Karnatak University

Karnatak University ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ

Type	Public
Established	1949
Vice-Chancellor	Dr Pramod Gai
Location	Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.kud.ac.in

University Main Library

Karnatak University (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ) was established at Dharwad in the Indian state of Karnataka in October 1949. It had its official inauguration in March 1950. The campus spans 750 acres (3 km²). Dr. D. C. Pavate was the vice-chancellor from 1954 to 1967. The rapid development of the institution is credited to him.

The university was recognized with the "Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission. The university is the second oldest, after University of Mysore, in the state of Karnataka. The Karnatak university once used to serve most part of Karnataka like districts of Dharwad, Belagavi, Uttara Kannada, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar and Bellary till 1980's and also from 1953 to 1965 Manipal Institute of Technology and Kasturba Medical College Manipal were affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad and all degrees were awarded by Karnatak University.

The bifurcation of districts and establishment of new universities in this region has led to jurisdiction area of Karnatak university to present day districts of Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Haveri and Gadag.

Overview

Post Graduate Departments	48
P. G. Faculty	264 Teachers
Under Graduate Faculty	4,252 Teachers
P. G. Students	4,531 Students
Under Graduate Students	1,01,165 Students

Postgraduate departments

The university has currently following faculties: Science,Management studies and social sciences. Medical science and engineering faculties was also present. However, the Government of Karnataka established Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences for Medical Science and Visvesvaraya Technological University for engineering.

Science departments

• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Electronics
• Department of Physics
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Statistics
• Department of Library Science
• Department of Applied Genetics
• Department of Microbiology & Biotechnology
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Botany
• Department of Geology
• Department of Sericulture
• Department of Zoology
• Department of Marine Biology
• Department of Oceanography
• Center for Excellence in Polymer Science
• Research Center For DNA Diagnostics

Social Science Departments

Political Science Department

• Department of Sociology
• Department of Economics
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Gandhian Studies
• Department of A.I. History & Epigraphy
• Department of Law
• Department of Education
• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Geography
• Department of Gender Studies
• Department of Criminology & Forensic Science
• Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
• Department of Military Science
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Population Sciences
• Department of Social Work
• Research Center for Women’s Studies
• Department of Sports
• Department of Urban Design & Planning

Department of Management Studies

Master in Business Administration,

Master in commerce,

Master in Corporate Secretaryship

Arts Departments

• Dr.R.C.Hiremath Institute of Kannada Studies
• Department of Cultural Studies
• Department of Folklore
• Department of English
• Department of Sanskrit
• Department of Foreign Languages
• Department of Hindi
• Department of Yoga Studies
• Department of Music
• Department of Kannada Research Institute

Kanaka Adhyayana Peeta at Karnataka University

Post-graduation centers

Karnataka University Administration Building

• Karnatak University PG Centre, Belgaum
• Karnatak University Karwar PG Centre, Karwar. This centre has Marine Biology and Economics as subjects of excellence.
• Karnatak University Bijapur PG Centre, Bijapur

Affiliated colleges

All colleges except those offering professional courses in the districts of Dharwad including Dharwad city colleges, Gadag, Haveri and Uttara Kannada are affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad.

Karnatak University's five colleges in Dharwad area are referred as constituent colleges. Administration is in the hands of Karnatak University. However, the affiliated colleges are managed by trusts. Examinations, textbooks and results are conducted by the university.

Founding

G.S. Paramasivaiah (former student of the Nobel laureate CV Raman) was the first principal of the Karnatak Science College. He was also the secretary of KLE Society Belgaum. He played an important role in founding of Karnatak University.

In 1947, the government of Bombay Province made attempts to establish a university in Northern part of Karnataka. As per the resolution No. 7914 of Education and Industries Department, the government of Bombay, a committee was constituted on April 17, 1947 to make recommendations regarding form, scope, constitution and jurisdiction of a university for Karnataka in Northern region. Lingayat educationalists like Prof. G.S. Paramasivaiah along with Prof S.S. Basavanal and Dr. S.C Nandimath were associated with the committee. The Karnatak University came into existence in 1949.

List of vice chancellors

From	To	Name
April 1949	July 1951	R. A. Jahagirdar
July 1951	July 1954	C. C. Hulkuti
1954	1967	D. C. Pavate
December 1967	December 1973	A. S. Adake
February 1974	January 1975	Smt. Jayalakshammani
May 1975	April 1978	R. C. Hiremath
May 1978	May 1981	Sadashiva Wodeyar
May 1981	June 1984	D. M. Nanjundappa
June 1984	June 1987	Sangappa G. Desai
July 1987	June 1990	G. K. Narayan Reddy
July 1990	July 1996	S. Rame Gowda
1996	2002	A. M. Pathan
July 2002	July 2006	M. Khajapeer
July 2005	24 October 2006	A. Murigappa (acting)
25 October 2006	24 October 2010	S.K Saidapur
25 October 2010	Incumbent	H. B. Walikar

External links

• Official Karnatak University website