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Shri Raghunath Kirti Campus, Central Sanskrit University (formerly Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Deemed to be University) was established on 16th June, 2016, at Devaprayag, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, by a Parliamentary act under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The Campus is named after the famous deity ShriRaghunathajiwhose Shrine in the ancient Raghunatha Temple, was constructed in the style of Katyuri Dynasty of the Mountains, near the holy confluence of the two important mythological rivers, Bhāgirathi and Alaknandā, where the river Gaṅgā is believed to be originated. Uttarakhand is culturally and popularly known as Devabhūmi or Divine Land as it is not only adorned with one of the famous Jyotirmaṭhas called ShriBadrinātha, but also with one of the twelve Jyotirliṇgas, namely, ShriKedārnāth. Gaṅgā and Yamunā, the two Vedic, mythological rivers originate in the Devatamā (Divine Soul) Himālaya of Uttarakhand. According to Kedarkhaṇḍa of the SkandaPurāṇa, the name Devaprāyag came about, due to the severe penance, sage Shri Deva Sharma underwent in this auspicious place. It is one of the PañchaPrayāga where rivers Alaknandā& Bhāgirathi meet and become river Gaṅgā. The city of Devaprayag is surrounded by three mountain series namely, Griddhanchala, Dasharathanchala and Nrisimhanchala, the latter of which was famous as the Centre for Learning in the state of Uttarakhand, earning it the name of Vidyakṣetram. Uttarakhand is the only state in India where Sanskrit is the official Second Language.
Shri Raghunath Kirti Campus encompasses an area of 9.228 hectares (23 acres). The CPWD, Sri Nagar branch, is assigned with the layout plan and has already completed 70% of the construction work of various campus buildings of Academic, Administrative and Residential (Boys' and Girls' Hostels, Guest House and Staff Quarters) blocks. Around 100 students have already been admitted to various classes of Prak-Shastri, Shastri, Acharya& Ph.D. levels and are being taught by versed well teachers of different disciplines like Vyākarana, Sāhityaetc. Modern subjects such as Hindi, English, History, Computer Science and Physical Education are also being taught. Furthermore, ShikshaShastri (B.Ed.), MuktaswadhyayaPeetham (Distance Education), Yoga and Ayurvedic Diploma courses are to commence in the upcoming academic years. The Campus also organisesNational/International Seminars, Workshops, Symposia and Extensive Lectures.
As an initiative, the Campus has undertaken a Non-formal course of Spoken Sanskrit so as to improve the fluency of Sanskrit being spoken by the students. The Campus Library holds more than 4000 Books and Manuscripts in both Physical and Digital form. To enrich and engage the minds of students, an annual campus Journal (RaghunathaKirtiPatākā), a quarterly Newsletter (RaghunāthaVārtāvali) are being published to go along with the various Research Papers & Journals in the department-wise Magazines. An annual International Research Journal (Devabhumisaurabham) is under proposal to be published in the near future.