Dr. C N Ashwathnarayan, Minister of Higher Education, announced that the new universities will be set up at Chamrarajanagar, Haveri, Hassan, Kodagu, Koppal, Bagalkot, Bidar and Mandya.
Karnataka government announces establishment of eight new universities
The Karnataka government has announced that it will establish eight new universities by approving an amendment to the Karnataka University Act, 2000. Dr. C N Ashwathnarayan, Minister of Higher Education, announced that the new universities will be set up at Chamrarajanagar, Haveri, Hassan, Kodagu, Koppal, Bagalkot, Bidar and Mandya.
"Earlier, colleges in Bidar, Bagalkot were affiliated to Gulbarga University and colleges in Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Kodagu, were affiliated to Mysore University. However, among these new universities, Chamarajanagar University will comprise 18 colleges, Hassan 36, Haveri 40, Bidar 140, Kodagu 24, Koppal 40 and Bagalkot 71. The unitary university at Mandya will comprise all first-grade colleges of the district." the government informed the cabinet.
"The Departments of Finance and Planning has already given their consent for setting up new Universities which will now function with a new concept in a lesser space with limited human resource and reduced expenses," Narayan said.
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) collaborated with the government of Karnataka on Monday, i.e. August 22, 2022. The management institution has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in order to launch a training programme to develop entrepreneurial skills of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC-ST) women graduates.
Earlier, Karnataka higher education minister C N Aswath Narayan warned that registrars would be relieved of their duties if universities failed to implement the unified university and college management system (UUCMS), a single-login interface for conducting the admission process in degree colleges. After a meeting with vice-chancellors, Narayan said all state universities should submit a report on registrars who have failed to implement the UUCMS.
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