Sharnbasva University

Sharnbasva University is a private UGC-recognised university at Vidya Nagar in Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), established in 2017 as the first private university in the Kalyana-Karnataka region. Run by the Sharnabasaveshwar Vidya Vardhak Sangha, an educational trust with over a century of history, the university is rooted in the Lingayat Sharana tradition of "Dasoha" (service).

Programmes span Engineering (CSE, AI & Data Science, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, ECE, CS & Design), Architecture, Management (BBA, MBA), Computer Applications (BCA, MCA), Sciences, Pharmacy (D.Pharm, B.Pharm), Humanities, Journalism, Fine Arts, Music, and Visual Arts. PhD programmes are available across disciplines. Admissions through KCET, NATA, and KMAT. Fee levels: B.Tech INR 62,573/year, M.Tech INR 1,24,000, MBA INR 1,08,000.

The university operates from a 60-acre campus with Centres of Excellence in AI/ML, IoT, Robotics, and Renewable Energy. International partnerships include an MoU with FOM University of Applied Sciences (Germany) for Master's programmes. Listed in Germany's ANABIN database with H+ status (July 2017), meaning degrees are recognised for equivalence evaluation in Germany.

The founding Chancellor, Poojya Sharanbaswappa Appa (1935-2025), received the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 1988. The trust's women's education initiatives date back to 1934. Sharnbasva University serves students from the Kalyana-Karnataka region, which has historically had lower access to higher education compared to southern Karnataka.