Sanskrit College, Kolkata was established in 1824.

Its affiliated to University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

The college during the British regime based on a recommendation by HT James Prinsep and Thomas Babington Macaulay.

It was under the auspices of Rt. Honorable William Pit Amherst that John Paskal Larkins Esquire, a scholar of oracular knowledge laid the first foundation stone of the college.

The college imparts knowledge of Ancient Literature, Philosophy, Hindu Law, Grammar, Indian Culture and to promote the learning of Sanskrit among British officials as well as the Indians.