Department of Sanskrit was established in the year 1958. The department is known rfor its academic excellence and performance of the students, as they are in the merit list of the University. The common course of B.H.U. prospectus including Sanskrit an Vedic Literature, Philosophy Grammar and Linguistics being taught in the department. Two groups (options for the students) i.e. Veda and Sahitya are going on simultaneously in M.A. (Sanskrit) III & IV Semester courses.