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MoE Establishes Five Centres of Excellence for Classical Languages
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News18•03-10-2026, 13:00
MoE Establishes Five Centres of Excellence for Classical Languages
- •The Ministry of Education (MoE) has approved the establishment of five Centres of Excellence for studies in classical Assamese, Bengali, Pali, Marathi, and Prakrit.
- •These centres aim to bolster academic research, digitisation, preservation, and dissemination of the heritage of these classical languages.
- •Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi lauded the approval of a Centre of Excellence for Classical Pali at the Central University of Odisha, highlighting its role in preserving India's linguistic heritage.
- •The Centres of Excellence will be located at Tezpur University (Assamese), Visva Bharati University (Bengali), Central University of Odisha (Pali), Central University of Gujarat (Prakrit), and Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute in Pune (Marathi).
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The Ministry of Education approved setting up Centres of Excellence for classical Assamese, Bengali, Pali, Marathi, and Prakrit.
The Centre of Excellence for Classical Pali will be established at the Central University of Odisha.
The five universities hosting the centres are Tezpur University for Assamese, Visva Bharati University for Bengali, Central University of Odisha for Pali, Central University of Gujarat for Prakrit, and Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute in Pune for Marathi.
