Nyaya literally means "rules", "method" or "judgment". It is also the name of one of the six orthodox (astika) schools of Hinduism. This school's most significant contributions to Indian philosophy was systematic development of the theory of logic, methodology, and its treatises on epistemology. Nyaya school's epistemology accepts four out of six Pramanas as reliable means of gaining knowledge – Pratyakṣa (perception), Anumāṇa (inference), Upamāṇa (comparison and analogy) and Śabda (word, testimony of past or present reliable experts). In its metaphysics, Nyaya school is closer to Vaisheshika school of Hinduism than others.It holds that human suffering results from mistakes/defects produced by activity under wrong knowledge (notions and ignorance).Moksha (liberation), it states, is gained through right knowledge. This premise led Nyaya to concern itself with epistemology, that is the reliable means to gain correct knowledge and to remove wrong notions. False knowledge is not merely ignorance to Naiyyayikas, it includes delusion. Correct knowledge is discovering and overcoming one's delusions, and understanding true nature of soul, self and reality. Naiyyayika scholars approached philosophy as a form of direct realism, stating that anything that really exists is in principle humanly knowable. To them, correct knowledge and understanding is different than simple, reflexive cognition; it requires Anuvyavasaya (cross-examination of cognition, reflective cognition of what one thinks one knows).influential collection of texts on logic and reason is the Nyayasutras, attributed to Aksapada Gautama, variously estimated to have been composed by 6th-century BCE.

The department of Sanskrit Nyaya is established in 1993 and belongs to the Faculty of Indian Logic. Faculty members are good academic qualities, members are interested in Research, Significant contribution made in the field of Nyaya by the faculty and students through publications. Department of Sanskrit Nyaya conducted seminar, workshops and extension lecturers try to establish and expand the growing relevance of studies of Sanskrit sastras in various new areas. Any studies and culture is not fruitful without the proper knowledge of Sanskrit. Knowledge of Nyayasastra is very important to understand the essence of other Sastras. Our department study the new areas of Philosophy, language studies, technical studies etc. Our faculty members published a number of books and journals related with Sanskrit sastras.

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