| Shree Somnath Sanskrit University (SSSU), Veraval is a Government State University with Sanskrit as its medium of instruction. To promote Vedic studies on traditional lines in Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi decided to establish Sanskrit University in Gujarat. SSSU was established by Government of Gujarat through an Act of Legislative Assembly passed on 1st April, 2005. University Grants Commission gave approval under section 2 (f) and included it in the list of recognized Universities on 17th February, 2006. As of 2015, the University has given academic affiliation to 35 Colleges/Institutions including University Sanskrit College and one B.Ed. College across Gujarat. About 25 Diploma Centres and 38 P.G.D.C.A. Study Centres are functioning under it. In addition to this, English, Computer Applications, Gujarati, Hindi and Sociology are also offered at affiliated Colleges across Gujarat. University conducts its academic programmes under C.B.C.S. (Choice Based Credit System) and Semester System from the academic year 2011-12. A University Sanskrit College was established at Veraval in the academic year 2007-08. SSSU is the only special Sanskrit University of Gujarat offering a wide range of courses in Sāhitya, Jyotiṣa, Vāstuṡāstra, Veda, Vyākaraṇa, Navya Vyākaraṇa, Rāmānuja Vedānta, Swāminārāyaṇa Vedānta, Sarva Darṡana, Navya Nyāya, Dharmaṡāstra, Purāṇaṡāstra, Paurohityam and Yoga. In the examinations of various Diploma courses, Certificate courses and in the first two years of the Shastri course, the medium of answering is Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati or English. However, in the third year exams of the Shastri course, Acharya course, M.Phil. and Ph.D. courses, the medium of answering is Sanskrit only. English and Computers are offered as compulsory subjects at Under-Graduate level. |
