Ministry of Education approves five Centres of Excellence for Classical Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit

3 October 2026

The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, has approved five Centres of Excellence for studies in Classical Assamese, Classical Bengali, Classical Marathi, Classical Pali and Classical Prakrit. They will be set up at Tezpur University (Assam), Visva-Bharati University (West Bengal), Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune (Maharashtra), Central University of Odisha and Central University of Gujarat. The Centres will focus on research, preservation and digitisation of literary heritage, wider dissemination of knowledge and strengthening regional academic ecosystems.