Peddapuram(Andhra pradesh)

The Central University of Karnataka (CUK) has been established by an Act of the Parliament (No. 3 of 2009) at Gulbarga, Karnataka. It is one of the 16 new Central Universities established by the Government of India during the UGC XI Plan Period to address to the concerns of ‘equity and access’ and to increase the access to quality higher education by people in less educationally developed districts which have a Graduate Enrolment Ratio of less than the national average of 11%.

The National Inland Navigation Institute (NINI) has been set up by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) at 
Patna, Bihar in February 2004 with a view to develop human resource for the Inland Water Transport sector 
including development, maintenance and management of waterways. The institute imparts quality training on 
various aspects of inland water transportation namely development & management of waterways, surveying & 
dredging of waterways, design & construction of terminals, design & construction of vessels, Technical & 

Education, research and entrepreneurship in Bioinformatics and Biotechnology

The Department of IT & BT, Government of Karnataka, in association with ICICI Bank has established the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology. Programmes began in 2002.

Highlights of the institute's progress.

The institute has received overwhelming support from academic and industry scientists, primarily those in Bangalore. It's programmes would not be possible without this ongoing support.