Karnataka
Universities in Karnataka, the full official list.
All 70 universities the UGC recognises in Karnataka: 32 state universities, 24 private universities, 1 central university, 13 deemed to be universities. Every entry carries its UGC number and the year it was recognised, and we have added nothing of our own.
What this page is. The University Grants Commission's own list of universities in Karnataka, dated 25.01.2023, plus the NIRF 2025 ranks where an institution took part.
Every ranked institution here links to its own official data. The "official data" link opens the file that institution itself filed with NIRF, hosted on the government's server. It carries the sanctioned seats for each programme across six years, the actual student strength, and the number of faculty. We do not copy any of it, so when NIRF publishes the next cycle the link shows the new figures without us touching anything.
What it is not. Being on this list means recognised. It says nothing about teaching, placement, or whether the fee is fair. And a college affiliated to one of these universities will not appear under its own name, which is normal.
Every recognised university in Karnataka
Sorted by name. 70 in total.
Adichunchanagiri University
Private UniversityAlliance University
Private UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Atria University
Private UniversityAzim Premji University
Private UniversityB.L.D.E. Bijapur
Deemed to be UniversityBangalore University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Bengaluru Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics University
State UniversityBengaluru North University
State UniversityCMR University
Private UniversityCentral University of Karnataka
Central UniversityChanakya University
Private UniversityChrist
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Davangere University
State UniversityDayananda Sagar University
Private UniversityGarden City University
Private UniversityGulbarga University
State UniversityIndian Institute of Science
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
International Institute of Information Technology
Deemed to be UniversityJSS Academy of Higher Education & Research
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
JSS Science & Technology University
Private UniversityJain
Deemed to be UniversityJawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
KLE Academy of Hig her Education and Research
Deemed to be UniversityKLE Technological University
Private UniversityKSGH Music and Performing Arts University
State UniversityKannada University
State UniversityKarnataka Folklore University
State UniversityKarnataka Janapada Vishwavidyalaya
State UniversityKarnataka Samskrit University
State UniversityKarnataka Sta te Women University
State UniversityKarnataka State Law University
State UniversityKarnataka State Open University
State UniversityKarnataka State Rural Developoment and Panchayat Raj University
State UniversityKarnataka University
State UniversityKarnataka Veterinary
State UniversityKhaja Bandanawaz University
Private UniversityKuvempu University
State UniversityM.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
Private UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Maharani Cluster University
State UniversityMandya University
State UniversityMangalore University
State UniversityManipal Academy of Higher Education
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
NITTE
Deemed to be UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
National law School of India University
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Nrupathunga University
State UniversityPES University
Private UniversityPresidency University Dibbur & Ittagalpura Village
Private UniversityRV University
Private UniversityRai Technology University
Private UniversityRaichur University
State UniversityRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
State UniversityRani Channamma University
State UniversitySharnbasva University
Private UniversityShri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University
Private UniversitySri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research
Deemed to be UniversitySri Jagadhguru Murugarajendra University
Private UniversitySri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence
Private UniversitySri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education
Deemed to be UniversitySrinivas University
Private UniversitySt. Joseph’s University
Private UniversityThe University of Trans -Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology
Private UniversityTumkur University
State UniversityUniversity of Agricultural Sciences
State UniversityUniversity of Agricultural Sciences
State UniversityUniversity of Horticultural Sciences
State UniversityUniversity of Mysore
State UniversityOfficial data: seats, students, faculty ↗Filed by the institution with NIRF 2025
Vidyashilp University
Private UniversityVijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University
State UniversityVisveswaraiah Technological University
State UniversityYenepoya
Deemed to be UniversitySOURCE: UGC consolidated list of universities, as on 25.01.2023. ugc.gov.in
Ranked institutions in Karnataka, by course
From the NIRF 2025 tables published by the Ministry of Education. Showing the top few in each; the full table is one click away.
