Karnatak University
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The Karnatak University established initially at Mumbai
in 1949, the location was shifted to Dharwad
in October, 1949 and Karnatak University had its official inauguration in March 1950. The campus spans 750 acres (3 km²). Dr. D. C. Pavate was the vice-chancellor of the university from 1954 to 1967. The rapid development of the institution is credited to him.
The university was also recognized with the "Potential for Excellence" by UGC (University Grants Commission of India). The university is the second oldest, after University of Mysore
, in the state of Karnataka
.
Dr. H.B. Walikar is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University.
, science
and Social Science. Medical Science and Engineering
were also part of this faculty. However the Government
of Karnataka
established Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore
, Karnataka
for Medical Science and http://www.vtu.ac.in/ Visvesvaraya Technological University
, Belgaum
, Karnataka
for engineering
.
This centre has Marine Biology and Economics as subjects of excellence.
including Dharwar city colleges, Belgaum
, Bijapur District, Bagalkot
, Gadag, Haveri
and Uttar Kannada belong to Karnatak University, Dharwad.
Karnatak University's five colleges in Dharwad
area are referred as constituent colleges. Administration of these colleges is in the hands of Karnatak University. However, the affiliated colleges are managed by various trusts, but examinations. textbooks and results are conducted by the university.
Before the advent of private universities in this part of India
, all colleges in the districts of Dharwad, Belgaum, Bijapur District, Bagalkot, Gadag, Haveri and Uttar Kannada were affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
in 1949, the location was shifted to Dharwad
Dharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
in October, 1949 and Karnatak University had its official inauguration in March 1950. The campus spans 750 acres (3 km²). Dr. D. C. Pavate was the vice-chancellor of the university from 1954 to 1967. The rapid development of the institution is credited to him.
The university was also recognized with the "Potential for Excellence" by UGC (University Grants Commission of India). The university is the second oldest, after University of Mysore
University of Mysore
The University of Mysore , is a public university in India. The University founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore, and was conceptualized on the basis of a report on educational progress in the United States and Australia, submitted by Messrs Thomas Denham and...
, in the state of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
.
Dr. H.B. Walikar is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University.
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 | 1,01,142 Students |
Postgraduate Departments
Currently, the university has three faculties, viz., artsARts
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, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and Social Science. Medical Science and Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
were also part of this faculty. However the Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
established Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
for Medical Science and http://www.vtu.ac.in/ Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University is an affiliating state university in Karnataka, India. It was established on 1st April 1998 by the Government of Karnataka as per VTU Act 1994, to improve the quality of technical education in the state. Apart from a few notable exceptions, VTU has complete...
, Belgaum
Belgaum
Belgaum is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the fourth largest city of the state of Karnataka, the first three being Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad....
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
for engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
.
Art departments
- Institute of Kannada Studies
- Department of Folklore
- Department of English
- Department of Sanskrit
- Department of Foreign Languages
- Department of Hindi
- Department of Marathi
- Department of Yoga Studies
- Department of Music
- Department of Kannada Research Institute
Science departments
- Department of Applied Genetics
- Department of Electronic
- Department of Botany
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Geology
- Department of Microbiology & Biotechnology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Sericulture
- Department of Library Science
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Marine Biology
- Center for Excellence in Polymer Science
- Research Center For DNA DiagnosticsResearch Center For DNA DiagnosticsThe Research Centre for DNA Diagnostics , Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India, the foundation stone laid by Medical Education Minister V.S. Acharya, is being set up with the assistance of Rs...
Social science departments
- 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 Criminology & Forensic Science
- Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Social Work
- Research Center for Women’s Studies
- Department of Sports
Post-graduation centres
- 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
Colleges affiliated with the university
All colleges in the districts of DharwadDharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
including Dharwar city colleges, Belgaum
Belgaum
Belgaum is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the fourth largest city of the state of Karnataka, the first three being Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad....
, Bijapur District, Bagalkot
Bagalkot
Bagalkot or Bagalkote is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bagalkot is the district headquarters of the Bagalkot district. It is one of the major towns in North Karnataka.-History:...
, Gadag, Haveri
Haveri
Haveriis a town in Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District. The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words havu and keri, which means place of snakes. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said that Haveri had around 1000 maths in ancient days. One of...
and Uttar Kannada belong to Karnatak University, Dharwad.
Karnatak University's five colleges in Dharwad
Dharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
area are referred as constituent colleges. Administration of these colleges is in the hands of Karnatak University. However, the affiliated colleges are managed by various trusts, but examinations. textbooks and results are conducted by the university.
Before the advent of private universities in this part of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, all colleges in the districts of Dharwad, Belgaum, Bijapur District, Bagalkot, Gadag, Haveri and Uttar Kannada were affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad.
Founding of Karnatak University
G.S. Paramasivaiah was a student of the Nobel-laureate Sir 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, then Government of Bombay Province made attempts to establish a university in Bombay Karnataka. As per the resolution No.7914 of Education and Industries Department, the Government of Bombay, a committee was constituted on 17.4.1947 (April 17th 1947) to make recommendations regarding form, scope, constitution and jurisdiction of a university for Karnataka. (which meant Bombay Karnataka because Bombay Karnataka was a southern part of Bombay Province). The 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 1949List of Vice Chancellors
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| April 1949 | ? | R. A. Jahagirdar |
| 1954 | 1967 | D. C. Pavate D. C. Pavate Dadasaheb Chintmani Pavate, M.A was awarded Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 1967. He was the vice-chancellor of the Karnatak university Dharwar, and the Governor of Punjab. Pavate was a Cambridge Mathematical Tripos wrangler.Pavate was born in Mamdapur a small village next to... |
| 1983 | ? | Sangappa G. Desai |
| 1996 | 2000 | A. M. Pathan |
| 2000 | 2004 | A. M. Pathan |
| 2004 | July 2005 | M. Khajapeer |
| July 2005 | 24 October 2006 | A. Murigappa (acting) |
| 25 October 2006 | 24 October 2010 | S. Saidapur |
| 25 October 2010 | Incumbent | H. B. Walikar |
See also
- Visvesvaraya Technological UniversityVisvesvaraya Technological UniversityVisvesvaraya Technological University is an affiliating state university in Karnataka, India. It was established on 1st April 1998 by the Government of Karnataka as per VTU Act 1994, to improve the quality of technical education in the state. Apart from a few notable exceptions, VTU has complete...
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesRajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, centered in Bangalore, India, is a unitary university set up in 1996 by the government of Karnataka, India, for the regulation and promotion of higher education in health sciences throughout the state of Karnataka....
- Karnatak Science CollegeKarnatak Science CollegeKarnatak Science College, Dharwad, is a prestigious Institute in the North Karnataka region of India. The Karnatak Science College is the Constituent Science College of Karnatak University Dharwad and offers basic and applied courses in science, both at the undergraduate and the pre-university...
- P C Jabin Science College
- Kousali Institute of Management Studies