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Bangalore University

Bangalore University
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ
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Motto Jnaanam, Vijanana Sahitam
Type Public
Established 1964
Chancellor Vajubhai Vala
(Governor of Karnataka)
Vice-Chancellor B Thimme Gowda
Location Jnana Sharma, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
12°56′19.59″N 77°30′11.45″E / 12.9387750°N 77.5031806°E / 12.9387750; 77.5031806Coordinates: 12°56′19.59″N 77°30′11.45″E / 12.9387750°N 77.5031806°E / 12.9387750; 77.5031806
Campus Urban
1,100 acres
Nickname BU
Affiliations UGC
NAAC
AIU
ACU
DEC
Website bangaloreuniversity.ac.in

Bangalore University, or BU, is a public state university located in city of Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka, India.

Bangalore University offers Integrated Programmes, Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees apart from Diploma Courses and Certificates. The language of instruction for most courses is English. Bangalore University has 497 affiliated colleges.

The university is a part of The Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and affiliated by University Grants Commission (UGC). Bangalore University is accredited by NAAC under the new grading system with a grade A. However, this expired in September, 2013 and has not been renewed.

Bangalore University is the largest university in India. It has two campuses:

The Vice-Chancellor was Dr. Prabhu Dev. He resigned in 13 October 2012 to accept the Karnataka government's offer of chairmanship of the Karnataka Health System Commission. Dr Prabhu Dev's term was to end in February 2013. His predecessor H A Ranganath, too, resigned in 2008 to assume charge as Director of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. B Thimme Gowda, professor in Chemistry, Mangalore University has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor.The present Registrar (Administration) is Prof. Dr. K.N. Ningegowda and the present Registrar (Evaluation) is Prof. Dr. M. Shankar Reddy.

With more than 650 affiliated colleges, the Karnataka government has decided to bifurcate, or 'carve out a new university' to ease of management. To this effect, the state government had appointed two study groups. One group was headed by former Gulbarga University Vice-Chancellor N Rudraiah and another was a group formed by the Karnataka State Higher Education Council. The Rudraiah study suggested trifurcation of the university, while the Council suggested bifurcation.


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