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{{short description|State university in Karnataka, India}}
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|motto =Rural Roots Global Heights
|established =2016
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|vice_chancellor = Vishnukant S. Chatpalli
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|affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
|website = {{URL|https://ksrdpru.ac.in/}}
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'''Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University''' ('''KSRDPRU''') is a [[State university (India)|state university]]<ref name=State>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/State%20University%20as%20on%2029-06-2017.pdf|title=List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017|date=29 June 2017|accessdate=1 July 2017|format=PDF|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828162350/http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/State%20University%20as%20on%2029-06-2017.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> located at [[Gadag district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It was established in 2016 by the [[Government of Karnataka]] under the ''Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University Act, 2016''<ref>{{cite web|title=Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University Act, 2016|url=http://ksrdpru.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/University-ACT-English.pdf|accessdate=13 July 2017|date=26 July 2016|format=PDF|publisher=[[Government of Karnataka]]|work=Karnataka Gazette}}</ref> to focus on education towards [[rural development]].

==History==
The decision of the [[Government of Karnataka]] to set up the university was announced in July 2013. An expert committee was constituted in December 2013, which was supposed to submit its recommendations in May 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khajane|first1=Muralidhara|title=Village as classroom|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/college-and-university/village-as-classroom/article6070332.ece|accessdate=13 July 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 June 2014}}</ref> However, the report was only submitted in February 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=RDPR varsity may come up in Gadag district|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/461336/rdpramp8200varsity-may-come-up-gadag.html|accessdate=13 July 2017|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=22 February 2015}}</ref> The ''Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University Bill, 2016'' was passed in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in March 2016,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khajane|first1=Muralidhara|title=Bill to set up RDPR varsity passed in Assembly|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bill-to-set-up-rdpr-varsity-passed-in-assembly/article8415562.ece|accessdate=13 July 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=31 March 2016}}</ref> and in the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] in July 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moudgal|first1=Sandeep|title=A walk over for government, as three bills passed in council without discussion|accessdate=13 July 2017|work=[[Times of India]]|agency=Times News Network|date=14 July 2016|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/A-walk-over-for-government-as-three-bills-passed-in-council-without-discussion/articleshow/53208355.cms}}</ref> The university was inaugurated in Match 2018 by [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|chief minister]] [[Siddaramaiah]], and started operating from the district administration building.<ref name=inaugurated>{{cite news |title=A university that aims to rejuvenate village system |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/a-university-that-aims-to-rejuvenate-village-system/article23325860.ece |accessdate=3 January 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 March 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> 400 acres of land and {{INRConvert|169|c}} were provided by the government of Karnataka for constructing a permanent campus.<ref name=inaugurated/> The first [[vice-chancellor]] (VC) of the university was B. Thimme Gowda, formerly VC of [[Bangalore University]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Bangalore University V-C to face probe over promotions |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/jul/27/former-bangalore-university-v-c-to-face-probe-over-promotions-1634181.html |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=27 July 2017}}</ref> which was in office until he retired in March 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jamkhandi |first1=Gururaj |title=Govt reconstitutes search panel for Karnatak University VC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/govt-reconstitutes-search-panel-for-karnatak-university-vc/articleshow/74214880.cms |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In May 2020, Vishnukant S. Chatpalli was appointed VC.<ref>{{cite news |title=Despite two inquiries, ‘tainted’ prof appointed RDPR university V-C |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/may/27/despite-two-inquiries-tainted-prof-appointed-rdpr-university-v-c-2148413.html |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=27 May 2020}}</ref>

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==External links==
*{{official|https://ksrdpru.ac.in/}}
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{{Universities in Karnataka}}

[[Category:Rural development organisations in India]]
[[Category:Universities in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Education in Gadag district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2016]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Karnataka]]