Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute: Admission 2024, Fees, Scholarship, Belur

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute shortly abbreviated as RKMVERI was established in the year 2005 with the passing of the UGC act declaring the institute as deemed-to-be university. However, the institute was originally started with the name Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira in 1939, sponsored by the renowned spiritual non-profit organisation, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. RKMVERI was also formerly known by the name Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (RKMVU). The institute is accredited by NAAC with “A++” grade.

Vision: The vision of the institute is to impart life-building and character-making education which is rooted in science and technology along with ancient heritage and legacy. It strives hard to become a centre of excellence of ancient wisdom and modern knowledge.

Mission: RKMVERI works to fulfill its mission of providing excellent teaching and research to its students by blending ancient knowledge and values of the east with the scientific and technological efficiency of the west. It trains and educates its students to make them socially responsible citizens to create peace and harmony in the world.

At present, the institute is running its several courses in the four campuses situated at Belur Math (Kolakata), Coimbatore campus, Narendrapur (Kolkata), and Ranchi campus.  Among all four campuses, Belur campus is the main campus, and the institute’s headquarter is also situated here. The institute is providing degrees under many departments covering subjects like Mathematics, Agriculture, Yoga, Management, Sanskrit, Computer Science, Physics, etc.

The various academic programs like B.A, M.Sc, Ph.D, PG Diploma in Yoga, M.Phil, and more are offered in the 6 schools operating under RKMVERI. Among the six schools three schools are operating in the Belur campus are:

• School of Mathematical Sciences
• School of Rehabilitation and Sports Sciences
• School of Indian Heritage

Students who are interested in enrolling in the university may apply online to different programs through the Online Admission Portal. However, they must first confirm the eligibility criteria of the respective courses before applying. Admissions to most of the courses are subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria and qualifying in the Admission Test conducted by the RKMVERI. The eligibility criteria for some of the courses are tabulated below:

Note: Students who wish to collect more information regarding the eligibility criteria of the various courses must visit the official website of the university or contact the admission officials.

The institute believes in encouraging talented and financially weak students to pursue their higher education in the institute by awarding them a number of National, State Government, and Private scholarships like Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child, Merit Cum Means Scholarship, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Scholarship, Swami Vivekananda Merit Cum Means Scholarship, and more. It provides 100% scholarship to girls.

Note: Students interested in applying for any of the scholarships should first check out the eligibility criteria of the respective scholarships.