Bengaluru City University

Bengaluru City University (BCU), formerly Bengaluru Central University, is a state university located in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was formed in 2017 and renamed in 2020.

History
The university was formed in 2017 following the trifurcation of Bangalore University, Dr. Venugopal K R, UVCE Alumni, Principal UVCE was the Special Officer to the Government of Karnataka for Trifurcating Bangalore University. He submitted the report on 26 March 2015 for restructuring Bangalore University into Bangalore University, Bengaluru City University and Bengaluru North University. The first vice chancellor (VC) of the university was S. Japhet. Narasimha Murthy replaced him as an interim VC in November 2020 until the appointment of Lingaraja Gandhi in April 2021.

Affiliation
For the academic year 2019–20 the university had 204 affiliated colleges, 24 education colleges, and 9 autonomous colleges. Notable affiliated colleges include:


 * College of Fine Arts, Bangalore
 * Government Science College, Bangalore
 * Jyoti Nivas College
 * Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Women's College
 * Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
 * St Francis College, Koramangala, Bangalore
 * Vijaya College, Bangalore