Bangalore University is NAAC accredited with ‘A’ Grade.

Bangalore University was established in the year July 1964 with a vision of promoting excellence in education for a vibrant and inclusive society through knowledge creation and dissemination. Since then, the University has grown both in size and strength to include a large number of affiliated colleges, P.G. Centers with a rich diversity of programme options. In consonance with this expansion, in 1973, the University moved into a new campus named ‘Jnana Bharathi’ (JB) located on a sprawling 1100 acres of land and shifted many of its post graduate departments to this newly established campus.

Today, Bangalore University is hailed as one of the largest universities of Asia. Though originally intended to be a federal university, it has eventually emerged as an affiliating University. The University was first accredited in 2002 by NAAC with Five Star Status and is currently re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade.

According to QS University Ranking: BRICS-2016, an international agency ranked Bangalore University at 151^st position amongst BRICS nations. As per Hansa Research Survey 2016 published in THE WEEK-May 29, 2016 issue, Bangalore University is ranked at No. 15 in the Top Multi-disciplinary Universities at All India level, at No.9 in the Top State Multi-disciplinary Universities, No.5 in the South Zone and No.1 in the State of Karnataka.

The Bangalore University has achieved milestones by establishing MOU with Universities and Institutions of national and international repute. The vision of the University is to make distinctive and significant contributions to the cause of higher education in Humanities, Social Science Law, Commerce, Science & Technology. The University is providing quality teaching and encouragement to research in frontier areas with social relevance that would reflect its mission and goals aptly symbolized by its emblem – JNANAM VIGNANA SAHITHAM.