Bangalore University, established in 1964, is a state government university located at Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka. Founded by the Government of Karnataka to cater to the growing educational needs of Bangalore and surrounding districts, the university is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2(f) and Section 12(B), and accredited by NAAC with an 'A+' Grade. As one of the oldest and largest universities in Karnataka, Bangalore University has been a pioneer in higher education, affiliating over 500+ colleges across Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, and Kolar districts, and offering a wide spectrum of programs in science, arts, commerce, law, engineering, management, and education. With a rich legacy of academic excellence, research contributions, and distinguished alumni, the university continues to be a cornerstone of quality education in South India.
The university offers comprehensive undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs including B.A., B.Sc., B.Com, BBA, BCA, BBM, B.Ed, B.P.Ed, B.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical, Civil, Information Science, LLB, BA-LLB, MBA, M.A. in Kannada, English, Hindi, History, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Environmental Science, M.Com, MCA, M.Tech, M.Ed, M.P.Ed, LLM, M.Phil, and Ph.D. programs across 60+ disciplines. The sprawling 1,100+ acre Jnana Bharathi campus features state-of-the-art infrastructure including modern classrooms and lecture halls, well-equipped laboratories for science, engineering, and technology, a central library with 3.5 lakh+ books, rare manuscripts, and digital resources, separate hostels for boys and girls accommodating 2,000+ students, extensive sports facilities including Olympic-size swimming pool, cricket stadium, football ground, basketball, volleyball, tennis.