Gulbarga University

Gulbarga University was established in 1980 by an Act of Karnataka State. Its jurisdiction extends to the five districts of Gulbarga, Bidar, Raichur, Bellary, and Koppal of Hyderabad Karnataka. Earlier it was a post-graduate center of Karnatak University, Dharwad, since 1970. The main campus is situated on 860 acres of land, 6 kilometers east of Gulbarga city. It has 38 post-graduate departments and four post-graduate centers located at Krishnadevarayanagar, Bellary, Raichur, and Bidar. Another post-graduate center at Basavakalyan is on the anvil. The University enrolls about 3500 students every year for various post-graduate, M.Phil., and Ph.D. programs in various disciplines. There are about 160 faculty members and about 700 technical and non-technical supporting staff. There are 305 colleges affiliated with this University which enroll graduate/diploma courses in arts, fine arts, music, social sciences, science & technology, commerce, education, and law.