B.Tech
7 in Karnataka
- 17 National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkalrank 17
- 59 Manipal Institute of Technologyrank 59
- 69 International Institute of Information Technology Bangalorerank 69
- 75 M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technologyrank 75
- 76 Christ Universityrank 76
- 77 Indian Institute of Technology Dharwadrank 77
- 84 Jain university,Bangalorerank 84
MBA
5 in Karnataka
- 2 Indian Institute of Management Bangalorerank 2
- 39 T. A. Pai Management Institute Manipalrank 39
- 57 Christ Universityrank 57
- 71 Alliance Universityrank 71
- 73 Jain university,Bangalorerank 73
MBBS
7 in Karnataka
- 7 National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalorerank 7
- 10 Kasturba Medical College, Manipalrank 10
- 30 St. John's Medical Collegerank 30
- 35 Kasturba Medical College, Mangalorerank 35
- 37 JSS Medical College, Mysorerank 37
- 46 Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Collegerank 46
- 50 M. S. Ramaiah Medical Collegerank 50
BDS
10 in Karnataka
- 5 Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipalrank 5
- 6 A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciencesrank 6
- 10 JSS Dental College and Hospitalrank 10
- 11 Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalorerank 11
- 22 M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciencesrank 22
- 25 SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospitalrank 25
- 29 KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciencesrank 29
- 31 Yenepoya Dental Collegerank 31
B.Pharm
8 in Karnataka
- 7 JSS College of Pharmacyrank 7
- 8 Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipalrank 8
- 50 KLE College of Pharmacy, Belgaumrank 50
- 51 N.G.S.M. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciencesrank 51
- 56 M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciencesrank 56
- 80 Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacyrank 80
- 82 Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacyrank 82
- 91 Krupanidhi College of Pharmacyrank 91
LLB
3 in Karnataka
- 1 National Law School of India Universityrank 1
- 20 Alliance Universityrank 20
- 24 Christ Universityrank 24
B.Arch
5 in Karnataka
- 20 BMS College of Architecturerank 20
- 27 Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, MAHErank 27
- 31 M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technologyrank 31
- 34 Christ Universityrank 34
- 37 BMS School of Architecture, Yelahankarank 37
BA / B.Sc / B.Com
4 in Karnataka
- 34 Kristu Jayanti Collegerank 34
- 67 M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science, and Commercerank 67
- 73 St. Aloysius Collegerank 73
- 98 St. Joseph`s College of Commercerank 98
Scholarships in Karnataka
A student in Karnataka can normally apply on two tracks at once: the central schemes on the National Scholarship Portal, and the state's own. Both are free, and no agent should ever be paid to fill either.
Karnataka
State Scholarship Portal
The state's own scholarship route. Deadlines are set by the state and are usually earlier than families expect.
Open it ↗Government of India
National Scholarship Portal
One application for most central schemes. A hard deadline, no late window, and no appeal.
Ask your college for its NSP institute code before you pay the admission fee. Without an active code it cannot verify your application.
Open NSP ↗ Or see every central and state scheme hereStudying in Karnataka?
Tell us what you want to study.
Most families do not arrive with a college name. They arrive with a course, a city and a budget. Start there and we will do the finding, free.
Questions people actually ask
What a family in Karnataka wants to know.
How many universities are there in Karnataka?
The University Grants Commission's consolidated list of universities, as published on 25.01.2023, carries 70 universities in Karnataka: 32 state universities, 24 private universities, 1 central university, 13 deemed to be universities. This page lists every one of them with its UGC entry number and the year it was recognised. CollegeJaancho adds nothing of its own to that list.
Which institutions in Karnataka are ranked by NIRF 2025?
NIRF 2025 ranks 50 institutions from Karnataka, across 67 table entries, because an institution ranked in more than one field appears in more than one table. Those tables cover colleges and standalone institutions as well as universities, so this count is not a subset of the 70 universities on the UGC list. Among them: Indian Institute of Science (University, rank 1); Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal (University, rank 3); Indian Institute of Science (Overall, rank 2); Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal (Overall, rank 14). NIRF ranks only the institutions that submitted data for a field, so a college missing from a table has usually not filed, which is not a verdict on it. Every rank on this page links to the institution's own filing with the Ministry of Education.
How do I check whether a college in Karnataka is genuine?
Two UGC documents settle it, and both are linked from this page. The first is the consolidated list of universities, where a recognised institution carries an entry number. The second is the UGC's state-wise list of fake universities, which names institutions that have no authority to award a degree at all. A college that awards a degree must be on the first list and absent from the second. For an affiliated college rather than a university, check that its parent university is on the first list, because the degree comes from the parent.
Which scholarship portal do students in Karnataka use?
State Scholarship Portal applies for state schemes, and central schemes run through the National Scholarship Portal at scholarships.gov.in. Both are linked on this page. CollegeJaancho does not print scheme amounts or income limits anywhere on this site, because they are revised every session and a stale figure misleads a family. The scheme's own page always carries the current condition.
What does CollegeJaancho charge for a check?
Nothing. The check is free for a student and a family. Send a college name on WhatsApp and the check comes back based on public record.
Other states
Shortlisted a few in Karnataka? Now check them properly.
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