Visva-Bharati University
| Motto | Yatra Viśvam Bhavatyekanīḍam |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Where the world makes a home in a single nest |
| Type | |
| Established | c. 1921 |
| Founder | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹367.71 crore (US$43 million) (FY2023–24 est.) |
| Chancellor | Prime Minister of India |
| Vice-Chancellor | Probir Kumar Ghosh |
| Rector | Governor of West Bengal |
| Visitor | President of India |
Academic staff | 469 (2025) |
| Students | 4,814 (2025) |
| Undergraduates | 1,632 (2025) |
| Postgraduates | 2,300 (2025) |
| 882 (2025) | |
| Location | , , India 23°40′44″N 87°40′25″E / 23.67889°N 87.67361°E |
| Campus | Remote Town 4.57 square kilometres (1.76 sq mi) |
| 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.