Archive · 25 Jan 2026
PM Modi to Address VBU Convocation in February
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the annual convocation of Visva-Bharati University (VBU) in Santiniketan during the last week of February.
The Vice-Chancellor of VBU personally handed over the draft programme to the Prime Minister’s Office.
PM Modi, as the Chancellor of VBU, along with Governor CV Ananda Bose, has been invited to the ceremony.
This will be PM Modi’s first visit to Santiniketan since it was awarded the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage tag.
The convocation was not held in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and in 2021, PM Modi participated virtually.
The university is preparing for the high-profile event, with cleaning and arrangements already underway.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the annual convocation of Visva-Bharati University (VBU) in Santiniketan during the last week of February.
VBU Vice-Chancellor Dr Probir Kumar Ghosh personally visited the Prime Minister’s Office and handed over the draft programme.
PM Modi, as Chancellor of VBU, along with Governor CV Ananda Bose, has been invited to the ceremony.
This will be PM Modi’s first visit to Santiniketan since it was awarded the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage tag.
The convocation was not held in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and in 2021, PM Modi participated virtually.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor CV Ananda Bose, Visva-Bharati University (VBU)
- What
- Annual convocation of VBU
- When
- Last week of February (dates not finalized)
- Where
- Santiniketan, West Bengal
- Why
- As Chancellor of VBU, PM Modi has been invited to the ceremony
- Event
- VBU Annual Convocation
- Expected Date
- Last week of February
- Location
- Santiniketan, West Bengal
- PM Modi's Role
- Chancellor of VBU
- Last Visit
- 25 May, 2018
- UNESCO Tag
- World Cultural Heritage
- Previous Convocation
- President Droupadi Murmu in March 2023
