The college was founded on April 13, 1965, by Mahant Param Shradhey Shri Gurucharandas Ji Maharaj of Avdhoot Mandal Ashram Trust, Haridwar, who generously donated the land and building on behalf of the trust. Earlier the college was affiliated with Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi and it gained recognition through the efforts of the dedicated professors. In 1978, the college was selected for the Adarsh Sanskrit Pathshala Yojana by the Government of India. From 1995 onwards, the Government of India entrusted the college to Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi. At present, the college is affiliated to Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi.
The college is dedicated to promoting the knowledge and scientific insights found in the Sanskrit scriptures. As a part of this effort, the college publishes its own journal named Adarsh annually. Esteemed professors contribute their research papers to this journal, with selected articles being published to disseminate scholarly findings.
The list of the Presidents and Principals of the college is as follows –
| Sr. No. | Chairman | Tenure |
| 1 | Dr. K. V. Sharma | 01/07/1978 – 03/06/1985 |
| 2 | Prof. Rasik Vihari Joshi | 04/06/1985 – 30/11/1994 |
| 3 | Prof. Rammurthy Sharma | 01/12/1994 – 20/07/1995 |
| 4 | Mr. Jeevandas Malik | 21/07/1995 – 18/11/2001 |
| 5 | Dr. Baldev Raj Sharma | 19/11/2001 – 18/03/2005 |
| 6 | Prof. Sridhar Vasishta | 19/03/2005 – 18/03/2008 |
| 7 | Prof. Satyaprakash Singh | 16/05/2008 – 15/05/2011 |
| 8 | Prof. Sudha Rani Pandey | 06/06/2011 – 05/06/2014 |
| 9 | Prof. Mahavir Agarwal | 01/03/2016 – 20/11/2020 |
| 10 | Prof. Satyadeva Nigamalaṅkara | 21/11/2020 – 04/03/2021 |
| 11 | Prof. Vedprakash Upadhyay | 05/03/2021 – 31/08/2021 |
| 12 | Prof. Bihari Lal Sharma | 01/09/2021 – Present |
| Sr. No. | Principal | Tenure |
| 1 | Pt. Shri Brahmadev Jha | 01/07/1965 – 30/06/1968 |
| 2 | Shri Swami Harprakash Ji (K.V.) | 01/07/1968 – 31/10/1968 |
| 3 | Pt. Shri Vedanand Jha | 01/11/1968 – 30/04/1973 |
| 4 | Shri Swami Harprakash Ji (K.V.) | 01/05/1973 – 18/07/1973 |
| 5 | Pt. Shri Purnachandra Upadhyay: | 19/07/1973 – 18/08/1975 |
| 6 | Pt. Shri Rajaram Uniyal (K.V.) | 19/08/1975 – 31/08/1975 |
| 7 | Pt. Shri Mansa Ram Shastri | 01/09/1975 – 30/06/1983 |
| 8 | Pt. Shri Rajaram Uniyal (K.V.) | 01/07/1983 – 23/10/1983 |
| 9 | Dr. Abhedanand Bhattacharya: | 24/10/1983 – 25/10/1986 |
| 10 | Pt. Shri Rajaram Uniyal: (K.V.) | 26/10/1996 – 30/06/1998 |
| 11 | Pt. Shri Khemanand Sati (K.V.) | 01/07/1998 – 16/02/2001 |
| 12 | Dr. Bhola Jha | 17/02/2001 – 31/08/2020 |
| 13 | Dr. Niranjan Mishra: (Pr.) | 01/09/2020 – 21/07/2021 |
| 14 | Dr. Brajendra Kumar Singhdev (Pr.) | 22/07/2021 – Present |