Central University of Karnataka

Central University of Karnataka Overview

      The Central University of Karnataka was established in 2009 by the central government of India in Karnataka by the act of the  Parliament (No. 3 of 2009). CUK is one of the 16 Central Universities in the Country established by the government of India. The University offers courses in the fields of Science, Commerce, Humanities, Law, and Technology.

CUK has 654 acres of campus, situated near Kadaganchi Village, in Kalaburgi Dist. in Karnataka. CUK University is started in one temporary location and this is the first university to shift to its permanent location in a short period of time. The University has excellent infrastructural facilities with hostel facilities, sports facilities, medical centers in a cafeteria. The University is accredited by the UGC and AIU and is known as one of the best universities in Karnataka. The Central University of Karnataka Admission can be done by downloading the application form from the official website

CUK Highlights:

The Central University of Karnataka is the first Central University to start in one temporary location and got moved to its permanent location in a short period of time among the new universities.

Central University of Karnataka Quicklinks:

• CUK Courses
• Infrastructure
• Central University Gulbarga MOUs
• Eligibility Criteria
• Admissions
• Cutoffs
• Hostel

Central University of Karnataka Courses:

  The Central University of Karnataka has an aspiration to excel in a dual degree, postgraduate and doctoral programs. The University offers programs in the following dominant areas: Arts, Management, Sciences, and Engineering. At present  University is running 16 Departments spread in 8 Schools and 1 Centre, and offering 15 Master degree programs, 9 Dual degree programs, 16 Research (Ph.D.) programs.

Central University of Karnataka Facilities:

• CUK has a central library inside the campus with a vast collection of reference books, textbooks, CD/DVDs, dissertations, thesis, magazines, and newspapers. Library also has the facility of Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)Searching area, RFID Technology, and E-resources. Plans in CUK Library are virtual learning resources/multimedia center, video conferencing facility, workshop/seminar/conference, a separate section for visual handicap students, competitive examination book collection, cloud storage, network attached store server
• The University provides hostel facility for the students. There are two hostels present at the campus. One for boys and one for girls. The hostels are well maintained and are equipped with spacious, furnished rooms. 
• A banking facility is also available for the students inside the University campus. Canara Bank is operating in a separate building for banking purpose with two ATM one is near the bank and one more near the administration block
• The post office facility is provided inside the university campus by India post.  CUK gained a separate postal pin code 585367. 
• CUK has a computer center facility on its campus which is GBPS internet speed under National Knowledge Network(NKU)
• The CKU University has a Health care center facility inside the campus with a regular senior doctor and a lady doctor available on the campus with supporting staff and nurses. Facilities like IV drip facility, blood test, urine test, and blood pressure test are available on the campus. 
• A guest house facility is available inside the campus situated opposite to the Vice-Chancellor residence. It has 39 guest rooms and a dining hall for the guests visiting the University.

Central University Gulbarga MOUs: 

Kota University has signed a few of MoUs with esteemed institutions in India and abroad which are as follows:

• National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA), Colombo, Srilanka
• Mid Sweden University, Sweden
• Umea University, Sweden 
• Basaveshwar Veerashaiv Vidyavardhak Sangha, Bagalkot
• Karnataka German Technical Training Institute (KGTTI ), Kalaburagi
• Sahakar Education and Social Welfare Society, EXamba, Chikodi Taluk, Belagavi.
• Karnataka State Bio Fuel Development Board Govt. of Karnataka, Bangalore

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• Gulbarga University
• Sharnbasweshwar College of Commerce
• PDA College of Engineering

Central University of Karnataka Eligibility Criteria:

• The applicant must have 50% in his/her standard 12 in order to write the examination, CUCET. 
• For postgraduate courses, the applicant must have 50% (aggregate) in his/her undergraduate course

Central University of Karnataka Admissions:

The application forms are given online as well as offline. Students with the eligibility criteria may apply for the exam. Once the form is submitted online, the student will be notified about the exam date. After the exam, the selected students will be called for counselling/ Interviews. The final list is drawn by the admission committee

Central University of Karnataka Cutoffs:

The cutoffs at The Central University of Haryana is evaluated on various factors, such as :

• The vacancy of seats for the particular course
• The difficulty level of the question paper/ competitive examination
• The average marks scored by students in the competitive examination/ Higher Secondary examination
• The number of people who have passed in the competitive examination/Higher Secondary Examination

Hostel Facilities at the University of Karnataka:

CUK Infrastructure fulfils almost all the student basic requirements. The University provides hostel facility for the students inside the campus. There are two hostels present at the campus. One for boys and one for girls. The hostels are well maintained and are equipped with spacious, furnished rooms

There are a decent mess and catering facilities at the University Hostel

• Hostel accommodation is present with subject to availability of seats
• There are banking facilities present for students 
• The hostel is allotted to students as per merit cum reservation, depending upon the intake of students
• Certains documents like address proofs need to be submitted before getting admitted to the hostel