Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University

Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University, also known as Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, is a Sanskrit language university located in Puri, Odisha, India.

About
Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University was established as a teaching-cum-affiliating university by the then Chief Minister Prajnana Vachaspati Sj. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (An eminent scholar of Sanskrit), who laid down the foundation stone at 9 A.M. on 7 July 1981 at Mouza Balukhand for the promotion, research & higher studies in Sanskrit Language. It is named after Lord Shri Jagannath. It is the third oldest sanskrit university in India.

Academics
At present the university grants degrees in Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Siksha Shastri (B.Ed), Visisthacharya (M.Phil), Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D) and D.Litts in different fields of studies in Sanskrit language.

Departments
There are at present eight Postgraduate departments and Siksha Shastri (B.Ed.) department. The latter started from the academic session 2012-13.
 * Advaita Vedanta
 * Dharmashastra
 * Jyotirvigyan
 * Nyaya
 * Sahitya
 * Sarvadarshan
 * Veda
 * Vyakarana
 * Siksha Shastri

Affiliation & Accreditation
There are 167 of Sanskrit Higher Secondary Schools (Upashastri) and 138 Sanskrit Degree Colleges (Shastri) of Odisha affiliated to this institution out of them 94 have been brought under the fold of Permanent Affiliation. NAAC Peer Team assessed the university in the last week of July 2016 and accredited it with B+ Grade.

Facilities

 * Central Library
 * Health Centre
 * Gents Hostel
 * Ladies Hostel
 * Guest House
 * Computer Application Centre
 * Centre of Advanced Research in Sanskrit (CARS)
 * Publication wing for journal Shree Jagannatha Jyotih, News Bulletin Shreevihara-Bharati and other research works.
 * Career Counseling Cell
 * Study Centre for Odisha State Open University
 * NET Coaching provision for university Students
 * Civil Service Coaching Centre
 * NSS Wing
 * Manuscript Resource Centre (MRC) in collaboration with National Mission for Manuscripts, Ministry of Culture (India).