Rabindra Bharati University
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 8 May 1962 |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹84.3 crore (US$10 million) (FY2025–26 est.) |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Subhro Kamal Mukherjee (acting) |
Academic staff | 143 |
| Students | 7,036 |
| Undergraduates | 2,948 |
| Postgraduates | 3,446 |
| 642 | |
| Location | , , India 22°35′04″N 88°21′34″E / 22.5844542°N 88.3593841°E |
| Campus | Urban 22.198 acres (0.08983 km2) |
| Website | www |
Rabindra Bharati University is a public research university in Kolkata, India. It was founded on 8 May 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act of the Government of West Bengal in 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. It is located at the Tagore family home, Jorasanko Thakur Bari. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Performing Arts and Visual Arts under the Faculty of Fine Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and other subjects under the Faculty of Arts.
The current interim Vice-Chancellor of the university is Subhro Kamal Mukherjee, former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.