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{{Infobox University
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| name = Bengaluru City University
| former_name = Bengaluru Central University
| motto = Be Boundless
| established = {{start date|2017}}
| type = [[State university (India)|State university]]
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| chancellor =
| Pro-chancellor =
| vice_chancellor = Lingaraja Gandhi
| president =
| city = [[Bangalore]]
| state = [[Karnataka]]
| country = [[India]]
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| website = {{url|https://bcu.ac.in/}}
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'''Bengaluru City University ''' ('''BCU'''), formerly '''Bengaluru Central University''', is a [[State university (India)|state university]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=12&Unitype=2 | title=State Universities Karnataka | publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] | access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> located in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]. It was formed in 2017 and renamed in 2020.

== History ==
The university was formed in 2017 following the trifurcation of [[Bangalore University]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/620207/govt-issues-order-trifurcation-bangalore.html | title=Govt issues order on trifurcation of Bangalore University | publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] | date=1 July 2017 | access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> and renamed in 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/jun/14/no-more-central-its-bengaluru-city-university-from-the-upcoming-academic-year-2156350.html | title=No more Central, it's Bengaluru City University from the upcoming academic year | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=14 June 2020 | access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> The first [[vice chancellor]] (VC) of the university was S. Japhet.<ref>{{cite news |title=Change in Bengaluru university name signals sharper city focus |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/change-in-bengaluru-university-name-signals-sharper-city-focus-919623.html |access-date=31 May 2021 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=2020-11-25 |language=en}}</ref> Narasimha Murthy replaced him as an interim VC in November 2020<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof Narasimha Murthy interim V-C of BCU |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/prof-narasimha-murthy-interim-v-c-of-bcu-917676.html |access-date=31 May 2021 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=2020-11-20 |language=en}}</ref> until the appointment of Lingaraja Gandhi in April 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof. Lingaraja Gandhi is Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore City University |url=https://starofmysore.com/prof-lingaraja-gandhi-is-vice-chancellor-of-bangalore-city-university/ |access-date=31 May 2021 |work=[[Star of Mysore]] |date=2021-04-14}}</ref>

== Affiliation ==
For the academic year 2019-20 the university had 204 [[affiliated college]]s, 24 education colleges, and 9 autonomous colleges.<ref>{{cite web |title={{sic|Aff|liated|nolink=y}} Colleges |url=https://bcu.ac.in/Affliated_colleges.php |website=bcu.ac.in |publisher=Bengaluru City University |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> Notable affiliated colleges include:

* [[Vijaya College, Bangalore]]
* [[College of Fine Arts, Bangalore]]
* [[Government Science College, Bangalore]]
* [[Jyoti Nivas College]]
* [[Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Women's College]]
* [[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore]]
* [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://bcu.ac.in/}}

{{Universities in Karnataka}}

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[[Category:2017 establishments in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Bangalore]]
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