University of Mysore

University of Mysore, Mysuru, was founded on 27 July 1916, the sixth oldest university in India and the first in the state of Karnataka. It gained autonomous status in 1956, and currently operates under the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000 (Act 29 of 2001), assented 12 September 2001. It holds UGC Section 2(f) and Section 12(B) recognition.

The university's current NAAC result is a plain A grade, CGPA 3.01, Fourth Cycle, declared 20 September 2021, with validity due to expire 19 September 2026. It ranked 71st in NIRF 2025 University category (score 49.98) and 20th in State Public University category (score 58.00), both confirmed directly against nirfindia.org; no NIRF 2025 Overall-category rank exists for this university.

University of Mysore Snapshot

Programmes

University of Mysore organises its academic offerings across five faculties, plus its Mysore University School of Engineering (MUSE), established 2021-22 and AICTE-approved, alongside seven constituent colleges, including Maharaja's College, Yuvaraja's College, a Fine Arts college, an Evening College, and three first-grade colleges. Its statutory affiliating jurisdiction, following a 2022 Karnataka Act, now covers 107 colleges within Mysuru district alone, a significant reduction from its earlier, broader multi-district reach.

Undergraduate admission runs through the UUCMS portal on qualifying-exam marks, with no separate university entrance test. Postgraduate admission requires the university's own entrance examination for most programmes, with specific exceptions: MBA, MCA, and M.Tech admit through the Karnataka Examinations Authority, B.Arch admits through NATA, and M.Arch admits through PGETA. Programmes without a designated entrance exam admit on qualifying-degree marks.

Admissions

For the 2026-27 cycle, undergraduate admission has closed, with UUCMS upload deadlines ending 18 July 2026 and second-year approval closing 10 August 2026. Postgraduate admission remains open through 17 August 2026 as of this writing; the university's own entrance examination for most postgraduate programmes was already held on 31 July and 1 August 2026, with results published.

Rankings

University of Mysore ranked 71st in NIRF 2025 University category (score 49.98) and 20th in State Public University category (score 58.00), both confirmed directly against nirfindia.org; no NIRF 2025 Overall-category rank exists for this university. It holds NAAC A accreditation, CGPA 3.01, Fourth Cycle, declared 20 September 2021, with validity due to expire 19 September 2026.

Campus

University of Mysore's main campus is Manasagangotri, Mysuru, spanning 739 acres including the 261-acre Kukkarahalli Lake. This remains the university's sole current teaching campus for the 2026-27 admission cycle; earlier claims of additional operating campuses at Hassan and elsewhere are stale, since the Hassan site now belongs to a separate, independently established Hassan University.

Notable alumni

No independently verifiable, individually sourced notable alumni could be confirmed for this institution at the time of writing. This section is left out rather than populated with unconfirmed names.

Sources

• https://uni-mysore.ac.in/ (official, founding, campus, structure)
• https://www.ugc.gov.in (official, UGC 2(f) and 12(B) recognition records)
• https://www.naac.gov.in (NAAC's own published dataset, confirms current A grade, CGPA 3.01, Fourth Cycle, declaration and validity dates)
• https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/UniversityRanking.html (NIRF 2025 University rank, checked directly)
• https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/STATEPUBLICUNIVERSITYRanking.html (NIRF 2025 State Public University rank, checked directly)
• https://uucms.karnataka.gov.in (official, UUCMS undergraduate admission portal and 2026-27 cycle status)