Rani Channamma University, Belagavi
Rani Channamma University is a public university in Belgaum established by the government of Karnataka in 2010 It was created by upgrading Kittur Rani Channamma Post Graduate Centre at Belgaum which was established by the Karnatak University, Dharwad in 1982.It is named after Kittur Rani Chennamma, the queen of the princely state of Kittur in Karnataka.
The main aim of this university is to provide an opportunity to develop access to for higher education for students from North Karnataka Region which is deprived of good educational facilities. Rani Channamma University has the main campus, called "Vidyasangama", as its headquarters, on 172 acres of land near Bhutaramanahatti, adjacent to the Pune–Bangalore National Highway 4 about 18 km from Belgaum city. It has been functioning with the jurisdiction of Belgaum, Bijapur and Bagalkot districts.
