Central College, Bengaluru

In 1964, with the reorganization of the Indian state and the formation of Karnataka, Central College was transferred to Bangalore University, a new university formed in 1965 to meet the needs of the people of Bengaluru.

In 1886, the British government converted it to a college to award University Degrees.

Sir C. V. Raman, Nobel Laureate Physicist, was associated with the University while working at the Indian Institute of Science.

He had announced his Nobel winning work at the University premises based in Central College, Bengaluru in 1927.

The Central College Campus retained as the City Campus of Bangalore University houses the City offices of the Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Registrar (Evaluation), Finance (Examination part), UGC Academic Staff College, Directorate of Correspondence Courses and Distance Education Centre, Directorate of College Development Council, Directorate of Physical Education and a few post graduate departments and support services, with a state of the art Jnana Jyothi Auditorium.