Karnatak University is a public

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Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

district of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

state, India. The university is recognized by University Grants Commission and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). As of 2014, the university has been awarded 'Grade A' by the NAAC. Karnatak University was granted 'University with potential for Excellence' status by the University Grants Commission.

History

The Bombay legislature of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency established Karnatak University through the Karnatak University Act 1949. It became a statutory University on 1 March 1950.

Academics

Karnatak University is spread over 888 acres with faculties of Arts, Commerce, Education, Law, Management, Science and Technology and Social Sciences. The university has over 47 Postgraduate Departments, 224 faculty staff and 4500 students and offers over 42 Doctoral programmes.

Affliated Colleges

Karnatak University has 5 constituent colleges offering Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in science, arts, commerce, fine arts, law and education. Karnatak University also has more than 200 colleges colleges affiliated to it.

Post-Graduate Centers

Karnatak university has 3

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centers. These centers are self-contained and cater to the needs of local people as well as promote specialized studies. Following are the post-graduate centers of Karnatak University: *

Karwar Karwar is a seaside city, ''taluka'', and administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district lying at the mouth of the Kali river on the Kanara coast of Karnataka state, India. Karwar is a popular tourist destination and with a city urba ...

Haveri Haveri is a city in Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri district. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands and Byadagi red chillies. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the birthplace o ...

Gadag Gadag-Betageri is a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or ''Betgeri'') have a combined cit ...

Notable alumni

* J. Alexander IAS, Former chief secretary of Karnataka state government *

K. S. Amur Krishna Shyamacharya Amur (born 1931) was a professor emeritus of mathematics in differential geometry was head of the department of mathematics, Karnatak University Karnatak University is a public state university in Dharwad district ...

, Indian mathematician * Chandra Arya, Canadian politician * B. R. Bhat, Indian statistician * Sucheta Dalal, Indian business journalist and author. * D. V. Guruprasad, retired Director General of Police, writer in English and Kannada languages. *

Suresh Heblikar Suresh Heblikar ( kn, ಸುರೇಶ ಹೆಬ್ಳೀಕರ) is a Kannada filmmaker, director and actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional med ...

, Kannada cinema actor, director and environmentalist *

S. R. Hiremath S.R.Hiremath (Sangaih Rachayya Hiremath), born 5 November 1944, Belavanaki, Ron, Karnataka, is an Indian environmental and anti-corruption activist based in the state of Karnataka. He has support of BJP and Congress president He is the founde ...

, Indian activist * Narayan Sadashiv Hosmane, Indian academic * Ramachandra S. Hosmane, chemist, professor, researcher *

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, biophysical scientist, professor *

Pankaj Jain Pankaj Jain (born 1970) is a professor of Philosophy, Religious Studies, Film Studies, Sustainability, and Diaspora Studies. He has authored three books and has co-edited the Hinduism Section of the Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. His artic ...

, professor of religious studies, film studies, and sustainability *

Jayanth Kaikini Jayanth Kaikini (born 24 January 1955) is a poet, short story writer, playwright, columnist in Kannada and a lyricist in Kannada Cinema. He has so far published six anthologies of short stories, four books of poetry, three plays and a collecti ...

, Indian poet, storyteller and lyricist working in Kannada literature and

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

Shashikala Kakodkar Shashikala Kakodkar (7 January 1935 – 28 October 2016), popularly known as ''Tai'' ( mr, ताई; ), was a prominent leader of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP). She served as the Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu on two occasio ...

, former Chief minister of Goa, Daman and Diu. *

Chandrashekhara Kambara Chandrashekhara Kambara ( kn, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ; born 2 January 1937) is a prominent Indian poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hamp ...

, Kannada poet *

Girish Karnad Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. His rise as a playwright in the 1960s marked the ...

, Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and Rhodes Scholar *

Vivek Kulkarni Vivek Kulkarni is the Chairman of Brickwork India, a knowledge process outsourcing company & founder MD of Brickwork Ratings - credit rating agency of India. Vivek is the Indian Administrative Service officer from Karnataka. Early life Born ...

, Indian businessman *

Ananth Kumar Hegannahalli Narayana Shastry Ananth Kumar (22 July 1959 – 12 November 2018) was an Indian politician affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Min ...

, former Minister of Parliamentary Affairs *

Sudha Murty Sudha Murty (' Kulkarni; born 19 August 1951) is an Indian educator, author and philanthropist who is chairperson of the Infosys F ...

, Indian writer, philanthropist * Siddu Nyamagouda, former politician *

Ramdas Pai Ramdas Madhava Pai (born 17 September 1935) is an Indian health administrator and the incumbent Chancellor at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and chairman of the Manipal Education and Medical Group. Education Pai graduated with his MBB ...

, Manipal Education and Medical Group * T. M. A. Pai, Indian

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and philanthropist * Ajit Prabhu, Indian entrepreneur * A. R. D. Prasad, Indian academic * V. C. Sajjanar, Indian Police Service officer (1996 batch) * E. Sampathkumar, professor emeritus of

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, Telugu actor *

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, Catholic cardinal

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* {{Authority control Universities and colleges in Hubli-Dharwad Central universities in India 1949 establishments in India Educational institutions established in 1949 Universities in Karnataka