Uttarakhand Sanskrit University is an Indian State university located in the city of

Haridwar Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is situated on the ri ...

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

. Established in 2005, the university offers certificate courses, diplomas,

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, postgraduate education, doctoral programmes and

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courses in various disciplines.

History

Uttarakhand Sanskrit University was established on 21 Apr 2005 vide act 17 of 2005. The university is situated on NH-58 in village ''

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'' Bahadrabad in

Haridwar district Haridwar district () also spelled as ''Hardwar'' is a district in Garhwal which is a part of Uttarakhand, India. It is headquartered at Haridwar which is also its largest city. The district is ringed by the districts Dehradun in the north and e ...

. Forty-four colleges in

are affiliated to Uttarakhand Sanskrit University.

Faculties

Uttarakhand Sanskrit University retains the following six faculties: * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Linguistics and Translation * Faculty of Philosophy * Faculty of

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* Faculty of

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* Faculty of Adhunik Gyan Vigyan

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History

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