Karnatak University
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Motto | Arivē Guru |
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Motto in English | Conscience is master |
Type | Public |
Established | 1949 |
Chancellor | Thawar Chand Gehlot[1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. K. B. Gudasi[2] |
Location | , 15°26′28.5″N 74°59′2.1″E / 15.441250°N 74.983917°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | UGC, NAAC |
Website | www |
Karnatak University is a public state university in Dharwad district of Karnataka 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.[3][4]
Karnatak University was granted 'University with potential for Excellence' status by the University Grants Commission.[5][6][7]
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.[8]
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.[8]
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.[9]
Post-Graduate Centers
Karnatak university has 3 Post-Graduate centers. These centers are self-contained and cater to the needs of local people as well as promote specialized studies.[8] Following are the post-graduate centers of Karnatak University:
Notable alumni
- K. S. Amur, 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, Kannada cinema actor, director and environmentalist
- S. R. Hiremath, Indian activist
- Narayan Sadashiv Hosmane, Indian academic
- Ramachandra S. Hosmane, chemist, professor, researcher
- Ramakrishna V. Hosur, biophysical scientist, professor
- Pankaj Jain, professor of religious studies, film studies, and sustainability
- Jayanth Kaikini, Indian poet, storyteller and lyricist working in Kannada literature and Kannada cinema
- Shashikala Kakodkar, former Chief minister of Goa, Daman and Diu.
- Chandrashekhara Kambara, Kannada poet
- Girish Karnad, Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and Rhodes Scholar
- Vivek Kulkarni, Indian businessman
- Ananth Kumar, former Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
- Sudha Murty, Indian writer, philanthropist
- Siddu Nyamagouda, former politician
- Ramdas Pai, Manipal Education and Medical Group
- T. M. A. Pai, Indian doctor, educationist, banker 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 graph theory
- Meka Srikanth, Telugu actor
- Varkey Vithayathil, Catholic cardinal
- J. Alexander (politician) IAS, Former chief secretary of Karnataka state government
References
- ^ "Chancellor". kud.ac.in. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Vice Chancellor". kud.ac.in. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Reporter, B. S. (9 February 2008). "Karnatak Varsity gets 'A' grade from NAAC". Business Standard India. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "naac: Kud Will Submit Self Study Report To Naac | Hubballi News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Universities (UPE)".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Karnatak University gets tagged for its excellence | Hubballi News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "15 Universities with Potential for Excellence UGC | Shiksha". www.shiksha.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "About KUD". kud.ac.in. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Constituent colleges and Affliated colleges". kud.ac.in. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Post Graduate Center, Karwar". kud.ac.in. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Post Graduate Center, Haveri". kud.ac.in. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Post Graduate Center, Gadag". kud.ac.in. Retrieved 6 March 2022.