University School of Languages

Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009.

Ph : +91-79-26302382

Director         :           Prof. Vasantkumar M. Bhatt

Brief History

The University School of Languages is a school of seven post-graduate departments of various languages. Out of these seven departments there are two departments, viz. The Department of Sanskrit & THE DEPARTMENT OF Prakrit-Pali which provide the facilities for learning old Indo-Aryan languages.
The Department of Hindi and THE DEPARTMENT OF Gujarati are dealing with two modern Indo-Aryan Languages, viz. Hindi and Gujarati, respectively. By these two departments the school takes care of teaching the national language and the regional language of the Gujarat state. One European language, viz. English, is also being taught here in The Department of English. THE DEPARTMENT OF English also takes care of The James Reaney Canadian Study Centre, which is sponsored by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, Delhi. There is a department for Urdu and Persian language also, which takes care of another two
classical languages. Seventh is THE DEPARTMENT OF Linguistics, which trains students in linguistic analysis of a language.

In the age of globalization, when “Translation Studies” is of utmost importance the school also runs a one year P. G Diploma course in Translation. In this way the school on one end takes care of its national muti-lingua heritage and on the other end the present-day need.

These seven departments are working under one umbrella of the "University School of Languages", while teaching these various languages each department has also taken care to teach a vast range of literature written in that particular language. 

Various Departments of the School

                   Department of Sanskrit

         Department of Gujarati

         Department of Hindi

Department of English   

         Department of Pali, Prakrit & Apabhransha

Department of Urdu & Persian

Department of Linguistics  

Post-Graduate Courses Offered by the Departments

     [A] 1. M.A. (Part -1, Four Papers)    |    First Year

                        (Part – 2, Four Papers)  |    Second Year

            2. M.Phil (Three Papers + Dissertation) in Sanskrit, Gujarati, Hindi & English.

            3. Ph.D.  in all subjects.

            4. The Department of Linguistics offers only two subsidiary – papers

                 At M.A. level, And P.G. Diploma in Linguistics.

      [B]  1.Post –Graduate Diploma in Translation – By the Dept. of Hindi.

                 Self – finance Course for one year.

             2.Certificate Course in Urdu Language     -- By the Dept.of Urdu.

                  Self – finance Course for four months.

             3.Certificate Course in Prakrit , - By the Dept.of Prakrit

             4. Certificate Course in Apabhransh .- By the Dept of  Prakrit

Director of the School

PROFESSOR  DR. VASANTKUMAR  M. BHATT

Head  of the Sanskrit Department

Next Senior Faculty

Professor  Dr. Ranjana B. Argade

Head  of the Hindi Department

Faculty – Members

Professors - 3 , Readers – 9 , Lecturers – 8, Total -20

Total Numbers of The Departments : Seven

A view of the building of the USLg (  Room Allotment )

         1. Ground Floor – Room no.  1 to 10

         2. First Floor  -  Room No.  11 to 25

         3. Second Floor – Room  No. 26 to 53

Infrastructure facilities available in the school

List of the Directors of USL

*         In the beginning a name of the school was "University School of Gujarati Language & Literature" (1957 - 1964). But after inclusions of other departments in the school it was renamed, viz. "University School of Languages" in 1964. The school is also known as "Bhasa Sahitya Bhavan”.

Number of students in the academic year 2005 - 2006