Bengaluru North University - BNU

History
     In 2009 a committee submitted a report recommending trifurcating Bangalore University, which had over 600 affiliated colleges. 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. In May 2015 the government announced it will follow the original recommendation and create Bengaluru NortUniversity and Bengaluru Central University, with about 200 colleges assigned to each of them. The Bill was passed in July 2015 and the university was inaugurated on 21 September 2017 However, as of 18 October 2017, no funds were transferred to the university from the government.

Academics
      The university has 210 affiliated colleges. Affiliation to the three universities is based on Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies.BNU affiliating all colleges under Srinivaspur, Mulbagal, KGF,Bangarpet, Kolar and Malur Assembly constituencies in Kolar 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,Devanahalli, Doddaballapur, and Hoskote Assembly constituencies in BengaluruRural 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.

Vision

    To be a national and globally recognized Institution through quality teaching, excellence in Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and dissemination of knowledge for promotion and development of human society.

Mission

1. To produce employable graduates of various levels with worthy moral and ethical characters, competent knowledge and skill base.

2. To expand the boundaries of knowledge and Innovation, through quality teaching and research for humanity and social transformation.

3. To develop critical thinking and intellectual independence among students for enhancement of human understanding and the society.

4. Providing suitable infrastructure, competent faculty and ideal conducive environment for Teaching, Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurship etc.

 5. To encourage and support for creation and advancement of knowledge through research and development programmes.

6. To establish opportunities for Lifelong Learning for academic and other supporting staff.