The Prime Minister, receiving the report of the Committee at a public function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on 8 January 2002, announced the "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas"(PBD) on 9 January that year.
Built in 1956, over the years it has been the venue of conferences of national and international stature, seminars and award ceremonies attended by distinguished world leaders and dignitaries, including Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 1983, 7th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), March 7–12, 1983 and SAARC Summit.
Rashtrapati Bhavan | Vigyan Bhavan | Shanti Bhavan | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan | Saravana Bhavan | Raj Bhavan Road | Rail Bhavan | All India Kisan Sabha (Ajoy Bhavan) |
The first batch of the University passed out in 2013, with the convocation being presided over by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President of India at the Vigyan Bhavan.