Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit
Introduction The '''Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS)''' is a Sanskrit university in India established in 1993 in Kalady, Kerala. The foundation stone for the university was laid by  Bharathi Tirtha Mahaswamiji of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. SSUS provides education in Sanskrit, other Indian and Foreign languages, Social science and fine arts. It is accredited A+ by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The university has eight regional campuses across Kerala.
Campus The university functions through eight campuses, the main one at Kalady (main campus) and regional campuses at Thiruvananthapuram, Panmana, Thuravoor, Ettumanoor, Tirur, Koyilandy and Payyannur. Most of these campuses are located in rural areas of the State, intending to serve people from disadvantaged backgrounds. More than ninety percent of the students and research scholars in the university are from economically and socially backward communities and families and more than seventy percent are women.
Organisation and administration ===Departments===The university consists of the following departments.===Former Vice-Chancellors===+  SL. No. Name  Took office  Left office 1 R. Ramachandran Nair  1994  1996 2 N. P. Unni  1996  2000 3 K. N. Panikkar  2000  2004 4 K. S. Radhakrishnan  2004  2008 5  J. Prasad  2008  Unknown 6  Dharmarajan P. K.  2017  2021 7  M. K. Jayaraj (acting)  2021  2022  8  M. V. Narayanan  2022  Present
Academics ===Academic programmes===The university has twenty six PhD programmes, twenty MPhil programmes, twenty four PG programmes, ten UG programmes, two PgD programmes, one Diploma programme and nine certificate programmes offered by the twenty-four academic departments. The Choice Based Credit and Semester System (CBCSS) was introduced in 2005 in SSUS. In 2018, the university implemented the system of ''Outcome Based Teaching, Learning and Evaluation (OBTLE)'' at the Post graduate level, becoming the first university in Kerala to introduce OBTLE. In 2021, the university becomes a part of KALNET, a shared platform for academic resources of libraries, developed by Kerala State Higher Education Council. The university's postgraduate programme in Museology will be launched in 2021.===Accreditation===The University Grants Commission has recognized the university with 2(f) status in 1994 and 12(B) status in 2005.On 31 August 2021, the university was accredited by NAAC with A+ grade, the first University in Kerala and the first Sanskrit University in the country to earn the achievement. In September 2014, the university was accredited by NAAC with A grade, the first University in Kerala to receive the grade in the first cycle of accreditation.
Notable alumni * Surabhi Lakshmi is a National Film Award winning Malayalam movie actress. * Dileesh Pothan well-known film director, actor and producer in Malayalam cinema. * Grace Antony, film Actress* V. P. Sanu politician currently serving as national president of Students' Federation of India* Renu Soundar, Malayalam film and television series actress. * Hima Shankar, Film and theatre artist* Sneha Sreekumar is an Indian actress and dancer who appears in Malayalam films, television serials and theatre dramas. * Vijilesh Karayad, a Malayalam film actor. * M. Vijin currently serving as MLA of Kalliasseri constituency and state vice president of DYFI, Kerala State Committee. He was former SFI All India Joint Secretary.
Notable faculty *Sunil P. Ilayidom, associate professor at Malayalam department*G. Gangadharan Nair, former professor
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See also * Adi Shankara* Sree Sankara College
References
External links *  Official website of the university*  University Library*  Online Public Access Catalogue