Which of the following universities in India has the Prime Minister as its Chancellor?

AIndira Gandhi National Open University

BVisva-Bharati University ✓ Correct

CIndian Maritime University

DIndian Defence University

Correct answer: (B) Visva-Bharati University

Explanation

At Visva-Bharati University the Prime Minister of India serves as the Chancellor.

Indira Gandhi National Open University is headed by a Visitor, the President, not by the Prime Minister as Chancellor.

The Indian Maritime University does not have the Prime Minister as its Chancellor.

The Indian Defence University does not follow this arrangement.

Visva-Bharati, founded by Rabindranath Tagore, is a central university at Santiniketan.

The President of India is its Paramacharya while the Prime Minister is its Acharya, the Chancellor.

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