Khaja Bandanawaz University

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Khaja Bandanawaz University
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Established2018 (2018)
Chancellor Syed Shah Khusro Hussaini
Vice-Chancellor Ali Raza Moosvi
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Affiliations UGC
Website www.kbn.university

Khaja Bandanawaz University (KBNU), named after Sufi saint Bande Nawaz, is a private university [1] located at Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India. It was officially established in 2018 by the Khaja Bandanawaz Educational Society under the Khaja Bandanawaz University Act, 2018, [2] following the approval of the Bill in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in February 2018. [3] The university hosts about twenty colleges, [4] including colleges previously under Khaja Bandanawaz Educational Society such as Khaja Banda Nawaz College of Engineering, Khaja Banda Nawaz Institute of Medical Sciences and a newly formed law college. [5] The founding chancellor is Syed Shah Khusro Hussaini, president of the Khaja Bandanawaz Educational Society, and the vice-chancellor (VC) is to be Abdul Jaleel Khan M. Pathan (A. M. Pathan), formerly VC of Central University of Karnataka. [6]

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Khaja Bandanawaz University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes in the fields of engineering & technology, science, medical science, arts, commerce, management, humanities and social science. Some of the courses are BSc, BA, MA and MSc.

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