soundar
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,
Malayalam film
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and television series actress.
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Hima Shankar
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, Film and theatre artist
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Sneha Sreekumar
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is an Indian actress and dancer who appears in Malayalam films, television serials and theatre dramas.
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Vijilesh Karayad
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Early life and career
Vijilesh grew up in Karayad in the Kozhik ...
, a Malayalam film actor.
* M. Vijin currently serving as MLA of
Kalliasseri
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Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Kalliasseri had a population of 31,122 of which males const ...
constituency and state vice president of
DYFI
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DYFI identifies itself to be an ...
, Kerala State Committee. He was former SFI All India Joint Secretary.
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Shobhana
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Malayalam
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See also
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Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara ("first Shankara," to distinguish him from other Shankaras)(8th cent. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya ( sa, आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, Ādi Śaṅkarācāryaḥ, lit=First Shanka ...