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| Motto | Yatra Viśvam Bhavatyekanīḍam (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | Where the world makes a home in a single nest |
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| Established | 23 December 1921 |
| Founder | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹347.34 crore (US$42 million) (FY2022–23 est.)[2] |
| Chancellor | Prime Minister of India |
| Vice-Chancellor | Binoy Kumar Soren (acting)[3] |
| Rector | Governor of West Bengal |
| Visitor | President of India |
Academic staff | 466 (2024)[2] |
| Students | 9,308 (2024)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 4,193 (2024)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 4,206 (2024)[2] |
| 909 (2024)[2] | |
| Location | , , India 23°40′44″N 87°40′25″E / 23.67889°N 87.67361°E |
| Campus | Remote Town 1,128.895 acres (456.848 ha) |
| Newspaper | The Visva-Bharati News |
| Website | visvabharati |
| Official name | Santiniketan |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv)(vi) |
| Designated | 2023 (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.
- ^ "Association of Commonwealth Universities Membars-Asia". Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2024" (PDF). Visva Bharati.
- ^ Mitra, Atri (31 August 2024). "Professor Binoy Kumar Saren appointed interim VC of Visva-Bharati University". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2024.