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Former name | Bengaluru Central University |
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| Motto | Be Boundless |
| Type | State university |
| Established | 2017 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Lingaraja Gandhi |
| Location | , , |
| Website | bcu |
Bengaluru City University (BCU), formerly Bengaluru Central University, is a state university [1] located in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was formed in 2017 and renamed in 2020.
The university was formed in 2017 following the trifurcation of Bangalore University, [2] Dr. Venugopal K R, UVCE Alumni, Principal UVCE was the Special Officer [3] [4] 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. [5] Narasimha Murthy replaced him as an interim VC in November 2020 [6] until the appointment of Lingaraja Gandhi in April 2021. [7]
For the academic year 2019–20 the university had 204 affiliated colleges, 24 education colleges, and 9 autonomous colleges. [8] Notable affiliated colleges include:
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University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) was established in 1917, under the name Government Engineering College, by Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya. It is the 5th engineering college to be established in the country and 1st in Karnataka. UVCE is one of the few technical institutions in the country that is vested with the status of a university and autonomy on the lines of IITs. It is one of the oldest technical institutions in the country, imparting technical education leading to B.Tech., B. Arch., M.Tech., M. Arch. and PhD degrees in the various disciplines of Engineering and Architecture. The college is approved by the AICTE and the Government of Karnataka. UVCE has secured an NAAC accreditation score of 3.75. UVCE, while a constituent college of Bangalore University until 2022, secured an NIRF ranking of 64. The college used to receive financial aid under the TEQIP program from the World Bank.
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