Karnatak University


Karnatak University is a state university in Dharwad district, in the state of Karnataka in India. It was established in October 1949 and officially inaugurated in March 1950. The campus spans 888 acres. D. C. Pavate was the first official vice-chancellor from 1954 to 1967. The rapid development of the institution is credited to him.
The university is recognized with the "Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission. It is the second oldest university in the state of Karnataka after the University of Mysore. It once used to serve most of the Karnataka region including Dharwad, Belagavi, Bijapur, Uttara Kannada, Manipal Institute of Technology and the Kasturba Medical College of Manipal were affiliated with Karnatak University at Dharwad and all degrees were awarded by Karnatak University from 1953 to 1965.
The bifurcation of districts and establishment of new universities in this region has reduced the affiliation coverage of Karnatak university to the present day districts of Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Haveri and Gadag.

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Postgraduate departments

The university has the following faculties: science, management studies and social sciences. Medical science and engineering faculties were 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

Post-graduation centers

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

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 17 April 1947 to make recommendations regarding form, scope, constitution and jurisdiction of a university for Karnataka in the northern region. Lingayat educationalists like G.S. Paramasivaiah along with S.S. Basavanal and S.C Nandimath were associated with the committee. The Karnatak University came into existence in 1949.

Notable alumni