Bengaluru City University

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Dr. Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University
Bengaluru City University logo.png
Former name
Bengaluru City University
MottoBe Boundless
Type State university
Established2017;8 years ago (2017)
Chancellor Governor of Karnataka
Vice-Chancellor Lingaraja Gandhi
Location
Bengaluru
,
Karnataka
,
India
Website bcu.ac.in
Bengaluru City University

Dr. Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University (BCU), formerly Bengaluru City University, is a state university [1] located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was formed in 2017 and renamed in 2025. [2]

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History

The university was formed in 2017 following the trifurcation of Bangalore University, [3] Dr. Venugopal K R, UVCE Alumni, Principal UVCE was the Special Officer [4] [5] to the Government of Karnataka for Trifurcating Bangalore University. He submitted the report on 26 March 2015 for restructuring Bangalore University into Bangalore University, Bengaluru City University and Bengaluru North University . The first vice chancellor (VC) of the university was S. Japhet. [6] Narasimha Murthy replaced him as an interim VC in November 2020 [7] until the appointment of Lingaraja Gandhi in April 2021. [8]

Affiliation

For the academic year 2019–20 the university had 204 affiliated colleges, 24 education colleges, and 9 autonomous colleges. [9] Notable affiliated colleges include:

References

  1. ↑ "State Universities Karnataka". University Grants Commission . Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Raj, Sagay (7 March 2025). "Karnataka to rename Bengaluru City University after Manmohan Singh in his honour". India Today. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Govt issues order on trifurcation of Bangalore University". Deccan Herald. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ↑ 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. – The Times of India (indiatimes.indiatimes.com)
  5. ↑ Venugopal is special offer for North University- The New Indian Express
  6. ↑ "Change in Bengaluru university name signals sharper city focus". Deccan Herald . 25 November 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Prof Narasimha Murthy interim V-C of BCU". Deccan Herald . 20 November 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Prof. Lingaraja Gandhi is Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore City University". Star of Mysore . 14 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Affliated[sic] Colleges". bcu.ac.in. Bengaluru City University. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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