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Established in 1964, Bangalore University is an open institution that is associated with the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Association of Indian Universities. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission. It is also known to be the largest institution in South Asia. The university has two campuses, the central campus and the other is Jnana Bharathi campus. In 1965, the university began Honour's courses in the field of chemistry, botany, geology, economics, English, mathematics, zoology, and Kannada. Also, the university was ranked 15th in top universities in India by The Week.

Qualifying exams

For admission to undergraduate programmes, candidates must have passed 12th from a recognised board. The candidates are selected according to their merit in the qualifying exam. For admission to postgraduate programmes, a candidate must have a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 40-50% aggregate. Notably, cut-off may differ as per the course. For LLM and MPEd, an entrance exam is conducted by the college. The candidates are supposed to qualify the exam with good rankings in order to get admitted to the college. The cut-off is set by the admission authority of the institution.

Scholarship opportunities

Some of the scholarships offered by the college are Service Scape scholarship, Wahlgrenska Foundation scholarship, the Bellhops moving forward scholarship, Shoot searcher photography scholarship, Robert Bell travelling scholarship, Bayer science & education foundation scholarship, Gordon Signy scholarship, GP Birla scholarship, and RMLA master's scholarship. The scholarships have different grants and awards. Students are provided with the required scholarship as per their needs and academic records. For need-based scholarships, the university runs a background check for information like the total income of the student.