Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (RKMVU), Coimbatore also known as the FDMSE campus is a member of Ramakrishna Mission (known as Ramakrishna Movement or Vedanta Movement) fraternity founded by Swami Vivekananda. It is located in the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya started in 1930 and its foundation stone was laid by Mahatma Gandhi in one of its temporary campuses. The University holds the status of ‘Deemed to be University and is headquartered at Belur.