Vidyasagar University
| Motto | Shiksha, gyan, pragati |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Education, knowledge, progress |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 29 September 1981 |
| Founder | Anil Kumar Gain |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | ₹77.55 crore (US$9.2 million) (2023–24 est.) |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dipak Kumar Kar |
Academic staff | 214 (2025) |
| Students | 4,523 (2025) |
| Postgraduates | 3,767 (2025) |
| 756 (2025) | |
| Location | , , India 23°25′55″N 87°17′52″E / 23.4320°N 87.2979°E |
| Campus | Urban 138.78 acres (56.16 ha) |
| Website | www |
Vidyasagar University is a public research university that was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature which was notified in the Calcutta Gazette on 24 June 1981. It is an affiliating university in Paschim Medinipur district of southern West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels.
It was founded by the University of Cambridge mathematician and statistician Anil Kumar Gain.