Karnatak University was recognized with the "Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission.

The University was established through the Karnatak University Act 1949.

The University is offering courses in the faculties of Arts, Commerce, Education, Law, Management, Science and Technology and Social Sciences.

Departments-

Science departments

Department of Computer Science
Department of Electronics
Department of Physics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Statistics
Department of Library Science
Department of Applied Genetics
Department of Microbiology & Biotechnology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Botany
Department of Geology
Department of Sericulture
Department of Zoology
Department of Marine Biology
Department of Oceanography
Center for Excellence in Polymer Science
Research Center For DNA Diagnostics

Social Science Departments

Department of Sociology
Department of Economics
Department of Political Science
Department of Commerce
Department of Gandhian Studies
Department of A.I. History & Epigraphy
Department of Law
Department of Education
Department of Anthropology
Department of Geography
Department of Gender Studies
Department of Criminology & Forensic Science
Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
Department of Military Science
Department of Philosophy
Department of Psychology
Department of Population Sciences
Department of Social Work
Research Center for Women’s Studies
Department of Sports
Department of Urban Design & Planning

Department of Management Studies

Master in Business Administration,
Master in commerce,
Master in Corporate Secretaryship

Arts Departments

Dr.R.C.Hiremath Institute of Kannada Studies
Department of Cultural Studies
Department of Folklore
Department of English
Department of Sanskrit
Department of Foreign Languages
Department of Hindi
Department of Yoga Studies
Department of Music
Department of Kannada Research Institute

Contact-

Karnatak University
Pavate Nagar
Dharwad, Karnataka 580003