Maharishi Balmiki Sanskrit University


Maharishi Balmiki Sanskrit University is a university established in 2018 by the Government of Haryana at Mundri village of Kaithal district of India. It is 12 km east of Kaithal, 111 km from the state capital Chandigarh, 145 km from Hisar, and 164 km from the NCR New Delhi.

History

On 15 March 2018, the bill to establish this university was passed in Haryana Vidhan Sabha. Though the idea for this university was first conceived by the Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, in 2015. It was established through the Haryana Act No. 20 OF 2018. It is named after the Hindu sage, Balmiki, the celebrated Sanskrit literature author of Ramayana, who was contemporary of Rama and revered as Ādi Kavi, the first poet, author of Ramayana, the first epic poem.
Haryana state has over 24 Sanskrit colleges offering education equivalent to bachelor's degree, additionally masters and doctoral level degrees are also offered by the Kurukshetra University and Maharshi Dayanand University.

The university

Objectives

University is established as a teaching and affiliating university for research in Sanskrit and its revival, vedas, Indic languages, Indian culture and Indian philosophy.
Dr. Shreyansh Dwivedi, University's first vice Chancellor who resumed charge in August 2018, stated that all 70 Gurukula in Haryana wil be recognised by the university for teaching of Sanskrit courses.

Campus

University currently operate from its temporary campus at BR Ambedkar Govt College, Kaithal while its campus is being constructed at Mundri village.

Admissions

Admissions to the first batch will commence from the 2019.