Tumkur University

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Tumkur University

Motto	Jnanave Ananta
Motto in English	Knowledge is Eternal
Type	Public
Established	February 21, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-21)
Accreditation	NAAC B+[1]
Chancellor	Governor of Karnataka[2]
Vice-Chancellor	M. Venkateshwarlu[3]
Registrar	Nahida Zam Zam, KAS[4]
Academic staff	77[5]
Administrative staff	34[5]
Students	1388[5]
Location	Tumakuru, Karnataka, India 13°20′16″N 77°7′13″E / 13.33778°N 77.12028°E / 13.33778; 77.12028
Campus	Urban
Website	tumkuruniversity.ac.in

Tumkur University was established in 2004 in Tumkuru, Karnataka, India. It was carved out of Bangalore University to accommodate the needs of the students from Tumkuru district. Established under the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000, as a multi-faculty university, it has 12 postgraduate departments, 2 constituent colleges and 94 affiliated colleges. It established 29 research centres to promote advanced multi-disciplinary research and academic collaborations. In 2012, the university was recognized under section 12(b) of the UGC Act, 1956.^[6] In the same year, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an inter-university council of the UGC, accredited the university with "B" Grade in the three-grade rating scale.