Government Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram

Government Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram was established in the year 1889, Government Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram is affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai.

About

This college was founded in 1889 by H.H. The Maharaja Sri Mulam Tirunal of the Travancore, on the model of the Benares Sanskrit College with title courses in Sanskrit. In 1936 the college was affiliated with the University of Madras and subsequently to the Travancore University. In 1948 the Government Sanskrit College – Thiruvananthapuram was raised to a first-grade degree college. Postgraduate courses in Nyaya (logic) and Vedanta (philosophy) were introduced in 1956 and Sahitya (literature) and Vyakarana (grammar) in 1962. The college now imparts instruction mainly in Sanskrit Sastras (Sciences.) Degree courses in Nyaya, Vayakarana, Sahitya, Vedanta, and Jyothisha (astronomy) and post-graduate courses in Nyaya, Vayakarana, Sahitya, and Vedanta and Ph. D programs are conducted in this college. The Government Sanskrit College – Thiruvananthapuram has a very large stock of books and journals. It has over 3 lakh books and over 1000 bound volumes of Journals.

The library subscribes to 43 foreign Journals, over 400 Indian periodicals, 35 popular magazines, and 20 Newspapers. The total number of members of the library is over 30, 800 out of which student memberships comes to over 12, 270 and that of teachers comes to 2850. The library has now installed a computer system for a LAN & CD-ROM network. A microfilm reader printer and a rare collection of journals in microfilm are available here. The Library has CD-ROM on many subjects. Internet facility is offered at slashed rates. OPAC facility is also available.

Courses Offered By Government Sanskrit College

• Bachelor of Arts (BA Sanskrit)
• Master of Arts (MA Vedanta)