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Bengaluru North University
TypePublic
Established2017
Vice-ChancellorNiranjan Vanalli
Location
Tamaka Kolar
,
Karnataka
,
India
AffiliationsUGC
Websitebnu.karnataka.gov.in/english

Bengaluru North University (BNU) is a state university[1] located in Tamaka, near NH 75 in Kolar, Karnataka, India. The university was established in 2017 by the Government of Karnataka through the Karnataka State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2015[2] trifurcating Bangalore University by creating Bengaluru North University and Bengaluru Central University (later Bengaluru City University).

History

Dr. Venugopal K R, UVCE Alumni, Principal UVCE was the Special Officer [3] [4] to the Government of Karnataka for Trifurcating Bangalore University which had over 600 affiliated colleges. He submitted the report on 26th March 2015 for restructuring Bangalore University into Bangalore University, Bengaluru City University and Bengaluru North University. In 2012, C. T. Ravi, the Minister For Higher Education, Government of Karnataka, announced plans to bifurcate 300 colleges out of the university by creating Bengaluru North University. Requests to following the original recommendation or even create four universities were made.[5] In May 2015 the government announced it will follow the original recommendation and create Bengaluru North University and Bengaluru Central University, with about 200 colleges assigned to each of them.[6] The Bill was passed in July 2015[7] and the university was inaugurated on 21 September 2017[8] and T. D. Kemparaju was appointed Vice-Chancellor (VC).[9] Niranjan Vanalli was appointed VC in November 2021.[10]


Academics

The university has 289 affiliated colleges. Affiliation to the three universities is based on Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies. BNU affiliating all colleges under Devanahalli, Doddaballapur and Hoskote Assembly constituencies in Bengaluru Rural district; K R Puram, Pulikeshinagar, Sarvagnanagar, C V Raman Nagar and Mahadevapura Assembly constituencies in Bengaluru Urban district; Gauribidanur, Bagepalli, Chikkaballapur, Sidlaghatta and Chintamani Assembly constituencies in Chikkaballapur district; Srinivaspur, Mulbagal, KGF, Bangarpet, Kolar and Malur Assembly constituencies in Kolar district.

Campus

The university will operate for academic year 2017–18 from temporary offices in the campus of Karnataka State Open University at Tamaka on the outskirts of Kolar. A permanent campus will be constructed at Amaravathi village in Chickballapur district.[8]

References

  1. ^ "List of State Universities as on 06.10.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Karnataka State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2015" (PDF). Karnataka Gazette. Government of Karnataka. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ The state government has issued orders bifurcating Bangalore University. KR Venugopal, principal, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering has been named special officer of Bangalore North university. - Times of India (indiatimes.com)
  4. ^ Venugopal is special offer for North University- The New Indian Express
  5. ^ "Bangalore North University planned". The Hindu. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ^ Prabhu, Nagesh (26 May 2015). "BU split into three universities". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Bill Trifurcating Bangalore University Passed in Karnataka Legislative Assembly". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Bengaluru North University inaugurated". The Hindu. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Bangalore Central, North University get their vice-chancellors". Bangalore Mirror. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. ^ D’Souza, Pearl Maria (30 November 2021). "Prof Niranjan Vanalli appointed as the new VC for Bengaluru North University". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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