Centre for Indology

August 15, 2026 1:15 pm

NBA Accreditation:UG-CSE,ETCE (6yrs) & UG-IT,IEE,PE (3yrs)

NIRF India Ranking 2025:1st (State Public University) | 9th (University) | 18th (Engineering) | 16th (Architecture & Planning) | 24th (Pharmacy) | 23rd (Research) | 18th (Overall)

Jadavpur University (Experimental High Energy Physics Group) shares the glory of the prestigious 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics as a part of CERN ALICE-INDIA Collaboration

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)- Jadavpur University is accredited for the fourth cycle with grade A+ and CGPA 3.46 on a scale of four Point

NBA Accreditation: UG-CSE and UG-ETCE for the academic years 2024-25 to 2029-30 & UG-IT, UG-IEE, UG-PE for the academic years 2023-24 to 2025-26

NBA Accredited Programs

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) reaccredited Jadavpur University for the third cycle with grade A and CGPA 3.68 on a scale of 4

QS World University Rankings Asia 2022: Second highest ranked State University in India, Asian rank 162

Times (Asia University) Rankings 2021: Ranked in 201-250 band

Times World Universities Rankings 2022: Ranked in the 801-1000 band

The Department of Sanskrit earned the recognition of Centre for Indology in 1997. The Center started in 2005 with Prof. Nandita Bandyopadhyay as Coordinator and Prof. Sarbani Ganguli and Debarchana Sarkar as Joint Coordinators. Prof. Debarchana Sarkar was nominated Coordinator and Prof. Sarbani Ganguli Joint Coordinator in 2009. Prof Tapan Sankar Bhattacharyya, present Coordinator, took up responsibility in 2017.

About

The Department of Sanskrit, Jadavpur University earned in 1989 the University Grants Commission-recognized then rare distinction of Department of Special Assistance, with Prof. Rabisankar Banerji as its Coordinator for a life time, subsequently led by Prof. Manabendu Banerjee (acting) and Prof. Bijoya Goswami. Since 1997, it has had also a University-funded Centre for Indology, being first coordinated by Prof. Manabendu Banerjee, then by Prof. Nandita Bandyopadhyay (Joint Coordinator Prof. Debarchana Sarkar), then by Prof. Debarchana Sarkar and now by Prof. Tapan Sankar Bhattacharyya. Centre for Indology is a small centre which receives an humble annual grant of Rs.10800/- from the University with which it has organized seminars and workshops on Research Methodology, Grammar, Manuscriptology and Paleography etc. in the past (sometimes with extra financial assistance provided for the centres by the University), also invited Visiting Fellows to deliver course oriented lectures, published books and monographs.

Research Areas

• As such no research work is undertaken under this Centre which has been able to organize seminars and workshops and publish new or reprint rare old books with the meagre grant, though the focus remains every time on Sanskritic studies.

Achievements

• Organizing seminars and workshops, lectures by eminent scholars of India and abroad, publication of new and reprint of rare books and monographs.

NBA Accreditation:UG-CSE,ETCE (6yrs) & UG-IT,IEE,PE (3yrs)