The Sankara Smartha Samskrutha Patasala at Vidya Niketan, Bangalore, is a blend of modern and traditional education. This is a school for children (4th standard to senior secondary level) which attempts to add “traditional schooling” to a modern curriculum. It is run in collaboration with Vidyaniketan Public School, Bangalore, and follows the CBSE curriculum, This is a residential program, where the students are given specialized training in Sanskrit, Music and Vedic studies as part of their cultural education.

A dedicated block of the campus, the Patashala Building, serves as the residential facility for the students enrolled in this school. Scholarships are provided to subsidize the costs for poor students. The curriculum for the cultural education include the works of Sri Adisankara (Stotras), Namasankeerthanam, Nitya Karma Anushtanam, Basic Vedic Hymns, Sanskrit Knowledge, traditional Carnatic Music and Yoga. There are around 100 students in the Patasala.