Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit
The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS) is one of the pioneering Sanskrit Universities in India in teaching, research and innovations. The University was established in 1994 in Kalady, Kerala. The foundational aims of the University is to impart knowledge in Sanskrit, other Indian and Foreign Languages, Social Sciences and Fine Arts. In the twenty five years of its existence, the University has established itself as one of the most promising research centers in Sanskrit as well as in Humanities , Social Sciences and Fine Arts in Kerala. As an institution imbibing multiple cultural heritages and housing both traditional and modern knowledge systems and art forms, the University envisions a harmonious advance in society through educational excellence.
The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit has eight regional campuses across Kerala. 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.
ശ്രീ ശങ്കരാചാര്യ സംസ്കൃത സർവ്വകലാശാല | |
 Seal of the university | |
| Motto | ज्ञानादेव तु कैवल्यम् (Sanskrit) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Liberation through knowledge |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1993 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Kerala |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr.Dharmarajan P.K |
| Location | , , 10°10′13″N 76°26′19″E |
| Website | ssus.ac.in |
The University has gone through many phases of growth from its inception , advancing in the pursuit of excellence and accomplishment. The University Grants Commission has recognized the University with 2(f) status in 1994 and 12(B) status in 2005. In 2014 September the University was accredited by NAAC with A grade, the first University in Kerala to receive the honour in the first cycle of accreditation. This accreditation was a rightful appreciation of the University for its two-decade long dedication to knowledge generation and dissemination. The post accreditation period of the University , after 2014,was marked with tremendous changes in both academic and administrative spheres. At present the University has twenty six PhD Programmes, twenty MPhil Programmes, twenty four Post Graduate Programmes , ten Under Graduate Programmes, two Post Graduate Diploma 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. All twenty four Post Graduate Programmes of the University have been restructured and the curriculum and syllabi revised through a series of workshops both at the level of the University and at the Department.
The university functions through nine regional centres, namely Kalady (main campus), Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Panmana, Thuravoor, Ettumanoor, Tirur, Koyilandy and Payyannur.
Panorama
Departments
The university consists of the following departments.[1]
- Sanskrit Vedanta
- Sanskrit Sahitya
- Sanskrit Vyakarna
- Sanskrit Nyaya
- Sanskrit General
- English
- Geography
- Hindi
- History
- Malayalam
- Music
- Painting
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Arabic
- Ayurveda
- Economics
- Dance
- Education
- School of Vedic Studies
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Theatre
- Urdu
- Vastuvidya
Student facilities
Career Guidance and Counseling Cell
The Career Guidance and Counseling Cell was established in September 2012, funded by the University Grants Commission of India. Its objective is to equip the students for better career management. Services of the cell include guidance, counseling, training programmes, and recruitment drives. It is headed by Dr. Jose Antony (director), who is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work. There is a full-time counselor providing guidance and counseling services as well as coordinating the functions of the cell.
Equal Opportunity Cell
This cell functions with the Career Guidance and Counseling Cell. It was established for the development of minority students enrolled in the university.
Alumni
The University has a registered Alumni Association in the University which boosts the development of the university in terms of activities and contributions. The University has also got departmental alumni association and Regional Centre based alumni associations. All these alumni associations have got elected office bearers and specific activities. They conduct annual get together, and also sometimes conduct annual lectures. They have constituted some endowments for the students of the University departments. They have also contributed a lot in making the goodwill of the University established and promoted. Alumni association in the Social Work department has contributed a lot in giving on-the-job training programs to the students and also provides special care and support in making their junior students getting good placements after the educational programme. The Association Published a Research Refereed Journal 'The Philosopher' from Tirur Campus. This Journal is conceived of as a platform for sharing the common experience of and information relating to education, research and training needs and for redefining the priorities in the new development studies in humanities and languages as well as for fostering interdisciplinary research and training in these fields.
Notable alumni
- Dr. E.N.Narayanan, S B College, Changanassery (reputed Kathakali artist)
- [Dr. P.M.Damodaran]], Sanskrit Teacher, Thrissur (reputed Kathakali artist)
- Dr.Prasoon Pootheri, expert in Kerala architecture, the one and only living person, who designed a Gajaprishta temple
- Dr. Rajan Nambiar, reputed Kutiyattam and Kuttu performer
- Smt. S.V.Aryambika, Sanskrit teacher and poet, Ernakulam. Winner of many prestigious awards
- Dr. Retheesh Babu G, public health expert, Scientist in ICMR
- Ms. Surabhi Lakshmi, Best Actress National Award winner (2017)
- Mr. Dileesh Pothan, Filmmaker, a two-time National Award Winner (2015, 2017).
- V. P. Sanu, Politician
- Grace Antony , Film Actress
Notable faculty
- Sunil P. Ilayidom, associate professor at Malayalam Department
- G. Gangadharan Nair, former professor
Notable Student's Organisations
These are some of the important Student Organisations in the University :-
● Students' Federation of India (SFI)
● Kerala Students Union (KSU)
● All India Students Federation (AISF)
● All India Students Association (AISA)
● Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
● Democratic Students' Association - പാഠാന്തരം (DSA)
● Muslim Students Federation (MSF)
● Democratic Dalit Students Movement (DDSM)
● Thiruthani Study Circle (TSC)
Gallery
- Kalady Campus
Academic Block
Entrance
Sculptures
Wood Art
See also
References
http://education.mathrubhumi.com/php/news_events_details.php?nid=30397
https://ssus.ac.in/index.php/component/sppagebuilder/306-university-at-a-glance
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