Centre for Jain Studies

On the auspicious occasion of Lord Mahaveer's 2500th Nirvan Mahotsava, the Centre for Jain Studies was established in 1974 and a Chair founded for promoting research work in Jainism. The Centre has a missionary zeal to sponsor and promote research in Jain Studies and other aspects of Comparative Religions and Culture.
It is one of the premier institutions of international repute for Jain Studies in India, engaged in research on various aspects of Jain Studies and Manuscriptology, committed for dissemination of knowledge on Prakrit, Apabharmsa language & Literature, Jain Philosophy & religion and Manuscriptology in a comparative, critical and historical perspective. The Centre awards every year various Fellowships and Scholarships.