National Law School of India University, Bangalore, known as NLSIU, was founded in 1986 through the National Law School of India Act, which is Karnataka Act 22 of 1986. It began as India's first national law universit…
Founded in 1909, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore is a deemed university. Its campus spans 434 acres. The institute is known for its science, engineering, design and management courses, which run acros…
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, known as IIMB, was set up in 1973 by the Government of India. Its address is Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, and it holds EQUIS accreditation from the European Qualit…
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, a private deemed university established in 1953, is recognised by UGC and accredited by NAAC. The Government of India has declared it an Institution of Eminence. Its main courses a…
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences is a private deemed university in Bangalore, established in 2013. It is approved by AICTE and UGC and accredited by NBA. Its main programme is the BTech, and it also offers…
The National Institute of Technology Karnataka at Surathkal, known as NIT Surathkal or NITK, was formerly the Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC) Surathkal and was established in 1960. It is a government ins…
Christ University in Bengaluru is a privately owned university that grew out of Christ College, founded in 1969, and became a deemed university in 2008. The UGC conferred autonomy on Christ College in 2004. Four colle…
Founded in 2016 by the Government of India's Ministry of Education, IIT Dharwad is a third-generation IIT with IIT Bombay as its mentor. It has been recognised as an Institute of National Importance, and NIRF 2025 ran…
KLE Technological University in Hubballi began in 1947 as the B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology (BVB). It was set up by the KLE Society, Belgaum. In 2015 it became a State Private University, and…
A Karnataka State act brought Dayananda Sagar University into being in 2014. It is a private university on Hosur Road, Bangalore, recognised by the UGC and AICTE and accredited by NAAC. The university offers a BTech p…
CMR University (CMRU) came into being in 2013 under State Act 45. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved it, and it holds membership of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). NAAC has given it an A…
Bijapur, Karnataka, is home to BLDE University, a private university set up in 2008. Its accreditations come from PCI and NMC. The university runs full-time UG and PG programmes, along with certificate options. The un…
Established in 2015 under a public-private partnership model and recognised as an Institute of National Importance, Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad is one of the 23 IIITs in India. Funding comes fro…
Azim Premji University opened in Bengaluru in 2010 as a private university recognised by the UGC. Its campus spreads across 100 acres. Its subject areas are law, sciences, arts, public policy, development studies and…
Established in 2019, Indian Institute of Information Technology Raichur was mentored by IIT Hyderabad from 2019 to 2022. Its earlier campus was on the IIT Hyderabad premises. The institute now operates from a transit…