Central Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies

 

Central Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies was

established with the philosophy of imparting

education in Tibetan Studies with a preference

for the traditional Tibetan method of teaching

within an innovative framework of modern

universities, comprising time-bound courses of

study, written examinations and award of

degrees. The institute is situated in the serene

and beautiful surroundings of Sarnath. The

Institute is mainly research-oriented and seeks

to mould through its teaching departments

students turning into suitably qualified persons

capable of undertaking works of research and

restitution in concurrence with the fundamental

objectives of the organization. The curriculum

of courses have been so drawn as to provide

the students with sound footings in traditional

subjects of Tibetology, while enabling them to

be fully conversant with modern subjects and

research methodology.

The Central Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies

earlier functioned as a special constituent wing

of the Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi. The Institute was registered under the Societies Registration Act in the end of 1977 to operate as an autonomous organization under the Department of Culture, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ever since, the Institute has gradually progressed with optimal success. With considerable growth in its infrastructure and academic excellence, the Department of Culture initiated a proposal for the Institute to give it a Deemed University Status. The Institute was finally declared as a "Deemed to be University" in 1988.