|native_name = |image =File:Pic03.jpg |image_size = |caption = |latin_name = |motto = Vision, Wisdom, Unity |tagline = |established = 1983 |type = Deemed University |endowment = |staff = 3000+ |faculty = |president = |provost = |principal = |rector = |chancellor = Dr. A. Shanmugasundaram |vice_chancellor = Prof. Dr. V.R.Rajendran |dean = |head_label = |head = |students = 25000+ |undergrad = 19000+ |postgrad = 5500+ |doctoral = 500+ |profess = |city = Salem |state = Tamil Nadu |country = India |campus = Rural and urban |free_label = |free = |colors = |colours =              |mascot = |fightsong = |nickname = VMU |affiliations = UGC |footnotes = |website = www.vinayakamission.com |address = NH-47, Sankari Main Road, Ariyanoor |publictransit = |telephone = |coor = |logo = }} Vinayaka Missions University (VMU), is a higher education institution based in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Vinayaka Missions had its inception in the year 1981 with the establishment of the Thirumuruga Kirupananda Variyar Thavathiru Sundara Swamigal (TKVTSS) Medical Educational and Charitable Trust. Not far from then, in 1982, the Founder-Chairman, Dr.