Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University

Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidayalaya, also known as Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University, is located in Puri, Odisha, India. It was established to promote Sanskrit Language and it named after Jagannath in Puri. The Vishvavidyalaya has a glorious record in the field of research in Sanskrit. Three research projects namely i.) Compilation of Encyclopedia of religion ii.) Collection and publication of palm leaf manuscripts and iii) Advance studies on Lord Jagnnath , started functioning in November 1986 by the financial support from the interest of Shri Jagannath temple Hundi . In the year 2003-04 , Govt. released a sum of Rs. 15.00 lakh for running the Research Centre , renamed as Centre of Advance Research in Sanskrit (CARS) . The CARS was running with one Director in charge , three research officer , one clerk cum typist and one peon. Financial hurdles could not stop the research activities of the Vishvavidyala.. Till today the CARS has published thirteen volumes of Research journals named “Jagannath Jyoti” and 33 books in regular intervals . Besides the academic achievements , the Vishvavidyalaya has seen a lot of infrastructural developments during the past two decades. It is now functioning with the two glorious hall , two elegent hostels , a beautiful guest house , a health centre , a ladies gymnasium , a silver jubilee hall and many others on its hundred acre spacious campus on the beautiful sea beach. A huge auditorium , a sports complex and four officers cum teachers quarters are added to its infrastructure . The construction work of new faculty building , extension of ladies hostel building , extension of class III quarter , construction of multipurpose building , examination record room , ladies research hostel building , Vedic are in progress and shall be completed soon.