Christ University, Bangalore Karnataka is established in the year 1969 as Deemed University Educational Institute to provide higher education to build career in the field of Engineering, Management and Humanities. Christ University is having Affiliation with reputed UGC and NAAC-A. Management of Christ University, Bangalore is working under Dr Fr George Edayadiyil (Chancellor).
The foundation of Christ University laid in the year 1969, and on July 22nd, 2008 it became a reckoned University and education institute under Section 3 of UGC act. Its aims are providing higher education and building careers of students in various disciplines like Management, Engineering, and Humanities. The reputed NAAC-A and UGC affiliated the Christ University. The University management is under the supervision of Dr. Thomas C Matthew who is presently serving as a Vice-Chancellor. The Catholic priests of CMI (Carmelites of Mary Immaculate) assist him in institute management.
The University provides world recognized undergraduate and postgraduate programs along with some research and development curriculums. The courses are available in various fields like Science, Social Science, Computer Application, Business Administration, Social Work, Hotel Management, Engineering and Tourism, Commerce, Law, Mass Communication, and Humanities. The college has a community of 700 international students hailing from around 58 nations.
Christ University, Bengaluru was the dream of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara who envisioned the institute. Today the University ranks as a top private University in India by Nielsen Survey- conducted by India Today in the year 2017. It got an A grade accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The University now has 18000 students and about 800 staff members. CU is the first home-grown Syrian Catholic religious assembly of India. The University is open to all groups and is secular in its very basic form. It aims at providing high quality education to its students along with the promotion of other extra-curricular talents and sports spirit in students. The objective is to provide excellence through an innovative approach.
The University focuses on teaching and grooming students in a broad spectrum. The campus is a living example of harmony among multicultural persons where students from all states and many countries stay and learn together. In 2006 the University was given the title of ‘Potential for Excellence’. The Christ University solely holds the publications of six journals and 300+ books in multiple languages like Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and English.
