Visva-Bharati University
Visva-Bharati (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.
| Motto | Yatra Viśvam Bhavatyekanīḍam (Sanskrit) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Where the world makes a home in a single nest |
| Type | |
| Established | 23 December 1921 |
| Founder | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹308.505 crore (US$39 million) (FY2021–22 est.) |
| Chancellor | Prime Minister of India |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sanjoy Kumar Mallik (acting) |
| Rector | Governor of West Bengal |
| Visitor | President of India |
Academic staff | 466 (2023) |
| Students | 9,683 (2023) |
| Undergraduates | 4,411 (2023) |
| Postgraduates | 3,902 (2023) |
| 1,370 (2023) | |
| Location | , , India 23°40′44″N 87°40′25″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 |
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