Rabindra Bharati University , founded on 8 th May, 1962 under Rabindra Bharati Act of Govt. of West Bengal, 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore, is the third university, to come into existence in the city of Kolkata.

As conceived by Dr. Bidhan Chandra. Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, this temple of learning dedicated to the memory of the poet, has been able to justify to a great extent its existence as a center for promoting, extending and disseminating of Tagore’s ideas in various branches of Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Human Studies. In the year 2001,

Rabindra Bharati University, had been accredited and given a four-star status by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). The University has been reaccredited with Grade A and 3.10 CGPA Score in February 2016.