Khaja Bandanawaz 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]

Khaja Bandanawaz University
Established2018
ChancellorSyed Shah Khusro Hussaini
Vice-ChancellorAbdul Jaleel Khan M. Pathan
Location
Kalaburagi
,
Karnataka
,
India
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.kbn.university

Academics

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.

References
  1. "State-wise List of Private Universities as on 10.12.2018" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. "Khaja Bandanawaz University Act, 2018" (PDF). Karnataka Gazette. Government of Karnataka. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. "Assembly waits 77 minutes for quorum". The Hindu. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. Siraj, M. A. (16 September 2018). "In a devoted transformation". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. "KBNCE Alumni Jeddah Chapter felicitates its chief patron". Saudi Gazette. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. "Kalaburagi gets new private university". New Indian Express. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

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