Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit is a research-oriented public university located at Kalady near Kochi and Kottayam in the Indian state of Kerala. The university is named after the sage and philosopher Adi Sankaracharya and was established in 1993. The university is located one kilometer from the banks of the river Periyar. The university works towards the publication and preservation of manuscripts and books in Sanskrit and other languages. The university functions through nine regional centres, namely Kalady, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Panmana, Thuravoor, Ettumanoor, Tirur, Koyilandy and Payyannur.
Panorama
Departments
The university consists of the following departments.
The Career Guidance and Counseling Cell was established in September 2012, funded by the University Grants Commission of India. Its objective is to equip the students for better career management. Services of the cell include guidance, counseling, training programmes, and recruitment drives. It is headed by Dr. Jose Antony, who is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work. There is a full-time counselor providing guidance and counseling services as well as coordinating the functions of the cell.
This cell functions with the Career Guidance and Counseling Cell. It was established for the development of minority students enrolled in the university.
Employment and Guidance Bureau
Alumni
The University has a registered Alumni Association in the University which boosts the development of the university in terms of activities and contributions. The University has also got departmental alumni association and Regional Centre based alumni associations. All these alumni associations have gotelected office bearers and specific activities. They conduct annual get together, and also sometimes conduct annual lectures. They have constituted some endowments for the students of the University departments. They have also contributed a lot in making the goodwill of the University established and promoted. Alumni association in the Social Work department has contributed a lot in giving on-the-job training programs to the students and also provides special care and support in making their junior students getting good placements after the educational programme. The Association Published a Research Refereed Journal 'The Philosopher' from Tirur Campus. This Journal is conceived of as a platform for sharing the common experience of and information relating to education, research and training needs and for redefining the priorities in the new development studies in humanities and languages as well as for fostering interdisciplinary research and training in these fields.
