Karnatak College of Arts and Science, Dharwar (1917) is one of the leading institutions in Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, India

India

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 offering B.A., B. Com. and B.Sc. degrees. KCD is the oldest college affiliated to Karnataka University, Dharwar. Originally it belonged to University of Mumbai

University of Mumbai

The University of Mumbai , is a state university located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was known as the University of Bombay until 1996 when the city of Bombay was renamed as Mumbai. The affiliated colleges of the university are spread throughout the city of Mumbai and four coastal districts in...

. G.S. Paramasivaiah was a student of the Nobel-laureate Sir C. V. Raman was the first Principal of the Karnatak Science College..

Notable alumni

• P. B. Gajendragadkar
  Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar
  Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar originally from Gajendra-Gad, a historic fort and town in Karnataka, South India was Chief Justice of India from February 1964 to March 1966.-Career:...
  
  
• T. K. Tukol
  T. K. Tukol
  Justice T. K. Tukol was known for his scholarly work on jainism, education and judiciary. He was a disciple of Sri Aurobindo and vice-chancellor of the Bangalore University...
  
  
• D. C. Pavate
  D. C. Pavate
  Dadasaheb Chintmani Pavate, M.A was awarded Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 1967. He was the vice-chancellor of the Karnatak university Dharwar, and the Governor of Punjab. Pavate was a Cambridge Mathematical Tripos wrangler.Pavate was born in Mamdapur a small village next to...
  
  
• V. K. Gokak
  V. K. Gokak
  Vinayaka Krishna Gokak was a major writer in Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures. He was fifth among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada language for his epic Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi...
  
  
• Girish Karnad
  Girish Karnad
  Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...
  
  
• G. S. Amur
  G. S. Amur
  Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur , a professor of literature, is a leading contemporary writer and critic in Kannada and English. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award, Da. Ra. Bendre Award, Rajyotsava Award, State award and the Pampa award.Amur is the older...
  
  

• U. Narayan Bhat
  U. Narayan Bhat
  U. Narayan Bhat is an Indian born Mathematician, known for his contributions to queueing theory and reliability theory.-Academic career:...
  
  
• Ganapati Bhat
• Gangadhar V. Chittal
  Gangadhar V. Chittal
  Gangadhar V. Chittal was a recipient of Karnataka Sahitya Academy award. He held several administrative positions for the Government of India and audited several Indian Embassies and Consulates...
  
  
• B. R. Bhat
  B. R. Bhat
  Beliyar Ramdas Bhat was a professor and head of the department of statistics at Karnataka University, Dharwad for more than two decades. He was elected member of International Statistical Institute, and Fellow of Royal Statistical Society....
  
  
• K. S. Amur
  K. S. Amur
  Krishna Shyamacharya Amur a professor emeritus of mathematics in Differential geometry was head of the department of mathematics, Karnatak University, Dharwar....