Visva-Bharati University

Visva-Bharati University
MottoYatra Viśvam Bhavatyekanīḍam (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Where the world makes a home in a single nest
Type
Established23 December 1921;
102 years ago
 (1921-12-23)
FounderRabindranath Tagore
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
Budget347.34 crore (US$42 million)
(FY2022–23 est.)[2]
ChancellorPrime Minister of India
Vice-ChancellorBinoy Kumar Soren (acting)[3]
RectorGovernor of West Bengal
VisitorPresident of India
Academic staff
466 (2024)[2]
Students9,308 (2024)[2]
Undergraduates4,193 (2024)[2]
Postgraduates4,206 (2024)[2]
909 (2024)[2]
Location, ,
India

23°40′44″N 87°40′25″E / 23.67889°N 87.67361°E / 23.67889; 87.67361
CampusRemote Town
1,128.895 acres (456.848 ha)
NewspaperThe Visva-Bharati News
Websitevisvabharati.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata
Official nameSantiniketan
CriteriaCultural: (iv)(vi)
Designated2023 (45th session)
Reference no.1375

Visva-Bharati (IAST: Viśva-Bhāratī), (Bengali: [biʃːɔbʱaroti]) is a public central university and an Institute of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India. Until independence it was a college. Soon after independence, the institution was given the status of a central university in 1951 by an act of the Parliament.

  1. ^ "Association of Commonwealth Universities Membars-Asia". Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2024" (PDF). Visva Bharati.
  3. ^ Mitra, Atri (31 August 2024). "Professor Binoy Kumar Saren appointed interim VC of Visva-Bharati University". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2024.