The university and the first academic session was inaugurated by the former prime minister and economist, Dr. Manmohan Singh on 4 October 2017.
Furthermore, Mukherjee comments on the vision for the university that there is a need to focus on skill development and research to reap the fruits of the large demography of the nation.
S. V. Ranganath, vice chairman, KSHEC and former chief secretary to the Government of Karnataka.
The Government of Karnataka has allotted 43.45 acres of land In the Jnana Bharathi Campus of Bangalore University for the establishment of the institute.
[8] Situated in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, the institute has numerous amenities and transportation facilities in its vicinity.
The flagship program of university, rigorously training students for a duration of 5 years in the field of economics.
In addition, the elective courses will permit a specialisation designed for the corporate sector, public policy or research or any combination of these that each student is interested in.
[10] University offers a full-time Ph.D. program for candidates who are motivated, have a distinguished academic record and intellectual curiosity.
The main goal of the Doctoral program is to facilitate and nurture students to carry out academic research on complex issues in Economics and Developmental Studies.
Public policy advocate, leadership trainer and activist Former Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Science, Bengaluru.