Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (RKMVU), Howrah established in 1939.

by Ramakrishna Mission as commanded by his Master, Sri Ramakrishna, for the secular and spiritual amelioration of humankind as a whole, irrespective of caste, creed, colour, nationality, gender or religion.

In the governing body of Ramakrishna mission took a small step in this direction by starting an institution of higher education near Belur Math called Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira. The name 'Vidyamandira' is Swamiji's own christening of the educational institution he wanted near Belur Math.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, declared the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI) later renamed Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University under the aegis of Ramakrishna Mission, as a deemed-to-be university under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956.

This Institute was subsequently renamed as 'Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University' with the approval of UGC.

The aim of the institution is to provide opportunities for education and research in the disciplines of arts, sciences and spiritual studies.

Arts will include humanities and social sciences; sciences will include fundamental as well as applied sciences of all categories including technology and engineering. Spiritual studies will comprise moral, ethical and value education including comparative religious studies in their broadest form to show the underlying harmony.