महात्मा गाँधी काशी विद्यापीठ
काशी विद्यापीठ की स्थापना असहयोग आन्दोलन के समय १० फ़रवरी सन् १९२१ (वसन्त पंचमी के पावन अवसर पर) को बाबू शिव प्रसाद गुप्त द्वारा भदैनी, वाराणसी में हुई थी। गांधीजी ने इसकी आधारशिला रखी थी। देशरत्न शिव प्रसाद जी राष्ट्रवादी शिक्षाविद थे। उन्होने भूमि दी और दस लाख रूपये देकर 'श्री हर प्रसाद शिक्षा निधि' की स्थापना की। शीघ्र ही काशी विद्यापीठ हिन्दी माध्यम से राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा का केन्द्र बन गया।
राजकीय संस्कृत महाविद्यालय, वाराणसी
To establish their rule in India, the officers of the East India Company thought in necessary to preserve the knowledge of Hindus and Muslims. In the year 1750 they passed a resolution for that purpose. To preserve Urdu, they established a Madarsa at Calcutta, whereas for protection and development of Sanskrit, they chose Benares.  In 1791, during the period of British rule in India, Jonathan Duncan, the representative of the Honourable East India Company proposed the establishment of a Sanskrit college for development and preservation of the Sanskrit Vangmaya and to show that the English people were in favour of the development of the Indian culture. This was sanctioned by Governor General Lord Cornwallis. Kashi Naresh Mahip Narayan Singh donated a huge tract of land in the southern part of Benares for construction of the college. The first teacher of this Institution was Pandit Kashinath. The Governor General initially sanctioned a budget of Rs. 20,000 per annum. Initially the college offered courses up to graduation. From 1857, the College started Postgraduate teaching. The examination system was adopted in 1880. In 1894 the famous building of Saraswati Bhavan Granthalaya, where thousands of manuscripts are preserved, was constructed, . These manuscripts are edited by the Principal of the College and published in book form. The series of books are known as Sarasvati Bhavana Texts. More than 400 books have been published in the series..