The University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (UAS Bangalore, also known by its GKVK campus name) is a state agricultural university established under the Karnataka Universities of Agricultural Sciences Act, 1963. Its main campus at Gandhi Krishi Vigyana Kendra, Bengaluru, was inaugurated in 1969 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The university holds NAAC Grade A+ accreditation and ranked 11th nationally in NIRF's 2025 Agriculture and Allied Sectors category. Following an April 2025 restructuring that created a new University of Agricultural Sciences, Mandya, UAS Bangalore today runs three constituent colleges from its GKVK campus and at Chintamani.
UAS Bangalore traces its origins to an agricultural research farm established at Hebbal in 1899, later formalised as the Mysore Agriculture Residential School in 1913 and Agriculture College Hebbal in 1946. The present university was constituted under Karnataka's 1963 Act, and its GKVK campus, granted 1,300 acres in 1963, was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1969.
Following the April 2025 creation of a separate University of Agricultural Sciences, Mandya, UAS Bangalore's teaching mandate is now concentrated at its GKVK campus and at Chintamani: College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering, and College of Sericulture. The university also runs an Institute of Agri-Business Management and an Institute of Baking Technology and Value Addition, both at GKVK.
Hosts the ICAR Project Coordinating Unit on Small Millets and a Centre of Excellence in Millets for Nutri-Cereals, a national rather than a state-level research role
330 crop varieties and hybrids released since inception, plus 7 livestock breeds, per the university's own published variety register
NIRF 2025 rank 11 in Agriculture and Allied Sectors, with a particularly strong teaching-resource sub-score
GKVK's Millets Gallery and Agricultural Sciences Museum sit on a research site with continuous agricultural work dating to 1899
The Krishimela farm fair drew 15.67 lakh visitors and 720 stalls in its 2023 edition, per the university's own figures
NAAC Grade A+ (CGPA 3.27) certified in February 2025, valid through February 2030
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Agriculture | 2025 | #11 |
| NIRF | State Public University | 2025 | #37 |
| NIRF | University | 2025 | #95 |
UAS Bangalore documents 330 released crop varieties and hybrids and 7 registered livestock breeds since its founding, alongside 530 agro-technologies developed between 2000 and 2025, spanning crop production, horticulture, and crop protection. The university's Centre of Excellence in Millets for Nutri-Cereals and its hosting of the ICAR Project Coordinating Unit on Small Millets give it a national, rather than purely state-level, research mandate in that crop group.
Sponsored research income rose from Rs 78.77 crore across 115 funding agencies in the most recently reported year, per the university's NIRF disclosure, alongside 15 patents granted in 2024. The university's Krishimela farm fair, held annually on the GKVK campus, drew 15.67 lakh visitors across 720 stalls in its 2023 edition, with Rs 5.2 crore in transactions recorded that year.
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
