🏛️ Universities & Institutes of National Importance in Bengaluru

Universities, deemed universities and institutes of national importance in Bengaluru — IISc, IIM Bangalore, IIIT-B, NLSIU, Bangalore University and the private universities.

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Institute of national importance · Research

📍 CV Raman Road, Malleswaram

Founded 1909; India's premier research institution for science and engineering, offering UG (Bachelor of Science Research), master's and PhD programmes.

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B)

Institute of national importance · Management

📍 Bannerghatta Road

Established 1973; one of India's top business schools — PGP (MBA), executive programmes and doctoral studies.

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B)

Deemed university · IT

📍 Electronic City

Founded 1999 with Karnataka Government and industry support; integrated M.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc and PhD in IT and digital fields.

National Law School of India University (NLSIU)

State university · Law

📍 Nagarbhavi

Established 1986, India's first national law university; BA LLB (Hons), LLM and PhD, admission through CLAT.

Bangalore University

State university

📍 Jnana Bharathi, Mysore Road

Founded 1964; the state university affiliating colleges across south and west Bengaluru, with its main campus at Jnana Bharathi.

Bengaluru City University

State university

📍 Central College campus

Carved out of Bangalore University in 2017, affiliating colleges in central and east Bengaluru from the historic Central College campus.

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS)

State university · Health sciences

Karnataka's health-sciences university (1996) affiliating medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, AYUSH and allied-health colleges.

CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

Deemed university

📍 Hosur Road · Kengeri · Yeshwanthpur

Founded 1969 as Christ College, deemed university since 2008; arts, science, commerce, management, law and engineering across several campuses.

JAIN (Deemed-to-be University)

Deemed university

📍 JC Road · Kanakapura Road

Bengaluru-based deemed university of the JGI group with campuses in the city and at Jakkasandra on Kanakapura Road.

Private university

📍 Banashankari (100 Feet Ring Road)

Established as PES Institute of Technology in 1972, private university since 2013; engineering, management, law, science, medicine.

Private university

📍 RR Nagar (Mysore Road)

Private university of the Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust (RV group), established 2021.

Azim Premji University

Private university · Education & development

Established 2010 by the Azim Premji Foundation; undergraduate and master's programmes in education, development and liberal studies.

M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

Private university

📍 Mathikere / Peenya

University of the Gokula Education Foundation (Ramaiah group), established 2013.

Dayananda Sagar University

Private university

📍 Kudlu Gate / Harohalli

Private university of the Dayananda Sagar Institutions, established 2014.

REVA University

Private university

📍 Kattigenahalli, Yelahanka

Private university established 2012 on a campus near Yelahanka.

Presidency University

Private university

📍 Itgalpur, Yelahanka

Private university of the Presidency Group, established 2013.

Alliance University

Private university

📍 Anekal (Chandapura)

Private university established 2010, known for its business school and law school, on the Chikkahagade Cross campus near Anekal.

Private university

📍 Lakeside campus (Bagalur) · HRBR Layout

Private university of the CMR Group, established 2013.

Garden City University

Private university

📍 KR Puram (Old Madras Road)

Private university of the Garden City group, established 2013.

St. Joseph's University

Private university · Jesuit

📍 Lalbagh Road

Formerly St. Joseph's College (1882), granted university status in 2022.

Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre

Institute of national importance · Statistics & mathematics

📍 Mysore Road (RV College Post)

Bengaluru centre of ISI Kolkata; master's and research programmes in mathematics, statistics and computer science.

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)

Institute of national importance · Mental health & neurosciences

📍 Hosur Road

Established 1974; India's apex institute for psychiatry, neurology and neurosurgery, offering MD, DM, MCh, PhD and allied programmes.

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)

Deemed university · Research

Founded 1989; a research institution and deemed university in materials, chemistry, biology and engineering sciences.

National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR)

Research institute · Biology

📍 GKVK campus, Bellary Road

A centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research for research and PhD training in the biological sciences.

Raman Research Institute

Research institute · Physics

📍 Sadashivanagar

Founded 1948 by Sir C.V. Raman; research and PhD in astronomy, light and matter physics and theoretical physics.

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