# Kannada University

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Last verified: 2026-10-24

Kannada University (KARNATAKAHampi (Dt. Bellary), Karnataka) is a recognised state university. UGC status: 2(f) & 12B.

## Facts
- Type: State University
- UGC status: 2(f) & 12B
- UGC Section 12(B): Yes (about UGC grants only; it does not decide whether degrees are valid)
- State: Karnataka
- Address: Vidyaranya, Hosapete Taluk, Bellary Dist., KARNATAKAHampi (Dt. Bellary) 583276 583276
- Official website (as listed by UGC): http://www.kannadauniversity.org

## Online programmes approved by UGC-DEB for 2026-27
Kannada University is not on the UGC-DEB list for online programmes in 2026-27.

## Distance (ODL) programmes approved by UGC-DEB for 2026-27
Kannada University is not on the UGC-DEB list for distance (odl) programmes in 2026-27.

## Technical degrees on campus
Kannada University does not need separate AICTE approval for regular on-campus technical degrees (Supreme Court, Bharathidasan University v AICTE, 2001). Colleges affiliated to it need their own AICTE approval.

## Never valid by distance or online
Engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy, architecture, law, agriculture, hotel management and Ph.D.