As many as 1,283 students have obtained degrees from Maharishi Panini Sanskrit and Vedic University. The university, established in 2008 on the initiative of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, operates from Ujjain, the birthplace of lord Krishna.
So far, 548 students have become shastris and 501, acharyas. This apart, 109 students have obtained a BA degree and 125 received MA from the university.
Various scholarships of the State Government and facilities are also available in Sankrit University. PhD, M. Phil, Acharya and other degree courses are also conducted in the university.
The Vedas, Sanskrit grammar, history of classics, astrology, astronomy, philosophy and Sanskrit literature are also taught there. So far, 17 colleges have got affiliated with Sanskrit University including 4 at Chitrakoot in Satna district, one each in Rewa, Kalyanpura (Shahdol), Bhitri (Sidhi), Devendra Nagar (Panna), lashkar (Gwalior), Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Govindpura (Jabalpur), Katni and Sagar.
The university has a rich library containing numerous books of astrology, Sanskrit, the Vedas and of other subjects.
There are 5 departments including the Veda, Vyakaran Adhyapan, Sanskrit Sahitya Evam Darshan Shastra Adhyapan, Jyotish Evam Jyotirvigyan, Vishisht Sanskrit (Prachya) Adhyapan and Shiksha Shastra Adhyapan.
A number of activities are conducted to ensure all round personality development of students including Yuva Mahotsav, non-formal Sanskrit teaching, speech skill, Vagvardhini Sabha for raising Shastriya Pandits, Shastrarth teaching and lecture series.