Sanskrit College

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Sanskrit College is a traditional college of Indian tradition in Kolkata. It was established in 1824 during the Governor-Generalship of Lord Amherst, based on a recommendation by HT Prinsep, Thomas Babington Macaulay and others. The institution came into prominence during the principalship by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1851 who admitted students from other than the Brahmin caste. In particular the tol or traditional Indian training school model was incorporated as a department in the 1870s.

In post-independence era, the college has not attracted students although it still houses some of India's leading scholars of traditional Hindu scholarship. Bimal Krishna Matilal was a teacher here from 1957 to 1962.