The Regional Campus – Payyannur, of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit started functioning on 18th June 1995. This regional campus serves as a campus for continuing education for many students, especially from the cluster of educational institutions of its surrounding which includes Kendriya Vidyala, Payyannur and Swami Anandatheertha Campus under Kannur University, which are located adjacent to this institution. The campus offers one UG course called B.A Sanskrit Core, eight PG courses namely MA Sanskrit Sahitya, MA Sanskrit Vedanta, MA Sanskrit Vyakarana, MA History, MA Philosophy, MA Malayalam, MA Hindi and MSW.